Seeds for the Garden of your Mind

January 12

Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing The Course:

“Taking my worries to the “light” lets me relinquish them.”

“Coming to fully appreciate how much simpler our lives can be doesn’t happen overnight. Most of us spent years living in the turmoil of the ego. Every fight seemed justified to us. It was important to be right! Choosing peacefulness rather than winning an argument made us feel weak, not peaceful.

How differently we look at the rifts that disturb each day now. We see problems as opportunities to express the Holy Spirit’s love. Never before have we felt so empowered, so in control of our lives. We could not have imagined before beginning this course of study that life could feel so free of pain and struggle.

Fulfilling our destiny is now much simpler. We will discover what to do next if we bring the situation to the “light” of our inner understanding. That’s where the Holy Spirit resides. All “right” responses will be revealed to us there.”

“Today lies before me uncluttered by the ego.
I will keep the turmoil at bay. The Holy Spirit is my guide.”

Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “All around us is a welcoming Presence, but only by being kind can I feel it. A gentle affect can disguise a malicious intent. Kindness is not smiling or agreeing or speaking softly. It must come from my heart and if expressed, always include a silent blessing. Letting people know that I hold them in my prayers sometimes engages my ego because of the acknowledgment I seek. At other times, telling them that I am praying for them can be a way of connecting and showing support. Kindness must dictate the form my efforts take. Every living thing is held in endless blessing by the divine. By being like God, we feel God.”

Wayne Dyer, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem: “The more you send out thoughts of “How may I serve,” rather than “What’s in it for me?,” the more you will hear back “How may I serve you?”

Paul Ferrini, Reflections of the Christ Mind: “Knowing that I was an imperfect human being like you, you can muster a bit of hope for yourself. Salvation is not for those who are mistake free, but for those we make mistakes and desire to atone for them.”

Unity’s Daily Word:

“Walking in faith,
I invite the goodness of God into my every day.”

“As children, we may have participated in a ‘trust walk.’ We closed our eyes and let another person lead the way. Totally dependent of the person to lead us, we may have felt uneasy at first. As the walk progressed, we learned to trust our guide.”

“However, the most dependable guide we can have in any situation or circumstance is God. As we take all things to God in prayer, closing our eyes and spending time with God in the silence, our level of trust increases. Soon, our meditation and our walk with God become a natural part of who we are.”

“We realize that we are never alone in this world or in the challenges we experience. As we walk in faith, rather than by sight, our trust grows and we invite the goodness of God into our lives every day.”

From A Course in Miracles: Lesson 12

“I am upset because I see a meaningless world.”