Our ego is a little devil we all have inside which keeps us from achieving much more. It’s the voice which sabotages us when we least expect it and which keeps the doors of opportunity closed temporarily or indefinitely. While the angel of love leads us to let go of our ego and help others, the little devil which is our ego grinds us down into the ground.
The angel of love encourages us to give much more of ourselves knowing that being useful is the best way to receive our just reward. The little devil which is our ego provokes us to put our interests above those of others keeping us stuck in the mud of poverty and scarcity instead of freeing ourselves into a universe of abundance and prosperity.
The angel of love cheers us on to work justly and honestly knowing that everything in life is
like a boomerang and, what goes around, comes around. The little devil which is our ego does only what suits us in the moment without thinking of the cost and the consequences our actions will have on others.
From the time we are small, we are taught to read, to write, to add and subtract. We are told this knowledge will make us “better people” and, to some extent it does. A person who can read opens a world of opportunity. A person who writes has the power to leave a path based on his or her own experience. A person who can add and subtract can make sure others don’t take advantage of his ignorance.
As we acquire basic knowledge, our little devil, which is our ego, begins to grow. We can 
mistakenly think we have all the answers of life. We can imagine we have the tools which make us “better” or more “apt” than others. In reality, knowledge as such only permits us to see the world from another perspective.
We all come into this world with an opportunity and a challenge. Our opportunity is to create a world full of color or our own little world of terror. Our challenge is to maintain the little devil which is our ego in check as we let our angel of love flower and grow each day gaining power.
Our ego is like the ballast in the bottom of a boat. A certain amount of counterweight is necessary to give stability to the vessel and assure it can navigate the oceans of uncertainty and doubt. Nevertheless, too much weight will make the boat heavy with 
burden, unable to manage the changing times which lurk on the horizon.
Our ego is like a layer of skin which can hide incredible beauty we have inside showing only an evil side which lacks substance and integrity. Taking away this layer of skin is painful and similar to the radical transformation of a unremarkable caterpillar into beautiful butterfly. In order to be great, in every sense of the word, we must first cross the chasm of temptation which emanates from this little devil we have inside and let the little angel of love take control to ultimately rise like a phoenix from the ashes of despair to find our very own way of inner peace and repair.
∞ Rob McBride ∞
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