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
impermanence and present mindfulness
We spend our days preoccupied with endless thoughts of the future and dwellings on the past. When it is the dead of winter, we wish for the warmth of spring. When it is the blazing days of summer, we wish for the cool autumn winds. When we are at a noisy party, we wish to be alone. When we are quietly alone, we wish for the rush of the party. When we are at work, we wish for our shift to be over. When it is a long weekend, we wish for the structure and organized nature of the workweek… … More
