Driven By Ego

I had an excellent example, today, of the way I used to be and a way I do not want to be anymore.  I was part of a meeting in which one person just wanted to make his position clear and to justify it.  He was not there to negotiate, compromise, listen to the other side or look at his part in the situation at hand.  Been there, done that.  I am reminded of something I hear in my recovery meetings, that “if I am not the problem, there is no solution”.  Personally, I stopped approaching any issues that way since when I did, nothing got accomplished and everyone involved felt lousy when it was over, though I had often made my point.  Fear and ego drive us to strange behaviors!