Devotion

Devotion:

becoming devotional, surprisingly so, and I never thought it would be the Holy Spirit that would guide me here. A Course in Miracles has been the guide book of my life, 30 years of practice. Originally it was the logical lay out of its order, follow the exercises and the results are the peace. I very much needed that early on as my life was a chaos of late nights and alcohol. The Course definitely delivered in it's promise and my life settled into an easy study of the text, yoga, meditation. The miracles wasn't that my life became issue free, but that I was able to face my struggles with a degree of grace that simply wasn't present before. What I didn't expect was the my heart would break open through my practice of the Course, a literal devotion to the Holy Spirit and the guidance He Provides. 

everyday is now a mystery.

surrendered.

and each morning begins with the devotional act of turning towards the Holy Spirit in a first act of trust and asking to be guided through the day:

²Today I will make no decisions by myself. (ACIM, T-30.I.2:2)

and there's a continuous letting go:

³What would You have me do?
⁴Where would You have me go?
⁵What would You have me say, and to whom? (ACIM, W-71.9:3-5)

and I am truly met with guidance, surprisingly so in many ways. Forgiveness is now a thoughtful process, catching myself in earliest grievances and letting it go sooner than ever before. I'm more quickly brought to the root source with space provided for me to let the thought go. Most surprisingly though are the littlest nudges that guide me on, mysterious request such as devoting time to pray the rosary instead of my customary mantra practice, to suddenly a yoga pose that's long been absence from my practice. These seem inconsequential at first hint but always prove to the very act that fills me with a sense of ease and grace and trust. I have no idea why. Maybe it's learning to listen more clearly.

or maybe it's just mystery.

I do not know what anything is for. (ACIM, W-25)

and this proves true over and over.

yet I'm learning the fine art of letting go of the need to immediately know,or even understand the mystery that's in store.

 I'm now living my life in quiet devotion,

trusting,

 one surrendered moment at a time.

~

I love you, Eric

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,

Whsiper

Whisper:

taking the metaphysics of A Course in Miracles to heart, a dream of separation so inconceivable that we seemed to hide ourselves from the guilt of it's consideration - and yet at the very same instant we were gifted with the voice for God to whisper through the dream. We're not lost. But we're dreaming we are. So softly, in the gentlest way....the Holy Spirit whispers us back home.

and finally,

I'm listening.

~

I love you, Eric

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As Lovingly As Possible

As lovingly as possible:

so the answer is as lovingly as possible, and it doesn't matter what the question is, every problem and issue is handled exactly in the same manner.

as lovingly as I'm able to.

within each moment.

and I have no idea what that might look like, each situation is given to the Holy Spirit, surrendered from my worried care to the source that holds the answer. What I ask for is a re-interpretation of my view. I know, from a vast experience of a lifetime of mistaken thoughts, that there is indeed a more loving way for me to see the world. All I have to do is be willing to consider that my initial thoughts might be wrong. 

and then ask for help. 

I don't know what you might be going through. I'm sorry if you're hurt, suffering in anyway.I'm sometimes asked as to what's the best way to navigate through the difficult times that life so often offers There's no answer that I might give you that would truly ease your mind. But I want to reassure you that you're not alone, that your voice and prayers are heard. 

and you will be guided through these difficult times.

there's a holiness within you.

the voice for God.

whatever it is you'll be asked to do -

just know,

it's always done...as loving as possible. 

~

I love you, Eric

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The Purpose of These Words

The purpose of these words:

this page, the keyboards beneath my fingers, in fact, the entire computer and desk it sits upon, are all joined with the purpose of the universe. These are the words I'm meant to write for just this one perfect moment. My purpose is right here, revealed as soon as I asked to see it. The Holy Spirit grants vision upon request, requiring only a little willingness to see deeper than the eyes alone can show. What I'm shown is that everything ordinary shares a singular purpose of revealing itself as love. Nothing has an inherent meaning on it's own, and the Holy Spirit helps me re-purpose an entire universe of seemingly separate items to serve a greater vision...Christ is the underlying reality of it all.

only love is real. 

 that's the purpose of these words.

and how I came to write them.

You could, in fact, gain vision from just that table, if you would withdraw all your own ideas from it, and look upon it with a completely open mind. ²It has something to show you; something beautiful and clean and of infinite value, full of happiness and hope. ³Hidden under all your ideas about it is its real purpose, the purpose it shares with all the universe. (ACIM, W-28.5:1-3)

~

I love you, Eric

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Everything I Want

Everything I want:

forgiveness just makes sense to me now, in a very real and meaningful way. I've come to this point through years of studying A Course in Miracles, exploring other paths as well, but finally settling into a rhythm of forgiveness as a means of living a truly meaningful and helpful life. It's my path of yoga, erasing karmic ties, revealing my truest self, as well as the ultimate display of devotion by serving only the holy voice of God. 

indeed, forgiveness offers everything I want.

What could you want forgiveness cannot give? ²Do you want peace? ³Forgiveness offers it. ⁴Do you want happiness, a quiet mind, a certainty of purpose, and a sense of worth and beauty that transcends the world? ⁵Do you want care and safety, and the warmth of sure protection always? ⁶Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed, a gentleness that never can be hurt, a deep abiding comfort, and a rest so perfect it can never be upset? (ACIM, W-122.1:1-6)

~

I love you, Eric

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Available

Available: 

reflecting back on 5 years without my father, as Friday marked the date of his passing - and my deepest realization is that my father is as present now as always. There's an availability here, an openness, that keeps me anchored in his presence. So really, a short reflection:

 there is no absence....

only love.

always available. 

~

I love you, Eric

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My Path

My path:

so forgiveness is becoming more my path then ever before now, and I don't just mean as a spiritual practice that's growing in depth and meaning. Beyond all that, it's a moment to moment choice for awakening. It's a path because I walk it sincerely through life and it leads directly to the experience of God's love. That's the carry over, 

a holy instant extending past a moment's choice 

and all he way to heaven.

my path.

my awakening.

forgiveness takes me home.

~

I love you, Eric 

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