The Fourth Fear Reflex

Fawn. Not a baby deer. It’s the fourth fear reflex. Fight, flight, freeze are the more popular adjectives to describe the reaction and action sequence of offensive and defensive strategy in response to fear. But what about fawn? This one is the most servile, it’s stealth and often goes completely unnoticed because it’s seen as…

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Bad Ego

Who made the ego bad? What kind of bullshit is that? I know the ego isn’t ‘Glinda the Good Witch’; it doesn’t arrive with a wand, fairy wings and grant wishes. But if you sat down and shared tea and sympathy with your ego it would confess that it’s just trying to support you. Thwarted…

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Soul & Ego Personality

‘But I still have a personality’, I looked at my healer incredulous, crestfallen. I’ve done all this spiritual work and hundreds of healing sessions and I.still.have.a.personality. We need to get rid of this fucker’. She looked at me weirdly, shocked. I thought that being ‘spiritual’ meant that I talk in monotone, stare straight ahead, don’t…

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