| If you look up the word ectomy you come | | | | think about you is of no real use to you in any |
| across a definition that tells you that the suffix | | | | shape or form. To realize that it is only a |
| "ectomy" often used in medicine, means to | | | | hindrance from truly living out the life of |
| remove. Then with further research you find that | | | | "we"-llness. |
| the word Ego is a Latin word meaning "I". | | | | Incredibly enough it is also of very valuable |
| I have had some very personal and real | | | | mention that the only difference between illness |
| experiences that I would not wish upon even my | | | | and wellness is one prefix. The letter "I" being |
| worst enemy. It is through these experiences | | | | replaced by the letters "We". |
| that I have come to the realization that I have | | | | It is this realization that has lead my meditations. |
| undergone an ego ectomy. | | | | It is truly amazing the freeness of myspirit that I |
| In other words I am no longer the sum-total of | | | | encounter. It is as though I am detached from |
| the total thoughts and opinions of anyone else. I | | | | the being I used to be, caught up in what others |
| am my own person. I am me, the true me full of | | | | may think and worrying about my reputation as a |
| mindfulness and serenity. | | | | community member, to one of realization that I |
| I have realized that I am no longer attached to | | | | am truly not the person that everyone thinks I |
| the meaning of me as it were to others. I am not | | | | am. That I am of more substance and depth. |
| the person who anyone else thinks I am. "I" is | | | | That I live this life only to serve and help others |
| removed from my current consciousness and it is | | | | realize their potential to be as great as I feel. |
| replaced by " We". The "We" is the culmination of | | | | To be awakened if only for a moment to the |
| the mind, body and spirit driven by the pure | | | | truth of life, the meaning of existence and the |
| essence of doing good and becoming a channel | | | | virtue of reality. |
| for the higher consciousness and the good of all. | | | | This friends is an ego-ectomy. The true |
| I have had the " I" removed from my awareness | | | | awareness of life, Love and meaning. It is the |
| as a direct result of the learning experiences that | | | | most important and life changing awareness of all |
| have led me to where I am today. It is a | | | | that is. |
| sobering place to be in. To realize that what folks | | | | |