Only Revelation

Only revaluation: 

a very sincere question asked of me yesterday was if A Course in Miracles could be used to bypass trauma, and more specifically if I had used it as an emotional escape route. It's a great question, and the answer is yes to both aspects of it - but I didn't do it for very long and I never escaped anything. Trauma is either stored or it's forgiven. What I love about working with the Course is exactly what I once earlier feared. Everything, eventually, is brought to light in order to be healed. 

nothing can remain hidden.

at least not if healing is the only priority. 

and this is a deep healing that the Course offers, the kind that sets us free. 

liberation.

for me it's been a process, a slow unwinding of the past to reveal it's illusory presence. Forgiveness shows that I've been reopening my wounds, keeping them presently fresh, alive, and bleeding in the shadows. I was unaware of this because so much of my pain was projected onto other people. I didn't recognize it as my own. The Holy Spirit shows me the shadows I've placed on others. 

and then very gently ask's if I'd  like to heal. 

eventually,

I do.

so far, shadows keep appearing....and light continues to be offered.

it's a lifetime of forgiveness.

no bypassing.

no escape.

only revaluation.

~

I love you, Eric

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How To Forgive

How to forgive:

so the truth is, I don't know to forgive, not really it's a measure of grace far beyond my present capabilities right now. But what I do have is an abundance of willingness to no longer suffer, to not allow the ego total control over my capacity to receive this grace. Alexander Pope was correct with his statement that forgiveness is divine. It's simply beyond the nature of the ego. And yet this is fortunate indeed, because it allows me the opportunity to touch upon not just my own divine nature, but yours as well. 

it's a blessing, really. 

true forgiveness is not of the ego, and so, at least for an instant, I need to touch upon who I truly am. This is why that willingness is so important, vital, it's the small crack in ego's armor that allows the light to start pouring in. The first step in forgiveness is simply the recognition that I no longer wish to feel this way.

 second is the realization that I don't want to suffer the effects of my own thinking. 

there is no "out there" that has control over my inner condition.

that's a radical acceptance of self-responsibility.

and it begins to set me free.

however, honestly, forgiveness is still beyond me. My willingness to feel better is just not enough to completely free me from a lifetime of commitment to the ego's view of the world. Left on my own, I would continue with blame, judgement and a lifetime of resentments. And here's where grace comes in - I'm not on my own. not ever, and my willingness is the invitation for the Holy Spirit to enter. A Course in Miracles calls this receiving a wisdom that is not my own. 

so I ask for help.

and it's given.

this is where I hand it all over to the Holy Spirit, keeping nothing for the ego's satisfaction. I ask for it to be taken from me so that I might be healed. I don't hold on to anything, and that's sometimes a bit of a process as hidden resentments begin to rise to the surface. But I'm in no hurry. I only wish to heal. This can all start with a prayer, a small request to release blame, as well as ownership for all the suffering that occurs.  

⁴I could see peace in this situation instead of what I now see in it. (ACIM, W-34.5:4)

and I ask the Holy Spirit to show me how.

that's it.

my part is done.

my willingness to surrender the ego's hold on all my suffering is the only hard part in any of this and now it's done and in the loving hands of the Holy Spirit. I repeat as necessary, sometimes often through the day, a formal forgiveness meditation, or just a small request to help me ease my mind. Forgiveness always takes place within an instant - but sometimes it takes me a little time to recognize the holiness of the present moment. 

infinite patience produces immediate effects (ACIM, T-5.VI.12:1) 

again, I'm in no hurry.

there's no rush for eternity.

it's here right now.

and here's the end result of all this, not just forgiveness, but what it actually shows me, it's revelation:

. ⁵It is a joke to think that time can come to circumvent eternity, which means there is no time. (ACIM, T-27.VIII.6:4-5)

healing takes place right now.

forgiveness shows me a glimpse of eternity, timelessness, 

and that heaven isn't a place at all. 

it's the present moment awareness of  Christ within us.

everyone. 

and seeing this...

the entire world's forgiven. 

~

I love you, Eric

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A Healed Mind and No Plan

A healed mind:

A healed mind does not plan (ACIM, W-135.11:1)

and this is central to co-creating with God, recognizing that my own best plans have never led me anywhere of lasting value. This, of course, isn't he absence of action, but it's a guided idea or movement that always expands towards an ever greater love. 

it's about becoming God dependent.

It carries out the plans that it receives through listening to wisdom that is not its own. ³It waits until it has been taught what should be done, and then proceeds to do it. (ACIM, W-135.11:2-3)

so I am blessed with a "wisdom not my own" a guidance system that never fails to lead me in the right direction, although I certainly might not recognize that at the time. My mind is certainty not healed, or at least not yet it seems. But it is healing, through one forgiving thought at a time it's being cleansed of the burden of its mistaken beliefs in ego's power and returned to its original sanity. 

co-creating with God is always spontaneous, a present moment burst of inspiration that's endless in it's flow - and that's maybe why it seems to happen through time.  I'm limited only in how much I believe I can receive in any given moment. My only role, really, is to heal my mind. And that's actually easier than I once believed. Everything serves for the function of a miracle to take place. Everything. A miracle shifts my perception from fear to love. 

within me, and you as well, is the presence of a wisdom not our own.

a miracle happens when we ask for one.

 through this the mind is healed.

guidance received.

and our very next step it taken.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Artfully So

Artfully so: 

To create is to love. ⁴Love extends outward simply because it cannot be contained. (ACIM, T-7.I.3:3-4)

and there's my writing page, my YouTube channel and every conversation it contains. I sit each day and co-create with God, cherishing the loving thoughts I have and knowing fully of their source. My day is filled with beauty in this sense. It's become my only purpose and every outer action is simply a reflection of my inner state of mind. 

I only wish to co-create with God.

it's with this that everything becomes a true work of art, from my yoga mat in early morning, the words I'm writing right now, and following me all the way to any conversation I'll have later - it's all a divine expression of God's love. This comes to me only through the practice of forgiveness, like a sculpture's knife that slowly, consistently, removes the layers of stone that blocks love's presence. Life now becomes a great work to be revealed through each moment. 

artfully so, 

extending love to everything and everyone.

as we're all part of this creation.

with no exceptions.

To think like God is to share His certainty of what you are, and to create like Him is to share the perfect Love He shares with you. (ACIM, T-7.I.6:1)

~

I love you, Eric

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A Voice

A voice: 

yesterday with guest on my YouTube channel Allan Ishac, I related a childhood incident in which I heard a voice in the middle of the night inviting me downstairs for a conversation. This wasn't entirely unusual as I used to hear "murmur' of voices that seemed to bleed through from a place that physically wasn't here - from where though I have no idea. My parents tried to reassure me that it was just workers leaving or arriving home from a late shift. Maybe, but those voices seemed more of a chant, low, and with some level of meaning that I couldn't understand. So when I heard a clear voice calling to me, by name, to have a late night conversation, it wasn't surprising in retrospect - yet it frightened me nonetheless. I quickly ran to bed and pulled the covers over my head. There was one more voice incident after that, a few years later, and then my childhood settled down into ordinary years.

but I still wonder about that voice, who is was and what conversation we might have had. 

was it a missed opportunity?

or maybe just delayed?

I'm in my childhood home again now, having inherited the house after years of caregiving for both my parents. Allan found this quite revealing, seeing an opportunity for an invitation to a conversation delayed by years and childhood fears. My girlfriend too seems to think so, believing that there's something important, perhaps even vital to be told. 

so I will,

quietly,

just before bed I'll ask:

whatever that moment was, if there's something for me to understand from it now, I'm ready. Please show in a way that I can recognize and receive in peace. 

and then wait.

I'm not striving for a mystical experience, nor looking for a psychic event of any kind. I'm not deciding in advance what the message should be or how it might be delivered. I'm also okay with silence. I have the feeling that, perhaps, the message was for a frightened 6 year old boy, A boy who felt very alone in a big world that would soon consume in even scarier ways. Life has a way of drowning out those mystical voices, leaving each of us bereft to our original intimacy with the God-source. It's little wonder that I was frightened. Even at 6 years of age I was already beginning to leave the mystery and innocence of a magical world behind. 

but here's the thing,

that 6 year old boy isn't so far away, buried deeply, maybe, within the memories of a 61 year old man - but still present, innocent, and in ever greater need of reminders of a truly loving world that still often feels so far away. I have no idea what the message may be, if there even is one, but I'm willing to ask, to extend an invitation, and not pull the covers over my head. Not this time. Never again. 

I'm ready to listen.

~

I love you (whoever you are) Eric

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Those early Lessons:

Early lessons:

over the past few weeks I've been practicing those early lessons of A Course in Miracles again. I'm not sure if this will be a whole year review or I'll take it further. Mostly I simply just allow myself to be guided through the Course now, with every few years being given to it's entirety. Yet every time I begin again I find myself amazed at how much mind stuff I've accumulated since my last visit. Lesson 24 is a great example:

I do not perceive my own best interests. (ACIM, W-24)

in reviewing this lesson this morning it quickly became apparent how many assumptions I've made over a vast array of challenges. Beliefs are subtle in their creep towards dominance as a thought system. They are the feeding system of the ego and require only slight attention to grow. Those early Course lessons strip my bare and start me over. They're essential. At least for now. But what I find, after decades of practice, is how willing I now am to let my perceived best interest go. There's a trust here that just what wasn't present before. I may not always perceive my own best interest....

but I know exactly who does,

and I'm willing to seek His guidance.

and that,

makes all the difference.

I love you, Eric

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Nothing

Nothing: 

with nothing really in mnd to write of, no deep metaphysical point to try and get across - just  watching steam rising from coffee mug as it invites my first sip, rain tapping hard against the roof. It's the first day of autumn. I have a Dr's appointment later today. Projects to work on. I've been up for over an hour, meditated, yoga, and now 4:00 am with nothing to write of. 

I love my mornings.

so blessed to ease into my day and come to an empty screen without a single important thought pressed against my brain, words rushing to meet the page. I write what's given and sink into the longest pause between each thought. Happy. Doing exactly what needs to be done...for just this morning. 

I need do nothing except not to interfere. (ACIM, T-16.I.3:12)

amen.

~

I love you, Eric 

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