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Truly Delusional

Recently I wrote to Jesus in my journal…feelings of defeat, hopeless, crying were filling my mind. His response was:

“Sara, the ego is always for your defeat—-since it believes that you will usurp it’s kingdom, it’s throne. Even though the ego is a mistaken thought, it has effects that seem real to you. You have put your belief in what you “see” outside of the body. Your belief in the outer forms keep you chained to the insane mind, to illusions. You are truly delusional.

“When you take a step back from the screen, that is when you are willing to see differently. When you step back and do not attach meaning to anything—-you allow Holy Spirit to fill in with truth. Your frustration stems from the idea that you should be doing things differently. If you did everything differently, then you would be “happy.” Learn that you are not connected to the empty ego thoughts of others, or yourself. Only Love can be shared—-only loving thoughts are real.

“You are connected to All by the Christ Mind. The random, senseless thoughts that bounce in your mind and other’s minds are only a reflection of the condition of the mind. A mind at peace reflects love and knows the truth, Oneness.
A mind in conflict reflects hate and fear, dreaming it is alone, attacked, and without hope of release. The insane dream can only be the latter.

“Learn that stepping back is the way to peace—-for HS will take you there, within your Self to the home of peace. Stepping back allows you to follow HS’s lead in all ways and all doings. Remember that you do not know—-and be willing to learn.”

Me: I find that no matter what Spirit’s response is to me—-It always comforts me, like a sigh of relief. The response often reminds me that “my” egoic thoughts are not real. Perhaps my question to myself is “When will I really be tired of playing this meaningless game?”

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Recent Thoughts

These thoughts came to me recently and they are shared with you.

Lesson 275: “God’s healing Voice protects all things today.”
Me: “...protects all things”.....  All things—-I must be included in “all things.”
“I am not a victim of the world I see.” I need not play the role of innocent victim an instant longer. I am the dreamer of the dream. As I continue to turn my dream thoughts over to HS for correction, I am freed of the beliefs I have made.
Only Love is real—-every real thing exists in the protection/safety of Love. A lie cannot change the truth. There is but one Creator, His creation is one, yet unlimited and eternal.
You and I have not left our Source.
Forever and forever I am immersed in Love.

Lesson 276: “God’s Word is given me to speak.”
“My Son is pure and holy as Myself.”
God is but Love and therefore so am I.
I am as God created me.  I am not a body. I am free.  I am spirit.

Spirit: Look not on the past and give no home to empty thoughts that come from the thought of separation. You are as Love created you; you have not left your Source.

Only by forgiving your dreams and images, your thoughts, do you find the happy dream. Your only despair is in the belief that you have separated from Love.  Your “job” is to simply forgive every thought that would maintain that you are not love and that the dream is real.

Watch the thoughts that cross your mind—and do not attach to them. If you focus on a thought, ask yourself: “Is this true? Is this absolutely true?” And let the error be corrected by the One Who knows the truth.

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Dream Game

These thoughts came to mind this morning.

What am I not forgiving today?
What am I pushing out of awareness, into the corners and vaults of my unconscious mind?
What do I fear to look at—-because the ego believes that it is the undoing of what is real?
What am I not forgiving today?

What if all my thoughts are not real? It would mean that I have been wrong—-and that this world is not real; my life is not real; the circumstances and events are not real.
“No, no, no,” says the ego, “I won’t allow that!”
If my thoughts are not real, then what am I doing?
Just playing an imaginary game, dreaming a game of spite, shame, and guilt. It is a dream game of separation—-and it is not real. But my belief in it makes it seem real indeed. My belief fuels it, makes it grow, warps whatever glimpse of truth that might shine through to my mind.

I dreamed that I needed a world to hide in, to hide from an angry, killing god. I dreamed that I deserved punishment for my treason to my Creator. (Somewhere in my mind, there is the knowledge that I did not create myself.)
I dreamed that by punishing myself, that that would appease an angry god, buying me “time.” Am I willing now to lay down this foolish game, to lay aside the defenses against truth? Am I willing to follow a different teacher, rather that keep what I have “taught” myself?
Am I willing to be happy rather than right?

Piece by piece, I forgive the thoughts that make my dream. It seems to be piece by piece—-but I really have no concept of how far my forgiveness reaches into the dream.
I forgive the thoughts that seem to separate me from everyone, and from my Creator.
I forgive the thoughts that make me seem special, or wounded, unworthy, sad, sick, vile.
I forgive the thoughts that I project onto others around me. I forgive the pictures/images that I think I see outside of me. I forgive what I think I know—-I remind myself that I do not know what anything is for, nor what anything means.

Does this seem impossible to do?
It is possible because I choose a Teacher Whose only purpose is to free me from my insane wishes, waking me from my dream of fear and despair. The Holy Spirit remembers the truth for me, and always gives the truth to me as I am ready.
Let me remember my readiness——let me remember there is no love but God’s. Let me remember that I remain as God created me. I am His creation forever—-and that will never change. Amen.

Thank you Father, for Your gifts to me.

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Just Remember,  It’s a Dream

Dear Readers,
In the confusion and merriment of making a move in the world of form,
I find that part of my mind puts up many forms of resistance to truth. There seems to be a myriad of distractions to keep my attention on the things of this world. Yet I always have choice; do I want illusions or truth, conflict or peace, fear or Love? Today I had a moment to receive insight from Spirit and it follows…..

Me: How can I be truly helpful?
Spirit:” Just forgive, true forgiveness is the way Home.

“You can forgive yourself for all the things that you “save” to make you feel safe.
All things are distractions to keep you “busy” with form, and to forget the truth that remains in you.

“You are not alone Sara, I am forever with you as you are forever with God.
There is no distance in Love, there is no separation in Love, there is no time in Love.
There is no opposite to Love. Love is All there is.

“You fear that you are imperfect, and then you “see” all the ways that you
fail in perfection—-ego says: “you are not perfect, so you are not the same
as God.” You find witnesses to what is false.

“You think that you are are lacking, an impossible child that failed its parents.
So the world became an image of that belief; you failed your father, you failed your mother—-and even your brother and his family. Yet the world is false
perception; false ideas given images to make the world appear real.

“You think that the body is ill. That is another reflection of guilt buried in your mind. It is always the guilt made from the dream of separation from Love.
You still think it happened, that you did separate from your only Source. This is a madman’s dream, with no foundation at all.

“As you continue to pack boxes, and do the chores of everyday, just remember that is is a dream. Remember that it is your purpose to forgive the dream—
let go of each fragment as it appears to you—-it is meaningless. Do not take the form seriously—-the images of form are not real. Give the images to H.S., He will show you what is real. Be willing to let go of your perception, be willing to receive a new thought in place of the old…........there is no greater purpose for you in this moment.”

Me: Thank you Holy Spirit.

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Accept Your One Function

Several days ago, I found I could not fall easily into sleep. I got up, and went to the living room, and asked what Spirit would like to say to me. The following message was given to me.

“(insert your name), please listen:
You are right now, complete, healed and whole. You are perfect, being part of All Love.
All is perfection around you and anything in this world can be used as a reminder of your perfection, what you are and Who Created you.

“What appears as cruel, unfair, horrible,  vile or degrading—-is simply another chance to forgive and see beyond the illusion. The projection of horrifying hatreds, cruel guilt, or degrading fear will cease when the Son of God accepts himself for the truth of what he is. The projection of anger and hatred will be seen for the illusion it is as you welcome Love and accept your perfect sinlessness.

“If you want to know your innocence, then see innocence shining everywhere. See everything as perfect. Observe the thoughts that cross your mind, do not become attached to them. Those thoughts are not “you”—-they simply represent the confusion in the sleeping mind.

“When you attach to thoughts, you make judgments or decisions based on error. When you attach to errant thoughts, you think you have the truth. You think you can know what is good or bad, beneficial or harmful to you. Yet the thoughts you seem to think—without Love—are meaningless. You can imagine images to validate them, but illusions have no validation. God did not create a meaningless world.

“Accept your one function here: forgiving what you “see”—what you “hear”—what you “think.” Take every thought to H.S. (to the light) and watch it be purified. Letting go of every instant of pain, every granule of guilt; letting go of all that is unlike love. It seems like an unsurmountable mountain to the ego mind—-for the ego mind sees only mountains, only failure.  When it seems overwhelming simply remember Who walks with you—-and Who has not left you comfortless.

“The Holy Spirit is your constant friend, He is IN you and you cannot be alone, not ever!
Instead of denying your part in God’s plan, unite with it wholly—-you will never be lacking when you accept your part.
You CAN come with wholly open hands and receive the Love and joy that only God has for you, and has given you always. You need not make your self “perfect”—-that is not your part. You need not wait for lightening flash, or gong of bells or sounds of horns—-all imagined fantasies.
You need only accept your part—-say: “I will” with sincerity—-and it is done.”

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