Soul vs Ego

We all have a soul that seeks peace and ego that seeks chaos. Trying to balance the two is a life long journey of learning. 

If you're too humble, you get taken advantage of and if you're too arrogant, you're labelled as a trouble maker. More often than not we settle on either side not wanting to do the work required to remain tepid. 

The ego cares little about how its actions affect others. The soul cares enormously about other souls and how they are doing. A comparison would be the devil on one shoulder and your angel on the other. Every moment brings forward an opportunity for one or the other to run the show. 

The question is, who is giving either or the ability to thrive? You are. You are the observer of your life. You get to make decisions that will impact your life. You get to decide which shoulder gets the say. You, and only you. 

Understanding this should bring relief to you. Why? Because, while you cannot control external circumstances, you can always control how you manage them. You get to determine if you have chaos or you have peace. It's all up to you. It's always been all up to you. <3