The Human Ego is an interesting thing, Whenever we take offense, pride, feel jealous or almost any one of our other negative emotions, we aren't truly being who we are, we are actually acting out the motions for our egos. The majority of us are so intertwined with our egos, we can't separate our real emotions from those begin controlled by the ego within us. Parting with our egoic emotions isn't something that is easy, it takes time and energy to change our habits, but we should all strive to get to this point because when we are able to see clearly, and be ourselves instead of our ego counterparts then we can truly shine and be the people we ought to be.

Think about a situation where you believe you acted 'not like yourself' possibly you took offense to something and said or did something you later regretted. Was that truly YOU doing those things? I bet it wasn't, it was your ego taking control and guiding your actions. The one thing that our egos are always striving for is for ownership. It is greedy and wants everything and anything it can get, it wants to be the best because then it will be better then other people. So when someone puts you down, or when you lose to someone else, your ego gets hurt and it can act irrationally. Going back to that situation you didn't act like yourself, think about how you could have handled the situation differently, now think about what the outcome would be if you had done that? go through a bunch of 'simulations' in your mind until you find the path that truly calls you, if you find it, then you know you've found how you should handle the situation next time. Make sure there is no negative emotions attached to this outcome! So the next time you find yourself in a similar situation, take control of your ego and follow the path you have laid out. This is learning from your mistakes, we all must 'live and learn' so to speak.

Keep on practicing this technique and soon enough you'll find yourself handling new situations the "right" way for you, and you'll soon put that ego back up on the shelf. But do not get comfortable because your ego will always be with you and it will always be trying to take possession of anything it can. So please, try not to let it take possession of your emotions anymore. Think, then act and succeed in life.

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