Egos on the loose

There are two types of Ego. There is the Freudian ego, a necessary part of our psyche that is part of self preservation, and then there is ego, the part of people that is not only unnecessary , but varies anywhere from annoying to harmful. Great egos have tried to take over the world, they have names that are hated throughout history. Names like Hitler, Stalin, Hussein. Thankfully they are few, but they also are persuasive. They cause hate, destruction and all kinds of social ills.

There are people less dangerous and yet still harmful. What about the egotistical person who is in the lives of many. They berate, put down, or just spend the day telling you how wonderful they are. Some are people who leave a trail of broken hearts behind them, some are people who make their employees want to jump off the nearest bridge. They make people miserable every day.

They there are the folks that you just look at and say "are you kidding me?". They "jokingly" tell you how wonderful, beautiful, talented, awesome, and giving they are. I have found that the ones who talk most about their so called good deeds, actually do less of those deeds than the average person.You can tell that even though they act like they are joking, they are dead serious. Freud will tell you that many of them are insecure and use the egotistical actions to get praise. Sometimes they just actually love themselves that much.

These groups then include a sub group, the one most frustrating to me. The ones who claim to be spiritual or God fearing. There is absolutely no room for ego of any sort in spiritual people, none. Period. Look at the truly spiritual and religious people of the world. Do you see any ego in the Dali Lama? Mother Teresa? No, and there are many everyday folks that do more good in a quiet manner, than the ones that tell you how wonderful and giving they are. 

The first thing that was taught to me ever, by any of my metaphysical or spiritual teachers was to let go of ego. I didn't have a "crow" mentality to begin with, but to rid oneself of ego is a tenet in many belief systems. It is taught to us in Sunday school (Pride goeth before the fall), and in any true class on self improvement, metaphysics, or new ministries. One of the first things we needed to do before moving on to advanced studies at the IMM University was to release ego. There is no good that comes of ego.

When you release ego, not only do wonderful things happen to the world around you, but you open up more and more to other levels, vibrations, and messages. Things you would not even see, hear or know as you would be too busy concentrating on the here and now....how good you looked today, or how shiny your car was.

I see it all around me , and the funny part is that I see it in the most unsuspecting places. People who are out to "save the world" seem to have it, but I guess anyone who would take on something so huge and impossible would have to have a huge ego to even try. The problem is that their energy, if on a humbler and smaller scale would actually do some good.

Make sure that you remove all ego and egotistical words and deeds from your ways. They do not serve you well, nor do they serve you at all.

Do the right things for the right reasons.

Peshaui Wequashimese

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