The Relevance Of Now
The Relevance Of Now
Releasing the Emotional Source Of Stress
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Feeling that quandary of, “but what if”, and then, wham... It’s remarkable how easily a thought or false narrative creates emotional stress and limits creative abilities and relationships. Understanding the source of the thought, belief, or false narrative that created and enabled that quandary begins with of all things, understanding the ego and how its protective nature was engendered.
Join William and Michael as they identify the source; the where, the how, and why the ego was created; and then, move on into taking that awareness and understanding into an exercise of releasing the emotional charge associated with the quandary. It’s all about understanding the ego’s limiting nature and walking out and away from its hold.
Hello and welcome to the Relevance of Now with William Linville. My name is Michael O'Connell. I'm here with William.
Speaker 2Hi Will, hey Michael, how are you buddy?
Speaker 1Excellent. How are you?
Speaker 2I'm doing great, my good friend, absolutely great.
Speaker 1One of your clients wrote in and asked us more about the ego, understanding the ego and how to handle it. And when it comes to the ego, how would you define it?
Speaker 2The ego starts with the first three perceptions that came with your body. The ego starts with the first three perceptions that came with your body Pain is bad, comfort is good, the point of life is to be undisturbed. Then what happened? The ego went into protection mode, protecting you from anything that was uncomfortable and during that process and anything that created any sort of pain mental, physical or emotional. And then it jumped in and this is where it becomes dicey, because you started making all these decisions based on the ego that this person's this, that person's, that, this kind of situation's good, this kind of situation's bad, based on everything that you've witnessed in a body on a planet. And when you started making all these decisions from your upbringing, from an infant and even third trimester in the womb, being wanted, not wanted, picking up on all the stuff that your mother was going through and your father was going through as well, and making all these decisions about reality, it all started at these times.
Speaker 2And then you come of age. Maybe you're a toddler, maybe your parent gets, loses their patience and yells at you on and on. Well, you created all these beliefs, belief systems and thought forms around I'm a good baby, I'm a bad baby, I'm a good person, bad person, uh, I'm a problem. I'm lovable, not lovable, wanted, not wanted.
Speaker 2And all this stuff that you started creating the ego, all these belief systems like if I make a noise, I'll be in trouble, if I do this, and I do that and not this, and not that it means I'm bad. Well, that's when the ego started taking control over you and over your life. You would pick up on things that were going on around. Maybe you're sitting in an airport and your mother's afraid of flying. Well, you start making decisions that flying is dangerous or scary, and you're making decisions based on what you're observing rather than what's really going on. And then you start creating beliefs around money, about there's never enough, depending on what it was like in your household where you started creating a belief system which is creating an ego, because all belief systems, they are all facets of the ego. None of them involve your knowing of what is the ego.
Speaker 1None of them involve your knowing of what is Ever since you shared with me about this definition of the ego and how it was created from. Pain is bad, comfort is good and the point of life is to be undisturbed. I see how in my life I've seen and see how often my impulse to do is related to protection.
Speaker 2Totally.
Speaker 1And then the other complicated thing about creating these beliefs is they can be complex because they conflict each other.
Speaker 2They do big time.
Speaker 1That, oh, you know, maybe I think this is good, but this is bad, and so then I don't do anything.
Speaker 2And you kind of freeze.
Speaker 1And that's the other part of the ego is suppression from trying to feel bad.
Speaker 2Exactly Whatever that means for you.
Speaker 1Right.
Speaker 2Because that's when we're talking about befriending the ego. The ego is not your enemy, but it's also not your master not your master.
Speaker 1Well, let's go into that. So we understand that all of us grow up when we are not even aware and we are creating beliefs, we're creating fears. Uh, this is good, this is bad. We've start defining everything outside of us as good or bad, or even inside of us, our own internal thoughts, as good or bad, and so that occurs. And what do?
Speaker 2you mean by befriending that? Well, when you really look at it, you step back for a moment, you take a breath, just put your hand on your heart and bring your consciousness there, and I want you to look at the ego for what the ego is. It's, on the average, from the third trimester in the womb to about four years old. That's where all the main parts of the ego were formed. So I want you to step back, take a breath, bring your consciousness right through the heart. Let's even put the ego out in front of you so you can see that three-year-old little self running around or frozen, either way, where you can have compassion for that little child who was doing the best they could with what they had and what they knew to be true. And just taking a breath, stepping back. And now let's bring that child, put him on your lap.
Speaker 2Let's ask them why are you so afraid? What are you so afraid of? Is it not getting enough attention? Is it fear of being forgotten? Is it fear of disappearing into a crowd? What is that little you really wanting? What is it that we can give them a big, giant embracement, letting them know that, honestly, everything is okay?
Speaker 2Let's have compassion for that little child. But now, as an adult self, what do you want to share with that child? How about we start with hey, you know what, it's really okay. Look, we made it. Hey, it's really safe. Look, nothing der it. Hey, it's really safe. Look, nothing derogatory happened to us. We're still breathing. Hey, look, congratulations, we don't have to live that way anymore. And this is where we start to embrace it and that little part of yourself, and start to bring it to current age.
Speaker 2Let's even take it a step further. Let's welcome forth our entourage, the angelic, archangelic, innocent host realms, to embrace you and to embrace that child, and let's ask them to take that child by the hand, take them out to play and then to make a full transition to the sun, to be repolarized for the good of all humanity, never to return. And now let's welcome back all of our energy, all of our power, all of our soul fragmentations, welcoming it all back to yourself, cleared and purified, welcoming it all back to yourself, cleared and purified, and just take a breath, letting absolutely everything, everything, everything be okay right now for that child, feeling all of your energy, all of your power coming back to yourself right now. If the issue is about being overlooked for a promotion.
Speaker 2Let's let that child know hey, it's really okay, this is not the only job on the planet, it's only temporary. But you're taking your power back to where none of this stuff has any hold, nor any power above or upon yourself anymore. And now sending that child home to the sun to be polarized for the good of all humanity, never to return, coming back into yourself, and how's that feel? What does that feel like Within and through yourself? And how's that feel what?
Speaker 1does that feel like within and through yourself?
Speaker 2Free air and lighter, exactly. It's not awesome.
Speaker 1It is. I saw a video of a woman who she made the Olympics in track and field and in the marathon and she ended up coming in seventh. And when she got through the finish line she got on her knees and was sobbing because she was so sad and she said a voice came to her and said something to the effect of great job, you know, look at where you were four years ago and then you're exactly where you want to be at the Olympics. And it just changed her whole perspective because her old ego misperception was I lost.
Speaker 2Yeah, but she didn't.
Speaker 1Right. She made the Olympics. That was her dream, and then of all the people in the world on that day finished and she did her best.
Speaker 2And pulling it through, which is awesome.
Speaker 1And how do we know we're in our ego?
Speaker 2Because I want you to be aware of how emotional you're becoming. I want you to be aware how separate from your body and stuck in the headspace that you are. Then I want you to close your eyes, focus your eyes towards your third eye, bringing and putting your hand on your heart and, as you're putting your hand on your heart, just really starting to feel you to what you feel like not what you think, but what you feel. These are telltale signs of how. Number one, to get out of the ego. Number two, to find out for yourself that you're in the ego, and then asking yourself, especially when it involves others, is what they're doing dangerous? Is it harmful? How is it affecting myself? Does it affect myself? You're going to find the answer is definitely not. How's that feeling for you?
Speaker 1Vibrant.
Speaker 2Exactly how much freer. Just you know, right here, right now, can you just take a breath and feel you now? No pressure, no force, because when you're feeling pressured, when you're feeling stressed, you know that's the ego coming at you and trying to hijack you but the shoulds or shouldn'ts, or kind of what is supposed to is ought to do's, have to do's, and even questioning yourself why does anything have to be or go a certain way, right?
Speaker 1yeah, so we know we're in our ego, especially when we're feeling very emotionally charged and stuck totally. And so with that little child, you put that child and its emotions outside of you. Yes, and anytime we're really looking to move beyond the ego, we can do that at any time.
Speaker 2Anytime at all.
Speaker 1Is there something else you'd like to share about? You know, befriending the ego as we move forth in our day-to-day life in order to assist us to flourish and feel our true self. Yes, and our true expression.
Speaker 2Yes, most definitely. So let's honor that. The ego is doing the best it can with what it has to work with. It's doing the best it can from what has been taught, what has been told, all the emotion that was put into forming it in the first place. But now I want you to take another breath, ah, a nice deep sigh, just recognizing for yourself how far you've come from beyond the ego and those children that now you get to turn around and share with them. What is now, where they're no longer running in circles affecting your life stream and having all this energy, all this power, all this discord within itself, to where now you're able to redirect those children into what works now, not still running around like a three, four, five-year-old or even two-year-old at times. And then you give it a hug, you embrace it, you let it know hey, you're safe now. Look, we made it. We no longer need that to be a part of our life anymore, Mind, body or yourself.
Importance of Living in the Present
Speaker 1It's no longer complimenting us to feel our loving presence, feel what gives us joy. Yeah, exactly, discern things through life and there's so much more for us, uh, beyond these old, chosen beliefs or in created behaviors right sweet, wonderful william. Well, thank you for that clarity on befriending the ego, understanding it and befriending it, and thank you all for joining us. This is the Relevance of Now with William Linville. Please click subscribe. Join us next time, namaste.
Speaker 2William Linville Namaste. Thank you.