Beyond The Pale : Shorts

Some Break. Some Don't

You know what's not spoken about enough ?

You know sense of self? self-awareness?

You know how, we only ever seen our own reflection.
You've never actually seen yourself from your own perspective.

The human race is somehow left with a struggle to respond. To understand our own individual ego.
We mostly know ego as the naïve voice in the back of our head. Pride.

But how do we define the following:

a) a Healthy Relationship with Ego

b) Ego's conscious and subconscious effects on the physical body and present time.

These are two very powerful topics which the majority of people, especially those who are against any natural medicine methods, might refuse to wrap their head around, the journey of self doubt, inquiry and change that may come about when adopting new ideas. (it's 2023, holistic medicine is integrating slowly into our experiences with medical professionals.). However, no matter how many times you tell Ego 'i want change!', you find yourself in set-backs and bad habits.

There are many ways to dive into these two points, keep it simple:

1) Have you ever considered your relationship with your physical health?
Are you close?

2) Have you explored the how to create healthy, positive disciplines and routines that work for you?
What's your peace?

I'm sure, like me, many of you have tried dieting of all sorts, juice cleanses, detox's or you have a favorite supplement or herb.

Many people go beyond that, in finding ways to connect with their bodies.
Two ways I see and understand might be: the capabilities, spectrums and pathways which connect or disconnect aspects of the original physical and spiritual senses.
More intense ways are through extreme sports like rock climbing or paragliding!

The point is, your relationship with your sense of self is limited to what you allow as input and output to and fro your core function, the source that makes you.
The part that also defines how you will view your time on this earth. It affects how you feel in the mornings, on a long flight, in a business meeting or whilst lounging.

If you know that you are:

* Understand what you need, on a much deeper spectrum than our superficial, everyday thinking.
Does your internal moral meter function? Check yourself,  the tendencies like pride and greed.
* You provide yourself what you need to function/understand your set-backs.
What is your sabotage?
*Avoid visibly negative battles and efforts.
Do you want this fight? Why? Who wins?
*Identify when you are comfortable to freely be yourself.
You're leaving no room for doubt or reckless, impulsive decisions.

3)How often do you take a step back to look at the big picture?

Leave room for improvement:

*Do not lose focus of the goal.
Face reality. The world needs kindness, honesty and compassion.
*Ask yourself, are you looking for instant or long term gratification?
Do you need it now? Is it fulfilling?
*Watch where you spend your time, money and energy.
Does it give back? Is it respected by you or the others?

4) When's the last time you asked someone, what they think, your biggest flaw is?

Never forget, humble roots.
What's better or worse when life is nothing?
What's rich or poor? Weak or strong?

Ego can help you realise and indulge in morality and awareness.
But even at its deepest, purest and least prideful times, ego can find a way to trip you up.
Ego might ask too many questions.
Ego will remind you of your fears, and keep pushing you to stay behind.

Then all of sudden you are left,
having to convince yourself  that you're right.
That you are worthy of everything you've dreamt of, and more.

Sometimes, ego has pride. Like a soldier with a gun.
Sometimes, ego will try to shoot you down from the highest tops.

Sometimes, you must choose not to fight.
Sometimes, it's okay to not be nice.
Sometimes, you owe it all to you.

Sometimes, you fall so graciously, because ego,
knows where you're meant to be, and want to be,
But sometimes it aims too high,
pretending to be blind.
stepping on everyone for the climb.

It helps to know, our actions have a price.

Accept your blessings with arms open wide.
Revel, in the freedom, of being among the living  righteous knights.