Non-ego

Ego is like a ripple in the river.
It rises when the wind blows, yet settles in calm waters.

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Date: 3/28/2025 11:11:00 PM
Good metaphor. Congrats
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/29/2025 8:27:00 AM
Thanks Andrea. :)
Date: 3/28/2025 7:36:00 AM
Dear Linda, indeed, so true and so beautifully expressed! Love your vivid imagery. Congratulations for your success in Rick's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2025 8:12:00 AM
Thank you Susan. Your kind words always lift me. :)
Date: 3/28/2025 5:33:00 AM
Interesting quote! Congrats, Linda!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2025 8:11:00 AM
Many thanks Kim. :)
Date: 3/27/2025 10:17:00 PM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2025 8:10:00 AM
Hello Beata. So good to see you. Thanks for the congrats! :)
Date: 3/27/2025 7:21:00 PM
..hence non-ego, my bff to who do I owe thee this honor...congratulations, I'm jazzed!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2025 8:10:00 AM
Ahh, my bff. You are a brightness. in my life. Thanks for being jazzed! :)
Date: 3/27/2025 5:49:00 PM
Hmm, that seems to be true - good one!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2025 8:09:00 AM
Many thanks dave. Hope all is good :)
Date: 3/25/2025 6:41:00 AM
Nice brief synopsis on the human ego Linda. Lord knows we all have one
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/25/2025 6:45:00 AM
Good morning Tom. Yes, and it's difficult to subdue the guy. sometimes. LOL Thanks for stopping by! :)
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