I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I crucify only myself." When I entertain any thought that is not Loving, it is only myself that will feel the effects. There is only One Son. The "world" is an illusion in my mind. If there is nothing outside me and everything that seems to be outside me is all in my imagination, then any sadness, anger, grief, envy, judgment, or hatred remains foremost in my own mind, holding me within the illusion. If I "attack" in thought, word, or deed, I am the only one who suffers. Today, I replace any unloving thought with Love, and I Awaken to Reality. If I forgive, salvation is mine.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Lesson 215 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I walk the Way of Love. And I am grateful." God is my only Guide, the only Voice I hear. He speaks the language of the dream that I may hear His Words and come to remember my Reality as His Son. I was created to exist in Love. If I seem to be having another experience, it can only be a fantasy of something that does not exist. I am as God created me: Eternally and Unchangingly Perfect, Joyful, Serene, Peaceful, Happy, and Loving. Yet the dream seems so "real." The thoughts I think haunt me: I am not good enough...I am a terrible person...I am an inadequate parent...an absentee daughter and sister...I am terrible at my job...I do not pay enough attention to my pets...I am fat and lazy...I do not make enough money...I had a terrible childhood...I am nobody special...I suck as a human being...people are cruel...life ends in death...war in Syria is imminent...children are being abused...human rights are violated every day somewhere in the world. God did not create this nightmare, I did. I am Safe in Heaven with my Father, dreaming a dream of being "away from" Him. The only way to Awaken, is to replace thoughts of dreaming with Thoughts of Truth. The resulting experience will reinforce Reality. Heaven cannot be learned, only experienced. Today I will replace dreams with Thoughts of Truth, and experience my Reality with God.
I am not a body. I am Free. I am still as God created me.
"I walk the Way of Love. And I am grateful." God is my only Guide, the only Voice I hear. He speaks the language of the dream that I may hear His Words and come to remember my Reality as His Son. I was created to exist in Love. If I seem to be having another experience, it can only be a fantasy of something that does not exist. I am as God created me: Eternally and Unchangingly Perfect, Joyful, Serene, Peaceful, Happy, and Loving. Yet the dream seems so "real." The thoughts I think haunt me: I am not good enough...I am a terrible person...I am an inadequate parent...an absentee daughter and sister...I am terrible at my job...I do not pay enough attention to my pets...I am fat and lazy...I do not make enough money...I had a terrible childhood...I am nobody special...I suck as a human being...people are cruel...life ends in death...war in Syria is imminent...children are being abused...human rights are violated every day somewhere in the world. God did not create this nightmare, I did. I am Safe in Heaven with my Father, dreaming a dream of being "away from" Him. The only way to Awaken, is to replace thoughts of dreaming with Thoughts of Truth. The resulting experience will reinforce Reality. Heaven cannot be learned, only experienced. Today I will replace dreams with Thoughts of Truth, and experience my Reality with God.
I am not a body. I am Free. I am still as God created me.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Lesson 214 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I place everything in the Hands of God." The "past" and the "future" exist only in dreams. Now I am Free from both. For what God gives can only be for Good. If something is not 110% Eternally and Unchangingly Good, Joyful, Peaceful, Serene, Happy, Loving.......then it is only fantasy. Today I accept only what God gives. And what God gives belongs to me.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I place everything in the Hands of God." The "past" and the "future" exist only in dreams. Now I am Free from both. For what God gives can only be for Good. If something is not 110% Eternally and Unchangingly Good, Joyful, Peaceful, Serene, Happy, Loving.......then it is only fantasy. Today I accept only what God gives. And what God gives belongs to me.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Lesson 213 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"All things can work for my salvation." The thoughts I think in the world of dreams are not even my True Thoughts. They are thoughts consumed with the world of dreams ~ the world I imagined for an experience "apart from" God. The Lessons in ACIM can substitute for the unreal thoughts that hurt my mind. Mind is the only Reality. Yet it seems there is a "physical" world: if I stub my toe, I am in pain; if someone dies, they never come back. My five senses seem to witness to the "reality" of the world of dreams. And I never question this reality. ACIM asks me to question the reality of the physical world and gives me lessons and suggestions on how to do that. In the physical world, I sleep and dream. ACIM tells me that, perhaps, when I seem to "awaken" from one dream, it is only to experience another dream. It tells me that my experience in the "physical" world is like a dream. Yes, dreams I can understand. ACIM speaks to me in the language of the dream that I may come to experience Reality. Reality cannot be learned and understood, but only experienced. All things in the dream can be used for my salvation. Each lesson in ACIM can be used to replace thoughts of the dream-world. ALL thoughts in the world of dreams hurt me, even the ones that seem "good," because they keep me from experiencing my Reality with God. Today, I choose to learn God's lessons, and forget my own.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"All things can work for my salvation." The thoughts I think in the world of dreams are not even my True Thoughts. They are thoughts consumed with the world of dreams ~ the world I imagined for an experience "apart from" God. The Lessons in ACIM can substitute for the unreal thoughts that hurt my mind. Mind is the only Reality. Yet it seems there is a "physical" world: if I stub my toe, I am in pain; if someone dies, they never come back. My five senses seem to witness to the "reality" of the world of dreams. And I never question this reality. ACIM asks me to question the reality of the physical world and gives me lessons and suggestions on how to do that. In the physical world, I sleep and dream. ACIM tells me that, perhaps, when I seem to "awaken" from one dream, it is only to experience another dream. It tells me that my experience in the "physical" world is like a dream. Yes, dreams I can understand. ACIM speaks to me in the language of the dream that I may come to experience Reality. Reality cannot be learned and understood, but only experienced. All things in the dream can be used for my salvation. Each lesson in ACIM can be used to replace thoughts of the dream-world. ALL thoughts in the world of dreams hurt me, even the ones that seem "good," because they keep me from experiencing my Reality with God. Today, I choose to learn God's lessons, and forget my own.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Lesson 212 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"My only function in the world of dreams is forgiveness." The function I give the fantasy-world is an experience of "apart from" God. Yet God gives me another function for my dream: forgiveness. I forgive everything and everyone. How long can I hold a grudge against a dream? How can I grieve when I have invented death myself? I have invented this dream-world, then I become upset when it shows me what I command it to show me! Today I lay aside dreams and replace thoughts of dreams with Thoughts of Reality. Forgiveness is a dream too, but it is the only dream that breeds no others leading to my Awakening.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"My only function in the world of dreams is forgiveness." The function I give the fantasy-world is an experience of "apart from" God. Yet God gives me another function for my dream: forgiveness. I forgive everything and everyone. How long can I hold a grudge against a dream? How can I grieve when I have invented death myself? I have invented this dream-world, then I become upset when it shows me what I command it to show me! Today I lay aside dreams and replace thoughts of dreams with Thoughts of Reality. Forgiveness is a dream too, but it is the only dream that breeds no others leading to my Awakening.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Lesson 210 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I choose the Joy of God instead of pain." My Reality is Heaven, anything not of l.p.Heaven exists only in dreams. Mind is the only Reality. There is nothing outside me. Pain is my own idea. Pain ~ like everything else in my fantasy-world ~ represents my "separation from" God. Pain is not Reality. God's Will for me is Perfect Joy. I exist in Perfect Joy and Peace, yet I dream about "separation" and "pain." It is my own choice keeping me "separated from" Reality. I can choose differently. God Wills Perfect and Eternal Joy, Peace, Love, Happiness, Contentment, Life, and Wholeness for His Son. I am His Son. Today I set aside the dream and choose what my Father Wills for me.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I choose the Joy of God instead of pain." My Reality is Heaven, anything not of l.p.Heaven exists only in dreams. Mind is the only Reality. There is nothing outside me. Pain is my own idea. Pain ~ like everything else in my fantasy-world ~ represents my "separation from" God. Pain is not Reality. God's Will for me is Perfect Joy. I exist in Perfect Joy and Peace, yet I dream about "separation" and "pain." It is my own choice keeping me "separated from" Reality. I can choose differently. God Wills Perfect and Eternal Joy, Peace, Love, Happiness, Contentment, Life, and Wholeness for His Son. I am His Son. Today I set aside the dream and choose what my Father Wills for me.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Lesson 209 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I feel the Love of God within me now." I am God's Son, Safe in Heaven with Eternal Love, Joy, Peace, Safety, Freedom, Serenity, and Wholeness encompassing my being.....just as He created me. Yet, I have mentally chosen to set Heaven "aside" and experience the fantasy of a "world apart from God." It is fantasy, not Reality. And it is all happening in my mind. There is nothing "outside" or "apart from" me. The only Reality is the One Mind, which includes God and His Son. Though I can imagine other "realities," only what is of God can Truly Exist. Only Love, Peace, Oneness, Freedom, and Joy can Exist. If I am experiencing anything other than this, I am dreaming........or day-dreaming is a better word. The Love of God created All There Is. The Love of God created me. The Love of God is Everything I am. The Love of God is All There Is. Anything else is fantasy. "Death" does not save me from anguish, grief, poverty, sadness, or rage.........."death" does not exist. God created Life, and Life is my only Reality. If I "kill" myself, I will only return to the world of madness in a different "body" and a different "lifetime." The way I escape the world of insanity, is to remember my Reality and Awaken. Today I will replace all thoughts of madness with Thoughts of Truth. God will do the rest.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"I feel the Love of God within me now." I am God's Son, Safe in Heaven with Eternal Love, Joy, Peace, Safety, Freedom, Serenity, and Wholeness encompassing my being.....just as He created me. Yet, I have mentally chosen to set Heaven "aside" and experience the fantasy of a "world apart from God." It is fantasy, not Reality. And it is all happening in my mind. There is nothing "outside" or "apart from" me. The only Reality is the One Mind, which includes God and His Son. Though I can imagine other "realities," only what is of God can Truly Exist. Only Love, Peace, Oneness, Freedom, and Joy can Exist. If I am experiencing anything other than this, I am dreaming........or day-dreaming is a better word. The Love of God created All There Is. The Love of God created me. The Love of God is Everything I am. The Love of God is All There Is. Anything else is fantasy. "Death" does not save me from anguish, grief, poverty, sadness, or rage.........."death" does not exist. God created Life, and Life is my only Reality. If I "kill" myself, I will only return to the world of madness in a different "body" and a different "lifetime." The way I escape the world of insanity, is to remember my Reality and Awaken. Today I will replace all thoughts of madness with Thoughts of Truth. God will do the rest.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Lesson 208 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"The Peace of God is shining in me now." I will be still and let all thoughts of the "world" be silenced. In that stillness I find the Peace of God. It is deep within me. No dream or fantasy can obliterate my Reality as God's Son. Though the dream takes precedent in my life right now, I can replace thoughts of dreams with Thoughts of Truth. It can happen in an instant, or it can take ten thousand "years." It is up to me. What I desire, I WILL receive. Do I desire Perfect and Eternal Peace, Joy, Love, Happiness, and Serenity? Or do I want to experience more dreams? It is all up to me. Heaven waits. I am Safe in Heaven with my Father, dreaming of exile to a world "apart from" Him. It is only a dream. Now I choose to Awaken.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
"The Peace of God is shining in me now." I will be still and let all thoughts of the "world" be silenced. In that stillness I find the Peace of God. It is deep within me. No dream or fantasy can obliterate my Reality as God's Son. Though the dream takes precedent in my life right now, I can replace thoughts of dreams with Thoughts of Truth. It can happen in an instant, or it can take ten thousand "years." It is up to me. What I desire, I WILL receive. Do I desire Perfect and Eternal Peace, Joy, Love, Happiness, and Serenity? Or do I want to experience more dreams? It is all up to me. Heaven waits. I am Safe in Heaven with my Father, dreaming of exile to a world "apart from" Him. It is only a dream. Now I choose to Awaken.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Lesson 207 ~ Review VI
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
When I bless the world, I bless myself. The world is a dream in my mind, a fantasy. So when I offer blessing to the "world," I offer blessing to my own mind. When I bless my mind or myself, the "world" will be blessed as well.....until I see the world no more. I am still as God created me because He created me to be His Son: Happy, Joyful, Content, Peaceful, and Loving. It seems that I am a soul in a body, living in a world where I define my experience through perception and contrast, where I am "me" and everyone else is "other," (including those I seem to "love"). Just because this seems to be my reality, does not mean it is. My Reality is with God. My Reality is not a fantasy. I seem to see only fantasy because that is what I want to see, I have chosen an experience of being "apart from" God. When I want to be with God...when I want Wholeness, Love, Peace, Joy, Serenity, Certainty and Freedom I WILL have It. It can be an instant, or it can take ten thousand "years." Until I choose, I chain myself to dreams and fantasy. I can only hide from Reality for so long before I decide pain, fear and hell are too great a burden to bear and I cry out to God, as souls have been doing since the dawn of "time." I need only turn to Him and every sorrow melts away as I accept His boundless Love for me. When I give up thoughts of jealousy, anger, pain, sickness, death, separation, even slight annoyance, and replace these thoughts of fantasy with Thoughts of Truth, I Awaken to Truth. Yet while I choose fantasy, fantasy will be my "reality." God does not separate Himself from me. He does not hold me at arms length. I have chosen to think thoughts of separation from Him. I can choose other thoughts. Today I choose Thoughts of Truth.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
When I bless the world, I bless myself. The world is a dream in my mind, a fantasy. So when I offer blessing to the "world," I offer blessing to my own mind. When I bless my mind or myself, the "world" will be blessed as well.....until I see the world no more. I am still as God created me because He created me to be His Son: Happy, Joyful, Content, Peaceful, and Loving. It seems that I am a soul in a body, living in a world where I define my experience through perception and contrast, where I am "me" and everyone else is "other," (including those I seem to "love"). Just because this seems to be my reality, does not mean it is. My Reality is with God. My Reality is not a fantasy. I seem to see only fantasy because that is what I want to see, I have chosen an experience of being "apart from" God. When I want to be with God...when I want Wholeness, Love, Peace, Joy, Serenity, Certainty and Freedom I WILL have It. It can be an instant, or it can take ten thousand "years." Until I choose, I chain myself to dreams and fantasy. I can only hide from Reality for so long before I decide pain, fear and hell are too great a burden to bear and I cry out to God, as souls have been doing since the dawn of "time." I need only turn to Him and every sorrow melts away as I accept His boundless Love for me. When I give up thoughts of jealousy, anger, pain, sickness, death, separation, even slight annoyance, and replace these thoughts of fantasy with Thoughts of Truth, I Awaken to Truth. Yet while I choose fantasy, fantasy will be my "reality." God does not separate Himself from me. He does not hold me at arms length. I have chosen to think thoughts of separation from Him. I can choose other thoughts. Today I choose Thoughts of Truth.
I am not a body. I am Free. For I am still as God created me.
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