Seeds for the Garden of my Mind

June 1

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:

“A miracle is a shift in perception.”

“We see the machinations in our lives as far more serious and disruptive than they really are. Fortunately, the Course is teaching us that a tiny attitude change can result in quite a different experience.

For instance, consider the frustration of getting a flat tire on the way to work. You have been late three times in the past two weeks, and you know your boss will be upset. Initially, you may be convinced the entire day is ruined. You may want to scream at the motorists who don’t stop to help or go back home and call in sick. What a perfect opportunity to practice shifting your perception. But how?

The first step is to prevail upon the Holy Spirit, who resides in your mind. Ask for a different vision and then quietly wait until one takes shape. Second, be grateful that the car wasn’t thrown out of control when the flat occurred. Third, use the time it takes to change the tire to evaluate priorities in your life.

Our feelings will be different when our approach to life is. Seeking miracles in this way guarantees them.”

“I will seek the help I need as often as I need it today.”

Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom:     “The work toward enlightenment often entails a painful and not very pretty arousal of the worst of which we’re capable, made plain to both ourselves and others, in order that we might consciously choose to release our personal darkness.”

Hugh Prather, Morning Notes:          “Spiritual emotions are limitless and ever present. Ego emotions are limited and bound to the past. The Sermon on the Mount removes all qualifications from the old virtues. A virtue is pure and sincere only if it has no exceptions. I certainly should consider whether at times it is appropriate to act happy, to behave affectionately, or to profess my faith. But within the heart, love, happiness, and faith require no restraint.”

Wayne Dyer:     “You are delivering love by peacefully recognizing that the hater, at some deep, and quite likely unconscious level feels hated and is giving away what he or she feels inside.”

Paul Ferrini:          “Acknowledging the wound is always the first step in the healing process. If you are not willing to face the fear behind the wound, individually and collectively, the healing process cannot begin.”

Unity’s Daily Word:          
    
“My prayers connect me more deeply with God
and my own divine nature.”

“What I think, say, and do today has an impact on my present experiences and on those in my future. As a student, I know that it matters whether or not I study, and as I dedicate myself to study, I am building a strong bridge to the world of knowledge. As a worker, I understand that it matters whether or not I give my attention to the task at hand, so I stay focused, adding new links in a bridge to higher fulfillment in my career.”

“Growing in an awareness of what truly matters, I am resolved to express love and to be spiritually mindful in every moment. As a seeker of spiritual understanding, I know that I am building a bridge to my next experience in life and to my next level of understanding. And I know that each prayer I pray connects me more deeply with God and with my own divine nature.”

A Course in Miracles:          Lesson 152

“The power of decision is my own.

Namaste – Ron

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Lesson 152

“The power of decision is my own.”

Did you ever look at a decision – your choice – as having power? With a choice you make, your world changes before you. Because of the free will that we have, decisions are ours alone to make. We may pray for a decision to made for us, but what we receive is the knowledge of what to do at the moment – what decision we are to make. We often like to blame someone else – even God – for our decisions, but look at how foolish that is even to say – “our decisions.”