Go to your ego: is it all about you?

Go to your ego: is it all about you? Well maybe it is, at the very least it has much to do with your self-esteem. Your conscious reality seems to function when you’re being creative in your thoughts. Your perceptions and your adaptations are reflected in the outcomes you see before you, justifying pridefulness. None of this defines you as being egocentrically inclined. Every thought you have and especially creative thoughts are imagined from the perspective of ego. It’s nearly impossible to think about something creatively without reflecting on the idea, “Will it make me look good?” Your ego wants to know.

All art is connected to ego; it was clearly demonstrated when Michelangelo spent 18 hours a day, seven days a week, for four years, painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It would be difficult to find any other reason you would make such a commitment it certainly wasn’t for the money. He knew that this formidable undertaking would create a statement about him as a brilliantly talented artist. And his work of art would stand the test of time. His ego told him he would receive adulation long after he was gone. The Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo are synonymous. What is the driving force that each of us possess, other than ego, would cause someone to make such a commitment.