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Love Created Me Like Itself

You need to hear the truth about yourself as frequently as possible, because your mind is so preoccupied with false self-images. Four or five times an hour, and perhaps even more, it would be most beneficial to remind yourself that Love created you like Itself. Hear the truth about yourself in this.

…This is the Voice for God, reminding you of your Father and your Self. This is the Voice of truth, replacing everything that the ego tells you about yourself with the simple truth about the Son of God. You were created by Love like Itself. (A Course in MiraclesW-pI.67.5:2-4,6:2-4)

This lesson encourages me to remember that I am Love and only love. I was created by Love to be Love and I cannot change that. I can dream a dream that I am different from the Love I am, but I cannot make it true. Today’s practice is to remember frequently throughout the day that I, like my Father, am Love and that nothing else is real.

Because Love sees only Love, I am able to see that everyone is only Love, no matter what dreams they may be clinging to. Every part of the Sonship was created by Love and is still the same Love that it was created to be. God’s Will is done. Anything else is merely dreams and cannot hurt the one Son of God. And thank God that this is so. My practice is to remember the truth today.

In truth I am one with All That is, I am one with Love. I was created as Love. Perceiving a world of separation with separate bodies and private thoughts is just a denial of What I am that has no effect whatsoever. Frequently reminding myself today that Love created me like Itself will help loosen my identification with a false self-image and return my mind to the truth. It’s worth the practice.

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Gratitude for God’s Light in Me

A few days ago I received an anonymous phone call from someone who called me a liar. I felt myself become defensive but fortunately he hung up before I could say anything. When I stepped back, it was clear to me that in that moment we were both calling for Love. For me to use this experience for healing I needed to accept Love and extend Love. I practiced that, but the phone call kept popping back into my mind. And the feeling that came with it made it clear that I had not yet fully accepted and extended Love.

This morning I had an image of standing with this person in a circle of Light. I felt Love flowing over me and through me. I felt peace come with it. I was aware that my brother standing next to me was receiving the same gift. Together we were joined in that Light of Love. I was aware that not only did the Love wash through me and my brother but that it joined us in this one Love. Beside me stood my dear brother, one with me, sharing the Love that is given us. My heart overflowed with gratitude as I recognized my brother who is one with me. In gratitude I heal.

Today, my job is to let the veil of separation be lifted. It is only my barriers to Love or mistaken beliefs that keeps the veil in place. A Course in Miracles tells me again and again that I see what I want to see. Today I focus on my desire to let the veil be lifted. I choose to see the Light instead of the darkness. This choice helps me remember my true Identity and the true Identity of everyone. Making this choice is what today is for. This is the most helpful use of time.

The Holy Spirit lifts the veil when I open my mind to the Holy Spirit’s healing perspective. When I truly want to see as the Holy Spirit sees, it will be there for me to see. I am grateful that this is so.

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Distinguishing Between the Real and the Unreal

Because I have gotten lost in dreams of separate bodies, I usually do not realize that the dream is unreal. But right in my mind, waiting for an opening to help, is my inner Guide, the Holy Spirit. My job is to be open and willing to receive Holy Spirit’s help. I must be willing to be still and listen. When I do, my fears are calmed and I remember once again that all is well, all is safe because in truth nothing has happened to God’s one Son.

The Holy Spirit returns my mind to truth when I am willing. If I am open, the Holy Spirit reminds me that the dream never happened. The Holy Spirit reminds me that it is just a dream and God’s Love is all that is eternally true. Believing in false ideas cannot make them true. Believing that there could ever be separate bodies does not make it true. Stories are just stories and I can lay them down and remember the truth as I am willing. Heaven is there in my mind and everyone’s mind, waiting for the willingness to return to eternal Reality. Reality is simple and uncomplicated. Today my practice is to allow the truth to return to my mind and receive the peace of God.

A Course in Miracles tells us that only Love is real. It also tells us that peace and joy are attributes of Love. So if I am not experiencing the peace and happiness that come with Love, I must be believing in something that is not real. This gives me a very simple measure of whether or not I am focused on truth or illusion, real or unreal.

The practice of paying attention to what I am experiencing and bringing anything that is not of Love to the Holy Spirit’s Light of truth is the way that I let go of mistaken beliefs and return to my Home in Love. This is my practice today.

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What Do I Really Want?

Every brother you meet becomes a witness for Christ or for the ego, depending on what you perceive in him. Everyone convinces you of what you want to perceive, and of the reality of the kingdom you have chosen for your vigilance. Everything you perceive is a witness to the thought system you want to be true. Every brother has the power to release you, if you choose to be free.” (ACIM T-11.VI.18:1-4)

Do I want to see God’s Kingdom or the ego’s kingdom? Asking myself this frequently today will help me recognize that I am making a choice every moment. Am I seeing through the ego’s eyes or through Holy Spirit’s eyes? My willingness to be vigilant helps me see past the ego’s illusions of separation and differences to the oneness and Love of God’s Kingdom.

Another way to ask the question of what do I want is, “Do I want the truth or do I want deception?” It’s the same question. The ego is the temptation to deceive myself into believing that separation is real. The good news is is that I don’t have to choose self-deception. The truth is forever in my mind. God’s Kingdom is in me as it is in everyone.

In the section, “The ‘Dynamics’ of the ego,” (T-11.VI) A Course in Miracles makes it clear that I need to look at the self-deceptions, the illusions that I have chosen to believe are real. It is only by looking at them through the Light of Holy Spirit that I can learn that they are truly nothing. With that recognition, I easily let them go. This is my practice today.

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A Gift I Give Myself

There is no greater gift I can give myself than to take the time to open my mind to Holy Spirit’s inspiration. I open my mind to receive by accepting peace. For me this means sitting quietly and setting aside the stream of thoughts about the world that flow through my mind.

Sometimes I am able to quickly quiet my mind. Sometimes I observe that I have grabbed onto one of those thoughts and followed it onto a detour that leads away from peace. As soon as I recognize I’m on the detour, I let it go and return my focus on letting my mind quiet and once again accept peace. I may need to do this several times. But with vigilance, my mind quiets and I relax into deepening peace

The stream of thoughts of the world yields to inspiring thoughts that remind me of what is true. They help me look past the images of the world that seem to confirm that I am separate. I am helped to see the loving essence that is everywhere beyond the images. If a situation or relationship has been disturbing, I am helped to see the call for Love from the other, me or both that the disturbance represents. This time is a time that helps me learn the most important lesson of all: I am not a body. I am free. I am still as God created me.

My practice for today is to relax and follow… Relax and follow… Relax and follow… I see that this takes constant practice… consistent practice… Stepping back and listening to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the present moment is my one focus for today.

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Accept Changeless Peace

The changeless of Heaven is in you, so deep within that nothing in this world but passes by, unnoticed and unseen. The still infinity of endless peace surrounds you gently in its soft embrace, so strong and quiet, tranquil in the might of its Creator, nothing an intrude upon the sacred Son of God within. …

Nothing is asked of you but to accept the changeless and eternal that abide in [your brother], for your Identity is there. The peace in you can but be found in him. And every thought of Love you offer Him but brings you nearer to your waking to peace eternal and to endless joy. (A Course in Miracles T-29.V.2:3-4, 3:3-5)

When I am willing to see through the Holy Spirit’s eyes, I am led to pass by the story to see the deep peace that resides within everyone. At their core, everyone is the same peace, because everyone is the same sacred Son of God. Remembering this is my practice for today. I will get feedback in how my practice is going by the level of peace I feel in each moment. Nothing is more important than this practice because it is how I am led to wake up from the dream.

I appreciate the reminder that there is a center of peace within that never can be disturbed. It is always with me whether or not I am aware of it. It is an eternal resource that I can turn to in any moment that I feel unsettled. This center of peace is the truth in me. Any disturbance comes from believing that I am something else. I am grateful that belief cannot change truth, though it can make truth invisible to me. The practice of monitoring my level of peace helps me open the door to the truth of What I am. This is my practice today.

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God’s Son Is One

Where am I placing my trust? When I am trusting in a self-made image that seems to stand alone, fear and uncertainty are inevitable. But when I am trusting in the Self created by Love, I have a sense of certain safety and peace. The contrast between the two experiences makes it very clear that it is in my best interest to let go of the self-made image.

I really want to remember that I am the Self that Love created. I really want to remember that I share that one Self with everyone. So today I ask the Holy Spirit to help me recognize that Self in everyone and thereby learn What I am. This is my focus today.

God’s Son is one. Love extends only Love. And because we all are only Love, anything that appears to be different from Love is only an illusion. Today my practice is to see illusions for what they are and let my true Self show me the Love that is behind every illusion. This practice brings me peace. This practice brings me joy.

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