There is a for-sure, never-fail way to shrink one's ego. That way is called "Gratitude." Develop an attitude of gratitude, live by that attitude, and one's ego will shrink...cannot not shrink. It will not, however, die.
In today's God Calling is the sentence, "Seek diligently for the something to be glad and thankful about in every happening, and soon no search will be required." I wrote the year 1976 beside that when I first read it. Over the years, as I reread that, I have underlined it, highlighted it, put exclamation marks out to the side of it...and today, almost always, I do that with a simple "Thank You" to whatever comes my way.
I am grateful to know that my ego has been reduced to a degree...so imagine my chagrin when it trips me yet again. And trip me it does every time I loose my attack mind. It does not matter if I loose my lips...although it's considerably better for me if I keep them zipped...it is my wildly charging thoughts that cause me grief.
Interestingly, those thoughts pretty much boil down to: I am right and you are wrong. There. That is the perennial cry of the ego. Why is it so hard to hear that for what it is when first it squeals? Oh, I know. Because I am right...what's there to hear?
Please.
Thank You.
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