Journal for Day 2
Lesson 2
I have given everything I see all the meaning it has for me.
I followed the directions and looked at various things around me saying that I have given this thing and that all the meaning it has for me. I noticed that my mind often found the meaning I had given it. For instance, I looked at a knickknack and knew that I gave it the meaning of being a symbol of love because my brother gave it to me. It is also a symbol of loss because he never does stuff like that anymore.
I look at my router and felt both grateful for it and uneasy about it because I have had so much trouble with these things. I know that if my daughter looked at her router, she would have a different meaning attached to it. I know this because she likes her router and thinks it is the best one on the market and is proud of herself for finding it. I, on the other hand, question why I seem to be singled out for trouble with routers, and thus question my own worth. How strange this line of reasoning. But all of that ran through my mind as I glanced at this piece of electronics.
And so it goes for nearly everything I looked at. Clearly, I give meaning to all things I see, which implies that they have no meaning otherwise.
Contemplation of Daily Quote
Rest the mind frequently today, as often as you remember, and notice as you take a moment to do nothing and to think nothing that you exist. Just notice this. Notice that nothing needs to be done for this one magnificent fact to be true. Nothing needs to be thought to realize this truth. The fact of existence already is. It is now. It is true. It is complete. And take a moment to thank your Father for the gift of existence.
~ Thoughts of Awakening
Wow! This is worth contemplating. It is worth remembering. I felt a powerful sense of gratitude as I realized that I don’t have to do or think anything to exist. I was immediately aware that I spend a lot of time justifying my existence in thought, word, and deed. Clearly, I don’t need to do that. Thank you, God for my existence.
NTI Luke 12
Luke 12 is about being aware of our thoughts and doing so without guilt. I am very comfortable with this part so there was not anything that was new for me. However, there were some helpful reminders. One of those was this:
“To be on the path, and aware of the path and thinking of the path is enough.”
Relax, Myron. You’re doing fine.
Another one that is helpful is this:
“The only two experiences that you will know as we travel this path together are the experience of your willingness and the experience of resistance.” Also, “When you are not happy, it is because you are resisting accepting truth. To be happy again, all you need do is return your heart to your willingness.”
Again, this is very simple and it does not invite guilt or judgment.
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