Rainbows Rising

Humble or Humbug - Reflect on the importance of cultivating humbleness

April 21, 2021 Rainbow Raaja Season 2 Episode 14
Rainbows Rising
Humble or Humbug - Reflect on the importance of cultivating humbleness
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Rainbow Raaja explores the value of humbleness and observes the detriment of overconfidence to the integrity of the self.  Evaluate where you lie in your own self assessment, and what you can do to cultivate more moments of sincere humble living.

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Rainbow Raaja:

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to Rainbows Rising where we ascend together. I'm your host, Rainbow Raaja. And today, I really wanted to talk about humbleness. And how I noticed that in a world of social media, in a world where in order to succeed, you have to really make make yourself look very big, very grandiose, in order to kind of sell yourself to the mass market. And this is not just like this, this is even like your personality, to get friends to get partners. And how being a humble has really become a a forgotten art, I guess. And I have noticed that a lot of people mistake humbleness, for weakness or insecurity. And I would really like to just explore the essence of being humble, and why it is important, and why more people should really be practicing this, this trait, this quality, and what it brings to, to your sense of self worth. And yeah, so we we've already talked to this month about clearing out your emotional baggage and your physical baggage and taming your ego so that you don't become a monster pretty much. You don't allow your ego to be a monster and control your life. And where humbleness comes into play is you are recognizing that even though that you have all these skills, that you have all these talents, that you don't have to project those into the world, you don't have to advertise them, in order for the people that you need to come into your life. To come into your life. You don't need to go around dressing up and, you know, advertising yourself in this really big way. And I only say advertising because the world has come to a place where we're on Instagram, we're on Facebook, we're on YouTube. And they I mean even podcasting to, to a, you know, to an extent is everybody has to advertise, advertise, advertise all these posts on the social media and try and get people to be drawn into you by talking about how great you are, and all these skills that you have, and all these amazing things that you can do. And and people you know, approach that in different ways. Some people dress up and extravagant outfits to get attention in that way. Some people try and find a niche market and really squeeze as much out of that niche market as possible. And other people do it in in their actions like, you know, being really big with with how they present themselves. You know, like, Oh yes, I skydive with dada dada dada, dada, you know, and oh, I just had dinner with this person and name dropping here and not name dropping there. And, you know, I noticed that the people who are the most genuine in their fields of practice, in their careers, the people who are usually the most capable at what they do, who have a lot of talents, and maybe are not as well recognized widely, are people who have mastered being humbled that people who stay off the radar. Their people live a little quieter lives. And you might wonder, like, why is being humble is such an important thing. Well, I practice being humble. I practice being humble, because when I was younger, I didn't practice being humble. I very much like to tell everybody like, Oh, yes, I can do this. And I can do that. Look, I'm an artist, I write music. I I'm in a band, I can write poetry. I do this. I do that. Look at all the instruments I play. Look at all these cool things I can do and nobody likes that. Nobody likes that. I did not make a lot of friends that way. And a lot of times people became jealous. Or they just kind of thought I was faking it. And I got on a lot of people's bad sides, by being confident, too confident, cocky, being cocky in my abilities. And so there there really is a level of confidence that you can exert. Before, if you want to go into a career, if you want to, you know, have a field of practice, if you want, you know, you have to be real careful about how you present yourself. For some reason. The world is so focused on our image, our image, and labels, and what box you fit in. And this, this has become such a huge problem that that people don't even know what boxes they fit in personally. And we have a lot of issues in that regard. And so when you are humble, the thing is, as you realize you don't need to fit in anyone's box, that you are perfect the way you are, that you have all these strengths. And opportunities will come to you. People will approach you, you don't need to flaunt your stuff to be noticed, or recognized or appreciated. And as hard as it is to take a backseat in this world where everyone is shoving their content in everybody else's face. And it really is a rat race to who's going to be the next whatever best tarot reader, best shaman best whatever. When are we going to stop competing? What like when are we going to realize that like, it's, it's more appropriate to be at peace, and to know you're taking care of to know that the world doesn't have to revolve around you, and how amazing you are. And let in order to have a secure income or to have a secure frame of mind about yourself. being humble, brings me so much peace. I don't need to convince my clients why they should wait two to three weeks for an open appointment. I don't need to. Why? Because I mean, obviously if I'm booked out two weeks, there's a reason for that. I don't I don't need to explain myself. If somebody you know doesn't like what I say in a session. I don't need to explain myself away and apologize and people please them into booking another session. Because I know the information I gave was coming from a neutral place of like that is not being swayed by my desire to have them like me. I get comfort from knowing that I don't have to scramble that I don't need to please strangers to have them like me to follow me on Instagram. I don't need people to follow me on Instagram. I don't even focus on Instagram. If I post Instagram like twice a month I consider that a feat. Like I'm like yeah, I posted on Instagram. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I remember to do that. But it's like, I focus on living my life. And I think more people should we're forgetting that there's a world outside of our homes. Why? No, we're all in quarantine. We're all stuck in our homes for a long period of time. But just sitting outside in my hammock listening to the birds watching the trees, like gently sway In the breeze. Such I mean there's nothing like it. And in those moments, I mean, I sing with the birds I'm just content. And like that's, that's living in a humble moment. I don't need my phone to record the experience and share it with the world. Because the experience isn't for the world. This is my experience. I'm living my life for me. Well who are you living your life for? How many times do you compromise your integrity or your beliefs or your you know your own health for another person How often are you like, I'm so tired, but this person asked me to do this. I'm on the brink of a nervous breakdown. But I need to get this in this in this done for these people start saying no. Just just back up a little bit, you know, it's really important to, to be humble enough in your own body in your own life to go. It's time I blacked out on social media for a while and focus on my family on my world. How much how much chaos is happening in your inner world? And you still? Is it quiet in there? If it's not, how can you cultivate that? What what beliefs about yourself? Can you shift? Like if we just take a moment? Like what skills do you have? What? What qualities about yourself? Do you really, really see as strengths, or that other people have pointed out as strengths? It's usually those things that people compliment. The things people are real envious of. And you might notice like, oh, man, I really wish I could dot dot dot draw like you right? Like you do that, like you, man, I'm so jealous or Oh man, that's such a cool talent. Well, what do you what do you have? Maybe you're really courageous. Maybe you're so honest, and people love that about you. Maybe you're brutally honest, where, where you say things that may not be the nicest, but people really respect that about you. Take a look at the inventory of your qualities. You don't need to flaunt them, they will naturally naturally shine through. You should focus on creating an inner world that is peaceful, where you're not scrambling to show somebody else how amazing you are, you need to recognize it yourself. And be at peace with that. Know your power. Know your worth. Know your limitations. Don't jeopardize your integrity or your health, your frame of mind. Be humble and arguments or disagreements with others. It's okay to recognize that you both have difference of opinion and say, okay, that's okay. I'm going to go sit outside on the hammock and no, I'm glad you you believe that and you just leave you just take a walk. All right. Now being humble, you know, it may sound really easy, maybe I'm making it sound easier than it is. Maybe there's people out there that are like I can't do that or I will you know really put myself in a bad position. Well, I don't know how that's possible. Because the way you feel about yourself is mirrored into the world. So if you feel that you have to prove yourself to another person, that other person is going to feel like you're faking it to them. Because you're going to be pushing so hard when you push. You're you're not you're not engaging, you're not encouraging someone to come closer to you. When you're pushing, you're pushing someone away. You have to you have to remember that, you know, even in the game of dating, like the girls that get all the dates are always the mysterious ones and the mysterious guys, you know, the ones that are quiet in the corner, because, you know, they're not worried about making an impression. Everybody's wondering, like, what are they thinking, What are they doing? Usually they're not thinking about anything. But the point is, is they don't have to worry about it. Because the opportunity comes to them. They're humble in the corner, they probably aren't wearing makeup, they're probably not wearing a fancy suit. And they're not talking about all the you know, famous people they know and about their Mercedes. They're not talking about all the nice things they own or their talents unless someone asks, unless someone takes note, like hey, I'm really curious about who you are. And I think if we all were living a little bit More of a humble life. And we recognize that just because somebody doesn't go around tooting their own horn, it doesn't mean that they're not confident in their capabilities, that sometimes people just don't like to seem like an arrogant a, you know? I sure don't. And I don't want people, you know, thinking that I feel that way about myself. And I, all too often, I'm watching a lot of these influential spiritual people online. I mean, it sometimes makes me a little sick, because they're trying so hard. They're trying so hard that who they were, and maybe why they got into this in the first place, feels lost in translation, they're living such plush lives. They're not authentic anymore. They're putting on all kinds of acting, and personality to get certain audiences interested. But they're not real any more than are real people, their scripts, their well written scripts, it makes me so sad. And not humble, are not living, like from a state of truth and authenticity anymore. What happened? What happened to the world? This, this place wasn't like this in the 90s. It wasn't like this in the 80s. When When did we become such, such fake ish, I don't want to project that. But I mean, it's, it's a sad, sad observation that I've made. So I encourage you, whoever you are, live your truth. Be humble. You don't have to go. You know, out there with a megaphone screaming at the top of your lungs, you don't have to dress in an extravagant way in less like, I, I love to dress up. I like to be in costume sometimes. But I don't do it for other people. If I dress up in a costume, it's only for me. I don't even take pictures and post all the things I dress up in and all the outfits I hand sew or, you know, like, nobody knows that I have an entire closet of cosplay costumes that I make for myself. Like, nobody knows that. Well, now you guys do. Oh, darn. But the point is, is like, I don't, I don't need to do any of that. Because I'm living my life. For me, not for anyone else. I don't need to toot horns. Well, unless it's an air horn, because those are really fun to toot. I just, I just really want to encourage you guys to practice being humble. And a good way of doing that is just for the next week. Be mindful of what you say. And how you say it to others. How do you talk about yourself? Not just out loud? Like what kind of self talk Do you have going on in your head? You know, being humble isn't just about how much you talk about yourself to others or about all your amazing achievements. But it's also recognizing like you You know, being humble, there's a second side that maybe not so many people talk about. And that's that's being gentle on yourself when you make mistakes. Like you don't have to be your your hardest critic. We all make mistakes. We're all human. And maybe having Hollywood movies and social media stars. We've forgotten that everyone struggles that we all have trials and errors and that we make mistakes, and that we have areas of our lives and our personalities that we're constantly trying to evolve and make better or for some of us completely forget about and ignore. And it's you know, it's okay, if you mess up. It's okay, if you get angry. It's okay. If you know, I mean, even if you mess up real big. Tomorrow's another day. Tomorrow's another day. Take a deep breath. Do what healing you can do. Resolve yourself to be better. Do not beat yourself up about it. You don't have to turn your mind into an endless torture chamber where you can remind yourself how horrible you are for your mistakes, because that isn't going to improve your way of life is not going to encourage you to be a better person. But tomorrow is a new day. And I believe everyone has it within them to have the self control. So long as they practice being mindful, being aware, taking a beat, before making an action or saying something like just take a moment, hold your tongue, take a deep breath, think things through. Anyway, I know this was a little bit of a tangent today a little bit of just a rant. But this has been on my mind for the past week, as I had a family friend of mine and talk about her, her. She has, she has such a big heart, she is getting groceries for several families. And she is at the brink where she just she has a kid, she just doesn't have the free time she's she works a job. And, you know, she she has been taking groceries to these families who are not doing so well during COVID times and she just could not handle it. And, you know, she's she's a little too humble where she won't, you know, go up to these people that I I it is not within my capability to handle all this work at the moment. And there, there have been other incidences this particular month, that have come up that have been triggering a lot of a lot of lessons on humbleness, more I'm recognizing, you know, where humbleness could be used, where someone has way too much humbleness. And where it's, it's important to find that balance of having enough self confidence, while also being humble, to find that middle ground and to live in a strong, healthy, authentic way. So yeah, just try your best to be humble. If you're too humble. Maybe starting voicing your opinions a little louder, use your ego in that way. Right. And, you know, you guys just just live authentically, really appreciate the world, beyond the screens beyond the headphones beyond the technology. Because you only get to live this life. You know, as you though you You are right now, to our knowledge this one time. And it goes by so fast. And the only moment you have power in to make changes, to have awareness to have liberation is the present. And so many of us are prisoners, to to belief systems to our own to our own minds and feelings. Now it's time to break free. Anyway, I hope you guys have a wonderful week. I hope that these were some some things to think about. If you guys want me to go any deeper into weird tangents like this, go ahead and send me an email let me know if you like this. Because I sure don't know unless you guys let me know. If you have time, please take a look at the the you know the award that Rainbows Rising was nominated for and vote because we were nominated for an award. And I would really appreciate any any votes. If you enjoy the show, if if you believe this content is is supporting your way of life and giving you some, you know some good, good help in your life. And it is such an honor to continue to provide this for all of you. And I'm so blessed to to have. Have you here with me. I'm so thankful. I hope you guys have a wonderful rest of your week. And yeah, keep rising. keep rising. I hope you guys work together. And this isn't a race. Right? This is this is just an experience. So have fun with it.