Ego

" Your ego is a roadblock

rise above yourself .....

and witness

.... wonders. "

                             - Hafiz

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I have come to realize

That I am often the greatest barrier

To my hopes and dreams

That self that does not value enough

and wallows in feelings of inadequacy

is no more to blame than that self

that is myopic and can think only of its

own perspective

both a sense of self that is too low

and too high

are a form of arrogance

both pulling attention to “me”

and exaggerating what should be expected

what can be expected

some mornings the best thing I can do

is simply breathe

accept the gift that is me

and open my arms, my heart, my mind, my soul

to the wonders of this new day