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Take Fear Thoughts to the Light of Love

Dear Everyone,

I have had an eventful month, this Dec. In my dream I seemingly have experienced a “relapse” with symptoms of transverse myelitis. I went to the hospital on Dec. 8th, to WI University hospital on the 9th. I will be discharged on Jan 8th.

I was disappointed at first; then had expectations that I would return to my local hospital for rehab. I also learned what steroids can do to the skin tissue and veins—- which make it difficult for getting “poked” for blood samples. At some point, I asked H.S. for help, and received peace of mind. The following I received early one morning after Christmas.

Trauma, trauma, trauma—- what does it mean? Nothing—- a sad illusion, and if it is only illusion how can it be sad or happy? By definition, illusion is false, an image that is not here. Although the power of your mind can manifest thoughts, it does not make the images of a fearful mind true.

You need consistent practice in taking fear thoughts to the Light of Truth and allow them to go. To be consistent, simply be willing to question the validity of thoughts that rise to your awareness. Question whether you feel peaceful or tense? You know well the many variations of conflict and un-ease that signal the unrest of fear thoughts. You truly have no need of such thoughts, other than to learn to let them go. They merely show you the egoic system in operation to keep it’s flimsy charade going. You have no need of thoughts that claim that you have no purpose; that you need approval from others to survive; that you are at the mercy of a vengeful deity; that you are innocent victim.

The body’s eyes were made to see differences—- unless you choose differently. When you choose to question the “truth” of what you appear to see, hear, touch, and feel all around you, you are opening to the Truth. The choice you made seemingly a billion times before, is let go for a different choice. Does this choice bring peacefulness? Does it bring ease? It makes no difference what or why or when you chose to sense the false. The what and why and when analysis is merely the cover of more egoic thoughts, to “prove” it’s rational is real. Yet fear is never real. It’s reasoning is never valid.

You are as God created you. You are an extension of All That Is. You are wholly loving and wholly lovable.

The loving Voice for God will always direct you towards peace. When you choose not to see differences, you see wholeness/holiness. When you choose to see innocence, all corruption is seen as mistales, simply corrected. When you choose to see the calls for help and healing for what they are, you give the only remedy that can heal. When you see the guiltlessness in everyone, you give the real gift that Love offers to all.

You know well, the unpeaceful feelings that are conjured up by the sick mind. Do not let them go by unheeded, but take them quickly to the Light of Love. With every thought you turn over to Love, are a thousand more undone, are a thousand minds given peace. The simple choice to take the hurtful thoughts to the Light changes the direction of your mind, to the Direction of the Guide that never fails you. Think not that you have no purpose here—- for you are much more than a body in a dream of exclusion. Think not that God is mistaken in His creation. Your only choice is to follow Love; be you glad that you have already chosen it.

The healing of the little mind is not hard or abrasive or cutting. It is gentle, gentle, gentle. The healing of the mind is the gentle washing of waves over the feet; the gentle immersion into a relaxing pool; the velvet softness of sheets and clouds. The healing of mind is the last thing the egoic system fights against. When you join your mind to Love, it cannot follow. When you choose for Love, the false system can only be undone. It has no real power, no truth, no meaning. You are a Thought of Love in the Mind of Love. Thoughts leave not their source.

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No Stress In Truth

Hello Lights,
These are the words that came to me from Spirit today…

You have heard that guilt is hell—this is because guilt is separation. The mad idea that the Son could be apart from His Father, Universal Source.
Such an insane idea did not exist in Love’s Mind—yet it happened in the tiniest milli-second that was an extension of Creator. It was healed the instant that it appeared, for it was completely false. Yet the mind of the Son seemed to hold two conflicting thoughts, mistaking both as real. It focused on the insane idea and forgot the idea of One.

Very simply, you are trying to unlearn the mistaken idea, but you cannot do this alone. You cannot gain knowledge from your self taught dream. You unlearn the false lessons or ideas by giving them to H.S.  By taking them to the light, you will be relieved of the backwards messages in everyone.

You find it easy to slip back to the forgetting mode of operating your dream. Yet I assure you that the remembering part of your mind is far far easier to maintain. There is no stress in holding truth as it is. There is no tiresome burden of holding away the gentle dawn of truth. You still think there is loss in giving up the dreaming mind. This is not so. You can cease your struggle of keeping the dream alive. When you give your dream thought (in any part) wholly to H.S., in that choice you will be free. When you wholly let go for the tiniest second, you will have no doubt, no fear to contradict the truth. In this instant you are freed from pain, from guilt.

To “learn” from the dreaming mind (d.m.) is not to unlearn. The d.m. replays the past over and over and over, trying to find new outcomes or new solutions. The d.m. has nothing that is real just because it chooses to sleep or forget it’s foundation. Your foundation is Love, nothing more and nothing less.

In the tiniest instant of truth, when you return your mind to Love, you are released, or you release the dreaming mind. From that instant you recognize the dream world for what it is and choose to see past the dream. You cease to struggle against the truth, and you stop carrying the past with you. The dream becomes less compelling, less valuable in your sight—for you accept without a doubt, the real Home from which you never left.

(And this after thought came:) Nothing in this world really matters. You are the one that has applied importance, value or trash to each thing. You have decided what is good and bad—and applied it to images to make it appear true. The only thing with value here, is the act of Love which is true forgiveness. Where there is forgiveness, is a spot where Heaven is welcomed and holiness shines into and from the minds that perceived that sin was real.

Forgiving is the miracle that frees the minds that were chained to guilt. Forgiving the world is your purpose here, as you give every thought of fear and hate to H.S. for complete change. There is nothing but nothing He cannot do—with your willingness

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My Own Past Learning

Hello All,
This morning I received these words of love:

In my dream, I can reflect the shining light of Love, and bring guiltlessness to every mind that thinks it is separate and alone. I give my thoughts and sight to Holy Spirit, that I may learn the truth, and accept my place in Love’s lesson. I give my eyes, my tongue, my ears, my feet and hands to Him, to use for the miracles He spreads in certainty. In remembering that I do not know what anything means,  and asking for understanding, I am always given what I need to know or do or say. While I dream of separation I do not know what anything means, for my self taught lessons have obscured Love’s meaning, All that I have taught myself does not give me peace or understanding. I am willing to lay it all down, give room for H.S. to answer my call, and accept His perfect perception that heals my sick mind.

I gladly lay down the false, the guilt laden, the loveless thoughts of the insane mind. I gladly learn that the false is false and only the Truth is true. I accept it is only Truth that I want … only H.S.’s correction that reminds me of my wholeness—holiness.

I remember to use these words when I have sacrificed my peace:
“I do not know what anything, including this, means. And so, I do not know how to respond to it. And I will not use my own past learning as the light to guide me now.”  [T14. XI. 6: 7-9]

I am the holy Will of God Himself. There is no “other” will than His.
There is no will to conflict with His all encompassing Love and Joy and Peace.
I remain as He created me, along with every brother that I perceive.  Amen.

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Choosing Happiness—Again

Hello Lights, the following are thoughts that came to mind this morning.

What do I want? I want the peace of God. To have peace, I must teach peace.

While I was seemingly immobilized with the paralysis, I was no longer banging my head into “what is.” I was not trying to change “reality” to my liking. I was accepting things just as they were…. no resisting, no squirming, no fighting, no worrying. In letting all things be as they were, I was trusting,
I was happy.  I knew that this “illness” was not God’s Will for me. I was looking for the witnesses that everything works together for good. I was seeing the witnesses for Love everywhere; being helpful.
I did not feel alone because I knew that H.S. was with me, and with others by guiding every thought, every person, every test, every outcome. Whatever is happening is working for good. Everything works together for good for my best interests.

As I looked at things and circumstances with “new eyes” I offered kind words, different thoughts to the people whose jobs involved “helping” others. By accepting God’s plan for salvation, I offered happiness (therein lies my peace) to others. I greeted the hospital staff with smiles, willingness, and gratitude. I found that being happy and extending light, was a gift to each person that was involved with my care-taking.

My “job” is to be happy—and extend happiness wherever, however it seems applicable. It is my part to turn every concern over to Holy Spirit, as it is not my job to try to make things work or to figure things out. There were some times when I was not at peace, not in joy. I would shortly realize that this was not the way I wanted to feel, that I had accepted the egoic outlook for some “outer” event. I would ask for H.S. help to see things differently or for correction in my thoughts. And because I was willing, I would receive the healing of His perfect perception. I felt blessed every day…. and learned that sharing joy is the true blessing; that love is extended in being happy.

I am currently practicing in letting go of old beliefs around being in a specific physical environment makes certain outcomes inevitable. When I returned home, I lost my focus on happiness, on my choosing to listen to the Voice for Love, on Holy Spirit’s insights. I lost focus as I allowed the old patterns of thought to follow suit, allowing the thread barren path of fearful thoughts to fill my moments. Everything became a struggle again; a sense of hopelessness evolved in me. I am learning that this need not be. Once again I am accepting the power of my choice. When I am not happy, that shows me that I have chosen wrongly. I choose again, having H.S. lead me, asking for correction, and opening my thoughts for healing, releasing the false thoughts of guilt. Choosing for Love is happiness, choosing for fear is unhappiness. Holiness is happiness.               

I share this last thought from Mary Gerard’s <u>The Mentor Within</u>©—“Being capable of tolerating unhappiness is the best way to push God away.”

Blessings and Happiness to All!

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Fear Is Not Where You Belong

Greetings all Light’s of God,

These are the thoughts I have received recently from Spirit—— Blessings to All.

Do you think you understand? What do you understand?

In your world, there is nothing to understand—for what part of make believe is there to know?
You can allow truth to return when you accept what you are— and forgive the dream you have made. Do not take your play seriously —for by that you make it real, but only to you. Do you judge a child that plays in an imaginary country with imagined allies or enemies? You recognize that his ‘play’ is just an exercise in ideas, in exploring other view points, other thoughts. You do not mistake his ‘play’ as real.

Yet you continue your exercise, your excursion into meaningless thoughts and mistake it for the real world. For all your pain, misery and guilt, would you not choose to admit that you could be wrong? That you could be wrong in choosing to keep habits that you thought would make you safe. One such habit but affirms your guilt and makes you feel more unworthy and anxious. It does not protect you.

When you succumb to the fears of ego mind, then you experience anxiety and any other number of forms of fear, which is lack of love. What you are really calling for is love—which the egoic mind is very defensive against. It does not want you to recognize or accept Love. Where does this leave you? The results are surely evident.  Do not confuse pain with freedom or guilt with love. If you no longer want confusion and denial, then give them (confusion and denial) to Holy Spirit. In His vision they do not exist; what is without Love has no meaning so it is not real. To move past illusions you must recognize they are useful only to an insane thought system. To move out of illusions you need only give your thoughts to the One whose purpose is to interpret for you. Give the sick thoughts and false purpose to Him; give your mind into His care and truth will be free to spread it’s wings and hold all the world.

Welcome truth exactly as it is. No adjustments, no alterations are needed for truth. When you give up the blocks to Love, you then are free and open to Truth. As fear is removed from your thoughts, you “see” that illusions are meaningless and there is no loss. As you learn to accept Holy Spirit’s
judgment, the false ideas are gently brushed aside and Truth gives you everything in all ways.

Love leads the way. Love leads us all to Home. Love is all there is.

Fear is not where you belong. You belong in Love.

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