More about THE EGO BUBBLE

The ego bubble, I define as the thing I build up to bolster and protect myself and then it gets in my own way. I like to think of the car as an extension of the ego bubble.

Compare for example walking to driving.

In a car I have metal glass doors surrounding me as I move through the world. I can regulate the music and the temperatures. I am in charge!  When driving I am encased in my world transporting it all with me.

When I walk it seems I'm more likely to let go and absorb the surroundings and watch humans and hear their stories or just observe the changing shadows or light on a building.

I love to go to the grocery store when I am really low because I immediately absorb the environment. I watch the humans and their kids and I glance at what they buy, I look at produce and get ideas. I tend to get out of my own way and go home smiling.

Our market is PRICERITE known as SHOPRITE in other areas. The high end grocery stores make me angry. I avoid them!

When my head is spinning with emotion the (fulcrum) walks are fantastic for achieving balance. This is just more language for how I talk about this stuff.

I think our society fosters the ego bubble because we can be manipulated to BUY MORE STUFF. The ego car society versus community and physical+mental health fostered by walking.

When dealing with people I have to figure out how not to put up walls and maneuver gracefully through the complexities of the personalities and realize it's not always about me.

It's like stockade fencing or the solid nylon wall! I wouldn't want to be in a yard with solid walls.  Even most prison yards have walls you can see through.  A picket fence is permeable but yes I might see some unpleasant things occasionally. I think it's worth it. Prison is the perfect metaphor.