noun ( pl. egos)
a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance : a boost to my ego.
• Psychoanalysis the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. Compare with id and superego .
• an overly high opinion of oneself : some major players with really big egos.
-Websters
The EGO. Touchy, touchy, Bitch. Don’t set this little beauty off, or it’s off with your head.
It’s our most sensitive part and nobody likes their sensitive parts molested…
Every social action we engage in, deals with egos. It’s how our feelings get hurt and how we feel good about ourselves.
This is also why social interaction isn’t easy. Why for no apparent reason to you, shit gets weird.
Maybe you’ve said something you find totally acceptable and now the person you’re speaking with looks as though they may murder you. Most likely, for reasons unknown to you, you’ve insulted their ego.
Or… maybe you’re the one getting all fired up and ready to hack and slash some poor bastard.
Ever get picked on for no reason? The person doing it feels like shit and are taking their own insecurity out on you in order to feed their own ego.
Ever feel the need to date down? Because dating someone rad is too stressful? You’re preserving your ego. We’ve all done this, no one is exempt.
And that’s a pretty dumb thing to do.
That’s the thing, our ego is actually not our “BFF”. It’s actually a pain in the ass. Ours and others.
It limits us. That’s where jealousy, self doubt, arrogance and insecurity come from.
And those attributes aren’t on anybody’s Top 5 List of things to be. Or shouldn’t be at least. Because they’re limiting. They hold us back.
So, the EGO must be checked.
Next time you’re feeling funny about something, not good enough, insecure, what have you; check that shit. Recognize it’s just your ego fucking with you and tell it to take a hike. Nobody needs that shit.
And the next time somebody mouths off with something insulting or stupid, know it’s their own ego, trying to preserve itself and don’t take it to heart. Tell them you’re sorry they feel that way and walk away. Fuck ‘em. By allowing people to hurt you; you’re feeding their ego. Don’t.
So the point of all this is to remember that most of the little things that set us off, or that create stupid problems, are all related to the little fuck known as the ego. That being said, use that knowledge to your advantage. Instead of getting offended or offending someone, chalk it up to ego and ignore it. Abstain. You’ll feel better and you’ll train that bitch to shut the fuck up.
Nobody needs “her” anyway.
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