Ego

I've lately been thinking about ego. There are several definitions for the word but the one that strikes closest to home is "self-esteem, self-image, self-importance." This week my ego experienced an equal amount of stroking and pounding. It's funny how that can happen. Maybe the stroking happened to make up for the pounding...or maybe the pounding happened to make up for the stroking. Either way, I think it's probably best to have a balanced self-image. So I'm thankful for both.