Daily Inspiration for Living A Course in Miracles

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Relax

Robert and Mary:
When we really want to relax deeply and open to Holy Spirit’s inspiration, here is a process we find helpful:

Let yourself relax…
Let go of your grip on your body…
Let the tension melt away…
You can relax now… simply relax…

Let the muscles in your scalp relax… around your ears… and forehead…
Let the muscles in your cheeks relax… the muscles around your eyes…
Let your jaw relax… your neck…

Let that relaxation move down your neck into your shoulders…
Let your arms and hands relax…
Let that relaxation move to your chest and stomach…
Let it move down your back and down your legs…

You relax deeply…
You feel safe and secure in this deep rest…
You let your mind quiet…
You feel safe in God’s arms…
Just let go and relax deeply…

Let the Holy Spirit bring you peace…
Let that peace flow through you… bringing you to a deep place of rest…
You can let go even more now…

You allow the Holy Spirit, your true one Self, to do Its healing work in your mind…
You know the Spirit of oneness is always there with you… helping you let go and relax deeply…
You receive waves and waves of peace…
It is such a relief to let go…

Your true Self carries you to a deeper place of rest… and quiet…
You find peace in this quiet…
You find God in this quiet…
You find all Goodness in this quiet…

In quiet is every problem solved…
You let go and receive God’s peace and Love…
You receive your true Self’s sense of wellness…
You know that everything is all right… everything is in perfect order…

In the place of rest, you receive the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, Holy Spirit’s insight…

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You Are Carried in Gentleness and Peace

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Remember you are being guided today… Remember you are being carried… Consistently step back and listen… Consistently practice accepting peace…

Let the truth return to your mind… Let yourself remember that you are still safe in God’s Mind… You are immersed in God’s peace, in God’s Love…  You extend His peace and Love to everyone you meet or even think of…

Let the joy of Love’s Presence be evident because it is there… Love is. God is. In reality, there is nothing else.

Robert:
Imagine what it would be like to ride in a hovercraft on a cushion of air — no bumps, just freely flowing along your path… When you join with the Holy Spirit, your true Self, you are carried above the battleground of images of separation…

Your true Self knows there are no barriers, nothing to interfere with your unity in Love… Ride with your Self today… and let the flow of Love carry you in gentleness and peace… Let the flow of Love show you the Love in every brother, shining through the images of bodies and forms…

Hover with Holy Spirit today and it will be a joyful ride…

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Accepting the Gift of Peace

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Pay attention to what is happening in your mind in the now moment… Pay attention to receiving My gift of peace in this now moment… Accepting peace is accepting a powerful gift that is always available to you…

Today focus on accepting the gift of peace on a consistent basis. It is the way out of the experience of doubt and uncertainty. It is the way out of hell for you. Today focus on accepting peace now. Do this and everything else will fall in place with no effort on your part.

Robert:
This morning our time with Spirit has had a different form than usual. As usual, we started with reading in A Course in Miracles. But there are projects in the works that can be progressing in the background while we focus our attention on Spirit, such as getting printing done. So during our time with Spirit, there were ‘interruptions’ when we were led to get a project started and then come back to full attention on Spirit. This happened several times as it appeared that we went back and forth between giving our attention to Spirit and attending to printing catalogs.

This has been a great exercise in the practice of walking with Spirit through the day. By staying in peace, we could switch back and forth between “worldly activities” and giving conscious attention to the Spirit within; we were able to quickly let go of the projects and focus our attention within. To me the lesson is that it is possible to walk with Spirit throughout the day. All I need to do is to pause as needed to refocus on the quiet peace of Spirit within. The more I do this the easier it is and the smoother I flow through the day. With practice, reconnecting with peace can be accomplished in an instant. I will continue today with this practice.

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One Step at a Time

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Take one step at a time, remembering in each moment to step back and choose peace… Be like a little child, remembering that you do not know what anything means… Step back and receive peace and understanding from the Holy Spirit… Continue this throughout the day…

Robert:
When it seems like there is a lot of things to do, things to remember, I find it helpful to write them down so that I can let them go. While the ‘to do’ thoughts are racing through my mind, my attention is on the ‘future’ rather than now. Writing these things down so that I can let them go makes the next step easier — taking time to go to peace and opening to Holy Spirit’s lead. Then I let Holy Spirit set the priorities of what to focus on in the now moment. I get myself into trouble when I try to decide on my own what I should be doing.

Today seems to be one of those days where I need to redouble my attention to my level of peace and stepping back to follow. This is how I let Holy Spirit be my time manager. He always does a better job than I do. On my own, my doing becomes simply a reinforcement of the belief that I am alone and separate. With His lead, all my doing is in service to awakening. Today I would follow and serve.

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In Peace I Remember I Am Being Carried

Robert:
When I trust in Holy Spirit’s plan, I am always at peace. I am confident that all my needs are met. My heart is filled with gratitude in the present moment. I feel the Love of God in me and see It everywhere. I recognize the images of the world as inconsequential and therefore non-threatening.

But the moment I shift into planning for my safety so that I can be ‘sure’ that my needs will be met, peace is replaced by uncertainty, impatience and at least a low level of anxiety. This way of thinking is so habitual that I have to be especially vigilant to recognize that I have slipped into the old habit. It seems normal because I have done it for so long. But the benefit of staying in a state of peace is worth the effort. Today is another day of vigilance because I want to remember the peace of God is my own.

Mary:
This morning as I go into the place of quiet in my mind, I am gently reminded that I am being carried. I am reminded to place the future in the Hands of God. I am reminded that, in fact, there is no past and there is no future. There is only the eternal presence of Love. I am gently reminded to step back frequently today, and to allow peace to lead the way. In this state of mind, my level of trust is strong. This is my practice for today, and I am grateful.

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Accept Peace to Have a Happy Day

Accept Peace to Have a Happy Day
Mary:
The truth is that peace is here, right now, if I am willing to accept it. My willingness to accept peace at any given moment determines what I experience in this moment.

I am realizing how important accepting peace is to having a happy day — a day filled with gratitude and trust. The gift of peace comes from my true Self — the eternal Spirit of Love I have always been and always will be. I have the opportunity to experience God’s gifts as I am willing to accept them. Today is a day of accepting peace. And I give thanks.

Robert:
A Course in Miracles says that peace is natural to those who trust. It also says that it is inevitable that we will feel anxious and fearful if we are trusting in our own strength. So if I am feeling anything less than peace, I must be relying on my own strength. I am attempting to make my own plans instead of following Holy Spirit’s. Trusting in Holy Spirit’s plan is where I will find the peace that is natural because I will be trusting in God’s strength, not my own.

Today is a day to practice being mindful of any disturbance to my peace and bringing it to the Holy Spirit with a willingness to see as He sees.

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See All Things Differently

Robert:
When I wake up from a dream, images from a dream may still be fresh in my mind, but I know they are not real. Similarly, to wake up from the dream of a world of separate bodies and separate things, I need to realize that the images of the world are not real. To do this I must shift my attention from the teacher that taught me to believe a world of separation is real to the Teacher in my mind That knows only the oneness of Love is real.

This Teacher recognizes that the body’s perceptions will always show differences, but it does not acknowledge them as real. So my job is not to deny that the body’s eyes show me differences, but to be willing to let my inner Teacher show me that the differences are not real. It is through learning this that I will awaken to the safety, peace and happiness of Love’s oneness.

Today my practice is to hold my mind open to the lessons of my inner Teacher. I am willing to see all things differently.

Mary:
Today I have another opportunity to practice choosing peace. I have another opportunity to open my mind to the Teacher of peace — the Holy Spirit. Peace is always there, waiting for my acceptance. Today’s practice involves opening the door to peace so that peace fills every corner of my mind. This willingness to accept peace helps me see everything in the world differently. It helps me rise above the battleground to see the Love is always there behind every thought of conflicting interests. Accepting peace is my one goal today. And I give thanks.

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