May 17
Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:
“Our minds create the visible world.”
“Whatever we see, we cause. If we aren’t happy with our experiences, we need to put our minds to work again and re-create a would that gives us more pleasure.
What we have to guard against when we change our lives is not letting the ego have center stage in our minds. The ego will never foster harmonious circumstances unless it can selfishly benefit from them. Our minds respond to two voices. The conflicts and troubling situations have their roots in the ego. The peaceful periods come when we willingly, or perhaps unwittingly, pay homage to the Holy Spirit.
Even the least reflective of us can see the payoff offered by each voice. It may be that we want turmoil occasionally; that’s always our option. The more time we take to reach the peace we deserve, however, the slower the process for everyone else too. Let’s not forget: No one goes home until we all go home.”
“I am in charge of my life today.
How I choose to live will affect everyone else I meet.”
Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.”
Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “Any attitude, technique, or philosophy helpful to another person deserves my support. The question isn’t whether I believe in another individual’s approach or would choose it for myself. The question is whether the approach affirms life. I should be encouraging and supportive of any idea, therapy, or procedure that allows someone to let go of misery. Today I will challenge the unloving thoughts that cross my mind about other people’s approaches to healing, worshipping, or just living everyday life.”
Caroline Myss: “The mystics’ time has come again. This second great mystical renaissance has been brewing for decades, as we’ve been asking the questions that bring the divine into direct contact with our soul: ‘For what purpose have I been born?’ and ‘What is my spiritual path?’ and ‘How can I receive clear guidance?’ These are no ordinary questions. They are spiritual invocations, invitations for God to come close. And when God hears them, God does exactly that.”
Eckhart Tolle: “…having – the concept of ownership – is a fiction created by the ego to give itself solidity and permanency and make itself stand out, makes itself special. Since you cannot find yourself through having, however, there is another more powerful drive underneath it that pertains to the structure of the ego: the need for more, which we also call ‘wanting.”
Unity’s Daily Word:
“As a vibrant creation of God,
I am secure and at ease.”
“In my busy day-to-day life, I may face challenging situations from time to time. However, I am no influenced to react to stress ‘in the heat of the moment’ in ways that could be physically or mentally harmful. I am free to choose another more healthful way to not only survive, but thrive.”
“I take a moment of silent meditation whenever I begin to feel anxious. Spirit soothes me and guides me to what lovingly supports my body and mind. I may choose to follow a plan of peaceful thought, good nutrition, exercise, or relaxation. Guided by Spirit within, I remain alert but calm. My days are filled with choices that support my physical and emotional well-being.”
“As a vibrant creation of God, I am secure and at ease. I rejoice in my total well-being.”
A Course in Miracles: Lesson 137
“When I am healed I am not healed alone.”
Once I see myself as being sick, I know that I holding thoughts of fear – many varieties available for my choosing – guilt, shame, blame, anger, hatred. I know also that I can change those to thoughts to love, and my mind shall be healed. In the healing of my mind, I can then extend to others that which I hold within – love. When I heal my mind – and only my mind can be healed – I experience the Oneness that we are and extend and receive from all I see.
Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:
“Our minds create the visible world.”
“Whatever we see, we cause. If we aren’t happy with our experiences, we need to put our minds to work again and re-create a would that gives us more pleasure.
What we have to guard against when we change our lives is not letting the ego have center stage in our minds. The ego will never foster harmonious circumstances unless it can selfishly benefit from them. Our minds respond to two voices. The conflicts and troubling situations have their roots in the ego. The peaceful periods come when we willingly, or perhaps unwittingly, pay homage to the Holy Spirit.
Even the least reflective of us can see the payoff offered by each voice. It may be that we want turmoil occasionally; that’s always our option. The more time we take to reach the peace we deserve, however, the slower the process for everyone else too. Let’s not forget: No one goes home until we all go home.”
“I am in charge of my life today.
How I choose to live will affect everyone else I meet.”
Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.”
Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “Any attitude, technique, or philosophy helpful to another person deserves my support. The question isn’t whether I believe in another individual’s approach or would choose it for myself. The question is whether the approach affirms life. I should be encouraging and supportive of any idea, therapy, or procedure that allows someone to let go of misery. Today I will challenge the unloving thoughts that cross my mind about other people’s approaches to healing, worshipping, or just living everyday life.”
Caroline Myss: “The mystics’ time has come again. This second great mystical renaissance has been brewing for decades, as we’ve been asking the questions that bring the divine into direct contact with our soul: ‘For what purpose have I been born?’ and ‘What is my spiritual path?’ and ‘How can I receive clear guidance?’ These are no ordinary questions. They are spiritual invocations, invitations for God to come close. And when God hears them, God does exactly that.”
Eckhart Tolle: “…having – the concept of ownership – is a fiction created by the ego to give itself solidity and permanency and make itself stand out, makes itself special. Since you cannot find yourself through having, however, there is another more powerful drive underneath it that pertains to the structure of the ego: the need for more, which we also call ‘wanting.”
Unity’s Daily Word:
“As a vibrant creation of God,
I am secure and at ease.”
“In my busy day-to-day life, I may face challenging situations from time to time. However, I am no influenced to react to stress ‘in the heat of the moment’ in ways that could be physically or mentally harmful. I am free to choose another more healthful way to not only survive, but thrive.”
“I take a moment of silent meditation whenever I begin to feel anxious. Spirit soothes me and guides me to what lovingly supports my body and mind. I may choose to follow a plan of peaceful thought, good nutrition, exercise, or relaxation. Guided by Spirit within, I remain alert but calm. My days are filled with choices that support my physical and emotional well-being.”
“As a vibrant creation of God, I am secure and at ease. I rejoice in my total well-being.”
A Course in Miracles: Lesson 137
“When I am healed I am not healed alone.”
Once I see myself as being sick, I know that I holding thoughts of fear – many varieties available for my choosing – guilt, shame, blame, anger, hatred. I know also that I can change those to thoughts to love, and my mind shall be healed. In the healing of my mind, I can then extend to others that which I hold within – love. When I heal my mind – and only my mind can be healed – I experience the Oneness that we are and extend and receive from all I see.
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