Smallest Act of Kindness

knowing that all expressions of love are maximal, this is the only guidance I really needed - and how even the smallest act of kindness carries the entirety of God's presence. That one sentence has changed the trajectory of my life, ending a long search for any sort of enlightenment, and leaving me thick in every present moment that calls for love. The only awakening that matters is when kindness dawns as softest light, a simple act of courtesy in which I attempt to see everyone as they truly are. Those are the moments that matter most, each one adding to a lifetime devoted to our mutual awakening.

All expressions of love are maximal. (ACIM, T-1.I.1:4)

even our smallest act of kindness.

~

I love you, Eric

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Layers

Layers: 

there's layers, every unhealed encounter still exists within us, hidden, yet acted out in various ways that leaves us baffled by our response. These are called samskaras in yogic psychology, subtle mental impressions that continue to bind us to a karmic pattern of reactions that most often seem far beyond their cause. What's happening is that the original unhealed wound is dictating our present response, we automatically click onto a past script that suddenly demands our attention. 

we're asking to be healed.

heared.

seen.

and of course we can't explain this, it's beyond the scope of our understanding. We just know that we hurt and we're left surprised at the depth of pain that even the slightest wound can sometimes trigger. This is why we need forgiveness, having a deep practice of offering light to those cast off shadows that still haunt us. We don't need to explore every darkened corner of our minds, but to just recognize that the past is still playing through the present moment, triggering us, causing us to still suffer their effects right now. What we need is a somatic healing, easing those emotional imprints to a finer degree. Meditation alone isn't enough, nor is self-inquiry, although both serve to calm us, allowing the depth work of forgiveness to begin. And that's all it is, really, a simple plan of awareness, acknowledgement, and then the softest healing light sent in that direction. 

God is the Love in which I forgive. (ACIM, W-46)

visual that love through the symbol of light, bathe in it, expand it to the point that it encompasses every shadow of the past and illuminates their present absence. Smile. We're healing. Forgiving. We're erasing karmic patterns that have long haunted our every moment. But now we're free, It really is that simple, but not without effort. These are deep patterns, even the slightest ones remain active until fully healed. So just repeat the process - we literally have all the time in the world for just this purpose. 

it's why we're here.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Sometimes

Sometimes: 

sometimes only a few words arrive, a small blessing of inspiration given- being just enough for writer and page to be fulfilled. Sometimes I ask the Holy Spirit what should I write about this morning, and I sense a smile that hints of a deeper silence to follow, as if too many words would only spoil our true communication...

but he knows of my insistence as a writer 

and provides a small favor. 

like now.

~

I love you, Eric

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An Intervening God

 

An intervening God: 

so I'm not asked to believe in an intervening God, not an entity swayed by prayers - no, my faith is placed beyond a dream that's in need of an intervention. I believe in a God that doesn't acknowledge suffering and catastrophic events, giving no thought to my personal affairs, and yet still offers a love that's more intimate than can possibly be imagined. No, this isn't a paradox. This is not the world of God's creation and to intervene would only make this dreamscape a reality. It would validate our suffering. I believe in a God of love and only love, and everything that seems to exist in pain and anguish belongs to a mind that's dreaming of separation from the the source of this all encompassing love. And so my own task is to simply acknowledge my own suffering, yours too, addressing it as tenderly as possible, with infinite care....and gently forgive this dream of separation. 

my role is to wake up,

and lovingly extend my hand to you.

that's what I believe. 

~

I love you, Eric

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An Undercurrent of Light

An undercurrent of light: 

it's become my first note in a song of forgiveness, a means of bearing light and extending it towards others, an easy remembering of what the Holy Spirit would have me do in every situation. Lesson 46 of A Course in Miracles is a quick return to sanity, as well, it's long form meditation that's meant to transform my experience of life. 

³God is the Love in which I forgive (ACIM, W-46.5:3)

and this simple phrase brings me to the undercurrent of light existing as my only true instrument of pure creation. It's my most meaningful prayer, a sense of peace that heals a fractured mind. This is an easy visualization, from my heart to yours and starting as no more than the tiniest of sparks.Expanding this small flame, adding fuel by a few loving thoughts, and there comes a sudden revelation that light is all there is, how every shadow's an illusion, and that the real world has been hidden beneath my own heavy cloak of darkness. I'm ready to heal the world, to reveal that undercurrent of light as our true existence, and it starts with that tiniest flicker holding steady in my heart. 

yes,

³God is the Love in which I forgive myself. (ACIM, W-46.5:3)

and a most brilliant light expands from here.

~

I love you, Eric

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Authenticity

Authenticity: 

authenticity, it's a keen buzzword that often sparks a search for our truest, most genuine self - we're tasked with uncovering the falsity of societal masks and then living from our deepest convictions. As with every worldly concept, A Course in Miracles strrips this journey bare, offering a stark contrast between every identity uncovered and the truth of who we really, really are. Right at the introduction we're told the great secret that should immediately end our every search, or at the very least, simplify it to a gentle inquiry into our true nature:

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

and herein lies our authenticity.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Previous Page

Previous page: 

I love the clean emptiness of a fresh page, nothing carried from a previous morning's writing, and now inviting words to arrive for whatever new expression they might hold. Writing has become another aspect of forgiveness for me, a demonstration of innocence. I don't have to try and see the original essence of a page, being clear of story, I'm shown by the acceptance of every word it receives. If a page or screen held the memory of past stories, my writing would be limited to what was told before. When I come to my keyboards each morning I see innocence, a fresh start, and I begin to write from there. 

and so it is every morning. 

a beginning.

with a previous page forgiveness.

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I love you, Eric

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