For example:

Your post caused me to remember what it was like to try to cling to "that feeling" right after seeing Maharaji (not that he was the source of it). It's much like those times when I was so up myself that I thought I could show how enlightened I was by, you know... glowing or something. (Somehow I suspect that we've all been there. )

Imagining the look she gave you when you walked into her shop made me laugh. (And it still does! )

See how self-effulgent I am? What do you think of my new aura? Did I comb it properly?

Glowing lit candles for sure. So many people up (or full of) themselves that there ought to be a laxative for that sort of thing.

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Sometimes I have to look-up words or phrases you use that I never heard before. This time, I actually googled "australian for so up yourself." Snobby!! See for yourself:

https://www.homestaynetwork.org/2019/05/09/ahn-aussie-slang-dictionary/

Thanks again Lesley.