Tag: ego fears

By Kim Hutchinson Separation and Lack Perception: The ego fears being cut off from Source. It feels frightened, vulnerable, powerless, rejected and thoroughly unloved. The ego’s response to this pronounced sense of inferiority is to judge others and to compare its lot in life with theirs. It wants to be sure that it isn’t alone in this ‘cruel’ world so it monitors everyone around it with a wary and suspicious eye. During this process, the ego invariably perceives inequality due to the diversity of life paths. These differences mean there will always be perks and privileges enjoyed by some but not by all. While the soul understands and appreciates the learning opportunities inherent in diversity, the ego finds these differences galling, and so it responds with self-pity and even rage…