Care of the Soul
I learned something important yesterday. Anxiety is caused by the gap between your Ideal Self and your Perceived Self. The larger that gap, the more anxiety you feel. Since I have been having so much trouble with panic and a sensation of not being able to breathe, there is something here I need to learn. I have had it backwards. I knew that the goal was to listen to my authentic self and to not let the ego be in charge. But yesterday, I finally had the revelation that what I have been thinking of as ego is in fact my real, perceived self. And what I have been calling my authentic self is actually the ego. I imagine I am not the only one that has been making this mistake. As my teacher was talking to me about this it dawned on me that this real, perceived self is in fact the soul. This ideal self that is so demanding, intent on problem solving, and full of goals is not even real. The ego and the soul are not equal partners. ...