Good post Clarki !!!
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was known as the Father of Psychoanalysis and his psychoanalytic theory of personality, ego strength is the ability of the ego to effectively deal with the demands of the id, the superego and reality.
Freud developed the model of the psyche composed of the Id, Ego, and Superego. The Id works on the pleasure principle - it seeks to avoid pain and increase pleasure at any cost. It drives us to search for food when hungry, rest when tired, and other basic impulses that ensure our survival. The Superego acts as the moral police, and demands that we act in a moral and socially appropriate manner, no matter the circumstance. It works in direct contradiction to the Id. The Ego works as the executive of the psyche, striving to find a balance between the Id's hedonism and the Superego's moralism.
His theories were controversial and still are even today but whether you agree or not one has to admit they are interesting.
I, myself am a very social person and so my fishing trips are mostly with friends or relatives. But that special connection to nature always exists for me and many times a year I find myself a quiet place of solitude by a river to read, listen to mother earth and to ground myself, once again.
I must be honest and say my ego shines when I get lucky and outfish my friends but I don't feel a need to post hero pic's on the net
to prove anything. I know who I am and what I'm capable of and anyone that knows me is comfortable and happy for sharing their time with me.
I enjoy posting reports on FWR, the only site I ever post on except for the Denver Bronco board. I must say I don't post about many, many of my fishing trips because I get lazy, too many days pass by from the actual trip or I'm just not in a creative mood. When I sit down in front of my computer a whole new world opens up and I can be in Ireland or the Ukraine or on the coast of Oregon speaking and chatting with friends in seconds. I get lost.
My fishing gear is very good and certainly does the job but I always think back many years ago when another fisherman asked me what makes someone a great fisherman. I thought about it for a minute before I answered and then I said, its not just one thing that makes a good fisherman but a combination of many small things. The right hook, the correct knots, the line, bait, location, timing and luck and most importantly, attitude.
Whatever you do and wherever you go always make the people you meet feel better for having been with you and be happy and accepting of all people. Your ego may not be as big as other peoples but in the words of the great Sebastion Horsley :
“We can't all be stars because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as I go by.”
Good Fishing All !!!
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