Great Faith

Great faith:  

there's been great faith placed in my mantra, how a specific sound, a vibration really, has carried me to the depth of stillness repeatedly through years of my meditation practice. No matter where my thoughts might wander I am led back to silence through it's practice. In much the same way forgiveness plays though my mind, a backdrop of consistency that never allows me to stay far from my true spiritual home. I have great faith in my practice of forgiveness, always available to me, a continuous meditation that never fails to release me from the grip of resents and grievances that seek to keep me in their tightened hold. This is my mantra away from the meditation cushion, carrying the softest vibration of love, a forgiveness phrase that carries me lightly though the day - 

"I forgive myself for dreaming this world" 

and with great faith, 

trust,

no matter were my thoughts might wander...

my mantra always takes me home.

~

I love you, Eric 

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A Glimpse of Dawn

A glimpse of dawn: 

it's becoming a happier dream now, a glimpse of dawn not far off, and with strands of light reaching me even as I continue sleeping. The world itself hasn't changed, but certainly my perception has shifted from one of fear to love - or at least more often so. With this I'm seeing a different world, light-filled, having a holy purpose of transformation and every moment an opportunity for a miracle. 

it's not the happiest of dreams as yet...

but it's getting there.

~

I love you, Eric

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Eternity Follows

Eternity follows: 

I love the gentleness of allowing myself to trust in the Holy Spirit, how it calls for just a little willingness, no more, and then my trust develops a bit further from there, one moment of trust at a time. This is the trickle of faith that carves the stone floor into a canyon, steady, asking no more than a single moment that leads on into eternity. It seems that I often place the development of trust on a list for things to be accomplish, that it's an achievement of faith that accelerates my progress. This has often been my "all out or nothing" approach throughout life, diving in at once for the immediate benefits and results - and of course trust doesn't work that way. It's a gradual extension of that little willingness I'm asked to have, trusting just for this one moment, right now and no more...

and from here eternity follows.

as it's always now.

~

I love you, Eric

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Empty Page

Empty page:

a writer's life is based on trust, a deep faith that an empty page already holds the promise of words, and that surrender is the key to their fulfillment. We cannot force inspiration, nor will its presence to the page - writing is purely a matter of trusting that just the right words will appear exactly when they're needed, and that silence is the means of their arrival. Inspiration is an initial request, an agreement really, and one made with our first glimmer of appearance within the mind of God. 

we are co-creators.

an extension of love that seeks continuation through display. 

we're artist by design.

and the world is now our empty page.

~

I love you, Eric

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Show of Faith

Show of faith: 

and of course the ultimate show of faith is forgiveness, a display of trust so profound that our initial reaction to a person or situation that seems to wound us is now used as a call to prayer, providing us an opportunity to love further and forgive more deeply. The appearance of our wounds aren't denied, our trust's isn't misguided, nor do we bypass our trauma. We seek to heal the source conflict, addressing the wound directly at its point of origin. Our faith is placed in our own internal healer, not trusting in an illusory world for comfort, but turning within and asking the Holy Spirit to guide us towards a true healing. Faith is now continued by extending this same healing light towards another, trusting that there is only love between us, one internal teacher that guides us all back to heaven. 

forgiveness is the ultimate show of faith. 

it's independent of the evidence provided by an illusory world. 

relying solely on the results of its practice -

being self-evident,

by the healing that proceeds it. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Within a Single Prayer

Within a single prayer:

it's all revealed within a single prayer, the entire essence of A Course in Miracles is offered in an early chapter, it's a formula really, and it's given as a practice. This is a prayer of reversal, right from the beginning I'm told that I must have chosen wrong for the simple reason that I'm not at peace. I'm only asked to recognize how I feel, mindfully so, and then examine the thought system that brought this feeling to fruition. If I am not at peace I must have decided wrongly, making every decision that led to this point completely on my own. 

I forgot to ask the Holy Spirit to guide me. 

so how I'm feeling right now is a mindful moment, a pivot point that allows the shift from fear to love, from unease to peace, replacing a thought system based entirely on ego towards one that relies only on the Holy Spirit's grace. 

the decision is mine to make.  

whichever one I choose will produce my experience of the moment.

so here's a wisdom prayer that undoes all guilt, resolves every misguided thought that brought me to this point of sorrow, and provides the ultimate comfort of God's peace. 

⁷I must have decided wrongly, because I am not at peace.
⁸I made the decision myself, but I can also decide otherwise.
⁹I want to decide otherwise, because I want to be at peace.
¹⁰I do not feel guilty, because the Holy Spirit will undo all the consequences of my wrong decision if I will let Him.
¹¹I choose to let Him, by allowing Him to decide for God for me. (ACIM, T-5.VII.6:7-11) 

it's a prayer of practice, 

a meditation.

and the basis of forgiveness. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Aligning

Aligning: 

I love the immediacy of results in my early morning yoga practice, each pose providing feedback through breath, thoughts and balance. If anything is off by even a fraction my body shows exactly what adjustments are needed and everything aligns. Forgiveness too, for me, is an asana, a posture purposely held throughout my life, returned to as frequently possible. This also provides immediate results, a measurement of peace that's instantly revealed as a holy moment. Sometimes, just like a physical asana, it's just the briefest of alignments. Like every other yoga pose, if I'm mindful, forgiveness provides me the opportunity of trusting a wisdom far greater than the thoughts I might be holding. With this trust I'm asked to make those little adjustments needed to bring me back to God-centered presence, noting whatever led me astray and then offering myself a gentle return to peace of mind. 

so my life is really about yoga now, 

aligning myself,

returning back to God-centered presence....

just as often as it's needed.

~

I love you, Eric

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