Discerning the Ego Vs. The Soul

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Earlier today, I watched an owl 🦉get chased by a crow in the air. It was fascinating to watch because the owl was taking its time going around in circles to avoid the crow while the crow was flying faster from edge to edge — but couldn’t catch up with the soft circles of the owl. The owl was flying calmly, trusting the outcome that (perhaps) the crow will eventually get too tired of exerting all their energy and give up. I’m not sure how it ended; they flew too far for me to see.

But it reminded me of our soul (owl) verse the ego/shadow (crow) part of ourselves. Lately, I’ve come around to the realization that the frantic within is caused by the chaos we experience that was/is unsettling that we have yet to heal from. Wounds can do that when we lack to work through them fully; the ego takes over to ensure the shadows stay hidden and in power. And does a pretty stellar job of it, if I do say so myself. After all, it can be layers deep.

It’s not until we question why we react the way we do, not until we question why we think, believe, and do what we do that we realize we’re in our own way. ☝️ And if our thoughts and actions are coming from fear/pain, it sure as hell is only creating more issues.

The last few days, I’ve been overwhelmed, so I asked myself why I was reacting that way… only to figure out that it’s still my ego/pain running…