There I was having a
really nice day when I remembered a really bad decision I made years and years
ago. BLAM! The humiliation, the rage, the debilitating guilt just seemed to
blossom like a mushroom cloud over an
atomic bomb. I needed an emotional lifesaver. So, I asked my Inner Voice and
out of left field it gave me this:
The
world is one humongous school room stuffed with lab experiments. We are not
born with instructions. Our parents, siblings, friends, and the world at large
have no instructions either. Making mistakes in life is how we discover what
works and what doesn’t.
Happily, we have been given
an Inner Voice to push us toward the right decisions. Guilt, anger, and fear are
all emotional red flags signally failed experiments reminding us to ask our
Inner Voice for help.
So, instead of dwelling
on all my failures, and wallowing in the pain and humiliations of past disasters
and tragedies, the Universe suggested I try this outside-the-box perspective:
Honor these uncomfortable
memories. They were attempts toward survival that backfired! What to do with
those leftover painful memories? Allow my Inner Voice to show me the innocent
child within that made a mistake as part of my training program. Make amends
where necessary and, oh boy, have some compassion for all the stupid and tragic
mistakes others make, also.
How to not make mistakes in the future? Notice when
guilt feelings begin to arise and STOP. Those yucky emotions are warning me to
change directions.
So, I will, and I will choose
once again, this time with Help.
Enjoy this ‘Snippet’ of deeper
concepts. For more ‘Snippets’ as well as books and mini courses explaining the
concepts in ‘A Course in Miracles’ metaphysics and more, just go to my website:
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