Marriage, having a relationship, fitting in is about status, it is ego, it is about feeling worthy. Job level, title, house status and car are about status, ego and worthiness.
So I acknowledge my inherent worth. I do so by loving myself. I do so by saying to myself: “I love you even more because you are a F-up.”
The truth is you are always worthy period. And then you can choose to face others: God, your mirror. The purpose of facing others is (and should be) independent of worth, because you are already worthy. I guess others are in a way a test of your ability to accept, and believe your worth.
It is not what you do or achieve, it is not your successes that make you great. You are already great. So all the extra doing, achieving and succeeding in as far as your belief they add or subtract from your greatness is all an illusion. They in the end mean nothing. You are already great, period. It’s inherent because you exist. And somehow if there is anything that defines your greatness and worthiness it’s when you screw up, fail, and mess up and suffer humiliation and defeat.
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I’ll tell ya what the ego is. Exactly. It’s just an illusion of self/worth/greatness. And it’s best friend is materialism. Still, that’s just half truth. The whole truth is that the only One who is really great is (the Only G-d) Allah. Humans are imperfect. None but G-d is Absolute, Eternal, and Independent. To be independent means to not depend on anyone or anything at all. Humans seem to depend on each other and (esp $$$) money. The truth is that our life only depends on G-d’s Help, Will, or Leave.
Only Allah gives us the ability to think, speak, act, and live. Thus, only Allah is Great and Most Great. G-d also gave us the free-will to think, say, and do whatever we want for a time. Who I really am is an intention for a good/successful life. Moral worth is real worth but that depends on G-d’s Guidance. Thus, our biggest job duty is to submit to G-d’s commands. To declare the truth about G-d and life. That’s bigger than any material/other job duty at home, Macy’s, Shoprite, etc. May G-d Bless with real wisdom and peace.