The Real Question

 

the real is question is:

are you blessing the world with your practice, 

are you kinder,

gentle,

more patient in your care of others?

yes.

and still I practice.

~

I love you, Eric

 

Arriving From Grace

Arriving from grace: 

yes, I am a bit surprised to find myself drawn to the rosary, with my own long time mantra now being replaced by an almost forgotten childhood prayer, beads slipping through my fingers in a silent count of trust. But it feels familiar too, ancient, even feral, as if I'm returning myself to the womb of the great mother herself. There are a few changes in the wording and process, a spontaneous replacement of the closing word "death" with what feels like a more natural expression - awakening. The Lords Prayer is most often omitted and as I reach those larger beads I am reminded instead of these oft repeated lines from A Course in miracles - I am not a body, I am free, as I am still as God created me. The prayer has become my own, it feels alive, 

and I allow the words to be whispered to me from their Source. 

indeed, arriving from grace.

blessing me.

~

I love you, Eric

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Rosary

Rosary: 

lately, and surprisingly, I have felt a call to return to prayer, a soft repetition of the Hail Mary counted on my mala beads. My Catholic days are far behind me, left back in childhood with my rosary - and even with my commitment to Jesus and A Course in Miracles I don't identify as Christian. I think there's a great need for the sacred feminine today, it feels vital that we invoke a healing force that calls for the opposite of what's being practiced right now.  Maybe I'm just being asked to play my part in these difficult times, to be a small link in a holy chain of invocation. 

it feels right.

soft and healing.

exactly what's needed...at least for me.

and so each morning, 

for however long I'm asked to do so - 

it's what I offer to the world.

~

I love you, Eric

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Beautiful Lines

Beautiful lines: 

and I trust that by the end of whatever time I spend here writing - that there'll be a few meaningful words arranged across this page, perhaps even a beautiful line or two that fill me with a small joy when I consider where they arrived from, having been inspiration sent, and given only to this quiet moment of writing. My great wish is to carry this trust even further now, with my entire life being a page and receiving only those beautiful lines whispered by the Holy Spirit. 

it starts here,

with an empty page...

and my trust in inspiration.

~

I love you, Eric

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My Practice

My practice: 

it's the simplicity of true forgiveness that makes it such a viable path, everything's forgiven, an entire world dreamed into existence is subject to my practice. The most challenging part with this was coming to terms with what forgiveness means here, as it's not the traditional pardoning that I once offered others for their wrongdoings. It's a much deeper practice of clear seeing all the way through to the very spirit of the matter - and that's meant literally, refusing to believe in the illusion of body, the myth of the world's solidness, and only dealing with the subtle force of love. 

forgiveness is my return to love.

repeatedly so.

and in every situation.

here's the simplicity of this practice as stated so beautifully in the introduction of A Course in Miracles: 

²Nothing real can be threatened.
³Nothing unreal exists. (ACIM, T-in.2:2-3)

so forgiveness is seeing what is real and true about each other, relating only to that which exists independently from whatever issues are at hand. It's a silent communication of the Holy Spirit's goal of recognition and looking past the discord of the ego. Whatever appears to be solid is forgiven, anything that seems to threaten is given to the Holy Spirit for its truth to be shown. 

my practice is living in the peace of God.

it's so simple:

anything that takes me from this...is forgiven.

and that's my practice.

~

I love you, Eric

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Empty Tomb

Empty tomb: 

this Easter I take the symbol of the empty tomb and extend it's energy throughout my mind, a cleansing effect that wipes away all resentment, releasing every grievance, and seeing you only in the light of this holy instant. This tomb is indeed empty. Of course tomorrow, or perhaps even the very next moment, my thoughts will rush to fill this void again. Fresh resentments and ancient grievances will once again occupy my mind. Yet Easter remains a present possibility, the living energy of the resurrection is always my choice to make - and so I will crucify myself no longer with any thought held against you. Today is Easter, tomorrow too....and every moment onward I will choose the resurrection. 

emptying this tomb,

continuously so.

~

I love you, Eric

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Small Graces

Small graces: 

so before even a single thought crosses my mind, not a word yet spoken, and the day begins in perfect trust - without any doubt at all my body knows that air is available, my heart is already beating in perfect rhythm, blood flowing in just the right direction, and the universe aligned to greet me with a sunrise. None of this is asked for and there's a purposeful  grace in their arrival. Most mornings I wake up grateful, my first spoken words are "thank you" repeated three times, and then my wish is to continue with this sense of certain grace. This is when I consciously choose to surrender, with my own sense of purpose given over to the Holy Spirit, asking to be guided throughout the day. A Course in Miracles describes this process in chapter 30, the first section on rules for decision, and it's a beautiful way to begin my mornings. 

I will be entering my 61st year in just a few days, and more so than ever now I only want my day to be guided in service to others, being truly helpful in the most meaningful way. Yes, I want my bills to be paid, food available, and even the small comforts of buying the occasional book for myself. And at this point in my life I am willing to trust that all will be cared for, keeping true to my function and placing my faith in the will of God.

 I know that I am loved beyond measure.

and I trust that small graces will be shown to me in numerous and immeasurable way - my morning begins with this prayer of surrender and I attempt to live it throughout the day. 

what would You have me do today/

where would You have me go?

what should I say, 

and to whom,? 

and so my day begins.

~

I love you, Eric

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