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I have it under a lot of control...I know that pride is uncool.
I know fear, hate, anger, envy all come from ego or the Ego.
But, I have an ex friend that said the word ego more than anyone.
She never gave a compliment, showed little apppreciation for things...I see now if
I or someone beamed...she later told you you had a big ego.
My ego is like an 8 yr olds that hits a home run and looks back at his parents.
This excitement and pride in something you've done ....is innocent ok "ego".
I have done remarkable things in the name of God....healings and such...and I tell people
with so much happiness...it glorifies God, opens people to the possibility of Supernatural
events...its a joyous thing....but boy, do I ever get cr*p from people that
think joyous proclaiming about something is ego.
Moving away from that friend I can now say....I am so cute, I looked great last night, I cooked a fabulous
dinner last night..."I"..."I"..."I"...so there.
And because I know who I am, if that is ego....I dunno...I am blessed so much because
I know God loves me and I love Him and my hand is in His and He loves that....
So sue me...I don't have low self esteem.
There are many definitions of ego including your definition and that other definition, so no, the other poster is wrong, you did not misunderstood it.
Ego:
1. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
2. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
3.
a. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
b. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
I have it under a lot of control...I know that pride is uncool.
I know fear, hate, anger, envy all come from ego or the Ego.
But, I have an ex friend that said the word ego more than anyone.
She never gave a compliment, showed little apppreciation for things...I see now if
I or someone beamed...she later told you you had a big ego.
My ego is like an 8 yr olds that hits a home run and looks back at his parents.
This excitement and pride in something you've done ....is innocent ok "ego".
I have done remarkable things in the name of God....healings and such...and I tell people
with so much happiness...it glorifies God, opens people to the possibility of Supernatural
events...its a joyous thing....but boy, do I ever get cr*p from people that
think joyous proclaiming about something is ego.
Moving away from that friend I can now say....I am so cute, I looked great last night, I cooked a fabulous
dinner last night..."I"..."I"..."I"...so there.
And because I know who I am, if that is ego....I dunno...I am blessed so much because
I know God loves me and I love Him and my hand is in His and He loves that....
So sue me...I don't have low self esteem.
My ego serves me well.
I'm not gonna sue you but in my limited experience our ego needs to kept in check
I think most of us are very egocentric but some people take it to unbearable territories where they become a social pest. Their need to feed their ego is so big that they forget about other people's needs.
I had a former manager who had a great perspective on ego. He said ego is like cholesterol. There is good ego, and bad ego, and the trick is to make sure we have enough of the good, and not too much of the bad.
This relates especially to business, as bad ego would be things like:
- Always needing to have things your way
- Taking credit for the ideas of others
- Refusing to listen to others
- Taking credit for success and blaming others for failure
Good ego is things such as:
- Standing up for ideas or principles you believe in
- Being confident when leading others
- Truly listening to others, and allowing their ideas to challenge the ones you already hold
- Then adapting these ideas to your own, and confidently championing them as if they came from you
In my opinion, ego comes wholly from confidence/insecurity. The more truly confident you are, and the better you know this about yourself, the better able you are to keep your ego balance in check. If you know you have balance, and someone accuses you of having a big ego, then I think it is coming from where they are and their insecurity.
I'm not gonna sue you but in my limited experience
our ego needs to kept in check
I think most of us are very egocentric but some people take it to unbearable territories
where they become a social pest.
Their need to feed their ego is so big that they forget about other people's needs.
Yes.
And,I watch my ego all the time or whatever that is that is not truly "me"...that
wants me to have that second piece of chololate cake....that is also something I
call ego...some monster inside me that is not doing me any good!
If anything feels icky...pride, indignation, huffiness are all easy ones to feel
dealing with people., (and slso not doing me any good)...I instantly know that is ego
rearing it's ugly head and I stomp
on it big time...and do NOT act on it...that is what I see often... unkindness bec of quick over
reactions that is not even that person's true self...which is a wonderful person....they
are not this "ego"...that is behaving badly.
Yes, the ego needs to be checked constantly it seems...it also manifests as procrastination in me.
I recognize it immediately and get to work!
I had a former manager who had a great perspective on ego. He said ego is like cholesterol. There is good ego, and bad ego, and the trick is to make sure we have enough of the good, and not too much of the bad.
This relates especially to business, as bad ego would be things like:
- Always needing to have things your way
- Taking credit for the ideas of others
- Refusing to listen to others
- Taking credit for success and blaming others for failure
Good ego is things such as:
- Standing up for ideas or principles you believe in
- Being confident when leading others
- Truly listening to others, and allowing their ideas to challenge the ones you already hold
- Then adapting these ideas to your own, and confidently championing them as if they came from you
In my opinion, ego comes wholly from confidence/insecurity. The more truly confident you are, and the better you know this about yourself, the better able you are to keep your ego balance in check. If you know you have balance, and someone accuses you of having a big ego, then I think it is coming from where they are and their insecurity.
This is probably the clearest, most helpful explanation I have ever heard!
I want to print it out.
Ego is when you attach more importance to outcome than it deserves, be it success, beauty, wealth.
When you view them as being lucky, being at the right time at the right place and things could have easily gone the other way, then you are being in your true self, your best self.
From what I remember from my psych class, there are 3 components, the Id, which is the part of the ego that wants what it wants and wants it now, the Ego itself, which expresses what the Id wants in socially acceptable ways and tempers it, and the Superego, which is the part that holds morals and values. I would guess in everyone, some parts are overdeveloped and some underdeveloped. I think it's the id that makes me mad when someone cuts me off in traffic, and the ego that keeps me from doing something stupid in retaliation!
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