Tracks

Tracks: 

there are tracks too across the water, trails of motion with a cause as varied as a birds skim across the surface in its catch of an insect meal, or the leap of a bullfrog back into the water from a nearby log. My morning walks have helped me tune into these signs, learning to distinguish these subtle water signs and very often locating their source for a video clip or photograph. 

I love that I'm able to do this, having a new discerning talent that brings me so much joy. As well, with a bit of age and a life behind of practice - there are tracks of both ego and soul that allow me to trace them to their source. These are even more subtle than the water signs I've learned to track, but I've grown a bit more skillful, able to distinguish the first hint of trails and now, at least more often, only follow the ones that lead to a deep inner joy. 

there are tracks of God all around us. 

signs of love left for us to follow. 

just look. 

~

I love you.

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My Every Wish

I'm listening, finally now, and as my life becomes more prayerful there is a grace to each request, not wishing for things to be granted, but just an acceptance of each moment as it's given. My prayer is for the communion itself...

and with this,

my every wish received.

~

I love you, Eric

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My Only True Prayer

 

My only true prayer:

a continuous prayer now, a communion of silence without need to vocalize a request beyond my wish for peace. Life becomes very simple here, miraculous in the sense that I deeply know myself as the source of love, intimately connected to God, and that truly, my only prayer is to extend myself to others. From this point on it's all I have to offer...

and it begins with you.

~

I love you, Eric 

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In Prayer

In prayer: 

it's applicable to everything, a simple surrender of my own demanding way for the more gentle approach that's always offered by the Holy Spirit. This is letting ego slide it's grip of control from every aspect of life and asking for an easy way - although so often that initial step seems to be the hardest of all. But I am always blessed with a response, indeed, by just making the request there is the immediacy of relief, as if the very moment my lips part in prayer...there's a loving presence known.

and I always wonder,

why I wait so long in asking. 

~

I love you, Eric

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I Need Do Nothing

I need do nothing:  

more so than ever now it seems that I'm confronted with not knowing anything aside from the immediacy of each present moment, and even this remains a mystery as to exactly why and how life is happening exactly in this way. At the very same time I feel comforted, even guided, in my path ahead. All I'm asked to to do is to surrender all notion of being asked to do anything - I'm alive, gifted with breath and a little willingness to trust that love will light my way. 

I need do nothing, 

and yet everything, somehow, gets taken care of.

such is the way of love.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Tiniest Detail

Tiniest detail: 

it's love trickled down to tiniest detail, just small acts of grace that somehow too carry the entire weight of God in their trace across this brief life of mine. I want nothing more than to devote myself to this, surrendering to the pure love that seeks release through my every point of kindness. 

so I've found found my purpose here, and of course, it was present all along. But I spent a lifetime looking for the grand enlightenment that I so truly believed in, chasing the illusion of awakening with eyes still closed. 

really, my only purpose is kindness, it always has been, 

and I'm blessed to realize this now. 

how my own true awakening is found in the tiniest detail.

just those small acts of grace...

repeated for a lifetime.

~

I love you, Eric

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My Most Forgiving Thought

My most forgiving thought: 

the mantra is my most forgiving thought, pure, primordial, and always a return to innocence. Meditation is my time of cleansing, a vibrational bath of subtle sounds that brings me to the essence of forgiveness - that only love is present in these silent moments, and the mantra repeatedly leads me to an easy letting go of every thought that doesn't serve love's purpose. 

my mantra is forgiveness,

pure,

primordial,

and always leading me home.

~

I love you, Eric

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Succinct Yoga

Succinct yoga: 

I love the succinct yoga of A Course in Miracles, how the cause of  all suffering stems from the misperception of who we are and that awakening from this illusion is as simple as seeing the world through forgiving eyes. The psychology of traditional yoga offers the five kleshas to our awareness, These too address mistaken beliefs of our identity, and once noted, we begin to awaken through breath and posture, mindfulness of certain ethical concerns, and finally concluding with samadhi, the bliss consciousness of our awakening.

 it's a beautiful path that I've long loved and practiced. 

as is A Course in Miracles, 

and yet....

I find that the immediacy of forgiveness is all that's truly needed, the entirety of yoga here, samadhi in the very moment of my surrender. 

it's succinct...beautifully so.

~

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Just Noticing

Just noticing:

well, it's not really a practice any longer, although I still use that term in writing, a useful description, but certainly all I do is just notice a very few small things right now - am I being kind, forgiving myself and others in the earliest stage of any judgement, and most importantly, am I truly relaxed and at peace with who I am right now? 

these aren't questions that I dwell on, 

it's the lightest of inquires.

just noticing...

and the gentle smile that always seems to follow.

~

I love you, Eric

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My Experiment

My experiment; 

here's my experiment, I wondered if I could, at this point in my life, age 60, completely surrender to the sway of life, or what A Course in Miracles refers to as the Holy Spirit. My goal was, and is, simple - give of myself to the extent that I'm able, offering kindness throughout, just a a gentle expression, and then simply receive whatever's offered in return. And now I find myself now with a YouTube channel, showing up three times daily, offering guided breathwork sessions, answering meditation questions, talking about forgiveness as experienced through the framework of the Course. But mostly, just showing up, trying to be kind, and providing a place for others to do so as well. 

so how's my experiment going?

it's ongoing. 

and most often I find myself asking if I can extend this kindness towards myself for my many mistakes and blunders along the way. I'm doing some deep forgiveness work here, mostly on myself. But I've seen some incredible acts of kindness too, genuine smiles being offered to each others, and the sheer delight of being in the company of people who care sincerely for the well-being of others - some they just met. It's been amazing to be part of, and my joy of being here continues to deepen and grow. 

it's been a success.

thank you, thank you, thank you. 

I love you. 

~

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Only Lesson

Only lesson: 

this truly is a course in miracles, not a book, but a consistent lifelong choice of aligning our thoughts with love through the practice of forgiveness. Each day, virtually every moment, is an opportunity for this alignment. What we learn, immediately so, is the peace that forgiveness offers, that we refuse to obscure love's presence through clouds of  hate and resentment, choosing, right now...to know ourselves as love through the appearance of others and the lessons that they offer. 

this is a course in knowing who we truly are.

it's life.

and forgiveness is our only lesson. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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First Reach

First reach: 

loneliness is the reminder of my misperception, hinting that even with a prayerful life there are times I still stray a bit farther from my home. In this sense it serves as a path guide, a navigational tool to help me remember that even an urge to connect with God is actually union, perhaps being the holiest of all prayers, and is already answered, immediately and intimately so...

 in  my very first reach for comfort. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Starting to Understand

Starting to understand: 

I don't know what anything is for, such a hard admission offered by lesson 25 of A Course in Miracles, confronting that almost everything in my life has been the focus of ego's demands. Especially my most cherished relationships. This lesson strips me to the spiritual bone, forcing an honest look upon the meaning I've assigned everything in my life. So I've been stuck on lesson 25 for the past few decades of my study, but at least knowing that I don't know...

but now,

I'm starting to understand.

everything is holy, serving only this particular purpose, 

only love is real.

and you're now showing me the way.

Thank you.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Polishing

Polishing: 

it's an interior process, that I still very much wish to change the world, to polish it and have it shine with the soft glow of unconditional love - and yet I know, with certainty now, that there is no world separate from my innermost thoughts about it. 

as A Course in Miracle reminds me...

perception is a result and not a cause.

and so with this,

my polishing continues. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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Often

Often: 

 I'm still often surprised by my own sadness, a presence that slides into my life with little announcement and makes itself right at home. Over half my life has been a process of release, steady meditation, yoga, and other practices that have revealed profound states of healing silence within. They have all been a huge relief and provide no small amount of comfort to me. Yet sadness still remains a steady friend that visits regularly, remaining for the duration of it's own imagined timeline.

and here's the difference now.

there's no rush to chase this friend away, no sense that I should be any different than I am at this very moment - whatever that state might be. This is just one more opportunity to be kind, another chance to extend love only now all distance has been removed and I find myself in reciprocation of my own most profound practice - forgiveness. This is a holy type of forgiveness, not bound by any sense of past, nor bargaining for a bright future. 

it's about recognizing myself for who I am right now.

who I've always been.

even when feeling broken.

indeed,

those have often been most valuable,

letting the light in.

allowing me to truly see myself again.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Only Love

Only love: 

of course politics are on my mind, it would be difficult to completely escape its insidious reach even as I attempt a retreat from such things. The truth is - there really is no retreat from an illusory world and its lingering effects. There's only vision, and this involves simply seeing reality beneath turmoil, continuously invoking the presence of love in any political situation or discussion. What I have is the tool of forgiveness and my wish for healing. 

truly, it's impossible for love to ever retreat. 

so I face the world once more. 

extending only love. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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Simply Plan

Simple Plan: 

so now it really does come to miracles, almost a continuous request until there's an internal shift to vision and the world is then forgiven. What we're asking for is transcendence, not a physical manifestation of change, but simply truth revealed to us. The Holy Spirit reminds us that only our perception is ever the problem and asking for a miracle is a natural request that always produces immediate results...

and the answer is always love.

we proceed from there.

it's a simple plan.

~

I love you, Eric

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A Little Less Lonely

A little less lonely: 

thinking about my life, at this age, and with whatever ambition that's left me in - and what I find as I seriously consider this inquiry, is loneliness, a subtle sense of being slightly set apart from the world and wishing to connect in a truly meaningful way. Yet this actually feels like a gift to me, as if everything has led me to this point, and all I have to do is allow myself to surrender to this moment.

so that little ambition that's left?

it's to give myself away, completely so, being present to whatever life offers in this moment without manipulation nor demands. To just be....to just be....to just be....

and if I find you here, with me, present -

to help you feel a little less lonely

too.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Split Mind

Split mind: 

so the premise is that ideas leave not their source, and that the world we experience is based upon the very thoughts we share. A Course in Miracles states that we're of a split mind, or at least we have a belief that this is so - in actuality there is only one holy mind, divinely connected to it's source, and we have self-imagined a false mind that's created the world we now have. 

ideas leave not their source. 

our answer then is to heal the split mind, returning to source, heaven, 

extending ourselves from there. 

and heal the world.

~

I love you, Eric

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Holographic

Holographic: 

and therein lies the peace of God, A Course in Miracles gives us this premise upfront, tight at the introduction, and then it's retold in different themes throughout. I love that on any page and almost every sentence this is alluded to, as if holographic, the entirety is founded in smallest of message. I'm drawn to the Course for it's simplicity -

nothing real can be threatened.

nothing unreal exist.

 so my life is devoted to the real, and these are most often found in the smallest acts of kindness, those gentle moments of true forgiveness, and the easiness of a heartfelt smile. Holographic too,as it seems the entirety of God's will is found through these very real, yet almost unnoticed actions.

yet therein lies the peace of God. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Infinitely Onward

Infinitely onward: 

we can offer each other the kingdom, right now an extension of heaven is given just by this recognition, and it's with this gift that we proceed throughout the day. This isn't a metaphysical concept, nor spiritual technique to bring about a sense of peace, it's literal, heartfelt and heart extended. As we recognize ourselves as love, already at home within the kingdom of heaven -

our only wish becomes to share.

extending this gift to others...

infinitely

onward.

~

I love you, Eric

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Bellwether

vrksasana, or tree pose, is my emotional bellwether pose, it's always sure in its indication that something is disturbing my peace of mind. This is a balancing pose, with several slow and long breaths leading me to a steady state of ease. Unless something is off, my thoughts wandering, and no true stability found at all - such as this morning. 

there's a heaviness found right now, a profound sense of being lost. And perhaps I am, my earliest round of yoga certainly revealed that there's a deep sadness present. This morning, vrksasana revealed this keenly and brought to mind how much there is to forgive right now. I have held myself accountable for so much sorrow and with most of it being completely unattended to. 

it's time to heal.

to forgive myself for every thought of failure.

true or otherwise.

and finding stability, 

some ease,

 within my bellwether pose again.

~

I love you, Eric

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As a Practice

As a practice: 

kindness itself is a practice, at least at first,being a choice to look more deeply at any given situation and then allowing love it's natural expression to follow. At any point in any encounter we can pause and consider our kindest thoughts that will then lead us to take action. That's is where it's a practice, but really, at it's most subtlest...kindness is simply what we are. 

 it's an attribute of being one of God's teachers.

and what we teach,

is love. 

~

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Divine Reasoning

Divine reasoning; 

often now, more so than ever, I rely more on a sure reasoning in my decisions, not listening to the impulsiveness and demanding voice of ego for longer than a mere moment - before a natural surrender occurs. It's really a matter of pausing, allowing the immediate needs of ego to shout their presence known and then resting in the silent place that always follows. 

it's a holy pause.

a divine reasoning.

guiding me to love's presence.

often now, more so than ever...

I follow. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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A Forgiven World

A forgiven world: 

it's a world made of perception, my own, collectively, and all of it is limited by the beliefs we hold about ourselves. As my practice of forgiveness deepens the world begins to change. There's a soft light present that was never noticed before, although it certainly was here, but never quite perceived through the clouds of judgement's and resentments that I offered. 

slowly, I seem to be  surrendering into this light -

it's who I truly am.

it's what we are. 

so the world isn't really changing, 

as it was always made of light.

only waiting, ever patient, for those clouds to finally part,

 forgiven,

and truly seen at last.

~

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What If?

What if? 

what if we looked within, deeply so, and in a way we've always been fearful of even attempting - what if we peered within our minds and saw no sin, no true error, but only a pure grace of lasting value that never judged, nor ever held a grievance of any kind?

what if we looked,

and saw only innocence,

ours...and others.

what then? 

let's look and find out.

together. 

~

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Truly So

Truly so; 

lesson 304 of A Course in miracles reminds me early this morning that perception is a mirror and not a fact, that even though my eyes open the dream continues though the day and my only role is to truly awaken. Everything I see today will be an illusion based upon my perception, stories created from previous thoughts and then projected out onto the world. I'm also reminded, and I'm blessed that it's so early and there's an entire day ahead - 

that I could bless the world through the eyes of Christ, 

forgiving all the way,

awakening.

truly so.

~

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Just a Little Offering

Just a little offering: 

it's just a little offering, although it certainly seems as if it's my entire world in the moment of surrender - and in a way, of course, it truly is, being the only way of life I've come to know. This what A Course in Miracles calls the Holy Instant, a clear choice of letting go of my perception of others, and seeing with a true vision of who we really are. 

so what I offer is nothing at all. 

yet in an instant...

 the entirety of heaven is given in return

~

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Self-Forgiveness

Self-forgiveness: 

all forgiveness is more truly self-forgiveness of our every judgement made against the world. This is our healing force, mending a split between the stories we tell and the actuality of true vision. What we're asked to do is to turn all judgement over to the Holy Spirit and request to see things differently, shifting from the viewpoint we hold now, as firmly seen from the judging eyes of ego, but having a wish to see the world through the loving sight that forgiveness offers. 

all condemnation is from the ego.

every bit of it is false. 

only love is real.

with this...our every judgement is forgiven.

and so we heal the world.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Everything Asks for Kindness

Everything asks for kindness: 

it's my own way of transcendence, using kindness as a means of awakening, a slight an inward turn that literally begins to change me with only the least action taken. This is the simplest path, direct, involving others with whatever they bring to me and offering only patience and love in return. My ego so often rebels at this, even after decades of practice, and yet it also feels so natural and easy now, as if it's always been my truest response just waiting to be remembered. 

everything is asking for kindness.

everything.

and my life is given in reply.

~

I love you, Eric 

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