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Originally Posted by tone3jaguar

I agree, the actual meaning of ego is who you believe you are in this world. This guy has an ego, that guy has an ego? I think a while back people started confusing the words arrogance and ego and somehow ego got tagged as an appropriate adjective to describe arrogant people.

Am I arrogant? Depends on what side of the desk you are sitting on. If the observer of my style of communication does not agree with the message then the perception is that I am arrogant. However, if the observer agrees with the message then the perception is that I am valiant.

Do I spend any significant time worrying about which way the perceptions are going? No I do not. I learned a long time ago that focusing on how one is being judged by others is a complete waste of time and muddies the waters of intuition.

People should say what ever they feel they need to say. If it ruffles feathers than so be it. No one ever changed anything for the better by playing it safe and walking on egg shells all of the time.

With all due respect Tone...and I mean nothing harmful here..that is the ego talking.

Only the ego would be concerned with the idea of something being Valiant or Arrogant.

Only the ego would be concerned with perceptions.

Everyone should be able to voice their opinion. The concern lies in where it is coming from...is it being driven by the ego..or the true self.
Is it coming from a place of anger or fear? if it is, then my guess is it's coming from the ego.

By no means do I put myself above my own ego, as it has lashed out in anger before...I battle with it every day...the trouble lies in the Truth and Kowing within us...is that what we are conveying...or are we being driven by ego?

Here is an article on
Ego - The False Center

http://deoxy.org/egofalse.htm

It's very well written, and there are many others to check out. We could all use a good ego check..I admit I can