Think back to that day, we all have that day, where you were completely humiliated in front of friends, colleagues, family or whomever else you seek to please on a daily basis.
- How vivid is that picture?
- Do the feelings come back?
- What did that moment teach you?
In high school I had a big mouth, and some say I still do. I remember several occasions asking a silly question or making a remark that incited laughter from my peers and made me feel like an idiot. Middle school was nearly end to end humiliation for me, at least that is what my memory holds. As we seek to become better role models, mentors, and all around human beings how do we use these moments from our life and from the lives of those we teach?
Take time today to reflect on your greatest humiliation, and honestly ask yourself, what virtues came from that experience? How did I grow? How can I share that experience with a middle schooler who has a fresh moment of humiliation to deal with?
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My humiliation: Came in the middle of a spelling bee (how cool am I?). Basically I went out on a technicality in the rules and my mom, who was in the audience, demanded that I protest. I did. It was awful.