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Lesson 33 2026

I have invented the world I see.
(From now on, I am not going to write the whole lesson, just the part I am emphasizing. The lesson itself is readily available elsewhere.)
1. Today we are continuing to develop the theme of cause and effect. ²You are not the victim of the world you see because you invented it. ³You can give it up as easily as you made it up. ⁴You will see it or not see it, as you wish. ⁵While you want it you will see it; when you no longer want it, it will not be there for you to see.
2. The idea for today, like the preceding ones, applies to your inner and outer worlds, which are actually the same. ²However, since you see them as different, the practice periods for today will again include two phases, one involving the world you see outside you, and the other the world you see in your mind. ³In today’s exercises, try to introduce the thought that both are in your own imagination.
2025
I had to laugh this morning as I began the lesson. I was sitting in my office at my computer, and so I looked around at my surroundings. As I did so, I felt compelled to straighten things up as I looked at them. Not the intention of the lesson. LOL.
My world is one of contrasts, from the desire for order to the equal desire to create chaos. It happens in my mind, and so it happens in my world. And yet, as I look around at my world and in my mind for the interpretation of my world, I am aware of two things. I have little control over the outer and complete control of the inner world. I feel very grateful for that insight.
The larger outer world is going through some changes right now. No one in charge has asked for my opinion or my consent. But, how I see this is entirely up to me. I can watch it all from the ego mind if I want to. However, that will be inventing a world of separation and thus suffering. Or I can look at it from my holy mind, in which case I will see the purpose and the solution. This makes it no different than any other situation I find myself in. It is just another opportunity to forgive, heal, love, and awaken.
I have decisions to make about the world we have made. There is nothing new about this. I always have decisions to make about the world. How will I choose to see it? How will I choose to use it? Will I use it to extend love and support to my fellow man as we all try to navigate it? Or will I use it to go deeper into the dream and bring more darkness into our shared mind?
If I judge the situation as more important, more awful, more wonderful, more or less anything, it is because I have blinded myself to the truth. There is no hierarchy in illusions. Nothing is good or bad, only truth or illusion. I choose to look at each occurrence and each thought with the Holy Spirit. He will lighten away the darkness. And if I forget that commitment, I will simply choose again. The world is a classroom, and I am here to learn. If I choose to feel guilty as I learn, I will change my mind. I will remind myself, “Myron, be a happy learner.
2026
Right from the beginning, A Course in Miracles explains the problem and the solution. We have invented a world, and it is not reality. This world is in our minds and nowhere else. We did this in that tiny tick of time, and we keep the world alive in memory …not because we are sinful, but because we still believe it has something to offer us. The Course is intended to help us to finally let it go. It does this slowly and gently, but that doesn’t mean it is of little importance. This lesson is powerful, and yet it can be approached without fear because it asks so little of us. Jesus is an amazing teacher.
There is an emphasis on realizing that the inner and outer worlds are actually the same. What I think appears as the world I see. Such a simple idea, and yet completely transformative in its impact if we accept it and act on it. Here is a simple example. I read about Willie Nelson quietly providing for those in the winter storm. The article said he and other country singers joined in.
More than 30 tons of food, heaters, blankets, generators, and survival supplies were being packed and dispatched into the heart of the 2026 winter superstorm.
No press conference.
No celebrity spotlight.
No dramatic rallying cry.
Just quiet, coordinated action.

I was deeply touched by this because I want to be of service, too. I care about others, and I always want to help where I can. I am drawn to these kinds of stories because they make me happy. Not everyone feels the same way. Some people are caught in their fear, and instead of feeling the urge to help, they might see it as an attack, a pull on them to give what they are afraid of losing. There are other ways of seeing it as well.

Same situation, two completely different views. Sometimes the views of people are so different that it is as if they live on different planets. One cannot understand the view of the other, and separation becomes so implanted in the minds that they cannot see the only thing that is true; that they are united as one and cannot be otherwise. Actually, when it gets that bad, they are really more alike than different. Both are coming from fear, and both sincerely believe the other is a threat that must be overcome.

When I start to think that way, I ask the Holy Spirit to decide for me how to see others, how to communicate with those who disagree with me, and when to choose silence when that is better. I ask for help because I know that if I choose confrontation instead of joining, I will see danger everywhere I look. I will experience attack if in my mind I am defending myself. This is how I make the world I see. It is with my thoughts and beliefs. I realize now how much I was hurting myself when I thought I was protecting myself.

I still feel compassion for those who suffer at the hands of another, but I also feel compassion for the one causing the suffering. This was a change that occurred a little at a time over the last few years from the practice of the Course. I had to remind myself of the truth many times, and I had to learn to turn away from the ego voice that insisted this didn’t make sense. And to be honest, it was a little scary for a while. Now it just feels like the only thing that makes any sense.

What I have gained from this decision for God, for Love, is peace of mind. I seldom feel attacked, even when someone is trying to attack me. And if I do feel the sting of attack, I turn to the Holy Spirit for help, and I receive a different way to see it. I remember when I used to act from my fear and attack others, and compassion takes over in the place of fear. My world now feels less threatening than it used to, and when I give way to fear, I know what to do about it, and I recover peace more quickly.

It’s okay for others to disagree with me and even to see things radically different from how I do. We are all going Home and this worldly experience doesn’t change that. It can help us get there faster, or it can show us what is not working. It’s all good. I said at the beginning of this contemplation that I always feel a pull to help, that I cared about others. This was not always true.

I used to be heavily defended, too. It was a miserable life as my defensiveness drew attacks and more defenses in an endless cycle. Until A Course in Miracles showed me my error. The world was not attacking me. I was doing that to myself with my thoughts and beliefs. My mind is happier and more peaceful now that this cycle has been broken. My world reflects my mind. And yes—seen this way—it really is all good. I notice now that whenever peace fades, it is simply an invitation to choose again.
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