Comments on: Need Balance? Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Ego in Check

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:16:03 +0000

This article is terrific! I admit that 2 and 3 spoke volumes to me as I reflected on my thoughts and actions over the last month and a half. I also really liked how you tied in the explanation of Yin-Yang balance.

I re-blogged and linked up!

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By: Harmony

Harmony — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:21:50 +0000

Ego Me is a vital part of me – it’s my awareness of it’s presence that offers freedom. Thank for a great post. I especially liked the “Here today gone tomorrow” drama scene the ego hooks into. The power of Now is “The Secret”

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By: Ariel - We Are All One

Ariel - We Are All One — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:17:46 +0000

Excellent list, Steve. You’re bang on about the silly notion of trying to destroy or kill the ego. Awareness has no problem with the ego existing. Only the ego does.

The balance you mentioned is key, along with the 5 steps you suggested which all create a sense of true humility.

Great stuff.

Ariel – We Are All Ones last blog post..Forcing Presence vs. Allowing Presence

By: Steve Mills

Steve Mills — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:32:16 +0000

@Bengt Yes there is a dynamic Yin Yang nature to nearly every level of our lives when look at them clearly. It is a powerful metaphor @Alex Fayle : Yes the Ego will go to nearly any length to defend its viewpoints, and always thinks that it is the centre of the universe. It all depends on how you break down the model of your psyche, but I tend towards the notion that the sense of self is very closely tied to this "me me me" way of thinking. Sometimes this is a good way to, sometimes a bad way to be. Thats what wisdom is all about. Knowing when it is appropriate to express the ego, and when it is appropriate to keep the ego in check. @Peter : It can be very liberating hen you realise that there is this constant interplay going on inside this thing we call our "self". Thanks for the comment! Steve Millss last blog post..Need Balance? Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Ego in Check

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:24:36 +0000

Like Joe, I’ve recently come to the same conclusion. I have recognized different ‘voices’ for a while but didn’t quite know what to make of them. Now I recognize one as ‘ego’ and one as my inner true self (or witness). When I get upset, very quickly I hear: “Oh, there’s ego running amok again.” But I don’t fight it. Once I realize it’s the ego speaking, I just let it go and things calm down quickly.

Thanks for the post!

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:53:29 +0000

In the former incarnation of my blog, I would often talk about destroying the ego, but for me ego isn't the sense of self. For me ego is the "me me me" part of us that looks for ways to get offended, that demands things happen NOW and that refuses to empathize with anyone else. Almost every argument I've ever had, for example, has had more to do with my ego and "honour" than the actual subject of the argument. Alex Fayle | Someday Syndromes last blog post..Our Lives Are Full of Stuff - Full Text Answers

By: Bengt

Bengt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:10:42 +0000

I like your way of connecting to the Yin-Yang. Each part contains a piece of the other, what is inside the circle is in constant motion. Just like self discovery, it goes on and on.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:53:20 +0000

Thanks for the comment Joe, glad to hear we are on the same wavelength

Steve