Confessions Of An Egotist

There are certain things in life that totally terrify me.

Junior-High campus is one of those things.

Some people are afraid of a lightless room, others are afraid of 8-legged monsters, I'm afraid of small, mysterious creatures that have the ability to make you feel inadequate whenever they like. What's worse? They are completely unaware of their super-power.

But what really scares me about going to influence Junior-Higher's on their turf? I'm afraid they won't like me. At least that's the just of it.

You see, the Junior-Higher's have a weakness. They have a kryptonite. They are incapable of effecting people who's ego is void. Their power is only able to influence a person's ego, thus when the ego is non-existent, they are powerless.

But it is a painful process to let go of the ego -- to make the Ego void -- isn't it?

And not just painful but confusing. How do we let go of the ego?

You probably know the answer.

The Ego desperately wants to control our decisions. "Don't do that," says our Ego, "because it will make you look stupid." Or, "Do that because it will make you look good." The Ego constantly avoids deflation and encourages inflation. And we feel valuable or invaluable based upon how inflated our Ego-Balloon is.

The answer?

When the Ego says, "Don't," do. Intentionally do things that frighten the Ego.

So, what frightens your Ego?