Seeds for the Garden of Your Mind

July 13

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:

“God created only Spirit.”

“Most of us grew up believing that God made everything. We felt secure thinking that the trees, the oceans, the creatures galore, and all human life were the direct creations of an all-powerful God. That interpretation certainly didn’t hurt us; however, we are learning now that God isn’t the creator of the world we see. In fact, it doesn’t even exist in God’s realm.

This news is unsettling at first. We wonder: Can so many religious beliefs be wrong? Fortunately, we don’t have to defend the principles to anyone. Deciding to believe it and then adjusting how we live our own lives will exemplify the value of this belief to anyone who really cares.

What does this principle do for us? For one, it makes take responsibility for how we see the experiences in our lives. Further, it convinces us that we’ll only see what we have chosen to see. Coming to believe that the ego causes our consternation gives us the freedom and encouragement to make others choices. Knowing that we created our messes humbles us. It can also empower us.”

“I create the smooth flow of my life today.
The rocky road is my creation too.”

Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom:     “This is the spiritual meaning of intimacy: growth inward, past our masks and fears and recklessness, to the sacred place where we are naked before God and each other.”

Hugh Prater, Morning Notes:          “To accept responsibility for everything I think and o – but guilt for nothing already corrected – is humility true and pure. A general uneasiness, a pang of conscience, or a sudden stab of anxiety can be a useful indicator that I am not being honest with myself. First, I must acknowledge what I am not facing. Next, I must act to correct it, even if this can only done mentally. Only then can I safely reject feelings of guilt.”

Wayne Dyer:     “The reality of the spiritual level is formless, timeless, and boundaryless. Living in that dimension is living in the realm of wholeness.”

Paul Ferrini:          “Imagine feeling that your most profound gift as a human being is to honor your partner with every breath and every step. Imagine considering your partner’s thoughts and feelings every time you consider your own.”

Unity’s Daily Word:

“I rest in the comfort of God’s assurance and support.”

“The most essential activity of my day is turning to the presence of God. I do this from the understanding that my every need is being met and my life is being enriched.”

“Throughout my day in moments of prayer and meditation, I communicate with my Creator. If ever I begin to feel saddened or dismayed, I know that the indwelling spirit of God is a source of comfort that soothes and revitalizes me.”

“In prayer and meditation, I am still and open to receiving from Spirit. God’s love comforts my soul and restores me with renewed life and energy. The more I communicate with God, the more I understand that God is my constant comfort.”

“Now I rest in the comfort of God’s assurance and support.”

A Course in Miracles:           Lesson  194

“I place the future in the Hands of God.”

Namaste - Ron