I agree that these are healthy and helpful ways of looking at it, but for me at least, it's also been helpful to acknowledge other, external powers and Beings that are, in fact, greater than me, and worthy of respect, even worship.

I'm prone to a raging ego if I'm not careful (Leo ascendant; Jupiter, Uranus, and Mars strongly placed; lots of fire), so something I've been working on is a strong sense of myself and my worth that doesn't stray into egotistism.

To tie these two thoughts together, I've found it helpful to acknowledge the help I need from those greater than me in suppressing my earthly parts to reach for the divine parts.