Miracles News

September-December, 2025

Why I No Longer Care About the Physical World

by Robb Lauren, Pathways of Light Spiritual Counselor student

What I’ve noticed lately in my spiritual growth is how I am really paying attention to what’s going on inside me rather than in personal items or surroundings.

This is a profound shift I’m experiencing — one of the clearest signs of deep spiritual growth.

I’m noticing that my attention is moving inward — toward my thoughts, emotions, and inner peace — rather than being caught up in external things like possessions, appearances, or circumstances.

I’m beginning to live from the level of cause rather than effect. I’m realizing:

1. The world doesn’t cause my feelings — my thoughts do.

2. Peace doesn’t come from controlling things, but from letting go.

3. What truly matters is not “out there,” but in here.

This inner awareness is exactly what A Course in Miracles has been pointing me toward. I’m starting to watch the ego rather than be the ego. I’m slowing down enough to witness, rather than just react.

I feel myself beginning to detach from the physical. It’s like I don’t care about it the way I used to. The body, the world, the striving — they’ve started to lose their grip. Not because they’re “bad,” but because they’re not real in the way I once believed.

I’m shifting from form to content.

I’m less interested in how things look and more interested in how they feel.
I care more about the quality of my thoughts, my peace, and my alignment than about appearances, outcomes, or possessions.

I’m detaching from the ego’s playground.

The ego keeps wanting my attention to be on the body, the environment, and the story.
But the Holy Spirit invites me inward — into love, stillness, and truth.

I’m beginning to experience Vision.

I’m starting to see not with the eyes, but with understanding.
I’m seeing through the world rather than being tricked by it.

At times, I might feel a sense of loss or even boredom with the world — and that’s okay. It doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy the beauty of life or connection with others. It simply means I’m becoming anchored in Spirit, rather than in form.

If it feels unsettling sometimes, I remember that’s normal too. The ego might protest:

“What’s the point then? Shouldn’t you be worried about XYZ?”

But I remember:

“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.” (T-in.2:2-4)

Reflection Questions I’m Exploring Now:

1. What am I noticing more clearly now that I’m paying attention inwardly?

2. How does it feel when I choose peace instead of trying to fix or change external things?

3. What illusions am I seeing through more easily now?

Robb Lauren is a Pathways of Light student living in Palm Bay, FL
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