ego is a scaffold
Ego is a complex balance of confidence and denial, offering both support and risk, and true growth comes from embracing its dual nature with humility and self-acceptance.
Ego: The Block to Happiness
We’ve all likely heard of the word “ego”. In the mainstream, it is used to describe inflated self-confidence. However, the origin of the concept founded in psychology was proposed by Freud, and defined as the sense of self or what you consciously define as “you”. Ego is essentially what you show to the world – the surface personality you’ve acquired while you were surviving your formative years. As we walk through the difficulties of life, we pick up perceptions and beliefs about ourselves and attach them to our sense of identity like a tin robot finding pieces of scrap metal. … More
