Think Indigenous: Native American Spirituality for a Modern World

by Doug Good Feather

Humility is one of the most difficult qualities to sense in people, because by its very nature, it is concealed. But we can get a sense of humility when we run across a genuine leader. For example, the modern-day typical “leader” makes us feel like they are important when we meet them. But when we meet a great leader, they make us feel like we are important. Great leaders don’t try to impress or convince anyone of how important they are. They’re just common people who are engaging life from an inner sense of humility and that humility shines through in how they show up in the world. Humility is essentially getting out of our head and not allowing our thinking to always begin with “What’s in it for me?” It allows us to elevate our senses above the white noise of society and see beyond just what’s in front of our face. Humility opens our hearts and minds so that we are able to receive wisdom and information from the universe rather than just accepting the pseudo-wisdom and contrived information that scrolls past us on a daily basis. Humility is powerful enough to disarm an ego that’s out of harmony with nature.