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"Ego "- when is more actually less?


Jul 28, 2006 @ 6:19 PM "Ego "- when is more actually less?    
madamegeek


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It can take years of personal growth and effort to reach a stage of healthy appreciation of self-worth. We learn that is is indeed "OK" to acknowledge our strengths, our accomplishments, and to do so without false modesty.

What do we regard ( at our ages) as signs of un-healthy ego development?
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Jul 28, 2006 @ 11:17 PM "Ego "- when is more actually less?    
SunBabe


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What do we regard ( at our ages) as signs of un-healthy ego development?

Been thinking of this for awhile...and decided your question's brilliant and thought provoking, but way too hard

Just becase WE "...learn that is is indeed "OK" to acknowledge our strengths, our accomplishments, and to do so without false modesty", doesn't mean everybody accepts such as something that just "is"...is US, at this point in our lives, NOT a facade or being "two-faced" (as is often implied), nor is it "artful arrogance".

LOL, I recall writing somewhere that sometimes self-actualization sucks

OK, I'd say that one sign of "un-healthy ego development" is that of those that actually fool themselves when the rest of the world sees their assessment is a sham -- ones that just can't see themselves 'objectively'.
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Jul 29, 2006 @ 12:12 AM "Ego "- when is more actually less?    
madamegeek


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You really make me smile...no one uses "animoticons" more effectively than you, SunBabe. I find myself having to read your replies twice ( at least) for these little moving bits get me to laughing.

I guess there is a distinct difference between the "artful arrogance" you mention and the genuine attempt for us to improve and grow in ways that we now know are meaningful to us. It is never wrong to change something in you that is less than you want to be.

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Aug 3, 2006 @ 12:53 AM "Ego "- when is more actually less?    
LatinButterfly


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I like what Dr. Wayne Dyer says in his book "The Power of Intention":

"Ego is made of 6 primary ingredients that account for how we experience ourselves as disconnected. By allowing ego to determine your life path, you deactivate the power of intention. Briefly, here are teh 6 ego beliefs:

1. I am what I have. My possessions define me.
2. I am what I do. My achievements define me.
3. I am what others think of me. My reputation defines me.
4. I am separate from everyone. My body defines me as alone.
5. I am separate from all that is missing in my life. My life space is disconnected from my desires.
6. I am separate from God. My life depends on God's assessment of my worthiness.

No matter how hard you try, intention can't be accessed through ego, so take some time to recognize and readjust any or all of these 6 beliefs. When the supremacy of ego is weakened in your life, you can seek intention and maximize your potential." (Italics here mine).
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