Aahh, July! Vacation mentality has hit! Who wants to
do ‘work’ when the beaches and the mountains call, no scream for my attention. And
when you are my age and retirement (whatever that is supposed to be)
seductively suggests, “You don’t really have to do anything, you can just hang
really loose now.”
Been there, tried that.
In fact, all last year or more I allowed myself to take a sabbatical from
writing. I spent the day playing with my friends – mah jongg, clay club – and of
course spending relaxed time with my honey, Dan. Well, that worked great for a
while. And then the itch started. Ideas about the books I had already started
and laid aside kept sneaking into my thoughts. New and out of the box ideas
flowed. Soon the flood of inspiration brought me back to the old keyboard
clicking away.
So keep an eye out. In
the Fall I will be offering the first of several free mini-online courses
supporting A Course in Miracles studies and application. The first will be, “Guilt,
Fear, Anger? Try 8 Steps to Peace”. There will be at least two more over the
following months, some sneakily easy and others more intense. Plenty there for
anybody interested.
But for now, this is the
seventh month and time for our review from “Side by Side – The Twelve
Steps and A Course in Miracles” (you can find the book on the left column)
“You cannot
see your Guest, but you can see the gifts He brought. And when you look on
them, you will believe His Presence must be there. For what you now can do
could not be done without the love and grace His Presence holds.”A Course in
Miracles
As each miracle of peace of mind
enters our lives we begin to realize that Something powerful is truly at work.
Although we had a desire to turn our lives over to the Holy Spirit, we did not
fully trust that He knew His job. We had
hit rock bottom and were willing to try anything, because it couldn’t be worse
than what was already in our lives. Each time we cautiously asked again for help
to leave that corner into which we had backed ourselves, a powerful shift in
our minds was given to us, bringing peace and release. This gave us the
strength to face some of our greatest fears. We found the insight to recognize
the call for help rather than the seeming attack from our brothers. We found
the gratitude which comes from knowing we are protected always.
These powerful changes in perception
have led to a growing faith. As we watched our world look happier and more
hopeful, we realized Something had been there to help us. As our faith grows,
so does our conviction to continue this process at all costs. We have finally
found the Answer to every problem, every pain, every fear. And it works.
We become more willing and glad to
look for those areas still dark and hidden in our mind. But not in order to
relive them and analyze what went wrong. No, instead we are learning to simply
look, recognize a sense of fear or anger, and then ask once more for the Holy
Spirit to enter our minds and show us His perspective.
As each shift is given to us, the
world begins to glow with an inner light and our hearts lift.
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