The beloved country singer Tim McGraw says it best in his song "Humble and Kind". It's an easy thing to say, but many people lack one or the other, or both. If more people would remember to behave in this way, there would be a significantly less number of problems in the world.

Humility and kindness are two of the most important values in my life, and striving to keep them ever-present can be hard. When you get stuck in times where you just want to tell someone off or rub something in someone's face, take a few seconds and think about how much that will accomplish. Let me tell you now, it does nothing but create problems.

Throughout our lives, events happen that make us feel so many different emotions. Life truly is a roller coaster, and if we let the ups and downs change how we view those around us in a negative way, then what does that say about the type of person we are? It is so easy to hurt the ones we love the most, because we know that they will forgive us. But, if we continuously take advantage of their forgiveness, then our apology means nothing. There will be times when you feel on top of the world and nothing can ever bring you down. Appreciate those times, but remember that there is an expiration date on those "highs". The low points will come, and when they do it isn't the time to blame others or hate the world. If it wasn't for the low points, no high points would feel high. The moment you think you are invincible in the world is the moment when you are only thinking about yourself. By staying humble, you are appreciating what you have and who you have in your life at the time, and keeping that positive mindset for whatever the future has in store.

Here are some of my favorite quotes about the importance of humility and kindness. To whoever is reading, I hope that these will remind you to think about how you can reevaluate your actions so that your humility and kindness will help bring happiness into life.

"Be the person your dog thinks you are." -JW Stephens

"Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most." -Ashleigh Brilliant

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." -CS Lewis

"The really tough thing about humility is that you can't brag about it." -Gene Brown

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop

"Here's to the people who always have a smile on their face and no matter what they're going through, they put others before them." -Unknown

"The biggest success after success is shutting up about it." -Criss Jami