22nd February : Significance

Thinking Day originated from a desire by Girl Guides / Girl Scouts to dedicate a day to thinking about and appreciating the global spread of these movements. Each year a participating country is selected and its culture and general living conditions pondered on for the day by all guides and scouts. The idea is to create a greater awareness and understanding of different cultures and any global concerns regarding that particular region. It sounds a little like those endless, global conferences attended at great cost by politicians, which rarely show results. The Girl Guides and Scouts Associations, however, do things differently.

Observing Be Humble Day

The observance of Be Humble Day can be gone about in many ways, but all the avenues of observance should maintain the quietness associated with humility. There should be no loud proclamations of the fact that you're celebrating Be Humble Day, as that would ruin the point. The first step is simply to bear in mind to be humble. If you keep that focus then the rest may follow along after quite simply. Remember: don't focus on your own greatness and the achievements you've made. Be Humble Day is also about encouraging others and focusing on their achievements, and giving a friend or co-worker the props they deserve is an excellent way to keep in the spirit of Be Humble Day.

If you're looking for further inspiration and more ways to dig deeper into humility on Be Humble Day then perhaps considering these quotes from some great minds (a title foisted upon them by others, not one they themselves took in keeping with humility) will assist you in your journey.

The Christian thinker C.S. Lewis, best known for his beloved Chronicles of Narnia book series, said that "True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." A perfect quote for Be Humble Day. Criss Jami, an American poet and philosopher observed that "The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it." And if you think you know something then stop for a minute and consider the words of Albert Einstein: "A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing." If Albert Einstein can admit that he knows nothing then perhaps there is hope for all of us to be more humble in our everyday lives. Opportunities to humble ourselves pass us by every day, and Be Humble Day is the perfect inspiration to sit and up and notice these chances to better ourselves and to make the world a more pleasant place for the people around us.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
-Vince Lombardi