Many people who are on a spiritual journey become cautious about moving forward in bigger ways because they do not wish to “fall into ego”. We wish to address this today.

The ego likes to feel that it is in charge. It is not a part of you that needs eradicating but you do need to understand it and its needs. It is simply self interested and needs to feel important, much like a toddler. Because it is so focused on self, it naturally feeds separation.

It will seek separation by making itself more important than others, and also by separating you from your highest life expression because it fears it will stop being important if you take big steps forward. It tries to dissuade you from taking those big steps forward through the use of fear and doubt. The ego very much likes everything to stay the same and to have a sense of control.

Do you see? You are just as much in ego (separation) by denying your dreams as you are by having an inflated sense of self. It can be helpful to recognize the ego can be a growth detector. If it is going off in fear and doubt you must be onto something big and empowering. It would not be making a peep if it were not so.

The way around this is to simply let your ego self know it is important and will never be left behind. It is an essential part of your human experience, just not a part of you that is fully qualified to lead the way. That job is best left to the knowingness of your inner wise one.

Just as you would treat a small child with separation anxiety, reassure it and lovingly guide it forward. By doing so you can lead with love and inclusion and follow where your heart leads you embracing all parts of you, which will open the door to the discovery of your highest, most authentic life expression. ~Archangel Gabriel through Shelley Young