EGO REDUCTION IN DEPTH

Here's my goal...probably my unreachable-in-this-lifetime goal, but my goal nonetheless: To be one who is so spiritually fit within/without that, "if you curse him, he will bless you; if you harm her, she will serve you; and if you exploit him, he will become your benefactor."

Interestingly, on first reading, that was like a magnet to my resistance: I don't think so...give me a break...Oh, how great I art! are just a few thoughts that flitted through my mind.

Reading back through my daily notes awakened my memory to all the mini-breakthroughs that led to my today's realization that that truly is the only path to the attainment of peace of mind and soul.

My prayer from high school had been for peace of mind. Imagine my surprise when I finally saw that my idea of peace of mind was virtually to have a lobotomy...which shouldn't have surprised me. I'd always been one for the quick fix.

But true peace of mind and soul pretty much requires the death of the ego...ego reduction in depth, then, being the starting direction. There. That is the road one gets to walk...bless them, change me, in short.

Thank You.