My Garden

Welcome to my garden: 

to extend the garden, that's the present metaphor for my only true spiritual practice - continuously offering myself and this moment as a place to rest and remember that we blossom now as love. There's a beautiful passage in chapter 18 of A Course in Miracles that offers this description. We are likened to a desert in the absence of our awareness to God's presence, arid without the bloom of love. And yet the thought of God surrounds this desert, every visitor offering an opportunity grow the flowers of kindness and beauty. With this we extend ourselves to others in warmth and light in order to expand this sacred garden. 

so practice is to tend my own little garden, welcoming the sunlight of your presence and even the tears that rain through the clouds of  you sorrow. We'll rest together here, together, healing in this sacred light, seeds of love planted in our hearts. Your own garden grows from here, our moment of kindness, flowering, expanding further still, and inviting others to rest in your kindness. 

and so our little garden grows. 

~

I love you, Eric

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One Mind

One mind: 

ideas are of the mind, and the mind is all encompassing in its reach. There is nothing outside of this. That's the clear metaphysics of A Course in Miracles and it addresses both the nature of our problem as well as the immediacy of its solution. 

ideas leave not their source.

the problem is our ideas about the world, believing that we have somehow separated from the very source of creation, and that are adrift within an impersonal universe that doesn't care for our well-being. There is also immense guilt that we have caused our own downfall, having been removed from the metaphorical garden for the sin of seeking knowledge. We, our one mind, individually and collectively project this mis-belief outwards in the world's creation, with no idea leaving its source, and so we're now entrapped in a seemingly hopeless situation. 

and yet, 

ideas leave not their source.

and the original idea is of our innocence, existing still in the mind of God even at this very moment. So the solution of our miscreation is in simply remembering where we truly are right now - one mind, existing already and always within the reality of heaven. This isn't metaphorical, although the language is poetically descriptive - heaven is here, God is the One Mind of reality,

and we have never left the Source. 

with this...

our ideas turn only to awakening. 

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At Dawn

At Dawn: 

however slight the grievance, already it's become an identity, an ego role embraced fully and eventually believed so deeply. A grievance says we're merely bodies that keep a long score against others, not yet willing to embrace ourselves in true light. This is why A Course in Miracles tells us that they are never justified, they limit us to the smallest false aspect of our belief system - and more so, we then seek to reduce God to fit within these beliefs as well. The world we have now has been dreamed through a dark night of grievances, repeatedly, and as a defense against awakening to our light.

yer we are meant to be enlightened.

to awaken.

and so we begin by letting our every grievance go.

I meet the world at dawn...

with a new awakening between us. 

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I love you, Eric

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Ancient Echo

Ancient echo: 

and I'm reminded once again that all of my suffering, this underlying sense of fear and isolation, stems not from what A Course in Miracles calls the" tiny mad idea" that I could somehow be separated from the very source of love that holds me even now - but that I remembered not to laugh at the absurdity of such a crazy possibility, entertaining even the merest thought that is could ever be so. It was the absence of laughter that brought the world to sorrow. 

yet I seem to be remembering something important now, 

something vital.

awakening most mornings with a gentle smile...

and the ancient echo of my laughter.

~

I love you, Eric'

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My Happiness

My happiness:

my happiness and function are one, lesson 66 of A Course in Miracles, and now several times through the workbook over the past few decades I find myself giving full attention to certain lessons that didn't quite standout to me before. It's not the that they weren't important or didn't have an impact, but, for whatever reason, they weren't the ones that lingered long after the lesson was done. 

and yet,

my happiness and function are one.

this seems most important to me now, vital, as I find myself struggling through a recent low point, depressed, and most definitely questioning my function in the world. The Course doesn't ask me to deny this, there's no bypassing here. I'm simply led to investigate the nature of my struggle, to examine where my emphasis has been - ego or spirit, fear or love, illusions or reality.

my true sense of happiness is independent of struggle, it's based on purpose and not achievement. That's where this lesson leads me, again, and maybe I just forgot it those first few times around. But I remember now, happiness is based completely on my function and that has been given from God. My function is salvation, yours and mine, as there's really no difference. 

so how do I achieve this? 

I don't.

I just live my life in full awareness that my only real purpose is to love, and that what appears to be a struggle is just life, happening in all of its complexities. My function is to love myself through it, all of it, no matter what appears. And should our paths converge along the way...

my function is to love you as well.

whatever's offered.

as if my happiness truly depends upon it.

I love you.

and that really does make me happy.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Fifth Path

Fifth path: 

in the Bhagavad Gita Krishna outlines the four paths of yoga for Prince Arjuna, and of these Bhakti yoga, the path of devotion, was said to be the most direct means of realizing God. In the text, forgiveness is mentioned at least twice, stating that it's a virtue, a divine quality that's naturally displayed as a benefit of a yogi's practice. In a step further, or so it's been with me, Jesus, in A Course in Miracles, presents the fifth and surest path to our reunion with God...

forgiveness, as a complete practice, 

taking us all the way home. 

this is a more radical forgiveness than mentioned in other spiritual text, it's the continuous challenge of recognizing our own innocence, our Christ identity, through the presence of others. This is a grace extended by the sincerity of our practice, containing the very essence of the salutation Namaste, that I wish only to see the light within you so that I may recognize my own. Forgiveness is the remembrance of God even as our forgetfulness challenges us, defying the powerful pull of fear, and falling time after time into the presence of God's love. It's the greatest of all devotion.

forgiveness is the yoga of returning home,

directly so,

and we're all yogi's...

through the sincerity of our practice. 

namaste.

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Perfect Love

Perfect love: 

my prayer life is mainly a request for reinterpretation, asking to to see certain situations and my judgement of people through the eyes of Christ over the viewpoint ego. There is still a sense of need present, a belief in lack persists, and often, no small amount of fear. But these are now signs for correction, calling me to turn ever deeper within to heal this misperception. And I do, gladly so, knowing that my only true prayer is the constant remembrance of God in every situation.

my prayer is to know myself as perfect love.

as the Course says:

Perfect love casts out fear.

If fear exist then there is not perfect love.

But,

Only perfect love exists.

If there is fear, it produces a state that does not

exist. 

and so...my life of prayer continues.

~

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Our Function

Our function: 

we have a special function to perform, each of us in vital service to the world. That's a key theme that plays throughout A Course in Miracles, it offers us a simple dharma beyond the scope of profession or skill - we are here to be the light the world, miracle workers, and equally gifted in our opportunities to shine. A miracles here is a shift of perception from ego to spirit, channeled through the natural expression of forgiveness. We are all entitled to miracles. Both offering and receiving. 

our role today is to forgive.

it's our one function, and in truth, isn't even our job to perform.

what we do, all we do really-

is ask the Holy Spirit for the means of forgiveness, the transformative power granted through our surrender and request for such a miracle. It's always given, easily received, although the effects may seem to take time to become apparent. But peace always follows the sincerity of our request. A burden lifted from our hearts. And these effects are immediate.

today, everyday...forgiveness is our function.

and we're at peace.

~

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Healing Opportunity

Healing opportunity: 

to recognize the holiness of you is my only true function, and in this I arrive at my own light offered back to me through our encounter. It's a truly beautiful way to experience life, everyone offering a hidden recognition of my holiest self if only I commit to its awareness. A Course in Miracles tells us early on in the text that our function is to heal the mind from illusions, dispelling darkness with the reality of our light. Now, at this point in my life, I embrace this function fully, joyfully so...

and thank the world for this healing opportunity.

I love you all. 

~

Eric 

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Closer

Closer: 

this trust has always been the hardest for me, never quiet reaching that point of perfect surrender, placing my future in the hands of God. Ultimately this is what A Course in Miracles brings us to, and not even that far into the workbook we're asked to take that step, gently so, but still a giant act of trust. Decades ago, my first time through the workbook, and I was naive enough declare that from this point on my faith was in God alone and my future was secure. It was naive because my life was still so full of fear and anxiety, having more faith in ego than God. 

I'm no longer quite so naive.

but my faith has grown, and even with no small amount of fear still present - I'm closer to that trust than ever, maybe not quite ready for that definite declaration. 

yet closer.

and, indeed, I do place my future in the hands of God.

knowing that each day,

 my trust grows stronger still.

~

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Forgive

Forgive: 

it's such a simply declaration, tucked away in lesson 193 of A Course in Miracles, and yet it contains the essence of what the Course would have us learn through the entirety of its teaching. The lesson itself is titled All things are lessons God would have me learn, a valuable idea to keep in mind as a means to reframe any experience that's causing pain, or keeping our thoughts ensnared in suffering long after the event has passed. But it's this line, repeated twice, that captures the spirit of the Course for me...

forgive, and I will see this differently. 

such a gentle reminder that, indeed, forgiveness will transform the entire world for me, with my perspective changing just as quickly as I'm willing to let my every judgement go. This is the forgiveness that the Course offers, not bound by time, a transcendental moment of experiencing my original innocence within a holy instant - and all done by request. 

that's the lesson, truly, the only one given throughout the Course.

everything is given over to the Holy Spirit,

our right mind.

and then innocence is immediately restored.

our world transformed.

forgive, 

and I will see that this is so.

~

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Miracles

Miracles: 

this is the day for miracles. Here a miracle is defined as a shift in our perceptions, having just a little willingness to see the world another way. It's asking for help from the greatest aspect of ourselves in order to extend love to others. 

a miracle is true forgiveness. 

today,

we devote to miracles.

~

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Simply Do This

Simply do this:

simply do this - and with those few words lesson 189 of A Course in Miracles begins to lay out the clear plan of letting go our every concept of God, each belief we've long cherished, and then just allow ourselves to bask in the truth of our connection to the Divine. We're asked to empty ourselves of illusions, holding onto to nothing, and surrendering our last need to control this experience. 

God arrives here.

or in truth, with these barriers removed, 

we arrive.

 exactly where we are...

and where God has always been.

right here, 

now.

we're just finally aware. 

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Our Every Problem Solved

Our every problem solved; 

our every problem, each seeming error, and as A Course in Miracle reveals it's all really just one issue that needs to be resolved - we mistakenly believe that we are separate from God. That's it, there's only problem that's the cause of our individual and collective suffering. Of course this also means there's a single answer to our concerns. We simply correct our misperception. 

here's the prayer, lesson 79:

let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.

it's fortunate that the world reveals this to us so quickly, the very next person causing trouble, any reaction to another, or a situation that seems to disturb our peace of mind - and this is where we ask for miracles, a healing of our perception so we can see the inherent truth at hand. 

we are not separate from God.

or each other,

and the light of Christ shines within us all.

to see this...

our every problem solved. 

~

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The Real Secret

The real secret: 

and that we responsible for our own salvation, a secret revealed in Chapter 27 of a Course in Miracles in which we're told that every seeming assault is is an attack we brought  upon our self, and that only a shift of mind will save us. No matter what form this might take, still, it's our own mind that makes us a victim, and ultimately, it's the mind too that's our salvation. 

this seems a harsh and difficult lesson to learn, as if we are abdicating the responsibility of harm from its cause to the victim. The Course doesn't deny that tragic evens may happen, or that others might attempt hurt us deeply. But we're talking salvation here, a release from pain, and the end of suffering. The world is a projection of the mind, a story told of guilt, victims, and those who seek to do us harm. It's so real in our experience, we're all fallen hero's seeking to save and be saved. Yet this also perpetuates the illusion, trapping us in an endless cycle of suffering and blame.

but we are not victims of the world we see.

we're creators. 

truly the hero of all we dream.

yet only when we realize that we are the dreamer of the dream, not victim, but the storyteller with ultimate creative control. We can always reinterpret the script, realizing that we've orchestrated our own sense of being a victim by story that we've told. Yes, the event still happened, the wound itself might feel fresh and present - but our role is not to make the dream real, at least at the level of the mind. We might still set up borders of protection, defend our bodies as we must. The mind though, the dreamer, is free from all possible harm, exempt from blame in all directions. 

we've brought about our own salvation. 

that's the real secret. 

~

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A World of Effect

A world of effect: 

it's a world of effects, personal, as well as collective, and the cause is always based upon the thoughts we have. My own goal, my dharma really, is to re-purpose the world, to use every effect as a means of forgiveness and see the light this offers. So everything, everyone, is part of this mission. This means giving up my every attack thought, refusing to justify the cause that creates this wounded world. No one is excluded, every far corner of my mind lighted and examined for hints of darkness. It's a lifelong journey, a soul's practice...but I'm determined to see the world a different way.

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Eric

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Prayerful

Prayerful: 

so it's becoming a more prayerful life for me now, less thought about surrendering ego for the will of God, but simply a quiet asking each morning what the Holy Spirit would have me do and say. At some point even the concept of surrender becomes something to let go of, almost too active of a process when just a simple prayer would do. A Course in Miracles offers an easy prayer to follow: 

I would make no decisions of my own today. 

and each moment that I remember,

with every choice to make,

asking again -

Holy Spirit...what would you have me do right now.

and then I listen.

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Teach Only Love

Teach only love: 

maybe selfish in a way, that I really wish to know myself so completely as love that my agenda is to try and always teach it through my own gentle demonstration. A Course in Miracles offers us an interpretation of the crucifixion, it's true lesson is to teach only love for that is what we are. The world will always present us with someone to crucify, and indeed, we ourselves will be placed upon someone's cross and judged harshly for our errors. But the Course says that we teach by demonstration, having a choice between ego's condemnation and the Holy Spirit's steady guidance towards choosing love. 

I really want to know myself as love, 

completely so.

and I see these two choices clearly, Holy Spirit's quiet voice is now a soft and constant urge to deny any crucifixion no matter how loudly my ego shouts otherwise. I am imperfect in my demonstration. But I'm perfectly clear in my objective.

teach only love...

for that is what I am.

(and you are too)

~

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Third Rung

Third rung: 

it's that third rung on the ladder of prayer, still with some hesitation, but yes, climbing towards complete surrender of my own small requests and asking only for the will of God. I love the metaphor of this ladder, a progression laid out that seems to display the entire journey through A Course in Miracles. My initial foray into the Course was seeking a better life, or at least what I believed I truly wanted. My prayers were to gain the comforts of all the things I thought would make me happy. That's the first rung of the ladder, and it's not long after that we take the second, offering prayers for others, having a heartfelt response to those who suffer. In the beginning this is still selective, giving concern only to those I felt deserving. I'm not sure how long this selective period lasted before it deepened to a more inclusive prayer. But I'm grateful that I eventually learned how to release the idea of an enemy through my practice. This is such an artful design, that I pray for my own release of guilt through seeking peace, sharing this mutual goal, and letting go of ego's exclusive nature. 

and now, 

so it seems...that third rung appears.

my prayers are naturally shifting towards surrender, asking mostly for the courage to go of fear and to place my trust in God's will. I am not firm on this rung, hesitant, fearful that the needs I have will not be met. But I'm praying, asking to gain the trust I most truly need. I feel equal in fear and faith right now, often uncomfortable, and seeking better to balance myself upon this still unstable rung. 

and yet,

there's also a great sense ease here, 

let's call it grace.

with every little letting go, surrendering doubts almost as quickly as they appear - my grip grows stronger and sure on this ladder, with a growing feel of balance on this rung, and gaining a sense of security I've never felt before. It's still a hesitant step. 

but it's been taken.

and of course...there's one more rung to go.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Right At the Beginning

Right at the beginning: 

right to the beginning, that's where I find myself after another year devoted to the workbook lessons of a Course in miracles. I have gone through these lessons several times in my long practice of the Course, and this time has been, perhaps, the most fruitful. And yet, as is often the case, I'm drawn back to those magical words of the introduction that have captivated me since first glance -

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Therein lies the peace of God. 

this secret is given away right at the beginning, and if truly understood can then become the basis for the entire life that follows. I smile at all the times I've forgotten this, even now and I'm in my third decade of practice. Truly, truly, truly, nothing real can be threatened, but I often overlook the real for favor of the temporary, still seeming to prefer the illusion of peace that an outer world offers rather than the internal presences of God's love that is always available should I deem to notice. Right now my own problems have become very real to me, issues of the world pressing down on me. 

and yet,

Nothing real can be threatened.

and those words are still magical to me, they're my return to reality, my promise of peace in this very troubled moment. I found myself smiling this morning, unexpectedly, at ease as everything unreal is now forgiven and seen only as my interpretation of events. 

I'm smiling because nothing unreal exists...

and herein lies the peace of God.

right here all along.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Today is Lesson 50...Again

Today is lesson 50...again: 

so a brand new year of A Course in Miracle lessons began for me a few months back, 50 days ago to be exact. Last year, after a time away from the workbook, I intuitively sensed it was time to review and renew my lessons, deepening my commitment even more than the previous few decades. This past year, and even now moving forward, has been the most difficult for me since I lost my father, wounds feel harsher, loss is keener, and it's been tough to find and remain on firm ground. It's also been a wonderful year for me in so many ways as well. What it feels like, right now, is that I've arrived at this point, lesson 50, for a reason. 

I am sustained by the love of God.

and I'm asked to truly know this, past belief to the realm of absolute trust.

every loss is false idol that I have made in my mind, an ego choice in the belief that there is a substitute for the love of God. And it's not that any of these things were wrong, but only that it was misguided faith and that nothing temporary is even meant to to sustain me. 

today is lesson 50, and so is tomorrow, and onward still no matter what the lesson or chapter number shows. The Holy Spirit urges me to get this - finally and completely. Even if I'm not yet ready to demonstrated it fully. I'm just asked to remember, to continuously return to a single faith...

I am sustained by the love of God. 

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All I have to Do

All I have to do: 

and right now I'm reminder of the very beginning of a Course in Miracles, how two troubled and embittered colleagues came together in an unexpected exchange and a healing ensured. William Thetford and Helen Schucman were most often at odds with each other, famously combative, and yet in a rare and candid moment a subtle veil between them momentarily dropped, an opportunity opened, just enough for a holy voice to be heard - and so the beginning of the beginning of the Course  started with a single declarative sentence....

"there must be a better way"

this is where I find myself now, imploringly, with a similar thought playing through my mind. It's a familiar theme for me, an oft repeated refrain for much of my life. After decades of studying the Course and from this older perspective, indeed, I see there is most certainly a better way, there always was, and it was offered to me each moment of my implore.

forgive the thought that keeps me in belief that I am separate from my Source.

so, simple and easy that I often forget.

the better way is right now, a forgiving opportunity to heal whatever it is that's occurring. I don't need to look anyway or await a holy sign to show me what to do. 

forgive.

and carry on.

it's all I have to do.

~

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Cusp: 

over years of study and several times through the workbook of A Course in Miracles, lesson 48 now stands as somewhat of a cusp for me, stating that there is nothing to fear, and always arriving right when it seems that I am most fearful. This is the exact moment I'm to deny my own strength and depend fully on the will of God. Once again I'm not sure I'm ready for this leap of faith, oddly so, as it's not as if my own answers have brought me to a lasting place of peace. Indeed, the Course reminds me that this precipice is entirely of my own making, and allowing the embrace of God to guide me would release me from my fear. With so many years of practice and study, near endless demonstrations and examples of mistakes that have been transformed through my previous surrender - I find myself amazed at my stubborn clinging to fragile thoughts of strength.  And still I'm not quite ready to fully release this underlying sense of fear. Yet the Holy Spirit asks that I only to have a little willingness,just enough to gently approach this fearful edge.

and so this is where I find myself,right now.

on a cusp...

with just a little willingness.

~

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Shift

Shift: 

and it's just that we can shift to the opposite effect, an ego's choice will always bring us the perception of a world gone mad - and yet there is another way to see it all, a different option of the mind that shows us the reality of our true loving nature. It really is that simple, requiring so little effort, just a mind-shift away from an illusory narration that tells a story of fear, and turning towards an ever present quietness that whispers only love.   The ego makes its case by the world we see right now -

and the Holy Spirit, our right mind...

reminds us of another way.

~

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A Zen Act

A zen act: 

to forgive is a profound act of self-service, a loosening of the grip that ego holds on us, and a revelation as to who we truly are. Forgiveness is a zen act of grace, satori after satori, instantly available in its offer to awaken us to the reality of the present moment. That's the great promise of the world, all of these opportunities to forgive each small and tragic act against us, letting go of our deepest layers guilt and resentment. It's a joyful and continuous practice. 

and it's how we change the world.

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Miracle At Hand

Miracle at hand: 

from illusion to reality, there's the miracle, a shift to present moment awareness where only love is ever found. My own practice has evolved to this point, imperfectly so, but near continuously now I'm able to keep in mind that I'm supposed to ask for the miracle that's always at hand - even if I often choose to delay my asking for a few more moments of considering my resentments, hanging on to all of those grievances that still accumulate and affect my peace of mind. 

ah, but I know I have an option now.

a miracle always at hand.

and eventually....I always ask.

~

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Light

Light: 

love illuminates, and this is the light God wishes us to see. We all shine from within, with no exceptions, although we certainly do hide our own light from the world. Of course this limits our vision, and makes it all but impossible for us to recognize this same light in another. Yet this is also how we regain the clarity of our vision, seeking to see the holiness that shines from within, being the very essence of the salutation namaste, that there is a divinity in all beings that's constantly being offered in a loving exchange. 

so it seems the most difficult of people are truly our friends. 

providing us a light of service.

our own holiness shining brightly from the eyes of another...

but only if we only wish to truly see.

as love is always the light God wishes us to know.

~

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To Truly See You

To truly see you: 

what if we had a day, a terrible day when communication was a struggle, almost impossible at times, and we just couldn't connect with others no matter how hard we tried. And what if this day then stretched out into a lifetime. We've all been misunderstood, and sometimes we've been blessed with the infinite patience of someone who simply understands that there's a struggle going on, no matter how deeply buried beneath the false story we've shown the world. 

lesson 43 of A Course in Miracles:

God is my Source, I cannot see apart from Him.

and there is is, an imperative, if God is my source then my directive is to see from this point onward, with no exceptions made. Simple. And, of course, not easy. Yet life gives me ample opportunity to practice, as well as to sometimes be the lesson for others. My role is to continuously see the face of Christ within others, peeking through whatever difficult guise they might offer, listening with intent to the soft plea of their heart to be heard beneath both of our ego's clamor. 

God is my Source.

and you, my most troubled friend...

are my opportunity to know this, deeply so. 

but only if I choose to truly see you.

~

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A Forgiven World

A forgiven world: 

if we could just see the world as our perception, unreal in the sense that it's been filtered through our beliefs of sin and separation - forgiveness than becomes so much easier in it's practice. This takes only a slight shift, not a radical leap at all. We have simply misinterpreted the world, each other too, and our only wish now to to truly see, to hear, and know the whole story now.  

a forgiven world is ours. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Four Years Ago

Four years ago: 

four years ago today my father came home from the hospital for the last time, hospice care in place, and I settled in for what I thought would be several months of continued care-giving on my part. He passed away later that evening with me by his side. There was a lot that left me that day, my father, and the sense of purpose he gave me as a son and caregiver. 

I miss him.

my life has been a series of continuous loss over the course of these last few years. Some losses have been small, although affecting the overall quality of my days, others, have actually equaled the loss of my father. Maybe that's life at 60, continuous loss of all the things we've already wanted to hold to. A Course in miracles reminds me that loss is a misperception of reality, that nothing real can ever be truly taken, and that my role, especially at 60, is that I am to look deeper now to see that which remains. These are my years of trust, ultimately so, and my view can't solely be placed on the things that change. I am to look for the eternal now. 

I just never thought it would be so difficult. 

or hurt so deeply.

and yet,

there is light here too, there is the presence of the eternal, and it's becoming more real to me with each passing day. My trust is growing, inches at a time it seems, and the deep hurt reminds me of how tight my grip remains, but the light lengthens further still, showing me the way beyond this sense of loss. I miss my father. I mourn the ending of relationships. I wish certain things were easier. for me. Mostly though, I am so grateful for that light, the eternal, and how it's growing as presence. I see that life at 60 has brought me here, not through loss, but by recognition of that which remains - love.

four years ago it seemed I lost something vital.

today,

there is the eternal.

there's light.

and there...I find the presence of my father,

~

I love you, Eric

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Together (With Thanks to Dave Phare)

Together: 

and ultimately, it is an altruistic path, inclusive in its very aim. My function in life is to offer miracles, shifting my perception as to see you faultless, completely without sin as a child of God - and your great gift to me is to offer this as my own refection, selfless in it's return.

thank you, thank you, thank you.

as we walk this path together.

~

I love you, Eric

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