March 24, 2009Reader Discussion ~ How do you know if you’re having an egoic reaction?

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How do you know if you’re having an egoic reaction to something? Some of the signs for me are a compelling desire to compare, prove myself right and dominate.

Wanting to understand what sent me into an egoic reaction is not an egoic reaction. But blaming the trigger for my own reaction is.

This discussion is based on my new Meryl’s Sharable Parable on ego management Half Glass’s Egoic Adventures: A lesson in labels, perspectives and identity.

Thanks for you input.

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  1. [...] The parable opens some questions for Reader Discussion. How do you know when you’re having and egoic reaction? That discussion is here. [...]

    Pingback by A PowerPhrase a Week » This Week in the World ~ Classes, Who’s Crazy? — March 24, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

  2. Meryl,
    Once again, you have creatively and succinctly captured great concepts in fabulous story form. The messages are rich with discovery, about self and others.
    Excellent!
    Claudia

    Comment by Claudia Busch Lee — March 25, 2009 @ 12:00 pm

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