Doug Fraley
Nov 4 · 2 min read

Aliveness or security? You choose.

Photo by Hilthart Pedersen on Unsplash

We erect and occupy fortresses — be they physical, emotional, intellectual, psychological or ideological — to protect us from something outside their walls. And what are we protecting? Ourselves, which is to say our selves, our egos. Our egoic fortresses are the assembled constructs — collections of images, narratives and labels — that give us the impression of solidity, durability and independence from the…

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Doug Fraley

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Doug writes, speaks, trains and coaches on personal growth and spirituality. He is the author of Phil Grimm’s Progress — A Modern Myth for Anxious Times.

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