Ego - Public Enemy #1

What do I know for sure? I know that human's are gullible. Me included. We are gullible because we are imperfect. There is no perfect human. And that is okay.

The thing that isn't okay is not being able to accept one's own imperfections while at the same time judging the imperfections of others. The only way it is possible to do cease judging yourself and others is to let go of one's ego and to instead embrace one's soul. 

You are your own worst enemy because you let your ego control your mind when you actually have the ability to allow your soul to control your peace of mind. (Read that again).

The sad part about ego is that it has no interest in allowing peace. It's purpose is to distract you with the shiny objects that you see around your external self. It is loud and obnoxious. Your soul's purpose on the other hand is to ease you towards inner peace and only speaks in whispers. 

When an imperfect human has the aha moment that their soul is the watcher of their mind, it can be startling and liberating all at the same time. You are not the noise inside your head. You are the watcher of the noise inside your head. 

After this is accepted as truth, the work begins to shush the noise and listen for the whisper. This takes work. The ego is a strong opponent and won't easily go silent. Once you've silenced your ego, you will still need to override its attempts to take over from time to time. Tell it to shush and listen instead for the whisper. The whisper will never make you feel insecure or fearful. 

Do your soul a favor and learn all that you can about the Reticular Activating System (RAS) that every human has in their brain. The Reticular Activating System is responsible for our wakefulness, our ability to focus, our fight-flight response, and how we ultimately perceive the world. It can control what we perceive in our consciousness, essentially a gatekeeper of information. It is your ego. 

Understanding this brings about the wisdom that a soul does have the ability to override what the ego uses to keep you under its thumb. The soul wants freedom, the ego wants oppression. When you can fully understand this, there is only one way to go after that. <3