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Let Go of Everything You Think You Know

Robert:
Today we read the beginning of Chapter 30 in the Text of A Course in Miracles. It reminded me that we are all constantly making decisions. We are unaware of most of the decisions we make. But in the rules for decision in chapter 30, we are given a way of thinking and making decisions to practice and make a habit. As the habit becomes strong, it will serve us both when we are consciously aware of making decisions and with the unconscious decisions.

This is why it is so important for me to start each day with a check-in with Spirit. It is a time I give myself to step back from my old habitual way of making decisions and viewing the world. I want to let go of that old habit because it has not brought me true happiness. I still need a daily reminder, a “reality check,” to bring me back toward alignment with what I really want — the peace of God.

I am grateful that I have been given the means to change my mind and to make my decisions with the guidance of my true Self, which will lead to lasting happiness. I am grateful for the infinite patience of my Self, the Holy Spirit, that is always standing by, ready to guide me the instant I am willing to receive. And so I dedicate another day to the practice of letting my Self guide me in every moment.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Rest in Me… Rest in peace… Let yourself rest… Let your mind rest… Let your mind rest in a place of stillness…

Let go of everything you think you know in the world… Let the Light that you are return to your awareness…

Let in the awareness that this same Light is what everyone is… Only the Light… Let yourself rest in this remembering…

See only Light… And you will see that only Love is there. Here is your rest. Here is the truth. Changeless Love… Changeless Light… Let yourself remember this truth today.

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Let Go of What You Think You Are

Holy Spirit to Mary:
No matter what appears that you need to do today, practice letting go of what you think you know. Practice relaxing and letting go. Practice surrendering to the Light within and letting yourself be carried. Let whatever needs to be done be done through you, without you deciding what that “something” is.

The key in practicing this way of being is to begin with accepting the peace of your true Self. Practice accepting peace until you can feel it very fully. With peace comes a sense of gentleness, lightness and the feeling that all is well. As you focus on resting in God’s peace, what is most truly helpful naturally flows into your awareness. There is no efforting in this, no trying to make something happen. It just naturally comes on its own as you focus on accepting the peace of your true Nature. This is letting go and letting God. Practice this today.

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Let Me express through you today. You do this by allowing yourself to be in peace. Making your own plans for your safety or happiness interferes with your awareness of your natural state of peace. You think you need to make plans because of fear. You fear what might happen or you fear that you might not get what you think you want.

Fear and peace are mutually exclusive. Fear is the ego’s one emotion because the ego is the denial of Love. That is why it is essential that you are vigilant for peace. It is through your peace that I am able to work through you. Peace comes through the release of the denial of Love, the ego.

Your image of yourself is still closely tied to the ego so you do not remember the quiet joy of the peace of your true Self. But each time you remember to practice returning your attention to the peace you are, you take another invaluable step toward the full experience of your Self. Today offers you many opportunities to step forward into the truth of What you are by letting Me work through you in peace.

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Put Out the Welcome Mat

Mary:
Today it is my job to surrender all I think I know. As I read A Course in Miracles I am reminded that in truth, I am the Light of the world and that forgiveness is my function as the Light of the world. What particularly stands out to me in this section is: “Let me be still before my holiness. In its calm light let all my conflicts disappear. In its peace let me remember Who I am.” (W-pI.81.1:3-5)

It can’t be more clear than that. As I am willing to forgive, or let go of all that I think I know, I leave an open space where true inspiration can enter. This is my job today — to let go of all I think I know and leave an open place of inner quiet where the Holy Spirit can enter. Being a “know-it-all” certainly has not worked. I am willing to be happy today and put out the welcome mat for the Holy Spirit Who does know that would bring me eternal happiness. This is my practice today.

Robert:
I want to remember Who I am. I open to that remembering by stepping back and letting Love lead the way. Today I will practice stepping back with each activity, whether it’s answering an email, talking on the phone or any other project. With stepping back and entering into peace, I let the inspiration of the one Self we all share be my guide. Each moment becomes an expression of Love. This is how I will remember Who I am.

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Let Holy Spirit Lead

Holy Spirit to Robert:
In truth you have no needs. God gave you all of Himself in your creation. There is nothing else. You can experience this safety and abundance in this world when you let go of attempting to give the forms of the world any meaning. You do not need any form to be complete, nor to be safe or happy.

The more you align your thoughts with your true Self, the more at peace you will be, no matter what appears to be around you in form. Being Love, your true Self sees Love everywhere. Let your Self guide your vision today and you will know the joyous blessing of your unity with all your brothers and your Source.

Mary:
As I go to Spirit in quiet, I know that my real job is to let go and let God. This requires me to open my mind to receive the Holy Spirit’s gift of peace. If I am truly willing to let go and let God, I must be truly willing to accept His peace. His peace melts away all the worries and concerns that seem to pop up.

My job is to breathe deeply and let go… I may need to do this a hundred times today, but I know deep inside that this is my lesson: Step back and let the Holy Spirit lead the way. Relax… Choose peace… and let myself be led…. In quiet is every problem quietly resolved. I thank Holy Spirit for all the help I receive when I am willing.

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Love Is

Mary:
As I continue the daily practice of going to Holy Spirit with everything, I am frequently reminded that God is. Love is. And there is nothing else. That is why I am perfectly safe, no matter what the dream looks like. That is why everyone is perfectly safe, no matter what they make up in the dream.

When I go to Spirit during the day, every often I hear, “Only Love is there.” When I think something else is there to be defended against, I have merely forgotten the truth. In truth, only Love is everywhere. Only Love is. This is my lesson, over and over. And the Holy Spirit does not tire of reminding me again and again. I am very grateful that the Holy Spirit is very patient. I have great gratitude that this is so.

I see that this is what time is for — to learn that only Love is real and that we all are in Love and of Love eternally. Nothing has really happened to change God’s one Son. We all are the beingness of Love in the Mind of Love. Waking up to this Reality is our only true function now.

As I am willing to listen to Holy Spirit more and more, I am reminded again and again that I can relax now. I need not effort because only Love is real and nothing has changed Reality. My service will be shown to me, minute by minute. As I follow how I am led, peace and happiness are received and extended. This is my job, today and every day.

Robert:
A Course in Miracles tells me to teach only Love. That is how I will learn that I am Love. It also says to teach what you need to learn. I learn by extending the lessons given me by the Holy Spirit, my true Self. Teaching the lessons of the Holy Spirit is the way I accept the lessons. In other words if I refuse the Holy Spirit’s lessons, I will not teach Love.

So in each moment of the day, I need to practice holding my mind open to the Holy Spirit’s lesson, the Holy Spirit’s vision, so that I may teach it and learn it. This is how I will learn to recognize the Love that everyone is, including me.

Today is another blessed opportunity to learn that I am Love by seeing the Love that is everywhere.

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The Joining of Love with Love

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Remember that every meeting is an opportunity for a holy encounter. You make it holy by letting the Love you are guide your vision and join with the Love in the “other.” The joining of Love with Love is the only meaningful purpose in any encounter.

Practice today being attentive to the Love in you and aware of the joining of Love with Love that is ever present and beyond all appearances of form. With this intent, today will be a great step toward your remembrance of What you are.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Today, if you find yourself efforting in any way, use it as a signal to step back and follow. Take a deep breath and relax; ask to be led; ask to see the truth. The veil will be lifted as you become open minded enough to let it in.

If you think you already know what anything means that you are seeing in the world, this becomes a barrier to seeing it differently. As you remember you do not know what anything means, you leave a crack in the door for Holy Spirit to enter. Practice asking for the Light of truth to be shown to you. What you truly want to see will come to you.

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The Simplicity of Accepting Love

Mary:
We have recently been working with Pathways of Light course 918: The Power of Prayer and Meditation with a group on Saturday mornings. What stands out to me, as I have been working with this course, is that I need to watch my willingness to be with God. In the Song of Prayer, we are reminded that true prayer is a giving up of yourself to be at one with Love. “It is a song of thanksgiving for what you are. Herein lies the power of prayer. It asks nothing and receives everything.” (S-I.7:3-5)

As I go through my day, I am encouraged to practice this by taking frequent timeouts from the busyness of the world and asking myself, “Am I willing to be with God right now? Am I willing to accept my holiness, or am I thinking that I am weak, vulnerable and alone? Am I willing to accept God’s gifts to me? God has given me all Love, all peace, all joy. Am I willing to accept this right now?”

I’m being encouraged to accept my oneness with God and everyone’s oneness with God. I’m being encouraged to accept my true Identity as Love.

This course has been so helpful. The simplicity of accepting Love is so profound. Accepting Love and extending Love is my only function. I am being very gently reminded to give more time to this because it is all that is really important. I feel such gratitude that we are all safe in God and that nothing can happen to change God’s one Son. We all have it all and we are learning to accept that this is true.

Robert:
When we are in an attitude of fear, our awareness of wholeness and safety is blocked. In addition, we see justification for our fear everywhere we look, because that is what we believe is real. That is why it is so important that we practice moment by moment, day in and day out, bringing all our fear thoughts to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not fooled by false images and has no fear.

So when we bring our thoughts of fear to Him and are willing to join with His vision, together we can see past the images and recognize they have no substance and thus do not justify fear. In every moment the Holy Spirit is present in our minds to teach us what is real and what is not. As we are willing to learn this, we are freed from the thought system of fear and guilt so we can remember the truth that we are eternally safe in Love.

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