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"My list of virtues contained at first but twelve; but a Quaker
friend having kindly informed me that I was generally thought
proud; that my pride showed itself frequently in conversation;
that I was not content with being in the right when discussing
any point, but was overbearing, and rather insolent,
of which he convinced me by mentioning several instances;
I determined endeavoring to cure myself, if I could,
of this vice or folly among the rest, and I added HUMILITY to my list,
giving an extensive meaning to the word.

I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality
of this virtue, but I had a good deal with regard to
the appearance of it. I made it a rule to forbear all direct
contradiction to the sentiments of others and all positive
assertion of my own. I even forbade myself, agreeably to the
old laws of our Junto, the use of every word or expression in
the language that imported a fixed opinion, such as "certainly,"
"undoubtedly," etc., and I adopted, instead of them, "I conceive,"
"I apprehend," or "I imagine" a thing to be so or so; or it
"so appears to me at present." When another asserted something
that I thought an error, I denied myself the pleasure of
contradicting him abruptly and of showing immediately some absurdity
in his proposition; and in answering I began by observing that in
certain cases or circumstances his opinion would be right, but in the
present case there appeared or seemed to me
some difference, etc. I soon found the advantage of this change in
my manner; the conversations I engaged in went on more pleasantly.
The modest way in which I proposed my opinions procured them a readier
reception and less contradiction; I had less mortification when
I was found to be in the wrong, and I more easily prevailed with
others to give up their mistakes and join with me when I happened
to be in the right.

And this mode, which I at first put on with some violence
to natural inclination, became at length so easy, and so habitual
to me that perhaps for these fifty years past no one has ever
heard a dogmatical expression escape me. And to this habit
(after my character of integrity) I think it principally owing
that I had early so much weight with my fellow-citizens
when I proposed new institutions or alterations in the old
and so much influence in public councils when I became a member;
for I was but a bad speaker, never eloquent, subject to much
hesitation in my choice of words, hardly correct in language,
and yet I generally carried my points.

In reality there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions
so hard to subdue as Pride. Disguise it, struggle with it,
beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases,
it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and
show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history;
for even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome
it, I should probably be proud of my humility."

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The Strength of Humility
This is an article copied from "The Christian Herald" Feb. 1900

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This is my 1st Award. It is from Cajun Don,
who is also a Louisianaian. Visit his homepage.
He has some great Cajun Seafood recipes.
Thank You, Cajun Don, for the award.

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Thank You, Kares, for this nice award. Kares is an RN
who works with Alzheimer's patients. She has great links to
Alzheimer-related sites.

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Couldn't bear to choose between the following two awards
from the same person, so I'm displaying both.

Thank you, Darraugh!!
Darraugh Nolan is a fellow-Heartland citizen
as well as a Community Leader - a very sweet person.

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Thank you, Denise, for this award.
Denise sends out "Happy Mail" once a week.
She has a very uplifting website.

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"Eternity's Little Pieces of Heaven"
Thank you, Sheryl, for the "Heavenly Award." I'm very honored.
Sheryl, aka Eternity, is a fellow-Louisianian (opposite end of state from me)
with a wonderful page of Louisiana links, also pages and links about angels.
Her "Award Winning Sites" is one you don't want to miss.

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This is the second award for me from Denise, the "Happy Mail Lady."
This one is for being selected as a Spotlight Site. Thank you!
I am truly honored.

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The following is a poem from a friend that I went to school with quite a few years ago. She had to move away after the sixth grade. She found my website on the Internet and we have been in touch since then. She wasn't in my class - two years younger - but she asked if I would help contact her classmates for a class reunion. Because I did, she is very appreciative and wrote the poem for me. Her poem is like an "award." As I told her, I'm so honored. No one except my husband has ever written a poem about me before! I thought this would a perfect place to share her talents and the honor she gave to me in writing these beautiful lines. Thank You, Brenda Kay Hankins Bunch -      written on February 14, 2002. MY FRIEND I have a friend named Carol, who I call Doll; So kind and sweet, like a little child, She will always go that extra mile, With that long-time beautiful smile... We go back a long, long way, When we were very young and used to play... It's sad we couldn't just stay; But life goes on, whatever may... She spreads herself all around, Her heart and soul, all over Plain Dealing town... She tries to keep you up, never down; Doing things for others, without a frown... She's come back in my life, like a strong wind; Spreading her love, poems and etc. with a grin, Standing strong for Jesus, like a tree that doesn't bend; This and much, much more, is why I call Carol, "Doll", MY Friend....... By Brenda Kay Hankins Bunch 2- 14- 02 Carol

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"Just As I Am"


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