Whenever we have an apprehension or perceived problem, the ego is quick to respond to offer a fix. It looks to past learning as the basis to build a seeming solution that is still just another illusion which it offers as a substitute for the situation we are perceiving. Yet this is not a real solution because it is just an exchange of illusions. The Course is teaching us that we need to do the opposite.
The lynchpin that opens our minds to a real solution is the acceptance of the fact that we do not know what anything means. With this recognition we turn our backs on the ego and look outside the ego thought system to the Holy Spirit, our true Self, for true meaning.
Today our practice is to be mindful of when we have shifted into the ego’s “fix it” mode and step back. This is an opportunity to redirect our attention to the Holy Spirit, Who will offer us true release by helping us withdraw our mistaken beliefs in the forms of the world.
This is the practice of forgiveness, of letting go of the past as a means to interpret the appearances of the present. It makes way for a new way of seeing. It sees the unity that we are part of along with all our brothers. It shows us the safety of changeless Love that is our Home.
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