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July-September,  2023

The “I” of the Storm

by Rev. Robin Singler, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

The spring brought with it powerful storm weather in my part of the world: high winds, flying debris, heavy rains and tornado warnings. Along with these external weather patterns, I experienced a time of deep inner upheaval and purification; in other words, a swirl of ego triggers in the form of old destructive thoughts and behaviors were coming up for me to experience and either hold onto or hand over to Spirit for healing. As I watched these inner and outer storms sweep through my life, I couldn’t help but reflect upon what A Course in Miracles tells me about what I’m experiencing in every moment:

“Projection makes perception. The world you see is what you gave it, nothing more than that. But though it is no more it is not less. It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition” (T-21.In.1:1-3,5)

As I’ve studied A Course in Miracles and have become more familiar with what the above quote really means, I have come to accept that what I see “out there” in the world or in my personal life is a reflection of my own ego-driven unconscious mind and the fearful beliefs held there. The thoughts in my unconscious mind, just like the storms outside, can be frightening. They seem unpredictable and can be destructive. There is an impulse to run and hide from the seeming danger rather than face the stormy weather and learn to be at peace as it passes through.

When I find myself in the storms of life along this journey it can be easy to forget that there is an eye in the storm that I can go to whenever I choose without having to change the outer circumstance of life or even my inner experience of fear, guilt or pain. When I reflect upon the storms that are sweeping through my life at any given time: storms of chaos, uncertainty, shifting and changing patterns, things falling apart or falling away, waves of self-doubt and insecurity,  I can remind myself that I am experiencing the effects of projection rather than a real threat to my safety, and I can choose to place myself in the eye of the storm. I can learn to observe what is occurring and be in the world, but not of the world. The eye of any storm is in perfect stillness, like the center of a funnel cloud or a hurricane. It is calm, it is still and it is quiet. 

From this position of detached observation in the eye of the storm, I realize that the eye of the storm is the “I am” of God, or of Universal Love. From this “I” of the storm the chaos that seems to be revolving around me can be watched from a position of safety and of stillness.

What justifies such peacefulness when there is a mess of chaos appearing in my life or on the planet? The fact that storms come and go; they bluster and blow, they shift and change, but I do not in truth, for I am not what I seem to be. I am not a helpless person in a world of scarcity. I am merely dreaming and projecting my fearful unconscious thoughts out onto a harmless canvas in my mind. What I see and experience as a fearful person is not real, not eternal, and so I am safe from any threat of danger the inner or outer world might show me.

I am with God and His grace now, no matter what storm might be blowing through my awareness. I am one with God and His peace no matter what storms might be showing themselves to me or to my loved ones. This “I-ness” is stable and it never changes. It is constant and is a place of protection that is always available to me simply by remembering that I belong to a loving Creator.

I belong to God in the “I-ness”, the Oneness I was created in. Universal Love has kept me safe from all threats of danger, chaos and guilt. And so I can just rest in the “I Am Love” Presence that is calm, serene and confident. In this calm center of Love, of certainty and wholeness, I am never under any threat of any kind because God wills it not. And I rest in this, certain that all storms pass but Universal Love will remain strong and changeless and I am safe in the unchanging “I” of any storm. I can relax and trust, and know that when the danger passes I will remain untouched and safe in the care of Love, Light and Peace.

With this new perspective kept in mind when the dust kicks up in my life, I can quickly go within, take a deep breath, and watch the storm swirl about me, certain that all is well and it will soon pass without any real consequence.

What a relief to be able to rest in a quiet place and let all things be as they are without the need to panic or worry. The strength and safety of Love is all I need to face anything, and I am grateful.

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