When Humility Gets in the Way

Humble has half a dozen definitions in the dictionary, but the one that resonates most with me is "claiming little for one’s self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming, modest." In my childhood, I was taught humility at church through the Bible. Verses like James 4:6, “God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble,” were often quoted in services. In my study of the Stoics, I came across…