A New Way to See

Am I Willing?

These thoughts came to mind last week, I gladly share with you!

When I am willing, I can look past my brother’s rage, to see the fear and guilt he thinks is real. When I am willing, I know that his anger and accusatory words don’t hurt me. Those words are his defense against being mistreated.

My past scenario plays out when I fail to speak about my feelings and thoughts.
I hide my words for fear of being told that I’m wrong, that I shouldn’t “feel” that way. I work with H.S. ....do I want to be “right” or happy? The fear I think I perceive in his mind, is only a reflection of my own. The fear of making the wrong choice and then being stuck with that choice “forever.” That’s the ego system at work; make a choice (decision) and you can never go back! You can’t change your mind—-that’s not allowed in any shape, way, or form.
If I do not like the way I feel, then I must have chosen wrongly. But I can choose again, and again, until I surrender the insane, meaningless choice to H.S. I want Him to choose for me. His choice is always love, always the memory of God for me.

Spirit comments: “You ask: what do you want? Yet it is written in your heart.
“You hold still, a “secret” wish, which you think remains hidden—-but I have asked that you give every thought over to healing. You secretly wish for death, and this is why you cannot be wholly joyous, wholly free.
    “You still think that there is a part of you that cannot merit the complete love of Your Father, your Source. The dark and nasty “thing” cannot be purified because it is tainted so deeply.
I tell you, Sara, this little thought, this tiny shadow has no power over your choice. When you choose to take this thought to the light, to the truth, it will be released, and only Love remains. This tiniest sliver, will be undone the moment you no longer give it value. For you to know it has no value, you must take it to the light. You need not be wholly willing in this, for the little willingness will be magnified by H.S.‘s wholeness. You are never alone in this.”

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No Fear to Hide In

Dear Companions,

I have been remiss on putting enties in my journal. The latest fly in the honey, was that the password for the DSL got corrupted, so the system would not recoginze our computer. This entry comes from my journal of 2001. Thank you for your patience, and I thank H.S. for miracles!


In my dream experience the ego mind wanted a different house, a newer house; it wanted the clutter and collections of papers gone, the kitchen kept neat and clean. The ego mind wanted to ‘know’ that it would be taken care of, since I did not ever totally support myself. (Is there some thing that prevents me from learning this now?) The “payoff” to being weak is that someone will take care of me—-at what cost? I feel guilty (because I’m using them) I feel worthless, less than. I feel hopeless, that I’ll never change.
Dear Jesus, why am I so afraid of being happy? With being successful? With joining the oneness of Christ? Why do I seem to choose depression, poverty, uncertainty and anger, resentment and pain? Is it really all from identifying with my ego mind??

Spirit: Yes Sara, it is that simple, that direct. Pain always comes from the separated self. It is the belief that you are weak, vulnerable, without support, without love. It instills those thoughts so you will not abandon its premise, though its premise is totally false.
Why keep giving energy to what is false? Because it also holds the solid belief that if you have the pain, then the rage of God will be lessened; if you “pay now” for your defiance against God, then you’ll have leniency later on….... Don’t buy this either, Sara! God can never punish—nor condemn. He knows only of Oneness, that you are part of Him and never have left.

Your part is to accept mind healing, which means taking all fear thoughts to Love for correct interpretation. You have been mistaken all of your life, be glad this is so. It is not an insult,
just fact. And you can now choose to learn the truth of what you are. That is accepting correction for all your interpretations. They have missed the mark in every circumstance. (Even your interpretation that you have broken your computer thru negligence is mistaken.) That is the ego using guilt to keep you immersed in the dream of lack and separation.

You are a loving Spirit of God. When you give all thoughts and all events over to Love,
only love is the certain outcome. There is no need at any point or place or event,
to accept self punishment, or lack. There is no sacrifice or deprivation in Love.
Keep practicing on giving everything over to Love. That is all I ask: keep practicing, reminding yourself that you have no answers, and you do not know. When you do not know, you accept help, and correct direction from Love, to help you remain aware of Love.
You will find it very natural. This is your vocation—-working on changing your mind is the most important work you can do, it is the most meaningful work for you.
You are blessed, Child of God—-you are blessed each instant that you return to Love.

Why would you choose not to listen to H.S.? Because you might “learn” that you are Love, you might remember truth. If you remembered that you are Love and nothing else, the ego mind would be no more. No more important, self-made, part of God yet separate from God.
The illusion would cease to have foundation if you accepted the words that the Voice for Love offers you.

You can choose to hide from God, yet it will only be in your imagination.
For there is no place where God/Love is not and there is no fear to hide in.

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