Peace of mind is clearly an internal matter. It must begin with your own thoughts, and then extend outward. It is from your peace of mind that a peaceful perception of the world arises.
…whenever you feel your peace of mind is threatened in any way …the exercise should take this form:
I could see peace in this situation instead of what I now see in it.
It will help you if you tell yourself specifically:
I can replace my feelings of depression, anxiety or worry [or my thoughts about this situation, personality or event] with peace. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 34, W-pI.34.1:2-4;5:1,3-4;6:3-4. See also ACIM Lesson 34 Insights.)
As part of its agenda, the ego wants us to believe that peace depends on anything but the beliefs we hold in our mind. It leads us to seek for peace in the world where it cannot be found. This is key to its strategy to maintain the seeming reality of separation. As long as we follow the ego’s direction, peace and the experience of God’s Love will illude us.
We have another Guide Whose agenda is to lead us Home to the peace within that is our true Self, eternally united with God. The Holy Spirit is not deceived by the ego’s misdirections, its sleight of hand. He is ever ready to guide us Home. We only need to be willing to follow His lead. Willingness comes with an open mind that has not decided on its own what anything means. This openness welcomes the Holy Spirit’s interpretation of our perceptions, which show us the presence of peace and Love beyond all the world’s appearances.
Today we will remind ourselves that we do not know what anything means. We ask for the Holy Spirit’s vision and reinterpretation of our perceptions, for we would find our peace of mind.
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