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I See With the Eyes of Christ Today

Holy Spirit through Mary: Ask yourself frequently today, “What is it that I want to see? Do I want to see through the eyes of the ego or the eyes of Christ?” The eyes of the ego show you that the separation is real. The eyes of Christ see past separate bodies and separate things to the one Love that is always there. Seeing through the eyes of Christ brings happiness and the release from all fear. Christ’s vision reminds you that only Love is real.

Mary: Today my job is to open my mind so that I see through the eyes of Christ and there I will see that I am in a sea of Love and that this Love can never change. I will see that I have everything that I need and that I am everything I could ever need or want.

It is only the Holy Spirit that brings me Christ’s vision. It is His single gift. Let me relax and open my mind to receive the abundant gifts of peace, Love and joy. That is what this day is for. That is what every day is for.

Robert:  At the level of form, this seems to be a time of great uncertainty. The house is not yet sold. Tomorrow there could be an offer to purchase or it may not come until next year. We may move to the property we found in Florida or it may be somewhere else. If I put my attention at the level of form, the uncertainty becomes disturbing. It doesn’t feel safe because it doesn’t feel stable.

But in my heart there is great joy. There is a sense of safety and peace. There is confidence that all my needs are met in great abundance. There is no limitation. This is my rock, my firm foundation upon which all meaning is built. Form and appearances do not matter. All that matters is that I hold in my awareness my firm foundation.

When I stand on this foundation, I see with the eyes of Christ. All meaning comes from this foundation and it is perfectly stable because it is changeless Love. If I lapse into concern about form, I need only remember my firm foundation. And I instantly return to the certainty of Love with gratitude and joy. Thank you Father for your gifts of Love.

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It Is Not for Us to Decide On Our Own

Mary & Robert: Today we read in the section, “The Two Uses of Time,” in the ACIM Text. It led to a discussion about the importance of keeping our attention on the Holy Spirit’s guidance rather than the ego’s. We shared with each other about the thoughts and expectations we’ve had about selling the property and moving to Florida. We saw that we had our own ideas about what the guidance to Florida meant and the form it would take.

We saw the importance of letting these ideas go and opening our minds to possibilities we have not dreamed of. It is not for us to decide on our own what or when anything should happen. It is only our job to keep our attention on the Holy Spirit. It is our job to be mindful of when we are giving our attention to the ego and redirect it to the Holy Spirit. That is the only meaningful use of time. When our attention is on the Holy Spirit, time serves the awakening. That is all we really want. Nothing else has meaning. Nothing else will bring us peace. It is when we follow Holy Spirit that we experience having no cares, no worries, no anxiety but instead are perfectly calm all the time. We are in deep gratitude.

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Letting Go of Expectations

Mary and Robert:  In regards to our move to Florida, we are continuing to go with the flow daily and give each day to the Holy Spirit. We are using this time to practice remembering that we know nothing on our own and letting go of any expectations of when this property is sold.

We would also like to share with you about some of the projects we are working on that are quite exciting for us. Rev. Myron Jones, a Pathways of Light minister, has written a very helpful and enlightening book titled, “Healing Family Relationships,” which we are in the process of producing as an audio book on CD’s. This book will come in three parts and it will first be offered as a gift of gratitude for people who become Pathways of Light members. We have been working with preparing the audio files for the CD’s. The content is truly a healing blessing for us all. It has helped us remember the truth as we walk through our process of selling the property and moving to Florida.

Myron has a beautiful and very inspiring way of bring important concepts from ACIM to practical application in daily life experience. She has a way of giving us insightful and sometimes humorous examples that help us see how to apply Course principles in our lives. Through this remarkable book, we will all be blessed and helped in our awakening. We are so glad to be part of helping make this important CD audio book available to the world.

We are also working on a multiple CD album of Regina Dawn Akers’ and Laurent Levy’s three day workshop that they gave here at Pathways last July. Because it was recorded with audience participation on multiple tracks, the preparation of the audio for the CD’s takes a lot of time. This album will also come in three parts and will also be one of our gifts of gratitude for Pathways of Light contributors. Members will receive the CD sets as each of the workshops is completed.

In addition to these two projects, we also intend to have the first part of the Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira four day workshop, “Undoing the Ego II,” completed on DVD as soon as possible. This also will be offered as a gift of gratitude to Pathways of Light members.

Because these projects are so time consuming, we are finding that it is a blessing to have this lull in our activity before we move. We are able to commit much of our time to this work right now. Once again, we see that Holy Spirit’s plan is in perfect order. It is possible that we may not move until spring, giving us the whole winter to complete these projects. We don’t know.

We are just taking it a day at a time, knowing that the Holy Spirit is guiding everything. Our job is to listen in every now moment and not decide anything on our own. As we do this work, we are getting deep reinforcement through the inspiring materials in Myron’s book and these two important mind healing workshops.

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Holy Spirit, I Watch These Thoughts with You

Mary:  Right now I am having to face my expectations of how I thought things would go with this move. I thought this property would sell by September 6th. I thought on the day of the action that it would be sold. This is not the way it is working out. It turns out that there are two very interested parties, but that the timing was not right for either to be ready with funding on the auction day. One party told us that because there were many people involved, they just were not able to be ready by the day of the auction. The other one just found out about the property the day before the auction.

This has been a good opportunity for me to watch my thoughts about how I have thought it should go. I have observed impatience and wishing it would be different than the way it is showing up in the dream. As I observe these thoughts, I am getting practice with stepping back and handing over all these expectations to the Holy Spirit to receive another perspective. As I watch with Holy Spirit, I can see all the “I want it thus” thoughts. As I watch my thoughts with Holy Spirit, I see where I have once again taken the reigns and thought I knew what was best. As I watched with Holy Spirit, I saw how I thought I knew something or knew what was truly best for us.

Holy Spirit, as I watch these thoughts with You, I see that I know nothing. I see that all the impatience is just joining with the ego once again. Holy Spirit, I am willing to let go of the arrogance that I see as I watch with You. I am willing to choose peace instead of this. I am willing to hand over all these “willful” thoughts of how it “should” be or the “correct” timing of the move. I am willing to stop and surrender all these thoughts to You.

I am willing to let my mind be quiet and receive Your peace and remember that I am safe. I am willing to remember that the perfect circumstances are unfolding in Your perfect way. I am willing to be happy instead of right. I am willing to choose peace instead of judgment. I am willing to accept it Your way without any expectations. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for filling my mind with peace and the remembrance that in truth all is very, very well. Your plan is the only plan I want. The now moment is all I need. I am willing to accept the truth that only Love is real and Love is eternal and does not change. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for returning me to the truth. I am safe in God and everyone is safe in God right now.

Holy Spirit, You are in charge of this dream. My job is to learn the lessons that are presented each moment and to say “yes” to the truth that illusions are just illusions. I cannot lose what is truly given by God. God is happiness. God is peace. God is Love. I am willing to give up my insane ideas that something else could be real.

Robert: There is a line in the Course that states that the Holy Spirit’s Voice is as loud as your willingness to listen. The fact that I do not experience awareness of His Voice all the time is because I am not always willing to listen. I think my own ideas are meaningful. But the key word in that statement is “own.” It comes from belief in separation. In oneness there can be no separate ideas. There can be no private ownership for in oneness all has all.

So what is meaningful in my daily experience is the practice of letting go of my own ideas. I want to follow Holy Spirit’s lead. I know that He always leads to peace and happiness. The split off part of my mind doesn’t want the Holy Spirit’s gifts. The split off mind thinks that uniqueness and specialness is valuable and is willing to forego peace and happiness to keep the specialness. The idea of being self reliant is a mechanism to inflate the value of the ego image of what I am. But this image cannot be real and is therefore nothing.

When I choose to be self reliant I choose to be nothing. This is depressing so the ego tries to cover it with schemes and plans that it offers to make up circumstances that are appealing and provide temporary pleasure or “happiness.” Since it’s only a substitute illusion, the ego must constantly substitute new plans as each one fails to satisfy.

Now is the time to set aside my own plans. Now is the time to open my heart and mind to the Holy Spirit’s lead in each present moment. I am willing to watch my thoughts and offer each one to the Holy Spirit to receive His perspective in exchange for the one offered by the ego. Through this practice I will learn of the Love that is ever present everywhere. I will learn to be truly happy. I will learn to accept my Self.

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