I am aware many times every day that I am listening to the louder voice in my mind. That it speaks first, and quite forcefully, is only part of its appeal. It’s familiarity and the way in which it convinces me that I AM RIGHT, in far too many encounters with others, seduces me again and again. It mesmerizes me, in fact. But I am making progress! My ego isn’t the whole of me. I am certain of this. But it claims my full attention when it can. Fortunately, I have learned to take an occasional deep breath, to pause before speaking, and to seek[...]
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