Seeds for the Garden of Your Mind

December 5

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:

“Anger never benefits us.”

“We been told that we must express our anger, and that it’s necessary to confront whomever is responsible for it. From the Course we are learning something quite different. We are learning that anger is the ego on the loose. Anger is never necessary; it is always a cry for healing and help.

What does it mean when are the brunt of someone else’s anger? Shouldn’t we at least address it? The Course says no. To address it is to make it real, which fosters its manifestation again and again. Our better response is to turn the other cheek, to offer loving forgiveness. Let’s not forget that whatever we perceive in the experience we’ve attracted directly reflects what we expected, what we projected, and what we actually wanted, even though we may insist otherwise.

No doubt we’ve all heard someone say, “But anger energizes me.” Let’s suggest they weigh the long-term results of the empowerment gained when they say no to anger and yes to love. How good it feels to take charge of our expressions.”

“Anger may try to imprison me today,
but I hold the key that opens the door to freedom and peace.”

Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “When we pray that God take a situation into His hands, we are praying for two things: one, that events unfold at the highest vibration of love for all human beings touched in any way by the situation, now and forever; and two, that our minds remain aligned with truth.”

Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “Those who don’t forgive have not yet begun to live. The only way we become convinced of the benefits of forgiveness is to start forgiving. Teaching or studying forgiveness without actually doing it is like studying or teaching breathing without taking a breath. Life shifts so dramatically once forgiveness becomes habitual that one’s old life is looked back on as empty and meaningless.”

Wayne Dyer: “Sadness is a habit of processing the world from a perspective of lack by constantly thinking about not having enough of what you feel you are entitled to such as, money, health, love, friends, or even free time. On and on go the thoughts, which create a feeling of sadness.”

Paul Ferrini: “Being a minister of love is effortless. You just keep loving, and people keep coming. You keep admitting your mistakes and confessing your worries and fears, and people hold you ever more deeply in their hearts.”

Unity’s Daily Word:

“The love of God guides me
to greater understanding and peace of mind.”

“As I turn to God in prayer, I break any unproductive cycle of negative thinking about my life or the lives or loved ones. Fully conscious of God’s presence, I am reminded that the love of God – the creative energy of the universe – is within me and within them. I release the circumstances and all people involved into God’s care, knowing the outcome can be only good.”

“Each time I let and let God, I am proclaiming that there is no condition that is beyond the power of God’s love to heal, transform, provide, and inspire. I am aligning my thoughts with the love of God and allowing myself to be guided to greater understanding and peace of mind.”

A Course in Miracles: Lesson 339

“I will receive whatever I request.”