Is
our ego running a con?
Once
we consciously make a decision to step out of our current box and into a
new one our ego is forced to change its tactics. It can no longer stop us
from choosing out of the box because we are already out. Now we can expect
our ego to try to con us back into the old box.
Once we have truly made a committed BEING
choice, our new reality must manifest. It’s the law! So, if we have
actually chosen, we can expect one of the following three things to show
up in our lives:
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We will have seen
positive evidence of our new BEING choice, a manifestation of sorts.
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Our ego will be upset
and reacting by kicking up a fuss in its attempt to get us back into our
old box.
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Or we will have seen
the positive evidence, but our ego will still be giving us a hard time,
telling us the results are not good enough.
Our
ego will know we have had a manifestation and that we should be
celebrating, but in its last ditch effort to get us back into the old box,
our ego will do its best to convince us that nothing has really changed –
our BEING commitment really didn’t work.
In
other words, if everything is normal for us at this point in the game (at
this stage in our transformation process) our ego will be running a con.
Mr.
“Yeah, but…”
For
instance, our ego might acknowledge our success and then say. ‘Yeah, we have had some success, but our goal was to get to New York, and
we didn’t really get all the way there!’
‘Yeah, we got tomatoes, but they are not ripe.’
‘Yeah, we reached our goal, but it was just a fluke. We can’t do it again’
An
appropriate name for our ego at this time might be Mr. “Yeah but…” What is
our ego telling us? It is important that we share this with the people in
our support system about what our ego is attempting to con us with. When
we share what cons our ego is trying on us with others we may discover
that their ego is running a con but it may not be the same as ours.
We
will want to compare ego cons and make a list. By making a list, each
member of our support group will be able to see some other ways egos might
be hoping to sabotage our most recent success.
What
is our ego’s con?
If we
have truly made a BEING commitment and have something to celebrate, our
ego will be belittling that success. It wants to convince us that our win
was insignificant and maybe even a fluke. It is important that we be able
to step back and observe ego’s antics at this stage of the game. Our
attitude about our win will improve significantly if we can smile at our
ego’s attempted con.
One
of the most useful tools for dealing with our ego’s con is our
participation in a Powerpact. I have discussed the topic of Powerpacts in
edition 34 of this newsletter. There is a link to past issues just under
my name at the end of this message. I would encourage you to look at that
edition for more information on Powerpacts.
Other
helpful tools are, understanding how to quiet mind chatter and the use of
the Power Pause to replace fear thoughts. These are topics that I plan to
discuss in future newsletters.
