11 Ego Tricks — Part 1

The ego is tricky.

What’s ego? That aspect within the human psyche that edges God out. It’s the aspect of self that’s married to the physical world of effects and receives all its information from the 5 senses.

We can either choose to be in the God space, which is all-love, all-joy, all-abundance and all-good all the time, or…

we can choose for the negative ego, which is rooted in fear and is about lack, limitation, confusion, disagreements, and every energy that’s not Divine.

The issue here is that the negative ego is tricky, and we may not always recognize its antics. This series of 3 articles is written to shine a bright light on the tricks the ego pulls with the intention of increasing awareness.

When you’re aware, it’s hard to be taken by surprise.

So welcome to the first in a 3-part series I’ve titled: 11 Ego Tricks

Also included are symptoms, just in case you wonder whether you’ve got the malady or not. And, of course, since this is a blog about creating a destiny you love by developing yourself personally and spiritually, you’ll find spiritual solutions and affirmations here too.

Let’s get started with the first 3…

1. Seek but don’t find. This is a favorite trick of the ego because seeking but never finding keeps us endlessly busy doing human things, whether or not they’re important or fruitful.

Symptoms: dog chasing its tail syndrome; exasperation; overwhelm; always busy but not productive.

Spiritual Solution: Sit down. Get still. Be silent. Meditate.

Affirmation: I AM THAT I AM

2. Never enough. The ego believes that there’s never enough: never enough hours in the day, never enough money in the bank, never enough love to feel good about. The ego is never satisfied and cannot be satisfied, so no matter how much you have, the ego will try to convince you that it’s not enough.

Symptoms: lack/limitation thinking & results; stress; the evil triplets of fear/worry/doubt.

Spiritual Solution: Prosperity/abundance consciousness; contentment; inner calm; peace & tranquility of spirit; inner knowing that all is well and you are well taken care of; gratitude.

Affirmation: I have everything I need and I am deeply grateful!!!

3. They’re better than me–I’m better than them/he/she. Any variation of the ‘better than’ syndrome is an ego thought and is based on comparison. Comparison is lunacy unless you’re in the market trying to figure out which melon to buy.

Symptoms: feeling somewhat inadequate in the company of people you highly admire; thinking superior thoughts like: I’m glad I’m not like her/him/them! or thinking inferior thoughts like: I wish I could be more like her/him/them; pride; arrogance; inferiority.

Spiritual Solution: Humility; equanimity; self-worth, self-love, self-honor, self-appreciation; appreciation of each individual’s uniquely valuable contribution to the global whole.

Affirmation: I am a unique expression of Spirit!

Be on the lookout for these ego tricks and use the spiritual solutions and affirmations with intention.

Stay tuned for the next part in the series…

Until then, much love to you and remember to live passionately!!!

VAL

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