As a new year begins, I find myself pausing to reflect. Not to judge the past, but to understand it. Reflection understands why some things were heavy, honours what was hard, and reveals the quiet strength we often overlook. It helps us release what no longer needs to be carried, and step into the year ahead with clearer intention, steadier energy, and a gentler relationship with ourselves.

This blog explores what the ego really is and why it isn’t the enemy, explaining how the ego forms as a natural protective mechanism and how awareness allows us to observe it without being controlled by it.

The ego acts as a mediator, balancing the id’s basic desires with the superego’s moral ideals, helping us navigate reality.