Seeds for the Garden of your Mind

September 28

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:

“Are we willing to give up attack thoughts?”

“The signs of human aggression are everywhere. Newspapers recount them; television reports them; magazines and movies often exaggerate and glorify them. It’s difficult to imagine a nonaggressive world. We may wonder what good it would do if we gave up our aggression, our desires to attack others. In a world such as this one, wouldn’t we be taken advantage of?

The point of giving up attack thoughts, according to the Course, is for the reward that’s guaranteed. We’ll discover a peacefulness we had never known when we relinquish our attack thoughts. We’ll realize that others seek only love in the guise of their attacks. We have to decide if we want peace, of course, and if we haven’t experienced it very often, we may not appreciate its value.

Let’s experiment with this idea. Whenever we get the desire to attack someone today, replace the thought with the idea of God. Replace the feeling with an offering of love. That’s all we ever really want. That’s all others really want too.”

“I can give up all attack thoughts for this one day.
How will it feel?”

Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “When people behave unlovingly, they have forgotten who they are. They have fallen asleep to the Christ within them.”

Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “Is this thought a source of pain or a source of comfort? Some things are more difficult to let go of than others. The trick is to commit to the process. I do the best I can each time I get caught up in attack thoughts, and I set no time limit on my future efforts. It will take as long as it takes, and I resolve not to stop until I can think of the event or the individual in peace.”

Wayne Dyer: “If your entire life is devoted to that which you know in your heart is meaningless, then you give birth to the mental process we label depression. An illusion to be sure, but something you will believe, nonetheless.”

Paul Ferrini: “To give the gift, you must release it. You must not be attached to who receives it and who doesn’t.”

Unity’s Daily Word:

“In giving and receiving forgiveness,
I am greatly blessed.”

“The biblical story of Job relates the power of forgiveness in even the most challenging circumstances. Job’s faith was tested, and much of his humiliation cam at the hands of friends who pretended to be helpful, but who were mocking him. The moment Job prayed for his friends, his relationships and fortunes were restored.”

“As Job did, I can pray for the well-being of others in a powerful restorative act of forgiveness. I forgive others for treating me with anything less than respect and honor. I forgive myself for thinking of myself as anything less than whole, abundant, worthy, and divine. This inner resurgence of forgiveness impacts all areas of my life in positive ways.”

“In forgiving, I experience forgiveness, and I am greatly blessed.”

A Course in Miracles: “Lesson 271

“Christ’s is the vision I will use today.”

Namaste - Ron