Shadow Work Series #6 - Ego Is the GPS—Not the Driver

Let’s clear something up: your ego isn’t the enemy. The ego gets a bad rap in spiritual spaces. People act like it's some evil twin you have to silence or “kill off” to become enlightened. But here’s the truth—your ego isn’t bad. It’s just not supposed to be driving the damn car. Your ego, at its core is simply the outline of who you are as an individual being in a universe of countless other beings, all connected on an energetic, societal, cultural and familial level, but still separate. It was built to illustrate both your similarities with others and your differences and what you bring to the story. Not everyone has the same role. It was also built to keep you safe, to define boundaries. But safe isn’t always aligned. And it’s definitely not always true. Your ego is the internal GPS programmed by your past experiences, traumas, and social conditioning. It tells you how to survive, how to avoid rejection, how to stay comfortable. But left unchecked, it’ll reroute you away...