The word ego is common in our everyday language, although it’s usually used to refer to someone’s self-importance, pride, or arrogance, as when we say that such and such has a “big ego.” Psychologists also speak of a “healthy ego” when an individual seems to be a well-adjusted, productive member of society. But the ego is more complex and dynamic…
Tag: sense of self
Are You a True Spiritual Seeker?
I’ve been working on my next book, which is about developing emotional and spiritual freedom, and the more I delve into it, the more it seems to revolve around the following dichotomy: For an ordinary person, life is about social validation and material success. For a spiritual seeker, it’s about finding inner peace and true freedom. How do you effect…
Are You Aware Of How Big Your Ego Is?
When we think or say that someone has a big ego we usually refer to a self-centered or narcissistic person, right? Someone whose attitude reflects the belief that they’re better or more important than others; they tend to take all the space in the room and draw all the attention to themselves; they treat others as if they didn’t deserve…
Does Your Life Feel Like a Slow-Motion Pinball Game?
Have you experienced that whenever you set out to accomplish a personal goal it take much longer than you anticipated to get to the finish line? In my experience, everything takes at least three times longer, but sometimes the process turns into years. This is because your resistance creates what I call a slow-motion pinball path. To play pinball, you…
Do You Unwillingly Live In the Past?
Do you remember those fairy tales where the hero has a mission that entails going through a dangerous forest, and they leave bread crumbs on their path to be able to find their way back? Well, you may not be aware of this, but you do something similar as you grow up, except that as an adult you forget to…
Are You Out of Sync With Your Life?
I recently wrote about our sense of “otherness,” the internal sense that has become a bullying voice overpowering who we truly are and crushing our every effort to be free (see Does Your Sense of Otherness Keep You Small?). One of the reasons why our sense of otherness and our sense of self may have a discordant relationship is because…
