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Two Advisors

Robert:
I always have a choice between two advisors. There is the Advisor Who knows all things, can see the effects of every choice throughout time, is kind and loving and always has my best interest in mind. The other advisor sees everything from the perspective of being separate and so it is defensive, fearful, has a severely limited awareness of the effects of its choices and ultimately wants me dead as the final confirmation that it is right.

The choice for which advisor to follow seems obvious. Yet all too frequently I choose the advisor that knows not about Love because I have deceived myself into thinking that somehow it has something to offer that I want — something I can call my own, a special identity and most importantly a body that I believe I am. This is why I seem to be in a world of form.

The message that I get from A Course in Miracles is that I am God’s Son (along with everyone), complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love. I am not a body. To release myself from identifying with the body is to release myself to experience the infinite Love of God’s creation. This release is accomplished through forgiveness, because the body is a construct built upon the past. Forgiveness is letting go of the past and allowing myself to be fully present in the eternal now, where there is only Love.

My prayer today is to be willing to accept the guidance of the Advisor Who sees me as the Love I am and will guide me to see that Love everywhere.

Mary:
Today it is my opportunity to practice seeing the Light and Love beyond every form. In order to do this, I must be willing to not decide anything on my own. I must be willing to step back and be shown the truth, the Love that is really there. This is my practice for today and I give thanks.

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Happiness and Peace are Present Now

Robert:
Two lessons from the Workbook stand out to me, “I rest in God” and “The peace of God is shining in me now.” Happiness and peace are present now. They cannot be found in the past or future because the past and future do not exist. The appearance of a world is built upon images of the past and therefore does not exist in reality. If I want to rest in God’s peace, I must be willing to let go of the past, to forgive. This is how I clear away the barriers to the awareness of Love’s presence now.

Everything the body’s eyes shows me reminds me of the past. I label everything with names and meaning from the past. But believing in these images the body’s eyes show me blocks my awareness of the joy of now. I don’t need to deny that I see the world through the body’s eyes. But I do need to step back from the labels and meanings I give these images and let the Holy Spirit be my Interpreter on my behalf. He will teach me how to see the Love beyond the form, the unity beyond the images of separation.

Today my practice is to interpret nothing on my own and let the Holy Spirit guide me in each moment.

Mary:
As I go to the Holy Spirit this morning and listen for Holy Spirit’s insight in how to be truly helpful, this is what I receive:

As you go through your day, just remember that you rest in God. Let that feeling of rest come into your mind and permeate the present moment. Let that feeling of quietness and peace be present in your mind. Receive these gifts from Me as you walk through your day. Return to the fact that you rest in God right now for eternity. Let yourself feel the gratitude that comes with accepting the truth of What you are and Where you are eternally.

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I Rest in God

Robert:
I rest in God. When I remember this, I am content. There is nothing in the world I need to change, rearrange, organize or plan.

I rest in God. In this remembrance I know I am safe. I see a world that is one with me. There is nothing that threatens me that I need to defend against. There is no “other.” In my heart I know my brother is one with me; we are joined in Love. I remember God’s Will is mine and I am at peace. I rest in God.

Mary:
Today, once again, it is my opportunity to choose peace. It is my opportunity to let peace carry me to a state of mind where I remember the truth. It is my opportunity to follow where peace leads me. It is my opportunity to let go of deciding what anything means on my own. It is my opportunity to listen and receive the awareness of that all is well from the Holy Spirit. And I give thanks.

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Accepting Holy Spirit’s Inspiration

Robert:
What do I value? This is a question to use with every choice, every perception I have in the world. If I value the body or any image in the world, I am valuing separation. But when I value truth, I value the unity of Love. Of myself, I do not know how to recognize true value. But with the vision of Holy Spirit, my true Self, I am helped to overlook the form to see the unity that joins us all in Love’s peaceful, kind embrace.

Today I choose to open my mind to Holy Spirit’s vision to see the Love that is everywhere around me and in me.

Mary:
Today I ask to be inspired by the Holy Spirit. To receive Holy Spirit’s inspiration, I must be willing to accept the gift of peace the Holy Spirit always brings. As I accept peace, I relax and what is not real falls away in my mind.

I am reminded once again that only Love is real, and that I am in communion with all that is real, always. I am shown the Light of Love that every brother truly is and see that we are one. All this comes when I am willing to accept Holy Spirit’s inspiration.

This is my job today — to apply Holy Spirit’s inspiration to every situation that arises during the day. This practice brings me peace and understanding. And I give thanks.

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Forgiveness — the Key to Happiness

Mary:
My lesson for today is to consistently recognize the fact that I am either seeing through the eyes of the ego or seeing through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. One thing that helps me with this practice is to ask myself, “Whose eyes am I looking through right now?” This helps me to move out of ego automatic pilot and step back again and again for the Holy Spirit to show me the Light that is behind all of the images of differences and uniqueness that I see.

This practice brings me happiness. This practice brings me peace and a quiet inner joy. The Holy Spirit is very helpful if I let Him show me the truth behind every situation in this world. This is my job today. It helps me awaken from the dream. And I give thanks.

Robert:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles today I was reminded how essential it is to remember that I do not know what anything means. It prepares the way for forgiveness. If I think I already know what anything in the world means, my mind is closed to the Holy Spirit’s vision. In the Text we are told to question everything. In an early lesson in the Workbook we are told to tell ourselves that we do not know what anything means. This is how we open our minds to a new way of seeing, to receiving a new meaning that comes from outside the box of the ego thought system.

The ego reacts to this with the idea, “So what am I, an idiot?” The short answer is, “Yes.” If an idiot is one who understands nothing, then the way out of a world of nothingness is to recognize that believing in it is being an idiot. This is a valuable step, not something to be afraid of or ashamed of. It is when we are willing to relax our grip on what we think things mean that we can open our minds and welcome a new way of seeing.

Today I am willing to be a happy idiot and remember that I do not know what anything means. And I will welcome a new way of seeing that shows me my innocence along with everyone’s.

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Accepting Contentment and Peace

Robert:
As I let go of insisting that the world appear the way I want it to appear, I become more and more content and happy. I am choosing happiness in place of being right about my judgments and opinions. The more I am willing to recognize that I don’t know what anything means, the more I am open to Holy Spirit’s loving vision.

The practice of stepping back from my opinions and judgments and opening to Holy Spirit’s interpretation of all appearances, situations and circumstances frees me from belief in separation. With the acceptance of Holy Spirit’s interpretation comes the recognition of my true Self, the Self I share with everyone. Since I share one Self with all that is, competition and conflict disappear. What remains is the joyous flow of eternal Love.

Today is another day to practice stepping back and following Holy Spirit’s lead.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Be gentle with yourself today. Practice accepting Holy Spirit’s peace throughout the day. With peace comes the understanding that the Holy Spirit brings. With peace comes Holy Spirit’s inspiration. Let yourself be inspired by the Holy Spirit by accepting peace today.

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I Want to Remember…

Robert:
If I want to remember the Love of God, I need to let go of all grievances. Love holds no grievances. Grievances (or judgments) make the appearance of separation seem real. They are the principal mechanism of the ego to hold the thought of separation in place. In the ego thought system, grievances and judgments are habitual. I move through life following a trance script that automatically judges and holds the past against the present.

When I pay attention I see how many times a day I make little snap judgments. I might look at one person and decide their nice looking then label someone else as frumpy. I may look at a car and see that its paint is faded and rusty and decide it is not as nice as a shiny new one. Since all these are images in the dream, they are really meaningless. They don’t really matter.

Having an opinion about any image in the world simply stands in the way of letting the Light of Love shine through me on everything. My own opinions interfere with my willingness to see with Holy Spirit’s vision. But I want the peace of God. I want to remember the Love He is and I am. I want to see with the Light of Love. I want to see the Love my brother is and join in that Love. I want to remember that I am Love. I want to remember only Love is real.

So today my practice is to turn over my opinions (aka grievances and judgments) to the Holy Spirit with willingness to receive His vision in their place. This is how I will accept God’s gift of perfect happiness and Love.

Mary:
Today is a day to remember that the Holy Spirit is right there in my mind, willing to bring me the peace of God and an awareness of Love’s presence… Today is a day of practicing keeping my mind open to Holy Spirit’s gentle guidance all through the day. Today I will practice bring receptive to the truth.

As ideas and their accompanying feelings come from the false mind, I will patiently hand them over to my true Self instead of thinking I know anything on my own. Today is a day letting my mind be quiet and opening to the gentle Teacher within. I am willing to receive the blessings this practice brings. And I give thanks.

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