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Old 01-22-2009, 04:14 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by geekchic9 View Post
In fact, just typing that previous sentence helped me see a question that I haven't asked myself yet: Enough of what? And to whom would I be enough? Who are these people I want to please, and why aren't they satisfied?

The answer just hit me: It is to my ego that I am not enough. And if I am enough, I would have no need for my ego, and it would disappear. The fight for being enough is really a fight for my ego's survival. In fact, if I recognize that I am inherently enough, my ego may be destroyed.
Along with straysweeper, I'd like to say, thanks for sharing this terrific insight. For me, there's nothing cooler than a wise and timely question that opens a new understanding, just by asking it.

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