Ego is a concept that I believe is very important to consider. What is ego? Ego is your personal sense of “I”, who you think you are and it is formed in an area of the brain that forms “autobiographical memory” – the story of who you think you are.

I’ve heard of many opinions regarding the ego, most of which are dismal. The ego is considered “bad” and something to get rid of by many. I used to wonder about this myself until I realized the role of ego in the “Game of Life”.

Neuroscience really helped to clarify it even further for me. Ego is that part of your perceptual system (Nervous System), that allows you to pretend and via the five senses unconsciously believe that you are separate from everyone else and the surrounding environment.

I say, “pretend” because even quantum physics is now teaching that at a sub-atomic level, everything is connected. There is no such thing as “empty space”. We are swimming in a sea of energy and yet we are like the fish in the ocean that asks “where is the water?” or “what water?”

We cannot sense it with our five senses but we do have more than the physical five senses. Ever heard of something called “intuition”?

There are lots of studies which are also demonstrating that the energy field of our minds can become “entangled”. An example of this is when you think about someone and immediately they call you on the phone. This is no longer sci-fi.

When I was in medical school years ago, I realized that the more I learned, the less I knew. There is an infinite amount of knowledge floating around. Unfortunately, wisdom seems to be a much more scarce resource. Wisdom would say, “you know not because you ask not and when you do ask, you ask amiss”.

We often close our minds to whatever conflicts with what we already believe. And then we wonder why we use only 10% of our brains! Some people’s minds are so close you could not pry it open with a sledgehammer. I would not even try.

I’ve come to appreciate that everyone is where he or she need to be at the moment. If people are open and ask, sincerely, I’ll share my point of view. If you are reading this, it is still your choice. Whether or not you agree is not the point. We all have our point of view.

The question I started asking is, “does this belief serve me and expands my life or does it constrict me and keep me in fear and playing small?” If it does the latter – “off with its head” – so to speak. I believe that as long as you live in a human body you by definition have an ego; it allows you to function in the world.

The key is, is this ego wounded or is healthy? Another way to put it is, are you asleep or aware? If you are aware, you will realize that the real YOU is not the ego of the mental mind.  If you are aware, are you consciously healing the wounded ego, which is the source of the “cataracts of the soul”? When these wounds, these emotional blockages are healed, you can then see clearly a more expanded vision for your life.

You can see your own inner Light better and the Light in others. When the ego is healthy, it can serve your soul instead of always frantically attempting to cover up (persona in personality means “mask”) illusionary stories about the self. Shame can be healed and you can start to feel again without running away from emotions.

When you make friends with emotion and feelings, you can start to consciously manage your thoughts and feelings in a manner that is proactive instead of staying in the reactive “asleep” zone. It’s a thought. Heal the ego, and play the Game of Life to win. I’m going for it, what about you?

Tags: Confidence, Ego, Empowerment, Practical Spirituality, Self-Esteem

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