Ive came to a conclusion that the ego is consisted of the mind and body
refereing to our so called self as thoughts and desires and apperance
and which lead to my conclusion that self is SILENCE and pretty much nothing but observing everything, so our self is the observer of everything and nothing, so awareness is self while the mind is quiet.
Self
Awareness
Silence.

I am that I am.
I am Silence.
I am NOW.
I am Awareness
I am Observing.

Awareness is Observing and silence which is when you have no attention on the mind,
so just watch your thoughts and your realize who's doing the watching silently while the mind is still working.
I hope that clears it up more for you family.