Pride?

It was recently brought to my attention that a regular reader of my blog (no one in my writing class) thought that a lot of my posts are prideful.  I can see where they are coming from, but if someone thinks that my posts are legitimately filled with pride they misunderstand my motivation.  What I write here is almost never meant to be taken seriously.  If there is anyone who has developed a taste for humble pie it is me.  I am usually so humble people see it as a lack of self confidence.  I am the most humble person on earth.  In all seriousness, I only write like a pompous person because it is almost the opposite of what I really am, and anyone who thinks they know everything must not know very much.  I try to be funny in my posts or at least entertaining and for the most part I think I am

By the way, humility seems to be one of the most misunderstood words in the English language.  As Kevin Hall, author of the book Aspire, would say, "Humility is not thinking that you know nothing, but that you know your strengths and weaknesses, and realize that you can always learn more about something no matter how proficient you might feel you are."  I know my strengths and weaknesses.  I know that I am pretty good at not letting my intelligence or prowess in something get to my head.  Although that is probably because I don't have that much intelligence or prowess in anything really.

I hope if you learn anything from reading this it is that you should take whatever I say lightly.  I don't really mean it when I say I have no intelligence.  As Eddie Aikau, professional surfer, would say, "lighten up brah!"  Life is hard to enjoy when you take it too seriously.