Temperance♡what I have learned most♡
Most people that know me now, have no idea of the temper I once had. The greatest part of this journey for me has been the discovery of who I am and to accept myself right down to the core. And at that core is God.
♡That is the light which shines within each and every one of us. The closer the connection, the greater the awareness♡the more brightly our light shines♡
When it comes to my temper, it's important to share that the process, the lessons, the discoveries, have not brought me to a place where I 'control' it, but rather it has taken me to a place of understanding; with an acceptance of the truth with a renewed honesty. My truth♡ I am more honest on several different levels.
Most importantly, I am honest with myself; who I am and what I stand for.
I am also more honest with others. I take the time to search, from a place of love, rather than fear.
Finally, I am more honest about my relationship with God. This has been a huge part if my life. It may surprise some that I am humbly grateful for the many experiences that have brought me back to this place. All experiences are opportunities to learn. I am still learning; I work on understanding more and more each day♡ This course is helping me on this part of my journey.
A Course Miracles~ Lesson 35~ My mind is part of God's. I am very holy.
Today's idea may not describe the way you see yourself now. It does describe for you what the vision is, that you will come to know. It is often difficult for anyone who thinks he is in this world to believe this concept.
This is a major step in the journey♡
You will always believe that you are part of where you think you are. That is because you surround yourself with the environment you want. You want it to protect the image of yourself that you have made. The image is part of this environment. This is a great understanding of society.
What you see, while you believe you are in it, is seen through the eyes of the image. This is not true vision. Images cannot see. Ahhhhh♡
The idea for today presents a very different view of yourself. By establishing your Source, it establishes your Identity.
We will use a different kind of application for today's idea because the emphasis for today is on the perceiver, rather than on what he perceives.
For each of the three five-minute practice periods today, begin by repeating today's idea to yourself, and then close your eyes and search your mind for the various kinds of descriptive terms in which you see yourself. Include all the ego-based attributes which you ascribe to yourself, positive or negative, desirable or undesirable, grandiose or debased. All of them are equally unreal, because you do not look upon yourself through the eyes of holiness.
In the earlier part of the mind-searching period, you will probably emphasize what you consider to be the more negative aspects of your perception of yourself.
Toward the latter part of the exercise period, however, more self-inflating descriptive terms may well cross your mind.
Try to recognize that the direction of your fantasies about yourself does not matter. Illusions have no direction in reality. They are merely not true.
Examples:
I see myself as imposed on.
I see myself as depressed.
I see myself as failing.
I see myself as endangered.
I see myself as helpless.
I see myself as victorious.
I see myself as losing out.
I see myself as charitable.
I see myself as virtuous.
You should not think of these terms in an abstract way. They will occur to you as various situations, personalities and events in which you figure cross your mind.
Pick up any specific situation that occurs to you, identify the descriptive term or terms you feel are applicable to your reactions to that situation, and use them in applying today's idea. After you have named each one, add:
But my mind is part of God's. I am very holy.
During the longer exercise periods, there will probably be intervals in which nothing specific occurs to you. Do not strain to think up specific things to fill the interval, but merely relax and repeat today's idea slowly until something occurs to you.
Although nothing that does occur should be omitted from the exercises, nothing should be "dug out" with effort. Neither force nor discrimination should be used.
As often as possible during the day, pick up a specific attribute or attributes you are ascribing to yourself at the time and apply the idea for today to them, adding the idea in the form stated above to each of them. If nothing particular occurs to you, merely repeat the idea to yourself, with closed eyes.
Blessed Be today♡Lori-Lynn
♡That is the light which shines within each and every one of us. The closer the connection, the greater the awareness♡the more brightly our light shines♡
When it comes to my temper, it's important to share that the process, the lessons, the discoveries, have not brought me to a place where I 'control' it, but rather it has taken me to a place of understanding; with an acceptance of the truth with a renewed honesty. My truth♡ I am more honest on several different levels.
Most importantly, I am honest with myself; who I am and what I stand for.
I am also more honest with others. I take the time to search, from a place of love, rather than fear.
Finally, I am more honest about my relationship with God. This has been a huge part if my life. It may surprise some that I am humbly grateful for the many experiences that have brought me back to this place. All experiences are opportunities to learn. I am still learning; I work on understanding more and more each day♡ This course is helping me on this part of my journey.
A Course Miracles~ Lesson 35~ My mind is part of God's. I am very holy.
Today's idea may not describe the way you see yourself now. It does describe for you what the vision is, that you will come to know. It is often difficult for anyone who thinks he is in this world to believe this concept.
This is a major step in the journey♡
You will always believe that you are part of where you think you are. That is because you surround yourself with the environment you want. You want it to protect the image of yourself that you have made. The image is part of this environment. This is a great understanding of society.
What you see, while you believe you are in it, is seen through the eyes of the image. This is not true vision. Images cannot see. Ahhhhh♡
The idea for today presents a very different view of yourself. By establishing your Source, it establishes your Identity.
We will use a different kind of application for today's idea because the emphasis for today is on the perceiver, rather than on what he perceives.
For each of the three five-minute practice periods today, begin by repeating today's idea to yourself, and then close your eyes and search your mind for the various kinds of descriptive terms in which you see yourself. Include all the ego-based attributes which you ascribe to yourself, positive or negative, desirable or undesirable, grandiose or debased. All of them are equally unreal, because you do not look upon yourself through the eyes of holiness.
In the earlier part of the mind-searching period, you will probably emphasize what you consider to be the more negative aspects of your perception of yourself.
Toward the latter part of the exercise period, however, more self-inflating descriptive terms may well cross your mind.
Try to recognize that the direction of your fantasies about yourself does not matter. Illusions have no direction in reality. They are merely not true.
Examples:
I see myself as imposed on.
I see myself as depressed.
I see myself as failing.
I see myself as endangered.
I see myself as helpless.
I see myself as victorious.
I see myself as losing out.
I see myself as charitable.
I see myself as virtuous.
You should not think of these terms in an abstract way. They will occur to you as various situations, personalities and events in which you figure cross your mind.
Pick up any specific situation that occurs to you, identify the descriptive term or terms you feel are applicable to your reactions to that situation, and use them in applying today's idea. After you have named each one, add:
But my mind is part of God's. I am very holy.
During the longer exercise periods, there will probably be intervals in which nothing specific occurs to you. Do not strain to think up specific things to fill the interval, but merely relax and repeat today's idea slowly until something occurs to you.
Although nothing that does occur should be omitted from the exercises, nothing should be "dug out" with effort. Neither force nor discrimination should be used.
As often as possible during the day, pick up a specific attribute or attributes you are ascribing to yourself at the time and apply the idea for today to them, adding the idea in the form stated above to each of them. If nothing particular occurs to you, merely repeat the idea to yourself, with closed eyes.
Blessed Be today♡Lori-Lynn
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