Everyday
Spirit
In A
Course
in
Miracles
(ACIM)
is
offered
an
important
message:
we have
forgotten
who we
really
are and,
in so
doing,
have
distorted
and
misdirected
our
mind’s
creative
power.
A Course
in
Miracles
reminds
us that
in the
Bible it
is
written
“Adam
fell
asleep,”
and
there
was
never
any
mention
of his
“awakening,”
From the
perspective
of the
teachings
of ACIM,
as a
humanity
we are
“sleeping,”
we are
Adam,
and we
are now
entering
the
period
of
awakening.
A Course
in
Miracles
states
that
although
we have
fallen
asleep
to our
identification
as the
Christ,
the Son
of God,
we are
still as
we were
created
but we
do not
either
know or
believe
this to
be true.
A goal
of ACIM
is to
remind
us who
we are
and
reintroduce
us to
the real
laws
that
govern
us – the
laws of
Love or
Spirit.
Through
the
application
of the
50
miracle
principles
identified
by A
Course
in
Miracles,
which
are
based on
Love’s
guiding
principles,
we are
able to
relearn
a single
truth
and have
a common
experience.
In spite
of
differing
values,
ideals,
ideologies
and
religious
or
spiritual
affiliations,
we can
in fact
have a
common
experience,
based
upon the
miracle
principles.
When we
experience
miracles,
regardless
of our
differing
backgrounds
we build
conviction
on what
is real,
without
defending
or
attacking
another’s
beliefs.
A Course
in
Miracles
is based
upon a
single
truth:
only
Love is
real. A
Course
in
Miracles
identifies
reality
by that
which is
changeless,
constant
and
eternal.
ACIM
says we
are
Spirit;
it says
we are
Love. A
Course
in
Miracles
clarifies
that the
mind and
the
identification
we share
is our
Real
Self,
called
Christ.
In A
Course
in
Miracles
we are
told
that we
as the
collective
of all
souls
are the
Christ
and that
Jesus is
an
awakened
member
within
the
whole
Sonship
– of
which
you and
I are
also
part. In
ACIM,
humanity
is
identified
as the
Sonship,
the Son
of God.
Because
Jesus
lived in
accordance
with the
laws of
Love and
was
therefore
only
subject
to
Love’s
laws, He
transcended
the
belief
of
separation
as well
as the
laws of
time and
space.
In so
doing,
Jesus
and any
of us
who
overcome
the
belief
of
separation
from God
become
“stewards”
of the
awakening
of
humanity.
Jesus is
identified
as the
author
of A
Course
in
Miracles
because
He
claims
his
stewardship
role. A
Course
in
Miracles
offers
support
to us in
the
remembrance
of who
we are;
through
our
daily
application
of its
teachings,
it
begins
to
eliminate
the
desire
and
belief
of
separation
and
rebuilds
conviction
in the
unassailability
of Love
(God).
A Course
in
Miracles
identifies
that the
Sonship
is one
and
includes
you and
me. It
clarifies
that the
Christ
is the
Mind,
which is
shared
by us
all and
is –
even at
this
very
moment –
still as
it was
originally
created
by God.
Further,
A Course
in
Miracles
teaches
us that
the part
of the
mind
that we
feel is
our own,
private
and
separate
from
another
is the
part of
the mind
that is
“asleep”
and
delusional.
It is
delusional
because
it is
asleep
to its
authentic
identification
as
Christ
and,
being
“divorced”
from its
source
(God),
is
afraid
of its
power.
The
sleeping
and
confused
mind
then
seeks
counsel
and
turns to
something
to
govern
it.
Because
it
believes
it is
separate
from
God, it
turns
instead
to the
ego, the
false
self,
for
guidance.
The mind
then
becomes
subject
to the
laws of
time and
space
because
it
believes
it is
trapped
in a
body in
time and
space,
and the
ego
becomes
its new
“god.”
The
sleeping
part of
the mind
that is
“dreaming
of
exile”
is
consequently
subject
to the
laws of
time and
space
and is
totally
unaware
that it
has
dreamt
up the
idea of
both.
A Course in Miracles teaches us that all of our suffering comes from the belief that we are separate from God or Love and that we have become “special,” meaning unique and different in essence from what we were created to be. ACIM refers to this dilemma or identity confusion as the “authority” problem. According to A Course in Miracles, we have built our lives on the belief that we can “re-create,” and in fact have re-created, ourselves and our creator to be something they are not.
The belief that we are bodies trapped in a lifetime within time and space with minds that are separate and filled with thoughts of fear, lack, judgment, envy, anger, criticism and hate is exactly what the ego has convinced us is our just due for “leaving” God. And sadly, we believe it!
The ego is born from within our own tormented mind and is the result of a displaced self-identity that is desperately seeking to remember what (or rather, who) it is. A Course in Miracles reminds us that in reality the ego does not exist and that until we remember our reality as Spirit, it will have as much power as we lend it.
In A Course in Miracles we are not only instructed about who we really are as Spirit, but we are also offered the directions on how to experience this Identity. Through acceptance of who we really are, miracles (which are actually a natural expression of the truth) occur as proof of our reality.
Through the daily application of the 50 miracle principles, we have direct and personal experience of being Spirit, we no longer respond to the ego’s desires, and our life begins to reflect more appreciation and less judgment.
Incredibly, it is through experience, rather than theology or ideology, that we begin to remember who we really are. Further, when we invoke miraculous experiences for humanity as well as ourselves through our little willingness, we build conviction in the power of love to undo fear.
Ultimately, it is only through remembering who we are as Spirit that we will permanently wake up. And it is through reclaiming our power as Christ that we can in fact expedite both our individual and collective awakening, and steward a new and more loving humanity.
So, how do we apply this to everyday living?
Simply! You begin your day by reconnecting with who you are, and throughout the day when people are responding to you from their ego rather than from their Spirit, you pardon them.
Remember, love is always the answer. Love wants what is best for all, while the ego wants what is only good for you.
When you stay focused on who you really are and who others really are, love and joy issue from you. When, on the other hand, you forget who you and they really are, then turmoil, judgment, criticism, stress and defensiveness arise. How you are feeling is your barometer!
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Everyday Family
Family can make us feel as if we are on top of the world and just as easily can make us feel let down, picked-on, isolated, and depressed – oh, and even a wee bit crazy!
If you are like me, you have at least one family member who seems to have some traits and characteristics that make you want to run! This may surprise you but having family around like this is actually good! Yes, you heard me. I said it is good to have people like this around us.
This is the reason: without people to reflect them to us, we cannot know what parts of our character are there that we are prone to deny. We can’t know what blocks our heart from loving another person, without experiencing the desire to isolate ourselves from that person. And without family members who grate on us, we could never be forgiven for grating on others – as I assure you we both do!
As a mother of five and a grandmother of one, I am always amazed at how I can go from thinking “Wow, I am so proud that you are mine” to “Are you kidding, you want me to do what?” And these conflicting thoughts can happen in just a matter of seconds!
A Course in Miracles states that we are unstable in our thoughts, feelings and perceptions because so much of what we do is based upon addiction to certain values, ideals, desires, goals and expectations that fluctuate according to what we think is missing and needed in any given moment.
Family happiness begins with you! It begins with your ability to love one another as they are Spirit, as you choose to overlook neuroses. As you are able to see and overlook the other’s “flaws” – which you also have, or else you would not recognize them in another – we heal ourselves and our families from the belief of separation
"I have seen many mentors, psychologists and facilitators over the years. Some of them are very good in a special area in their own unique way. But I have never met someone that is as quick, direct and versatile as you are, meaning in the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical arena. I believe you have a gift, especially in the spiritual realm when it comes to a deeper insight and higher aspirations. "
Judy
Calgary
Everyday Finance
As long as you feel impoverished in spirit, the wealth you can accumulate will not satisfy your deeper desire for peace and fulfillment.
Some of us have money and still feel that there is something missing, while others of us believe that if we had more money we would be happier. Regardless of where you are in these two categories, the truth is, you have an inheritance that you have disowned.
True prosperity is the result of an awareness of who you are, and your worthiness to attract and have greatness. This awareness gets activated within the mind and is expressed in your experience.
In A Course in Miracles we are taught that we will experience both our known and unknown thoughts and beliefs. So if you want more wealth, the work to allow that to come into your life begins on the inside, in your thinking.
Many of us hold thoughts that actually repel wealth and money, and if this is the case for you, you need to become conscious of that thinking and correct it. Beliefs and ideas are powerful, and because we are destined to experience our unconscious thoughts, bringing them up out of the recess of the mind is the first step!
The truth is, we are in need of nothing, but we do not believe this to be so. How is it then that we can be an abundant Spirit, unlimited in creative power, and feel so insignificant, limited and small? By choosing to experience littleness instead of being magnitude, we gave up everything of spiritual value to experience “specialness” and separation.
So it is that within the experience here on earth we have rent, mortgages, car payments, health care, and grocery bills to pay. And it is true that we are Spirit. How then do we reconcile these two aspects in order to live an abundant, generous life, to which we are all entitled? We begin by asking ourselves what our resistance is to the life we are leading now. We do this in order to identify the illusion that is holding us where we are.
"There's probably not a day goes by that I'm not grateful for Moreah 'gently'
introducing me to the life-altering wisdom of A Course in Miracles ...
I admire her easy and fluid teaching style and her in-depth knowledge of The
Course, relationships, diverse Faith backgrounds, and much more. ."
Manni
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