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Miracles News Spring 2000 |
Recently I perceived that someone attributed motives to me that I didn’t have. It bothered me. I wanted to tell the person that they didn’t understand me and explain to them so they would understand. I ruminated about how to explain so the person understood me. Gradually I realized that I wanted to be right. I needed that person to understand that I was right (and their interpretations were wrong).
The problem with needing to be right in someone else’s perception is that my happiness (my value) depends on someone else having the "right" perceptions of me. It may be possible for me to convince that person that my perception is correct. But that person may also choose not to believe me and hold on to their "misperception."
And even if they do choose to believe me, they can always change their mind or misinterpret something else. So if my happiness depends on someone else having the "right" perception of me, my happiness will always be going up and down like a yo-yo on someone’s "string" of interpretation.
I decided that I would rather have consistent happiness. So I let go of needing to set that person straight. What anyone thinks of me does not establish my value. It was set by God and cannot be changed. My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy. My eternal value is safe. I am free to extend love to that person because I recognize that there was no harm. There really was nothing to forgive. I let it go. We both are free.
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My path in the world received affirmation today. Recently I was called for jury duty. I had much resistance to the idea, which manifested as forgetting to call in as required on the notice to appear, plus my body developed knee joint problems.
A recorded call came in on the morning of my scheduled appearance and when I called back was told to get there asap, which I did. I was the last to arrive. We all had to wait another half hour or so to go to the court room for selection. I was the second one called. Even though I was uneasy with some of the questions asked, I still thought I could serve in rendering judgment of a brothers innocence by whatever course Spirit showed. Indeed, the judge charged that we were to presume his innocence until facts were presented that would make his guilt seem plausible beyond a reasonable doubt. That seemed fair to me.
Then, the district attorney (DA) asked a series of questions to ferret out bias. When asked if anyone would have a problem rendering a guilty verdict in this matter, I raised my hand. In truth, I had to. The DA asked what my problem would be. I said that I was a Minister of God and it is my duty or charge to see only ones innocence and I would have a problem seeing anyone’s guilt. He rephrased his question, I responded in the affirmative and he requested that I be dismissed from the jury. In a small way, I was relieved.
As I gathered my coat and went back to the rear of the courtroom, I experienced a desire to ask the Judge why, if I was charged to presume innocence, was I discharged for not being willing to enter an alliance with the DA in determining guilt, or at least being willing to consider it; to help him do his job in making the illusion of guilt seem real.
I said nothing because I realized I already knew the answer. It came with the question, so to ask it anyway would be an attack. I saw how the dreamers in the world feel a need to find guilt in others to assuage their own and somehow make it seem less by comparison. The justice system seeks to lay guilt on others outside of themselves, where it lies (and lies and lies). In truth, we cannot see another’s guilt, only the reflection of our own, recalled in our flawed image of a false, vengeful god whom we think we must serve by carrying out this doomed plan of vengeance on others, to try to find allies in insane thinking, to try to make this seem right by its continuance.
I thought also of the alleged perpetrator and the alleged victim who would be distanced from finding healing forgiveness by seeing reinforcement of the want for guilt and retribution projected outside of themselves. How can paying some form of retribution ever heal any error? Or does the system work at all only because it allows the time needed for the miracle of Atonement which we fear so we cannot accept it directly?
Healing has no cost except in illusions. Who would not willingly trade what is not true, has no real value and hides the truth from ourselves for the gift of ever-present joy and love that is offered to us freely by truth?.
Perhaps we need to ask in the naked, invulnerable bareness of our true mind -- would the justice system really crumble if forgiveness were first? Would the ones who our fearful mind says would take advantage of forgiveness be granted anything of eternal value? Where would they take it? Where would they hide from Love, and for what reason? When will we put away the sharp-edged projections of our childish thoughts of fear and lack and bring our capable and empty arms unto God?
When I tune in to the Holy Spirit within, I hear these questions: "When will you let me help you see differently? We have traveled far in little distance and yet the journey’s goal is in sight. Are you tired enough of your ego’s plans for salvation? Love is not tired and grows stronger answering your call. Am I getting through to you yet? Can we talk?"
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Today is the day to go Home!
Here, at Home, there is one, long, endless,
eternal day, where the sun is always shining.
Everything is peaceful all the time.
There is no competition...
everything is equally, wonderfully perfect.
The real world offers a real life for you.
You are here right now. You are only Love here.
You are extending Love
from your holy place in Heaven now.
Pause a moment and experience this...
Heaven is not so far off as you may think, my precious one.
Think more of yourself as a resident here in Heaven...
It is the only place where you are at Home.
There is no other place.
You have a perfect right
to live in the neighborhood of celebrating
peace, joy, wisdom, love, extension --
joining with All that Is.
Accept today the reality that you are Home in Heaven.
All is well. Deep peace shelters you today.
You abide in deep Love today. You are part of
the awakening crew, the team of light workers
helping your brothers Home.
You are safe at Home.
Everyone is safe in Love eternally.
No one is left out... all are embraced
and loved completely by God.
God is complete, residing in Heaven
with all the extensions of His all encompassing Love.
There is no division between the Father and the Son.
There is no place where the Father ends and the Son begins.
All is one... holy... Whole...
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Finding and Trusting My True Self -- by Rev. Wenona Thomas
The following is a visualization I received in meditation. I see myself standing in front of a figure which is the familiar symbol for the Holy Spirit in my meditations. He leads me to a red convertible, parked near a highway. I immediately get into the driver's seat and head out onto the road. Instantly there is a traffic jam. A huge semi-truck pulls into my lane, and I cannot see around him for many miles. I become very frustrated.
I complain to Spirit about our circumstances. He nods his head accordingly, but I sense from Him a very nonchalant attitude. He offers to drive. No, I insist on driving. Finally, the traffic begins to move. However, I am still stuck behind the semi-truck. Unexpectedly the road curves and we end up going off a cliff. The car is totaled. I feel fine even though my clothes are now tattered a bit.
As I look at the car, I realize that perhaps I am not yet ready to drive and I hand the keys over to Spirit. At that moment the car is restored to perfection. Spirit takes the driver's seat and we fly over the road and bypass all the traffic. We move smoothly and easily in the air. We pull the flying car up to my house.
I invite Spirit in for dinner. We sit in the kitchen together as I work to prepare the meal. He quietly asks if I would like help. I decline. In the process of cutting vegetables, I cut my finger very badly. The job of preparing the meal becomes stressful. I am filled with tension. I am doing too much at once, juggling the preparation of all the dishes. I end up burning the main dish and spilling the sauteed vegetables on the floor. I am a wreck. The kitchen is as well.
Again Spirit asks if I would like help. Knowing how things turn out when I am in charge, I reluctantly accept. In a matter of seconds, Spirit has prepared a feast of a meal. A bounty of hors d'oeuvres and delicious dishes are set before us. Everything is exquisitely beautiful. Anything a man could ever want is sitting on our table.
I realize that my experience in this meditation is exactly what I do with Spirit in my life. I limit His ability to help me. I am unwilling to accept miracles, therefore I experience anxiety, tension, and panic (just to name a few of the "benefits" of refusing help from God). I insist on being the teacher. I demand to be in control. The result is that I teach myself valueless lessons.
With the awareness that I gained in this process I can choose differently. I know now that if I am experiencing anxiety or any other attribute of fear, it is because I have refused the help of my loving Inner Teacher. I can then choose to accept His love and support.
In the past I sometimes viewed Spirit as some outside entity I was relinquishing my power to. I thought in order to give something over to Spirit, I had to admit failure. Having believed this thought, I often equated receiving help with an admittance to terrible inadequacies on my part. In my sick mind they were evidence of my imperfection.
The key mistaken idea is that I was thinking Spirit was external. The Holy Spirit is the only part of me that has reality, in truth. He is my true Self -- the part of me that I dissociated myself from. He contains all of the me that I love. He is my essence, my glory, my beauty, my truth, my life. Realizing we are one is my salvation. He is what I thought I lost, what I thought I threw away. I dissociated myself so much that I lost sight of the real me.
Sometimes I feel my true Self is distant or hard to find. How far away is something that is literally within me? The only reason I would think this is because, out of my confusion, I made a substitute for my True Self -- the ego.
This false self knows its existence is dependent on my unawareness of the one, true Self. If I had complete awareness of my Self I would not need an artificial self. Often during meditation or in-between sleeping and waking, I hear the words "you can trust yourself." At first these words were very frightening. The only self I knew as me was my personality self, the limited ego. Upon hearing these words, I would go into a defensive posture. I would deny the truth of the words. I would try to forget I had heard them.
I can trust my Self, my true Self is so worthy of trust. To think that there would be a reason I could not trust would be to imply that there is something unlovable, vial, malicious, or sinful within my nature. This is not true! There is a part of me that is capable of stepping in and healing any situation. There is a part of me that is a perfect driver, and an outstanding cook. There is nothing my holiness cannot do. My holiness is the only part of me that is true.
This holiness is not some unbelievably powerful giant that is far away and unseen. It is not outside. This holiness is simple and gentle. It is quiet. It is often silent, patiently waiting for opportunities to extend Its Love.
This holiness is you. It is alive and breathing in all of us, just waiting to be listened to. I am now giving myself the freedom to experience the joy of my holy Self. I am allowing my true Self expression in life. She is now free, uninhibited, fully alive and radiant.
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So another spring is on its way. This is the time one starts to revitalize and restore the energy that has drooped during the wintertime. The birds sing of hope of warm weather. The daffodils poke their heads from the ground. Sunny days seem to come more frequently. And then the sunlight touches all the room and we see it -- the cobwebs in the corners, the dust on the shelves, and oh, those filthy windows!
What about the home of your mind and your True Self? Have you let that go? Has the grime and build up of misperceptions clouded your vision? If this is the case, all you need to do is begin to wash away that grime of misperception; the grease that unhappiness leaves behind.
Use a simple, all natural, good for the environment formula. God + You = Love. It is guaranteed to cut through all that buildup that has left you feeling sluggish and sad. Once you are able to cut through the dirt, open that window to the world, and let the cool breeze of brotherhood fill your room. The "Son"shine will certainly bring its warm, gentle rays to touch your life -- the joy and happiness of realizing your Oneness with God and your brothers and sisters.
Every once in awhile, particularly on a regular basis, wipe that window clean with daily practice of lessons, affirmations or meditation. This will help reduce the dirt of unconnectedness, unworthiness and self-doubt that may creep in. Keep your window open wide... the fresh air is needed to stimulate your Mind, to breathe life into your Being and to bring that breeze of Oneness into your Life! Remember to Spring Clean all year round!
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I'd Rather Be Happy Than Right • What Is Truth in the World? • Today Is the Day! • Finding and Trusting My True Self • Spring Cleaning • More Spring 2000 Articles