tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post442219324187746246..comments2023-06-11T08:39:54.030+01:00Comments on Lesism - by Les Floyd: The Myths of EgoLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739115391051123334noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-30664110551021038312013-12-10T23:17:54.664+00:002013-12-10T23:17:54.664+00:00_/\_ Thank you for sharing your journey in this w..._/\_ Thank you for sharing your journey in this way. Those of us who survive the depths must continue to talk about it. In doing so, we provide others strength, courage, and an education. You, my dear, do so beautifully. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-82927479500811061692013-12-10T22:20:42.175+00:002013-12-10T22:20:42.175+00:00Nice thought patterns. One Love :-)Nice thought patterns. One Love :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049279527245412974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-19063577179559398442013-11-14T09:51:49.622+00:002013-11-14T09:51:49.622+00:00Interesting that I should stumble upon you on twit...Interesting that I should stumble upon you on twitter and then find my way to this blog. This weekend I was driving home thinking about my potential family break up and the stagnant and destructive mind set I have nurtured for years, keeping me in the darkness for most of my adult life. When the following words entered my head "I need to make a conscious discussion to change" at that very moment a white deer stood in the middle of the road and I had to stop the car. It felt profoundly powerful and significant and I feel/hope that this really is the start of the reprogramming of my mind and the road to consciousness.RickCranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244308504908116157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-86456433217054688292013-09-01T04:48:57.747+01:002013-09-01T04:48:57.747+01:00Hey Les, I had followed you back in 2011. I rememb...Hey Les, I had followed you back in 2011. I remember your posts from back then and what I read now, I understand totally what you mean. We should not have to explain ourselves in such detail as to "not offend" another. What we say should be accepted enough without having to go to the extremes of having to explain ourselves to suit another's opinion. I feel you do just fine the way you are................An "old" twitter friend". <br /><br />~Ranae<br /><br />P.S. I miss our talks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-70789512022365386142013-08-15T18:40:11.402+01:002013-08-15T18:40:11.402+01:00I think you're talking about the super-ego. We...I think you're talking about the super-ego. We couldn't function without an ego. Sadly, too many people grow up in an environment that works against the development of a strong yet flexible ego. Ego-bashing is not helpful. A person with a shaky sense of identity becomes easily possessed by super-ego voices - oppressive inner demands of conscience, picked up from parents or society. Besides, we're a crowd inside, without a strong yet flexible ego to facilitate our conflicting needs, and the occasional grace to surrender to a higher self, it's difficult to live an autonomous life.Ashenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394940341184140915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-25560232947425661682013-04-15T18:40:57.251+01:002013-04-15T18:40:57.251+01:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655926461534975329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-88377171455998482442013-03-15T15:19:47.519+00:002013-03-15T15:19:47.519+00:00Very good post! Very hard to do.Very good post! Very hard to do.A. B. Syedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190226661105906969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-42444471808140905242013-03-09T19:11:47.253+00:002013-03-09T19:11:47.253+00:00Fantastic article! Some people are just not willin...Fantastic article! Some people are just not willing to admit that there is a way that they can help themselves out of the pit that their minds have created for them. You are right that it is "easier to continue to be depressed" because that is the behaviour that they know. Learning to think differently, requires work and effort. Identifying it as the ego mind makes a lot of sense for me. thank you for that connection.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512906763979255587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-85519170944636949322013-03-04T02:10:31.422+00:002013-03-04T02:10:31.422+00:00I see biological correlations...For example:I see ...I see biological correlations...For example:I see a huge link between the known depressant alcohol, & depression...Which tells me that the liver is often involved in depression...But not all who are depressed drink alcohol? I still would look to a liver cleanse as a potential biological thing one could try...Not all liver problems are alcohol related, but I'd put money down that a great majority of depression is...Notwithstanding emotional responses...grovecanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973601186376093274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-54319609127152818042013-03-02T20:39:55.655+00:002013-03-02T20:39:55.655+00:00You're a very inspiration person. You have hel...You're a very inspiration person. You have helped a multitude of people and saved their lives. You put so much heart into your blogs and above all, you've helped me, i'd like to say thank you. I admire you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233006587578564114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-24246872139632618312013-03-02T20:36:01.156+00:002013-03-02T20:36:01.156+00:00You're a very inspirational person, i'd li...You're a very inspirational person, i'd like to say thank you, you've most likely saved a lot of lives and helped a multitude of people through your blogs. I admire you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233006587578564114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-76776556788361395442013-01-25T17:33:48.527+00:002013-01-25T17:33:48.527+00:00Well said! I have been at that point of depression...Well said! I have been at that point of depression but I was on a lot of medication that allowed me to dwell on the negative and deep depression I created. I am so thankful that I did not suceed in ending my life the last time I tried. I love my husband and son so much and am able to talk about how I feel now. I used to bottle it up inside. That is never a good thing. Thanks for sharing your experience, it helps those of us who have gone through similar path.<br /><br />LoriLori Rielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059201945572727086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-81874866409973570892012-09-01T13:43:58.293+01:002012-09-01T13:43:58.293+01:00So many truths so beautifully written Les. Yes, I ...So many truths so beautifully written Les. Yes, I too believe people are victims of suicide and - like you say - they're victims of an ego and sense of self that has turned against them when they're no longer able, or strong enough, to be the master of them. The depressed ego becomes so negatively introspective and self-critical that it can convince a person that they're not worthy of help, so avenues of support and external dialogue get cut off. Convinced that they're beyond help the decline into suicidal thoughts can become almost self-fulfilling. Tomhttp://wineandcrisps.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-79084129583644320322012-08-26T12:32:13.464+01:002012-08-26T12:32:13.464+01:00Great post, Les. I'm currently reading The Pow...Great post, Les. I'm currently reading The Power of Now and this is pretty much what Eckhart Tolle says, in fact his own enlightenment came about suddenly as a result of the same suicidal egoic thinking. The egoic mind resists anything which might diminish it which probably explains the hostility to your tweet. Sandra Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619456126272467803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-40909378555454083822012-08-12T00:08:53.755+01:002012-08-12T00:08:53.755+01:00You said: “It’s that the ego begins to attack us. ...You said: “It’s that the ego begins to attack us. Our own minds effectively turn against us.<br />I’ve described this before as ‘compulsive, critical over-thinking’. It what keeps you awake at night, for hours on end; it’s why, when you look in the mirror, you think you’re ugly”<br /><br />Much of what you said is accurate and given a lot of thought. However, there are different forms of depression. It often comes in the form of a life-script handed to us by those in power when we were children. We absorb their critical projections and it becomes a life fulfilling prophecy. There are also biochemical depression that seems to be genetic. And yes, you may feel filled with wonder and amazement at the moment. But we truly do not have control over much of our environment and others. A loved one could die. You could lose both legs in an accident. And yes, happiness is not life situations but how you choose to respond to them. Life is always in a state of flux. Hopefully you will be able to see the light and stay there. I do wish you much brightnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-90984465718519218602012-08-06T10:02:06.409+01:002012-08-06T10:02:06.409+01:00Thx for sharing. For me it is always a hard subjec...Thx for sharing. For me it is always a hard subject. Have been in a reel deep depression, and get out, and knowledge the ego.<br />The other side, i lost a few young people of suicide, i know that their pain was so great they could not face.Bliksemlichthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818074536953201700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-61126736053550381742012-08-01T22:14:38.896+01:002012-08-01T22:14:38.896+01:00Thank you Les. Written and shared from the heart....Thank you Les. Written and shared from the heart. Your words have helped me to understand a close friend who is going through her days waiting for 'it' to shift. 'Doing' so much and yet remaining in the same place. I often feel it is like a comforter blanket to her. I have experienced depression and know that place where there is no light inside, the flame has diminished. Today I am blessed with living in a very alive wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-80979328082384670902012-08-01T22:04:01.145+01:002012-08-01T22:04:01.145+01:00Spot on Susannah - that resonated with me.Spot on Susannah - that resonated with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-41281614786141633052012-07-17T05:21:49.119+01:002012-07-17T05:21:49.119+01:00I admire your courage. Depression is personal, and...I admire your courage. Depression is personal, and yet universal. I believe that talking about it helps to difuse it's power. Hearing stories of another person's success gives others hope. I was there years ago, and am happy to say I got past it, but it's not something you forget.Tammy J. Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-28401092537071604332012-07-11T19:14:59.143+01:002012-07-11T19:14:59.143+01:00Great topic and clearly written, thank you Lee. I ...Great topic and clearly written, thank you Lee. I think the "ego" of which you write of has been cultivated for quite sometime within our culture. Fortunes have been attained by those who have sold the "self", groomed the "ego",leaving countless debilitated. There are true physiological contributors originating in ones own genetics, much like those that culminate in diabetes. Depression culminates in the nagging, exacerbating, ill "ego", and if left unchecked eventually kills, that is the message and warning. Great topic, thanks!panthercreekcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897904465810923550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-56604904231253766482012-07-05T16:39:21.061+01:002012-07-05T16:39:21.061+01:00This is helping me soooooo much... So very needed....This is helping me soooooo much... So very needed. Thank you. Brilliant post Les. ((hug you))Jill (aka odditblue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08248154210279677541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-29736622619089088662012-06-25T21:06:40.043+01:002012-06-25T21:06:40.043+01:00Hiya!
What a lovely post and heart-touching blog....Hiya!<br /><br />What a lovely post and heart-touching blog. <br /><br />In my view, the sub-conscious mind, aka Ego etc., records absolutely everything. It's a collection of mental movies that can be helpful; ie: picturing where I left my car keys, but it has nothing to do with the present moment.<br /><br /> I have a quick exercise to show it as it is: close your eyes, make a picture of a black cat, ask yourself, "Who is looking at the picture of the cat?" <br />When one discovers that he/she is looking at the picture and furthermore, that he/she made the picture, the rest falls into line.<br /><br />We are the creators of our own universe-the writer, star and director. We can chose to be in the moment, create a new future or let the past absorb us. It's all up to us. <br /><br />The secret to happiness, that you've found, is that being in the moment puts the sub-conscious mind into its proper place-as a tool we can use instead of letting it use us.<br /><br />All the Very Best,<br /><br />SusannahSusannah Morganhttp://susannahmorganbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-75038038536101706982012-06-22T20:34:45.446+01:002012-06-22T20:34:45.446+01:00You are very right about the dangers of unchecked ...You are very right about the dangers of unchecked ego. I read a study which stated that ego was originally a survival mechanism which told early humans to be cautious, to look for signs of danger like panther tracks or for enemy tribes. As we’ve evolved so has ego only not to our benefit. With every leap in our cognitive evolution it becomes more important that we gain control over ego. Eckhart Tolle’s, A New Earth was the first book which started me on the road ego management. I’m able to clear my mind now because of that book. The other benefit of managing ego is that you no longer believe you need the things that ego told you you needed in order to be a viable human. Ego is a consumer while the self can find peace in simplicity. <br />As always, thank you Les for your thought provoking blog.<br />Blessings,<br />eeormeeeormehttp://www.eeorme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-12272987147368878492012-06-22T19:27:40.554+01:002012-06-22T19:27:40.554+01:00I totally agree with this article, very profound a...I totally agree with this article, very profound and to the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-71039380245767967162012-06-17T15:06:36.685+01:002012-06-17T15:06:36.685+01:00Good post. Your ideas ring true with my own experi...Good post. Your ideas ring true with my own experiences and thinking.Jeff Fariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311004609431680032noreply@blogger.com