Navigating the Fine Line Between Confidence and Ego

Communication means, and is based on, the sharing of what is common. If we relate to others, aware of the true self and of the true other, then there will always be harmony and deep communication. If we are able to focus on what is real and true and durable, see the self as a spiritual being going through a human experience, we can separate from the 'unreal' in ourselves.

- KEN O'DONNELL

We are all born with an 'ego', that is a sense of self, but confidence is something that we develop. We may develop it early if we have parents who continually inspire and support us, or we may develop confidence as we begin to acquire talents and skills and find success in using them. When that confidence becomes imbued with the false sense of self, then what is experienced by others is arrogance, and often termed 'ego'. A false sense of self is one whereby my worth is measured by my accomplishments, titles, and roles that I play in the physical world. The true sense of self is the awareness of the consciousness, the soul, and is not made of the physical elements. That is when we can be said to be living in spiritual awareness.