Humility Without Humiliation

If there's more to being humble than humility.

And there's more to humility than being (or acting) inferior.

Then what's a soul to do?

Is there a way to be humble without humiliation? (Not a proud, 'I'm still as good as everyone else!' hidden beneath platitudes of lacking worth, low self-esteem, or self-inflicted insults - as disingenuous as they are bitter.)

Let's add a few more 'not's' to the discussion...

Humility is not timidity - that fearful, paralyzing fear of anything and everything.

Humility is not ignorance (of ourselves or others - pride is ignorance, humility is awareness).

Humility is not low self-esteem - defaulting to 'everyone's better than me, regardless.'

Humility is not devaluing everything we do, say, make or think.

Humility is not all there is to being humble.