Our ego….
it’s there to keep us safe, healthy
To question our reality
And stake our individuality
To say “me first”
In order to survive
And so much of who we are
How we think
Our responses
Our actions
Is based around our ego
And yet we hardly stop long enough to look at this
Let alone question it
And the purpose it serves us
As sentient adult human beings
I think we do need our ego now
To remind us exactly who we are
To not get lost into the fray
And become one more automatron
Blindly following as our only way of survival
I like to think the ego can be utilized to push us to be the true individual selves we were born to be
If we can reign it in from trying to run our every thought and action
If we can keep it from powering over the soft whisper of our heart and the pulsing of our soul
We can then utilize our ego to uphold our singularity amongst our unity
But so often instead
We rely on the ego to stake our claim on
“What we deserve”
“What we need”
“How we should be treated”
“How we should be seen”
Instead of us driving the ego forward to power our hearts and souls to their fullest
To reign it in under our control for our own betterment
To not let it stop us from being vulnerable and open
But propel us to be more authentic and real with ourselves and the world
To give us the courage to stand in our discomfort and pain and say and really, truly mean
“This is me”
That would indeed be such a glorious thing.
