My ego is like a dog I took in and agreed to care for but no longer want or love. I understand now why I allowed him in to my life in the first place. I see the appeal, walking around with him gave me status, I stood out from the crowd or at least I thought I did. I used to feel safe with him, I felt protected.
I’ve changed my mind now, I think he is preventing me from growing and doing the things I want in life. He’s constantly hungry, paws at me to remind me of his existence. He wines and interrupts my meditations even when I lock him out of the room, he can be heard whimpering under the door. He follows me around like my shadow, it’s an unhealthy relationship as I’m always giving into him. Ego sleeps at the bottom of the bed, he’s the last thing I’m aware of as I go to sleep and as soon as I wake in the morning he’s there, on me, he needs feeding and petting immediately.
My ego is big and extremely protective, he doesn’t want me focussed elsewhere, if I try to spend time with myself, he constantly whimpers. I’ve decided we need to start some training, he needs to be able to give me the space I need and I need to be able to put in the boundaries he needs. If we are going to continue to live together, we need some rules!
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lizalizaskysaregrey©2016
Ego SO holds us back. Heart is what should lead us.
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Yes it does, trouble is by the time we realise its usually well and truly taken hold!
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Yes and that makes it harder to shake that dog loose, but (as you obviously realize from the writing) it will only benefit us to unleash that dog and hand the reigns over to the heart. Great analogy 🙂
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Thank you, as are the reigns you suggest handing over 🙂
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Clever post! I love this!
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Thanks lovely 😊
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I hope your feeling better today ❤️️a dog is not just for Christmas 😬 joke! Hmm very interesting post. 😉
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Sick as a dog still 😉
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Oh I am sorry to hear that, you take care 💐💐💐💐
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Thanks dear, hopefully shift it in a day or so, even better tomorrow 😉😊😘
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I hope your feeling a little better today, I was awake thinking about your dog issues. I had to think of a sensible reply to your post and hopefully this is it.
We all need our egos to survive
We all need our hearts to lead
We all need our guts to speak
The list is endless etc etc all are important and personally I don’t think any should lead, I try to balance mine and I’ve learnt to recognise when one is trying to lead the other. So keep your dog 🐶Liza because he is important and was given to you at birth to learn from because as you know my favourite saying is…..Life is all about learning 😉
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It sure is Elaine and your right we learn from the ego too if and when we can separate ourselves and look at it for what it is 💜
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So your not going to make your four legged friend homeless now? 🐶
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Till death us do part I think 😉
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Love you Liza, are you feeling better today 💐
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Getting there lovely 😊
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Ego will rise now then, it’s up to you to reduce you it as it hits. Glad to know the progress 🙂
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A constant battle, no doubt 😉
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Yesss… I’m glad you understood what i was saying, even with the error of wording.
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