April-June, 2012
Now is the center of all that was:
all the experiences of disappointments,
joy and laughter; it is the
All of that was, seen and unseen.
Now holds the key stepping into
tomorrow, your next thought,
next action, and next choice.
April-June, 2012
When I moved to Florida a little over a year and a half ago, I moved into a low socioeconomic neighborhood, where it soon became apparent that alcoholism was prevalent. Although I know that this disease transcends all socioeconomic levels, it seemed to be higher here. I suspect that is the result of the depression associated with the unemployment and low incomes that exist here.
April-June, 2012
I woke at midnight and couldn’t go back to sleep. Some problem weighed on me. I got up to try to solve it by sending an e-mail inquiry off. I then wrote down all that bothered me, turning it over to the Holy Spirit. It came to me to read the lesson of the day from ACIM, number 79, “Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.” I read every word slowly and carefully, taking in the reminder that the only problem was that I believed that I was separated from my Creator. Well, I nodded my head like a good student, but at the moment I couldn’t quite agree with it. Back to my writing again with questions to the Holy Spirit. When I was done, the only answer I received was to go back to sleep and leave all my concerns to Him.
April-June, 2012
Holy Spirit take the wheel.
I am on my own when
I try to do Your work,
I fired myself and hired you.
April-June, 2012
Mary: Our lessons continue to be centered around the theme of stepping back with everything and letting Holy Spirit take charge of our thoughts regarding every situation we encounter.
When we forget and think we know how to decide on our own, peace disappears and so again we attract another lesson to ‘choose once again.’
April-June, 2012
Note from Robert & Mary: Once in a while we come across a book that just knocks our socks off. This is one of those books. We included an excerpt here to give you a taste of the beautiful message contained within its pages. At the end we have included the link to the website where you can get the book for yourself.
I am Immortal Spirit
I am not a mortal body ready to die. I am Immortal Spirit. I am eternal life. I cannot end and I have not died. I am always alive and always will be.
January-March, 2012
I observe in the split mind that when I experience bodily symptoms like throat soreness and difficulty in swallowing, which blocks the passage of food, the ego wants to take these symptoms and make up a story and give it a meaning. Oh, it must be cancer; I (ego) am going to die. This is a story that has been in the family for generations past.
This is a story that is blocking the truth of what I Am and is the story of egoic resistance to healing and returning to Wholeness.
January-March, 2012
In Chapter 4, Section 1 of A Course in Miracles we are told: The Bible says that you should go with a brother twice as far as he asks. It certainly does not suggest that you set him back on his journey.
As I read this passage I asked myself, “How have I set my brother back on his path?” It came to me that I could do this if I correct my brother. Our ACIM group has guidelines to keep this from happening. They are as follows:
January-March, 2012
The Team
Holy Spirit and I are a team.
I do nothing without Him,
for I am nothing without Him.
We go hand in hand,
Holy Spirit and I.
We walk together,
we talk together,
we breathe together.
And most of all,
we live together as One,
in the inner stillness
which is God.
January-March, 2012
This past month has been very eventful for me. The book I had been writing for the past two years has been self-published and now has become available to the general public. My relationship with my son, Kevin, while he descended into opiate addiction over a seven year period is the backdrop of my story. The message that I wish to convey is that in any situation in the world — only the Love is real.
January-March, 2012
“You will be happy when_______,” instructs the ego. Jesus responds, “Until you experience contentment within, with who you are as a creation of God, you will never be happy — no matter what.” Doing housework, dirty laundry in my hands, dinner cooking on the stove, rushing into the kitchen, thoughts of Christmas in my mind, truth manifested within literally stopping me in my tracks. The word, “contentment” moved me to silence and an inner contentment washed me from the inside. Here and now I am content.
January-March, 2012
I have an “important” meeting tomorrow. I still have about 200 pages of material to read before then. Income tax stuff for the US and Canada is due. I have bills to pay and business paperwork to be completed. My body is fat and tired. My skin is sandpaper dry. My lips are chapped. My house is unlivable after a broken water line caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage. My husband and I are sleeping in a wellsite trailer but showering and eating at my sister’s house which is nearby. Spring in northern Canada is messy, muddy and cool. I could go on and on. (You know how ego can make up sad stories).
January-March, 2012
Yesterday, I received a frantic call from my daughter, who is attending a university out of town. She had slept through her alarm, and missed her exam. She arrived 20 minutes before the end of the allotted time and the classroom was already empty. (Anybody ever have a dream like this?)
January-March, 2012
I shuttered with fear when I noticed an envelope the mailman just dropped off, had “IRS-NOTICE OF LEVY” prominently stamped on it. Although the exact words going through my mind are not printable in this magazine, you can be assured they were not words of acceptance and gratitude. “How can this be happening to me?” And, “This cannot happen to me!” Are two thoughts I can share. Remember, I still hadn’t even opened the letter yet! My mind (ego) went straight to the worst case scenario: ”Life is so unfair and now I’m going to die!” (Footnote: it used to be my ego would take me down that path in stages, but since studying The Course, it just slams me there.)
January-March, 2012
I recently had a disagreement with a friend of mine. I lost sleep over it. I felt insulted and I thought negative thoughts about her. I wanted it to be about her.
Then I remembered that what we think are our own projections. I remembered to take it to Holy Spirit. I asked Holy Spirit why I had created this in my life. What in me needs to be healed? I’m innocent, I said.
I felt the warm comforting feeling that comes over me whenever I go to Him for help and heard the softest voice whisper, “If you find yourself feeling angry at her, look deeper.”
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