Wisdom at Work

Some thoughts about the idea that - greatness is not in more, it is in less. Less of you as ego, more of you as an authentic being - an idea, I like but.... I get this intellectually and want this to be the way I live; but I'm having a hell of a time doing it! For example, I went to the grocery store this morning and brought one more peach, plum and can of soup than I needed, as if greatness could be found in a full pantry. Of course, in a way it can. Greatness is about abudance, and plenty of food is abundant. Yet, buying and having more than I need are more about scarcity and security; and those things are of the ego. So, tho I want to be great - less ego and more authentic, I keep trying to do it by having more, instead of being more of who I really am. And who is that? What does an authentic being do that I don't do? Does he buy less soup? Does he run out of soup? Does he keep 2, 3, or 4 cans in the pantry? Perhaps the sense of in-authenticity around buying extra soup and peaches, comes if there's a sense of lack around the purchases. Maybe if the purchases are celebratory they'd feel more authentic. Yet lack is as authentic as celebration. They're both part of the whole. So, wow, I guess I'm being authentic when I buy extra peaches and soup! What do you think - not just about my thoughts, but about the connections, if any, between greatness/ego/and authenticit?