Posted in Questions on Jun 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Self-Torture is a Big Love Affair
A friend of mine recently commented that her ego hated a recent video someone had taken of her. An hour later, in a book I am reading the author addressed self-abuse – “We would never let people treat others the way we treat ourselves.”
The author went on to say that [...]
Posted in Questions on Mar 23rd, 2009 3 Comments »
Critical Bitching from Pocket Parents
Years ago, when visiting friends in Boston, I wandered into a toy store and found a set of “pocket parents.” Each pocket parent was about the size of a pack of cigarettes and came with five buttons, but no battery.
With the battery installed, I could push a button on “Mom” and [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Dec 4th, 2008 4 Comments »
Give THE GIFT of Honest Feedback
We’re in the midst of the gift-giving season. As we wander the malls, the boutiques and the Internet looking for those perfect gifts, let’s not forget one of the gifts that serves the soul – honest feedback.
Superego, inner critic and self-esteem issues can inhibit us from providing valuable feedback to [...]
Posted in Perceptions on May 6th, 2007 No Comments »
No one is an island.
We live in an interdependent environment. Our planet’s biosphere is an interdependent network of forces in constant flux. Our planet’s stability relies on the interdependence of forces in our solar system and galaxy.
It seems that the only place the idea of independence lives is in the human egoic mind. The independence [...]
Posted in Perceptions on Apr 11th, 2007 2 Comments »
Last night at a group I attend regularly, the topic of the superego came up again. The superego or inner critic is a part of our ego structure whose sole purpose in an adult is to maintain the status quo.
This is not good news for someone who is finally figuring out that in order to [...]
