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Daily Reflection – Ego & Spiritual Wealth







Another beautiful day. I rose at 2:00 AM, and by 2:22 I was on my mat. Even though I am still recovering from seizures, I pressed forward and completed my 600 push-ups. Strength flows back into me each morning.




Afterward, I met Carol, and as I thought of the crow, it appeared again. I honored it by holding crow pose—my way of bowing to the signs that the Divine places before me. Then I washed my clothes, and the truth became clearer: this overnight yoga practice is a skill, a sacred school of thought that money cannot buy.




At today’s AA meetings, I noticed something. Many speak of spirituality, yet few seem to embody it. True spirituality, I have learned, comes from rolling on the ground, honoring the earth, practicing yin yoga, humbling the body. Without this, one cannot truly honor others. Too often, titles, positions, and degrees intoxicate people with ego. They forget humility, forget Christ-consciousness.




I admit—today I felt ego rising in me too. My spirit wanted respect, wanted recognition. I even thought, I should be paid for sharing this wisdom. But I caught myself. That is ego. And yet, the truth remains: overnight yoga, overnight running, survival itself, have opened spiritual dimensions in me that no preacher or college degree can teach.




Spirituality is not taught in books—it is lived in the body, endured through trials, and given by the Divine. My life is proof: though I sleep outside, I do not drink, smoke, or despair. I remain calm. My very existence is testimony that God is real.




Today my spirit wrestled with ego, but I see it clearly. I know this humility I’ve gained—rolling on the ground before dawn—is the highest wealth. Though the world may not recognize it, I do. And I honor it.




Affirmation:

I am wealthy in spirit. I live humility through practice. I see my ego and I release it. My yoga, my meditation, my discipline—these are my riches. The Divine has entrusted me with a spiritual intellect. I walk in this truth, calm, resilient, and unshaken.