[Nick]

I thought it would be nice if we had a place to express our battles with self-importance. I'm having a difficult time eliminatiing it  :lol:

It boggles my mind the extent of self-importance. It is so pervasive, it is a miracle that anyone could ever find his or her way out of that labrinth. I have recently discovered, thru the recapitulation, that my progress thus far (2yrs) has mainly just brought me to the point where I can see what self-importance truly is, and how I manifest it in my life.

Funny thing life. I was gonna post something along those lines only to find you have beat me to the punch.
This weekend I have had to face up to the fact that I am a failure as a warrior. Through Self-importance I have become arrogant. I stupidly assumed that just because I have read Castaneda a few times that I had this warrior thing off to a tee. I have been shocked to discover how devious the ego is & how careless I have been in stalking myself. With the feelings of failure comes self-pity (an old companion). I indulged for a while.
Gotta get back on my feet now.