5 Ways to Cultivate Humility

There are ways to laugh at yourself that should be avoided. Humility is never self-contempt or self-shaming.

On the other hand, there is a way to laugh at yourself that is healthy and life-giving. We all do things that are preposterous. We all have quirks. We all are, in some way or another, a bit ridiculous. It’s healthy and freeing not to take ourselves too seriously and not to worry too much about whether others notice our oddities.