Category: attachment
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Higher Self or Ego
In my quest to release the ego, there were moments of confusion about who is acting whether my higher self or ego. The clarity came when I began to see the effects of my actions on others. Sometimes, we get lost in the weeds in trying to be act through compassionate, unconditional love, and freeing…
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Becoming Free of Attachments
After giving up my codependency relationships recently, I have come to some insights about becoming free of attachments. I can confidently say that nearly all of our relationships are based in attachment in that they fulfill a need in our life. Relationships based on unconditional love is not based in need that is if we…
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Service to Others through Unconditional Love
Recently, I have been contemplating the concept of service to others. My observation is that most service we give to others are conditional, and based on dependency and attachment. Let me explain. When we say we are helping others, most frequently, we are trying to rescue another through attempting to effect the outcome of that…
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Validating Self Worth through Our Gender
I have observed that we tends to validate our self worth through our gender. This is true for those of us who associate negative feelings with ourselves. We will sometimes test to see if others will notice us. We flirt, make eye contact, or make a comment of interest. Most of these behaviors are innocent,…
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Fear of Letting Go of Ego
I found this great article on “Fear of Letting Go of Ego,” by Gini Grey to share with you below: “The ego is created by the thinking mind. It’s a conglomerate of concepts, perceptions, misperceptions, and people’s projections onto us. It isn’t who we are, yet because we are so thought dominant we think we…
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Learning Surrender
I have been struggling with some emotional hurdles recently over a relationship, and feel completely lost about what to do. As I sat with my girlfriends over dinner sharing stories of love lost, and missed opportunities, I asked my friends what they have done to resolve the pain of grief and loss. One friend told…
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The Counter Nature of Spiritual Practice
When I began my spiritual work during my journey, what I observed about spiritual practice is that it is counter to everything we have been taught and what our egos want. For instance, if we love someone, we must be willing to let them go, what is known as unconditional love. What I have been…
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If You Love Someone, Set Them Free
Today, I learned another great lesson in my life. About a year ago, I met a wonderful male friend who is very much like me. We are like brother and sister, since we have similar parents and upbringing. We spent lots of time outdoors hiking, kayaking, and camping with friends together. My purpose for meeting…
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Illusions Created by Ego
When we suffer from addiction, our egos create illusions in order to continue our addictive behaviors. My addiction is codependency, a form of attachment, that destroyed my marriage and relationships. I suffered from codependency with my partners and others that ultimately destroyed those very relationships. Unfortunately, this is my own truth and reality, and pretty…
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Overcoming Attachment
I have been a codependent all my life, and recently, I have chosen to give it up. Codependency is an addiction no different than drug, alcohol, or sex addiction. Codependency is a form of attachment based on fear and need created by ego. We become codependent caused by our childhood experiences of abuse, abandonment, neglect,…
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