Please Pardon Me for Imposing on My Self

Self

How I broke down my barriers

I’ve been hesitating this week to write, or even think of, my self-imposed limitations.

My immediate reaction was “I don’t have any”.

My gut told me that was a lie. A signal to deflate my ego.

When this inner conflict demands it, I inspect and introspect. I set the wheels in motion in my mind, allowing them to travel where they will. My heart will tell me when I reach the station of Truth.

I broached this in my morning journal three days ago and am thrilled help has arrived!

Overthinking engages the ego but letting go allows the heart and mind to take the reins and gently nudge ego off her high saddle.

The secret is to detect whether this trinity is competing or collaborating.

I hold with this definition of Ego in modern psychology:

Mind is more complex — it’s the totality of our conscious and unconscious processes, our thoughts, beliefs and feelings.

Ego and Mind are abstract concepts arising from the neural functions in our Brains but have no physical location.

Heart is the seat of our intuition. It makes no judgement and has a brain independent of the grey matter in our heads.

After help arrived, I could confidently dive deep inside for an honest evaluation.

I discovered doubt had burrowed into my beliefs. Every time I thought of growing my writing career, I shuddered and came up with excuses.

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