Are you in Ego or in Love?

I was doing an exploration of the ego… how do I know when I am working from ego or when I am working from love. Here is what I got:

                                               

The Ego Is:	Love/God is:
Expectant	Trusts and knows
Needs	Allows
Seeks attention	Listens
Judges	Forgives (through being present and in the moment)
Fears	Appreciates
Blames	Guides and acknowledges
Pushes into the world	Receives and embraces the world
Isolates / frenetic	Is clear and smooth
Is disruptive	Is balanced
Disappointment	Acceptance peace and trust
Surviving	Thriving

Ok so now I am in ego, how do I find my way back to love? Here is a quick exercise:

Ask yourself; is it true? Is what I am feeling and the beliefs behind those feelings true? Then give yourself the opportunity to explore the opposite of those feelings as listed on the chart. Then, using the Ho’oponopono model, thank yourself for allowing this belief to seep into your consciousness, forgive yourself for having the belief, and simply love yourself for the gift that your are, and for being the you that is willing to work at this level of evolvement and consciousness.

Comments

[Mark]

Jennifer,
Thank-you for providing a great exercise in awareness.

[kevin]

OMG-I've been in and out of ego my entire life.

[Jennifer McLean]

Kevin, we all have!!

[kevin]

OK thanks, I meant I've been mostly in and didn't realize and now I'm trying to stay out as much as possible. I was taken by the play on words in your post title, since most of the time I thought I was 'in love' I was just 'in ego', and so in the end, a total bummer was had by all.

[Mimi Lenox]

This exercise reminds me of the Course In Miracles philosophy; certainly intertwined. Having the freedom to explore the opposite of positive - and not fear that exploration - is growth indeed. I believe that things sometimes have to be taken to the other extreme (albeit removed) to strike a healthy balance of truth. Seems like Jung and Marianne's Course had a strange meeting of the minds.

Great stuff here. As always.