In the last installment of the blog we defined ego. In this installment, I’d like to dive a little deeper into ego, examining what I call the “little i,” and “the big I.”
So, the little i is part of the ego, and in addition to being attached to things like possessions, social status, etc., ego can also be that negative self-talk that we’ve got going on, and also things like worry and fear have an attachment to ego — that little i.
Then there’s the big I, which is kind of what I refer to as our eternal self, or our consciousness. It can be referred to as the soul, energy, or something similar, it really depends on what you’ve studied and what you’ve learned growing up.
The thing is, no matter what’s going on in the physical world, the big I is like, “Yeah, I’m good. Even with all this stuff I’m experiencing as a human being … I’m still good.” This is consciousness and it’s with us — always.
Now, the human part of existing as a human being may not feel alright at all. It might be experiencing extreme fear, stress or worry — about the future, the past — and all this stuff that the ego throws at us is DISTRACTION from being in the present moment. That’s not to say it’s unimportant, or that we should delegitimize it, what we experience, what we feel, what we think. We want to acknowledge it. We want to honor it, and we also don’t want to be slave to it.
If this resonates, it’s a good idea to check in with yourself throughout the day to see if you are coming from a place of little i or big I. That said, there’s no need for judgment if you find yourself stuck in ego. Just hit the reset button and move toward consciousness when you find yourself there.
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