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May 30th, 2007

Are you in Ego or in Love?

I was doing an exploration of the ego… how do I know when I
am working from ego or when I am working from love. Here is what I got:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ego Is:

 

 

Love/God is:

 

 

Expectant

 

 

Trusts and knows

 

 

Needs

 

 

Allows

 

 

Seeks attention

 

 

Listens

 

 

Judges

 

 

Forgives (through being present and in the moment)

 

 

Fears

 

 

Appreciates

 

 

Blames

 

 

Guides and acknowledges

 

 

Pushes into the world

 

 

Receives and embraces the world

 

 

Isolates / frenetic

 

 

Is clear and smooth

 

 

Is disruptive

 

 

Is balanced

 

 

Disappointment

 

 

Acceptance peace and trust

 

 

Surviving

 

 

Thriving

 

Ok so now I am in ego, how do I find my way back to love?
Here is a quick exercise:

Ask yourself; is it true? Is what I am feeling and the
beliefs behind those feelings true? Then give yourself the opportunity to explore
the opposite of those feelings as listed on the chart. Then, using the Ho’oponopono model, thank
yourself for allowing this belief to seep into your consciousness, forgive
yourself for having the belief, and simply love yourself for the gift that your
are, and for being the you that is willing to work at this level of evolvement
and consciousness.

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Comments

  1. Mark says:
    May 31, 2007 at 10:18 AM

    Jennifer,
    Thank-you for providing a great exercise in awareness.

  2. kevin says:
    May 31, 2007 at 10:23 AM

    OMG-I’ve been in and out of ego my entire life.

  3. Jennifer McLean says:
    May 31, 2007 at 12:16 PM

    Kevin, we all have!!

  4. kevin says:
    May 31, 2007 at 3:11 PM

    OK thanks, I meant I’ve been mostly in and didn’t realize and now I’m trying to stay out as much as possible. I was taken by the play on words in your post title, since most of the time I thought I was ‘in love’ I was just ‘in ego’, and so in the end, a total bummer was had by all.

  5. highvibeit.com says:
    June 1, 2007 at 12:41 PM

    Are you in Ego or in Love?

    simple but profound article about the contrast of ego mentality vs. a love based mentality

  6. Mimi Lenox says:
    June 1, 2007 at 7:33 PM

    This exercise reminds me of the Course In Miracles philosophy; certainly intertwined. Having the freedom to explore the opposite of positive – and not fear that exploration – is growth indeed. I believe that things sometimes have to be taken to the other extreme (albeit removed) to strike a healthy balance of truth. Seems like Jung and Marianne’s Course had a strange meeting of the minds.
    Great stuff here. As always.