Above the Battlefield

Above the battlefield: 

to move from form to content, relating less to the effects of the world and being more mindful of their cause - to be above the battleground is not indifference, far from it really, it's a tenderness so powerful that we wish to remove all reason for suffering to even exist at all. This is returning to the mind, our creative source that is the true cause of the world we see right now. The word that's often used is miscreation, implying that we've blindly created a world mirrored by our belief that we are an ego, small, limited, and violent.

 it's a battlefield.

sadly.

and we're asked to forgive it, moving above the battlefield to the source of it's creation. It's a choice, ego or the Holy Spirit, a continuous battle through life or the experience of peace. Sounds overwhelming doesn't it? But it doesn't have to be, not with the small, everyday, choices of refusing to give weight to the thoughts that condemn, smiling more often at our slightest judgement's, actually, just smiling more often at the ridiculousness of our predicament...we have trapped ourselves in an illusion, we're dreaming the world right now and refuse to forgive ourselves awake. 

to rise above the battlefield is to begin to wake up.

reclaiming our power.

one small, mindful moment at a time...

forgiving every choice that doesn't bring us peace.

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I love you, Eric

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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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I love you, Eric

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Very Holy Indeed

Very holy indeed: : 

we're talking at the deepest level here, beyond what can even be conceptualized, and yet at this exact moment remains true - our mind is part of God's and we are very holy. That's the secret revealed just over a month into the workbook lessons of A Course in Miracles, and now we're asked to practice it, dismissing each label and every concept that occurs to us as we contemplate our true nature. We're not asked to believe it, not yet. and honestly, 30 plus years into living the Course and I still often have doubts about my own holiness. Our only role is to continuously bring this in mind through the practice of forgiveness, requesting the Holy Spirit show us who we are in the moments that offer us the most concern. Our mind is part of God's, and in truth, there is no need for forgiveness. 

we are very holy,

indeed.

and this is what we ask to see.

~

I love you, Eric

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A Light Sines Through

A light shines through: 

because God is in my mind - there's the answer to all of my problems, and that once experienced, even briefly, then everything becomes an object of my forgiveness. If God is in my mind than what I perceive must be holy, and if it doesn't appear to be so, or if I am confronted by anything that seems to confirm otherwise, than I have surely misinterpreted what it shows me. 

that's the continuous lesson of forgiveness.

this isn't denial, nor is it bypassing anything that occurs - it's simply looking deeper, beyond perceptions and the stories being told by ego, and asking for another way to see the world. Maybe I'm not ready to see things differently, not yet at least, and that's okay, really, there's no demands being made. But I ask anyway, trusting that my own divine presence will eventually show me the light that shines through my every false perception. As I practice, and life always provides me opportunities to practice - more easily, and with a quicker grace now...

a light shines through.

always.

~

I love you, Eric

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Light

Light: 

there's an underlying light in everything I see, an illumination of the mind of God that shines even through my false perceptions of the world. My only real purpose here is to see, an easy enough task when I behold a flower or a child's smile. And yet everything shares this light, it isn't absent from anyone or thing, and not seeing this means that I have only hid them further in the darkness of my own mind.

above all else I wish to see.

and this has become my greatest prayer.

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I love you, Eric

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Conflict

Conflict: 

it's a time of conflict, inevitably so, and sadly, and entirely due to the divisive thoughts we offer to the world. We are all responsible for this, each harbored idea of warfare, against ourselves as well as others, has trapped us in a very fearful world of our own design. This conflict is of our making, a projection of an internal war that's been going on. There's a beautiful line from the teachers manual in A Course in Miracles that tells us that war is inevitable to those who look on war. And that always seems our first response, immediately, that our every conflict is solved with even greater warfare. It's not surprising, as we seldom feel safe within our own minds let alone the outer world. 

but it's time to heal.

right now.

and again, peace, just like war, is a condition of the mind. More so, and much easier to realize, it's our natural state, a restful awareness of our true innocence, completely free of conflict. Yes, this sounds impossible, and that's why it's handled by continuously requesting a miracle. From the perspective of A Course in Miracles, this is our birthright, and it's simply a determination that we can, indeed, see the world differently, and to due so only requires a shift of mind. That's the miracle, just another thought that offers peace instead of war, a cultivated inner landscape that recognizes love as it's only true condition. It's really not so hard, and more of a return to an already present state of mind. We only have to practice, and first, we need to see that the stakes are very high. 

the world depends on us.

you.

me.

and the peaceful thoughts we offer.

~

I love you, Eric

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