Messages & Miracles~ ACIM~ Lesson 20

A Change begins to take place within as our awareness beacons us. Our growth yearns for more to learn, with a renewed determination to understand and to accept more and more each day. 

Yesterday's lesson was a bit strange for me, as I consciously acknowledge that my thoughts are and have always been unique.  They define who I am and my gift.  There was an openness as I practiced the idea. 

So with this, I pledge, I begin today♡
A Course in Miracles, Lesson 20

'I am determined to see.'

The practice periods thus far have been casual, with no attempt to direct the time for undertaking them. Minimal effort has been required, and not even active cooperation or interest have been asked. This approach has been intentional, and very carefully planned. Movement♡

This is our first attempt to introduce structure. This is not an effort to exert force or pressure. You want to be happy. You want peace. 

You do not have them now, because your mind is totally undisciplined, and you cannot distinguish between joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, love and fear. You are now learning how to tell them apart. And great indeed will be your reward.

Your decision to see is all that vision requires. What you want is yours. In your determination to see is vision given you.

The exercises for today consist in reminding yourself throughout the day that you want to see. 

Today's idea also tacitly implies the recognition that you do not see now. 

Therefore, as you repeat the idea, you are stating that you are determined to change your present state for a better one, and one you really want.

Repeat today's idea slowly and positively at least twice an hour today, attempting to do so every half hour. Do not be distressed if you forget to do so, but make a real effort to remember. 

The extra repetitions should be applied to any situation, person or event that upsets you. You can see them
differently, and you will. What you desire you will see. 

Take a step forward♡ with love & peace within, Lori-Lynn

Messages & Miracles~ ACIM~ Lesson 19

I breathe in a most incredible day today♡ the sun is shining brightly releasing its energic and loving rays upon me.

It was a busy day yesterday and I did not have much time alone with my thoughts or words. I have taken to slowing down and consciously choosing both my thoughts and words.  I go inward to reflect. At times it seems as if I can feel the earth moving below my feet and I am standing still♡

Which brings me to today♡ A Course in Miracles♡

'I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.'

The idea for today is the reason why your seeing does not affect you and you alone. You will notice that at times the ideas related to thinking precede those related to perceiving, while at other times the order is reversed. The reason is that the order does not matter.

Thinking and its results are really
simultaneous, for cause and effect are never separate.

Today we are again emphasizing the fact that minds are joined. This is a rely a wholly welcome idea at first, since it seems to carry with it an enormous sense of responsibility, and may even be regarded as an "invasion of privacy." Yet it is a fact that there are no private thoughts.

Despite your initial resistance to this idea, you will yet understand that it must be true if salvation is possible at all. And salvation must be possible because it is the Will of God.

The minute or so of mind searching which today's exercises require is to be undertaken with eyes closed. The idea for today is to be repeated first, and then the mind should be carefully searched for the thoughts it contains at that time. As you consider each one, name it in terms of the central person
or theme it contains, and holding it in your mind as you do so, say:

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of this thought about ______ .

The requirement of as much indiscriminateness as possible in selecting subjects for the practice periods should be quite familiar to you by now, and will no longer be repeated each day, although it will occasionally be included as a reminder. Do not forget, however, that random selection of subjects for all practice periods remains essential throughout. Lack of order in this connection will ultimately make the recognition of lack of order in miracles meaningful to you.

Apart from the "as needed" application of today's idea, at least three practice periods are required, shortening the length of time involved, if necessary. Do not attempt more than four.

Experience the best of today♡ lori♡ Blessed Be me & you♡

Messages & Miracles~ ACIM~ Lesson 18

The Best teachers are those who know that they, too, are the student♡ There is always something new to learn and often from unlikely teachers♡ I have learned with every step these past couple of weeks. I have done so consciously accepting my role, aware and seeing the many gifts that have presented to me.

I asked and so did I receive. Such a journey. I am eternally grateful for the many blessings and accept each one with love and gratitude.  There have been times when I have been unable to express this, however, as I have learned, it is the 'feeling,' the vibration within that is important. To sit within the Miracle, in the drivers seat allowing faith to be my wheel. And with this, I Step forward into today.

It's going to be a whirlwind weekend, so much to embrace, so many new faces! I ask that God be with me, in my Heart and in my voice, so that I am able to assist others along their journey. This is what I learned yesterday. We can only provide another with tools and share our experience, but life lessons must be learned on a personal level; they must be EXPERIENCED by self. We can draw from another, the same as our own past, but the experience, itself, to be learned, must be experienced. Life teaches us this. Forward.
  
~ A Course In Miracles, Lesson 18~

'I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.'

The idea for today is another step in learning that the thoughts which give rise to, these thoughts and what you see are never neutral or unimportant. It also emphasizes the idea that minds are joined (connected and interconnected). This will be presented to us in future lessons. 

Today's idea does not refer to what you see as much as to how you see it.  Therefore, the exercises for today emphasize this aspect of your perception. A whole new thought process in perception. Breath in and allow. Breath in awareness.

The three or four practice periods which are recommended should be done as follows:

Look about you, selecting subjects for the application of the idea for today as randomly as possible. Keep your eyes on each one long enough to say:

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of how I see ______ . Conclude each practice period by repeating the more general statement:  I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.

A minute or so, or even less, will be sufficient for each practice period.

Experience all of life today, with love, Lori-Lynn

Messages & Miracles~ ACIM~ Lesson 17

My Favorite number; 17.

I have had many incredible, life-changing moments over the past couple of days. I have been able to focus on what it is that I truly want; consciously able to choose from among my many thoughts (and I do have many!), which ones will carry me forward and which ones have held me back.

I can also say that the stories that often played in my mind, just don't.  A young lady from my meditation class offered her awareness on this. She shared a mantra; as we breath in, we breath in the good 'stuff', and as we exhale, we let go the bull'stuff'. I keep this close in my mind and as memories knock at my door, I take a deep and relaxing breath, to focus. I know which memories hold me back in fear. I now offer to challenge them. Memories are exactly that; they represent the past and their only job is to shed light on a situation/experience; but not own it. Memories can help us to ask, 'is this memory serving me?' 'how would I do this differently?' 'what can I change?'  'is this memory mine and/or has it grown tainted by the experience of another?' and finally, 'did I bring forth this challenge to gain knowledge & experience?'  Those a just a few of the questions that I present to myself to keep my vision focused.

Our Energy is sent out to what we Focus on. This is where the real Power is. We are the Creators of our own Destiny. The time has come for me to be completely accountable. I realized, in one moment of thought, that many many miracles have taken place, to show me, to guide me. Miracles of survival, miracles of strength, miracles of love, laughter & joy. We often think in terms of survival of the fittest, but the truth is that the meaning is presented to us, not in the manner in which we have been told. Miracles exist when we bare our souls, when we are completely pure in thought, of our goal; that is when miracles exist.

I have learned to give Gratitude in the present; for all that I am grateful for, the big, the small, the

funny, the nurturing, the nourishing, the love, the gifts, the tears, the many experiences that have brought me to here, this moment; into today; even (and perhaps more so, the experiences that have caused anger and tears. I saw, today, how I was the creator of these experiences. With that, I give Gratitude. To have experienced all that I have experienced, has allowed me to see with greater vision; with greater clarity.

A Course in Miracles; Lesson 17 ~ I see no neutral things

All I see is energy, of this I must remember, there is no neutrality. Today's idea is another step in the direction of identifying cause and effect as it really operates in the world. You see no neutral things because you have no neutral thoughts. All thought has energy.

It is always the thought that comes first, despite the temptation to believe that it is the other way around. We then have the opportunity to add fuel to it or let it burn out. This is not the way the world thinks. It's time to understand. If it were not so, perception would have no cause, and would itself be the cause of reality. That statement is profound in and of itself. Perception has often become the reality, however perception is tainted by many influences. 

In applying today's idea, say to yourself, with eyes open:  I see no neutral things because I have no neutral thoughts.

Then look about you, resting your glance on each thing you note long enough to say:

I do not see a neutral ______ because my thoughts about ______ are not neutral.

For example, you might say:

I do not see a neutral wall, because my thoughts about walls are not neutral.  I do not see a neutral body, because my thoughts about bodies are not neutral.

It is essential to make no distinctions between what you believe to be animate or inanimate; pleasant or unpleasant. Regardless of what you may believe, you do not see anything that is really alive or really joyous. That is because you are unaware as yet of any thought that is really true, and therefore really happy.

Three or four specific practice periods are recommended, and no less than three are required for maximum benefit, even if you experience resistance. However, if you do, the length of the practice period may be reduced to less than the minute or so that is otherwise recommended.

Peace & Love along your Journey <3 LoriLynn

Messages & Miracles, ACIM, Lesson 16

The day begins. My thirst for understanding, knowing; for Divine Wisdom, has led me on an incredible journey. Each evening I release what is not necessary in my consciousness & unconsciousness.  Each morning I awake renewed, the journey is grand; I am consciously seeking my truth; discovering and knowing. I release the fear & trust to be guided in the direction that serves the highest self. I am no longer asleep. I am the creator of my awareness. With gratitude, I step into today; my day of miracles. The water flows calm towards me.

A Course in Miracles; Lesson 16   'I have no neutral thoughts.'

The idea for today is a beginning step in dispelling the belief that your thoughts have no effect; which many of us have forgotten. Everything you see is the result of your thoughts. There is no exception to this fact. Thoughts are not big or little; powerful or weak. They are merely true or false. There is no 'little white lie.'

Those that are true, create their own likeness. Those that are false make theirs.

Every thought you have contributes to truth or to illusion; either it extends the truth or it multiplies illusions. No thought is inconsequential. Besides your recognizing that thoughts are never idle, salvation requires that you also recognize that every thought you have brings either peace or war; either love or fear. A neutral result is impossible because a neutral thought is impossible. This awareness is profound.

There is such a temptation to dismiss fear thoughts as unimportant, trivial and not worth bothering about, that it is essential you recognize them all as equally destructive, but equally unreal. We will
practice this idea in many forms before you really understand it.

In applying the idea for today, search your mind for a minute or so with eyes closed, and actively seek not to overlook any 'little' thought that may tend to elude the search. You may find that it is still hard for you not to make artificial distinctions. Every thought that occurs to you, regardless of the qualities that you assign to it, is a suitable subject for applying today's idea.

In the practice periods, first repeat the idea to yourself, and then as each one crosses your mind hold it

in awareness while you tell yourself:

This thought about ______ is not a neutral thought.
That thought about ______ is not a neutral thought.

As usual, use today's idea whenever you are aware of a particular thought that arouses uneasiness. The following form is suggested for this purpose:

This thought about ______ is not a neutral thought, because I have no neutral thoughts.

Four or five practice periods are recommended, if you find them relatively effortless. If strain is experienced, three will be enough. The length of the exercise period should also be reduced if there is discomfort.

Clear away the clutter, the judgment, the excess, as we begin renewed and aware of the power within every thought. Love Always, Lori♡Lynn

Messages & Miracles~ ACIM~ Lesson 15

We went for a boat ride last evening to catch the 'almost full moon.' We experienced so much beauty around us! The sky! The waterfalls, the array of birds; loons, eagles, geese, all with their young. Very peaceful.

My thoughts turned to Gratitude. The words that I kept hearing over and over again in my head were, 'the Key is to Stand Inside of the Miracle. Feel it, Embrace it, Know it.'  Is that you God, talking to me? With that I took a full, deep, breath to experience the feeling that over came me, completely entranced in the words. I was then reminded of the message from a couple of years back, 'Faith & Fear cannot co-exist.' With the essence of these 2 messages, I awaken onto today.

A Course in Miracles, Lesson 15, 'My thoughts are images that I have made.'

We do all have to experience this for ourselves. We can share our personal experiences, to bring awareness to another, but we cannot experience it for anyone else. To see the daily miracles, each and every day, I believe, is a gift, a miracle in and of itself.

Today lesson is a reawakening, the journey to the awareness of the creation of thoughts. It is because the thoughts you think you are thinking, appear as images, that you do not recognize them as nothing. You think you think them, and so you think you see them. This is how your 'seeing' was made. This is the function you have given your body's eyes.

But, it is not seeing. It is image making. This takes the place of seeing, replacing vision with illusions.

This introductory idea to the process of image making that you call seeing may not have much meaning for you. You will begin to understand it when you have seen little edges of light around the same familiar objects which you see now. That is the beginning of real vision. (the aura, energy, essence). You can be certain that real vision will come quickly when this has occurred.

As we go along, you may have many 'light episodes.' They may take many different forms, some of them quite unexpected. Do not be afraid of them. They are signs that you are opening your eyes at last. They will not persist, because they merely symbolize true perception, and they are not related to
knowledge. These exercises will not reveal knowledge to you. But they will prepare the way to it.

In practicing the idea for today, repeat it first to yourself, and then apply it to whatever you see around you, using its name and letting your eyes rest on it as you say:

That ______ is an image that I have made.

It is not necessary to include a large number of specific subjects for the application of today's idea. It is necessary, however, to continue to look at each subject while you repeat the idea to yourself. The idea should be repeated quite slowly each time. Although you will obviously not be able to apply the idea to very many things during the minute or so of practice that is recommended, try to make the selection as random as possible. Less than a minute will do for the practice periods, if you begin to feel uneasy. Do not have more than three application periods for today's idea unless you feel completely comfortable with it, and do not exceed four. However, the idea can be applied as needed throughout the day.

Life reawakens♡ Life Love Me♡ God Loves Me♡ 

Life Blesses Me with Abundance & Miracles♡

Step into the Miracles♡

Lori-Lynn♡

Messages & Miracles~ Lesson 14-~ ACIM

From Meaningless to the God Thought ♡Creation♡ New awareness brings new beginnings. Today is my day to just enjoy and experience the day... so short and sweet.

Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.  For this is my awareness to experience today. All of today. Worry no longer exists.


A Course in Miracles, Lesson 14~ 'God did not create a meaningless world.'

On a Beautiful Sunday morning, I am thankful for this message.

The idea for today, is the reason why a meaningless world is impossible. All things, what God did not create, does not exist.  Further to this, everything that does exist, exists as He created. The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own making, and it does not exist. This is the larger message in A Course in Miracles; to see the beauty, to create the beauty, to experience it.



The exercises for today are to be practiced with eyes closed throughout. The mind-searching period should be short, a minute at most. Do not have more than three practice periods with today's idea unless you find them comfortable. If you do, it will be because you really understand what they
are for.

This is one step closer in learning to let go the thoughts that you have written on the world, and in their place, see the Word of God. The early steps in this exchange, which can truly be called salvation, can be quite difficult and even quite painful. Some of them will lead you directly into fear. You will not be left there. You will go far beyond it. Our direction, the direction of this course, is toward perfect safety and perfect peace. As it is co-created.

With eyes closed, think of all the horrors in the world that cross your mind. Name each one as it occurs to you, and then deny its reality. God did not create it, and so it is not real.

Suitable subjects for the application of today's idea include anything you are afraid might happen to you, or to anyone about whom you are concerned. In each case, name the 'disaster' quite specifically. Do not use general terms. For example, do not say, "God did not create illness," but rather, "God did not create cancer," or heart attacks, or whatever may arouse fear in you.


This is your personal repertory of 'horrors' at which you are looking. These things are part of the world you see. Some of them are shared illusions, and others are part of what seem to be your personal hell. It does not matter. What God did not create can only be in your own mind apart from His. Therefore, it has no meaning.

This exercise can be expressed on a grander scale, which for many, may make it more difficult to grasp. As stated previously, we do not have to understand or believe, at first, we merely need acknowledge that God did not create a meaningless world. Our thoughts and fears create that world.  

In recognition of this fact, conclude the practice periods by repeating today's idea: God did not create a meaningless world.

The idea for today can, of course, be applied to anything that disturbs you during the day, aside from the practice periods. Be very specific in applying it. Say:

God did not create a meaningless world. He did not create [specify the situation which is disturbing you], and so it is not real. 


Many blessings along your journey today. Life truly does love me. Life blesses me with great abundance and joy. Lori-Lynn♡♡♡