Two of Nature’s Most Powerful Forces: Black Holes and The Ego – Step 3

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June 16, 2025

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Lately, I have kept my ego in check by reminding myself that I’m not in charge; my higher power is. I will allow life to happen as it is supposed to.

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How have you kept your own ego from swallowing up and crushing everything and everyone around you, lately?

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Can you think of a time when listening to someone else helped you learn something new?

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Ancient Fables: Pride has a Fall (1:47)

Blurry Lines – uncensored (4:32)

Black Holes and Worm Holes (2:44)

Cosmic Mist Meditation from Space (7:01)

Analysis: Beyond the Ego’s Horizon

The ego acts like a black hole. The Big Book describes it as a source of confusion. Self-centeredness pulls all attention toward its dark center. We lose harmony in this heavy pull. A Higher Power offers a different way forward. We must escape this gravitational trap.

Practicing the Third Step creates true freedom. It Works: How and Why encourages a shift in focus. We learn to seek guidance from others. Spiritual principles replace our narrow self-interest. Jean Toomer suggests we embrace our faults consciously. This voluntary work clears our clouded vision.

Wellbriety wisdom supports this transformation. “Humility allows our spirit to soar” (White Bison, 2002, p. 45). Victor Frankl also highlighted this vital move beyond self (Frankl, 1959). He believed meaning grows when we serve something greater. Meaningful living demands a quiet, open heart. We trade our ego for a connected life.

References

Frankl, V. E. (1959). Man’s Search for Meaning. Beacon Press.

White Bison. (2002). The Red Road to Wellbriety. White Bison, Inc.

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Traducción al Español

Citas, Títulos y Referencias

DOS DE LAS FUERZAS MÁS PODEROSAS DE LA NATURALEZA: LOS AGUJEROS NEGROS Y EL EGO – PASO 3

EL EGO TOMA EL ESCENARIO CENTRAL –

“¿Y no hacen sus acciones que cada uno de ellos desee tomar represalias, arrebatando todo lo que pueden del espectáculo? ¿No es él, incluso en sus mejores momentos, un productor de confusión en lugar de armonía? Nuestro actor es egocéntrico – egocéntrico, como la gente suele llamarlo hoy en día.” (El Libro Grande, p. 61)

O PODEMOS SER ABIERTOS Y AGRADECIDOS DE ‘TOMAR DIRECCIÓN’ –

“Otra forma en la que podemos practicar nuestra decisión del Tercer Paso es continuar con nuestra recuperación trabajando el resto de los pasos. Nuestro padrino nos guiará en la aplicación de los principios espirituales de la recuperación, mostrándonos cómo alejar nuestro enfoque de nuestro propio interés personal hacia una vida más centrada espiritualmente.” (Funciona: Cómo y por qué, p. 21)

JEAN TOOMER –

“Agradece a todos los que señalen tus faltas, tu ira, tu impaciencia, tu egoísmo; haz esto consciente y voluntariamente.”

Jean Toomer (1894 – 1967)

Análisis

El ego actúa como un agujero negro. El Libro Grande lo describe como una fuente de confusión. Y el egocentrismo atrae toda la atención hacia su centro oscuro. Perdemos la armonía en esta fuerte atracción. Un Poder Superior ofrece un camino diferente. Debemos escapar de esta trampa gravitacional.

Practicar el Tercer Paso crea una verdadera libertad. Funciona: Cómo y por qué fomenta un cambio en el enfoque. Aprendemos a buscar la guía de los demás. Los principios espirituales reemplazan nuestro interés personal limitado

. Jean Toomer sugiere que aceptemos nuestras faltas conscientemente. Este trabajo voluntario aclara nuestra visión nublada.

La sabiduría de Wellbriety apoya esta transformación. “La humildad permite que nuestro espíritu se eleve” (White Bison, 2002, p. 45). Viktor Frankl también destacó este movimiento vital más allá del yo (Frankl, 1959). Él creía que el significado crece cuando servimos a algo más grande. Una vida con sentido exige un corazón tranquilo y abierto. Cambiamos nuestro ego por una vida conectada.

Pregunta Concluyente

¿Puedes pensar en alguna ocasión en la que escuchar a otra persona te ayudó a aprender algo nuevo?

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Comments

9 responses to “Two of Nature’s Most Powerful Forces: Black Holes and The Ego – Step 3”

  1. Ari L Avatar
    Ari L

    I think listening to others we learn stuff all the time. But like, truly listening and engaging with what someone else is saying, not just pre planning responses which I feel all too many people do

  2. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    I consider myself a good listener… I love to learn and absorb information from listening rather than controlling the conversation…

  3. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    Listening to others is the only way to learn. Be it in conversation, reading, listening to podcasts, and listening to my Higher Power. Life offers a Phd daily.

    Thank you for sharing recovery with me. Grateful.

  4. Zen Avatar
    Zen

    Lately I have kept my ego in check by reminding myself that I’m not in charge, my higher power is. I will allow life to happen as it is supposed to.

  5. Elexi W.S.A. Avatar

    I have focused more on the prize that awaits me instead of letting bad egotistical moments take over the show for me. Sometimes I have to become humble too, to accept assistance for any problems I maybe having, or when I’m feeling more fragile than other times.

  6. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    I am thankful to my HP that I am not in charge or everything, what a heavy burden that would be. I am responsible for me and my interactions with life. Beyond that, I must remember everyday to let go and let God(HP) It is in the surrender as discussed in step 1. My HP knows that which to me is a mystery. Thank you HP for leading me through the fog.

  7. Love Avatar
    Love

    How have you kept your own ego from swallowing up and crushing everything and everyone around you, lately?

    -By realizing and finally accepting as hard as it can be to accept; that some places or people are hell on earth (from your unique perspective). And their only purpose is to awaken heaven, to awaken the heaven in you, and the heaven on earth. Separation is there to teach us oneness.

  8. Love Avatar
    Love

    I’m starting to realize that when we let go of the need to be in control all the time, something sacred happens. We begin to understand the power of our energy. And not just the power but the sacredness of it.

    With that awareness, we stop wasting energy on what doesn’t belong to us. We begin investing it in what truly matters. We become intentional. We stop getting drained by people or situations that pull us out of alignment.

    Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is surrender
    Surrender to life
    To the flow
    To what is right

    Trying to control certain people in my life has pulled me away from myself. I’ve gotten swallowed in their emotional dimensions and in the process, I lost my own. I stopped living in my universe and started surviving in theirs.

    But when I take charge of my emotions, when I prioritize my peace above all else, something shifts. I come home to myself. I stop trying to manage dysfunction and instead allow myself to release it.

    I don’t need to control dysfunctional people or dysfunctional environments. I am worthy of peaceful loving spaces. I am worthy of joy. I am worthy of heaven.

    And I no longer need to manage or control hell.

  9. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    When my pride and ego kick in that’s when things start to fray. Step 3 requires me to admit that I need God to control my own recovery by making the decision.

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