#524 – What happens when you block your True Self's expression?

In times of political polarization, many creators (including me) may hesitate to take a stance––because, what if they (we) offend someone who feels differently?

Of course, that's just the Ego, saying, "if someone doesn't accept you, it's total ruin, death, obliteration."

All day long I've been avoiding writing this piece. Maybe I have "writer's block," I thought.

No. What happened was that, in its obsession to protect me from ruin, my Ego had blocked my capacity to write unless I could guarantee no one would be offended.

This morning, between bench-press sets at the gym, I understood what my Ego'd gotten wrong. My ACIM lesson yesterday was, "Only my condemnation injures me." I realized that if I don't accept my thoughts, that's me condemning me. If I want to speak up or write about something but fear I'll be rejected for doing it, that's me (my Ego) rejecting me. I am condemning myself, locking my True Self behind bars.

To free my Self, I need to say what's true for me. Others may "condemn" me if they don't like it, but other people's attack thoughts can't hurt me.

"Yes, but what about the jobs?" my Ego asks. "Who'd hire you if they knew who you really are and what you really think?"

"Ok," I respond, because I know my Ego only cares about material resources, which jobs and money pertain to.

Here I have a choice to make: what's most important to me? Preserving my True Self's truth? Or meeting my Ego's need for material safety?

I could side with the Ego, but what would that cost my True Self?

Where will you stop self-censoring, once you realize what others think does nothing to you?

Love,

Carolina