The Ego and Self: On Having the Last Word
By: Will Joel Friedman, Ph.D.
What a shinning gem to discover this story! All the essential dynamics of the right-wrong game are here on grand display—the fixations, positions, power struggle, opinions, one-up and one-down hierarchical structure, arrogant false pride and misperceptions. While it takes two to tango, the ego’s game is unveiled by its growing impatience, reactivity and inflexibility. Reality’s trump card comes soon enough, revealing how the ego has nothing and, if it wishes to survive, must surrender. Carl G. Jung brilliantly observed, “There is a point at which the ego turns and bows to the Self.”
© 2009 by Will Joel Friedman, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
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Keywords:
ego and self
Tags:
Ego
Divorce
Mindfulness
Self Improvement
Psychology
Ego Psychology
created: 5/17/2009 8:53:12 PM | last modified: 9/2/2010 4:24:50 AM