Continuously!

During my teaching career I was often humbled by my students. They came up with wonderful ideas and the working of their brains was delightful. I loved it when they came up with a perspective that had never occurred to me.

When you think you know almost everything and you get thrown for a loop. Example, fixing cars or fixing computers. Always something new to learn!

Every single day I am reminded how insignificant I am in the grand scheme of things. My struggles and worries are mine alone to face. Every day life knocks me down a notch

At college, I reckoned I could play the piano, just because I could read music a little bit and plink out Knights In White Satin if asked. There was a piano in the canteen and I was doing my 'thang' as clumsily as ever when in walks this scruffy, pink-haired kid who looked like a typical artschool drop-out. 'Ha! No-hoper,' I thought, as I was an insufferable prick.

I got off the piano and sat with some friends, basking in their admiration, then after a few minutes, Jake the pink-haired kid shambles over to the piano. I watched him sit down with mild amusement...

And he starts belting out the most AWESOME 12-bar boogie.

That was one of those key lessons in life that has always stuck with me, and a small chip away at my lifelong assholery.

I have been humbled and painfully taken down a notch probably over twenty times, and because my behavior towards others can be atrocious, and I have failed in many critical endeavors. My latest experience was about last week, when I took time to write down everything about myself that I wanted to get fixed. I was astonished at the amount of things that were wrong with me, and wondered why no one told me about all this stuff, including the relevant medical staff.

Too many times to name.

This may sound corny but after my 5 year old daughter had cochlear implant surgery. Just watching her learning to listen so she can talk correctly. Never giving up. It's the little things we take for granted and it humbles me when she achieves those little things.

When I got diagnosed in January 2017 with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Nothing like cancer to make you acutely aware of your own mortality.

My 60th birthday party. Many of my friends came over and told each other (and me) how much I mean to them, and what great effects I've had in and on their lives. I had a little idea tat I had positively affected a few of them, but I was overwhelmed. It's been 2 months and I still get misty-eyed when I think about it.

Like right now.

I was humbled every time I attended a birth. I was humbled when I was with a dying person, and being at the death. I am humbled when my big old dog looks at me with total love, when my cat crawls into my lap, when my horse trusts me enough to let me ride him. A lot of things humble me.I think it is important to be secure enough to be humbled by things that are larger than we are.

Several times but the most recent was when my long-term on and off girlfriend finally moved out and I realized just how hard it is to be alone, both financially and emotionally.

Been done by others to me numerous times but that's because I try to open myself up to the experience. I also try and do it to myself on a daily basis. I think I just humble-bragged. Oh, well another opportunity to surrender to the reality I only matter as part of larger wholes.

My Mother and Father kept talking about divorcing I was about 8 years old and I told my father when we were walking to the Library that I didnt want to be with my Mother (she was manic) and he hit me for the first time ever round my face- I felt both humbled and indignant.

More times than I can count, but here are a few:

When a woman told me she loved me.
When I saw my newborn daughter come into the world, and again with the arrival of my son.
After my divorce, when I felt like I wore a Scarlett Letter
After my worst Diabetic incident, which put me in jail for a few hours (charges dropped due to medical)
These days, any time someone pays me a compliment.
And any time I watch what my (now grown) children are capable of.

Many times especially with a lack of knowledge applies.

Ever not got the job?
Ever not got the girl?
Ever jump in and find yourself in the deep end?

I've been humbled quite a few times. It worked out well. Now I am one of the humblest people you could meet.

Explain....too nebulous a question.