Seeds for the Garden of your Mind

December 4

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:

“What kind of relationships am I cultivating?”

“The Course says there are two kinds of relationships” special and holy. The labels don’t draw much distinction between them, but we discover they are radically different. Most of us searched for special relationships before embarking on this journey. Being devoted to someone and, better yet, having him or her devoted to us, was an all-consuming challenge, but the pain of success confused us. How could getting what we sought make us so unhappy?

We are learning that relationships that are special become possessive; they are good for us. Because we fear abandonment, which comes from our misinterpretation that God left us, we cling tightly to our companions. Every step they take that isn’t directed by us makes us fearful, and our desire to hold on becomes an attack.

The good news is that holy relationships are so much easier. All that’s required is the willingness to give up our judgments, to give only love. We have no hard decisions to make in the holy relationship. Just show up and be loving.”

“I’ll evaluate all my relationships today.
If one needs changing, they all do.”

Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “God shares His power with us to the extent to which we acknowledge Him as Source.”

Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “To let go is simply to rest from sacrifice. The root meaning of the verb ‘to forgive’ is ‘to let go, to give back, to cease to harbor.’ Looked at this way, forgiveness is a restful activity. Far more work is required to cling to a judgment than to let go of it. What is relinquished is not valuable, and what at first may seem like a sacrifice is soon experienced as a gift.”

Wayne Dyer: “Sadness is an attitude that is habituated over a lifetime of focusing on what is wrong and missing in our lives.”

Paul Ferrini: People do not surrender to love by adopting a set of beliefs and parroting them to others. They surrender to love when they experience it through you. It doesn’t matter what they believe, how they dress, what songs they sing or how they bury their dead. All that is immaterial.”

Unity’s Daily Word:

“Expressing the love of God,
I am co-creating a compassionate world.”

“A gentle response to others can soothe their concerns and invite gentleness in return. When someone needs a kind word or a new way of viewing a difficult circumstance, my gentle nature can be the vehicle through which the love of God is expressed.”

“My choice of words in a stressful situation is vast and varied, and I choose them with thoughtfulness. I reflect an attitude that is attentive, caring, and considerate of others. I expect and offer the best in our conversations and interactions.”

“With an awareness of God’s love within, I ensure that the thoughts I hold and the words I speak are gentle, supportive, kind, and life-affirming. Expressing the love of God blesses me in countless ways, for I am co-creating a compassionate world.”

A Course in Miracles: Lesson 338

“I am affected only by my thoughts.”