Defenses. They go up automatically when you sense a threat. They can be quite valuable when there is an actual challenge, but what about when you are defending something that does not even exist? What is the ego? It is a pattern of thoughts and behaviors particular to one field of being. It is the part of your individuality that believes it is separate from all others. Yes, at the human level you appear separate, but there is a deeper level where all share the same root-source, like leaves on the tree of life. Why does one leaf need to defend itself from another. Each time you feel your defenses going up, ask, “What is feeling threatened? What am I trying to protect?” The fewer walls you erect, the more fullness and connection you will experience.

You are so very loved.

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