Love's Vision: A Healing Journey of Remembering Love's Truth

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Awakening to Love: Finding Gratitude in the Present Moment

God is but Love, and therefore so am I. (157) Into His Presence would I enter now.
God is but Love, and therefore so am I. (158) Today I learn to give as I receive.
God is but Love, and therefore so am I.  (ACIM, W-174.1:1–2:2)   

“³Nothing is needed but today’s idea to light your mind, and let it rest in still anticipation and in quiet joy, wherein you quickly leave the world behind.” (ACIM, W-157.4:3)  

“We practice seeing with the eyes of Christ today. ⁴And by the holy gifts we give, Christ’s vision looks upon ourselves as well.” (ACIM, W-158.11:3-4)  

I am grateful…so grateful. Pausing in A Course in Miracles makes my heart sing. Today’s ACIM workbook lesson reminds me that even amidst the chaos and challenges of this world, LOVE is a constant force that joins us all…even when we are unaware…it’s there, always. Pausing for a moment to acknowledge this love can shift all perception and fill us with gratitude for the gift of being alive in the here and now. It’s this moment that it exists, only this moment. Feel it. Let it fill you up and transcend you. Now, what exactly is it filling up? It is your energy that you are transforming and extending. There’s not much that is more beautiful than that, am I right? It is in projecting this love, this Love-Energy, that we receive it back (doubled & quadrupled, etc.!).

The above defines the “Law of Attraction” to me…whatever we are extending is that which we receive/attract back to ourselves. There’s no magic, no hocus pocus…nothing weird, and no voodoo. It’s pretty simple. Love Begets Love!!!! I can choose it in any moment! God’s presence IS love’s presence! What a gift. He is all encompassing, so what is all encompassing cannot possibly be separate. So, no one I judge as separate is actually apart from me…it’s an illusion made possible by our bodies (“meat suits” as a dear friend calls them), which are NOT who we are! What a gift. Whew. Why would I want anything else? I don’t, not really, but no doubt my ego self will keep pushing to be Queen…ha! Queenie is that inner voice that seeks validation and power. However, by recognizing and transcending those egoic tendencies, I can tap into the deeper truth of our connectedness and experience a profound sense of love and gratitude.

Love you…with all that I am! 
I hope that you will share your gratitude with me!

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