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If you have met me, chances are good that you also have met my ego.

It’s hard to miss. It usually dominates conversations, going on and on about its accomplishments, its brilliance, and how adept it is at parallel parking.

Since I retired, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my ego, an experience that is not always pleasant. My ego can be surly and petulant. And because retirement means my ego has lost access to so many things that typically fed it—job accolades, promotions, Marriott Hotel points—it is constantly looking for new forms of affirmation.

I think it’s harder to find those things in retirement. Bragging about grocery store couponing pales in comparison to the glory days of brilliant workplace insights (which were legion, as I recall).

Imposing a greater sense of discipline on my ego has become more urgent as I seek in retirement to worship God, grow my faith, and serve others. I had to put my foot down: God is number one and my ego is not. No matter how I describe my brilliant workplace insights, they don’t compare to what God can do.

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