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Hi! Welcome to the Joy of Miracles.

To write is to uncover, to unhide, to bring to light, and express what is within. To share is the end of all private thoughts, all shame, all guilt, all pain and separation. Here is all Joy found at last! Writing helps us to repeat, focus, choose, and remember ideas. The purpose of this writing is healing for all of us.

This blog is inspired by "A Course in Miracles"and The Work of Byron Katie. You are invited to share your comments by clicking on the word "comment" at the end of each post. If you scroll way down there's a little info about me and also an archive of past writing you can view by clicking on the title. Thanks so much for visiting...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

radiance

i don't need anyone's "approval"
of my radiance!:-))) (girls, listen up!)

nor their appreciation
nor their love

I am so blessed
by my radiance

I love
so much
my radiance

this inner purity
this state of mind
brings me so much joy

it
is
my
true love

it's funny/comical
to even think of using the word
approval

i am overjoyed
in love
with
my radiance,
Jesusmind,
as me/in me

it is but compassion
i have
for anyone
who doesn't see it...
doesn't appreciate it...

and that includes me
when i am
sleeping...

make room
for Heaven

only this


Tuesday, December 29, 2009

my best friend

defenselessness
holds me so tenderly
in her arms

lays her lips so
gently all over
my body

erases
all traces
of mistakes

She is my dearest friend

defenselessness
opens her arms so wide
to welcome
all
that is

she has no end
to her acceptance
and receiving

her depth is limitless
being wholly without judgement

open
open
open
Open
letting in
allowing
to be

without reaction

watching

ah.....
welcome, brother/thought
welcome, sister/thought

i see you

thank you
for
coming

i've been waiting for you
for such a long time

i am so glad i finally came to my senses
to let
you in
and see
your harmlessness,
your innocence
of a child--
to welcome you
at my table...

O how happy is this day
the homecoming of all thoughts
under the sun
under one roof
no divisiveness

one nation
under God
indivisible
with liberty
and justice
for all


guns at the door

leave your guns at the door

today we rest

in every situation
in every circumstance

we lay down
take off all our clothes
lay down every thought

and simply rest
we let pure Love
hold us
wrap Itself
around us
we let it penetrate
every part of us

we relax
we open
we receive
we accept
Love

in every moment


Love is

have you hugged
your Self
today?

have you
made love
with your Self
today?

that is the purpose
of every single instant!

lay down your guns
at the door....


Monday, December 28, 2009

limp

the body
world
limp
motionless

a puppet
dangling
on
a
string

Love is

empty handed
gifts rain down
upon us
everywhere

only
total effortlessness
complete surrender
of every idea

is
the
multitude
known

you decide for everyone

you cannot make a decision by yourself
or for yourself alone (text276.9.3)

every decision you make
or have ever made
is for everyone

for the whole

when you choose hell
you are actively strengthening/
choosing to keep
the dream of hell
going
for everyone

just like in a family
so in the world

family dynamics:
only two choices,
the attack game--trying to get
something
you believe
you lack
from a family member

or

release!

i own/
take responsibility for
all
my thoughts
and feelings
and experiences

thank you!
for helping me
learn
my innocence

please
forgive me
my mistakes,
my blindspots,
as i learn
to see
what
they
are...

it is not true
that you can make
a decision
for yourself alone


Sunday, December 27, 2009

kooky!

"in lightness
and in laughter
will sin's absurdity
be seen
at last" (acim...)

kookiness
remains
as God
created it!!!!:-)

today we celebrate
the kookiness of the
ego thought system...
and
that kookiness
in the hands of the Jolly Spirit
is our freedom

the very idea
that guilt = love,
that sacrifice
loss
and deprivation
are "gifts"
we give to another.....

chow baby!
and goofiness only!

we love
that Kookiness remains
to light up
Life
in a way sacrifice only opposed

kooky
zany
off the wall
goofy!

we thank God in this kooky moment
we are so free
to be as kooky as we wish
and happier than anything "normal"!!!

there is nothing my kookiness cannot do!

take nothing
seriously
in this brand new
kooky
year

love love love,
Joy

Monday, December 21, 2009

talk!



the ego just wants to be heard


and we keep trying to


suppress it



let her speak her doubt

let her


confess


her loneliness


let her

shout


her sins that plague her

day and night


and when she


has finished speaking


silence




will

be

heard


the auditorium

forever unhurt


by the actors

on the stage

simply listen

simply listen

let the words

fall


catch
his words

like a game of catch

he needs you

he needs a receiver

to love
to accept
everything
he is

without judgement

right or happy?

if you choose to make someone wrong,
you will have nothing left

even if he is wrong
about himself
tell him he is right
agree with him
find it
in you
to see his way of looking at things

if he is fearful
deny not what is true for him

see it as a stepping stone
to his way home
and yours

here
you have intersected
on this single stone

only if you desert him now
could he be alone

it is not his dreams you would take from him,
but your own dreams
of rightness
of other
of differences

give it away now
see this brother
is you,
your mirror image,
not one hair changed

you must embrace your terror
before
she will leave

terror demands a hug,
not denial

only a hug
will calm
the beast

seek no more
to be right

give up your right to be right,
and your right to happiness
will return...

Friday, December 18, 2009

you

there is a place in you

where time has gone

and left you beauty




un disturbed

un confused

straightened out

all gaps
in understanding
bridged

there is a place
in you

where beauty
reigns

never fails
to shine

never
not for a
fraction of
an instant

is peace
in question

nor
does beauty
fail


harmony
never
fails
to work

joy is
forever
uncompromising!

her toes
so very light
on the ground

her laughter
as natural
as sunlight

can be heard
all hours
of the day
and night

dancing on

dawn forever
on the horizon...

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

star light

i
let


the star light

reach
me


i must

open

my windows

for the starlight
to enter


to penetrate

through
me


all defenses
laid aside

only openness
remains

now
the starlight fills it

continuously entering
and traveling on
to all parts of the Universe

lightyears away
here
and extended everywhere

all at once

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Bethlehem

Bethlehem

this Child
is your Defenselessness

seek nothing in the world
to place
your faith in

it will fail you


hold on to nothing
for there is nothing here

seek no counterfeit
identity

what higher
function/identity
could you possibly
have
than
the Holy Son of God,
Defenselessness Itself?

there is nothing
more precious
than this

merry Christmas

inner smile

only happiness
can be said to cure

anything else
is a statement of lack

my life
verifies
the truth

light
is
truth

lightheartedness
carries nothing else
but Itself
where ever it goes

and so brings lightheartedness
to every thought
every person
every situation

laughter has no worries

its as natural as can be

like a waterfall
it spills out
in the sun
in the ice
in the clouds

the hottest day of the year
holds as much laughter as the iciest

because
the warmth
is not of this place

deep below
the blankets
of gravity

lies

levity

always
smiling

Mona Lisa
knows
the
joke.....


always ask
Humor
for the
correct interpretation....

and if you can't find any

just wait....

because

it is there

and you will

see it

eventually....


Monday, December 14, 2009

the hunter

the ego is hunting always
for your flaws

we see the hunter
lay down
our arms
and say yes!

here it is!

take what you want

i am Infinite
the more i give to you
the richer i am

i have nothing to hide

so healing
is
inevitable

give whatever anyone asks of you

show all of yourself to them
and so learn

that giving/opening
means only increase


Saturday, December 12, 2009

friendship

friendship

rich
gravy

and

the
deepest
darkest

ingredient

buried under all the flavors



a carpet

the twisted
yarn
standing
upright
on the
floor
all night

to keep the cold away
from bare feet

friendship

rests
snoozes

in the
hammock
gently
bouncing

while the feet
run
around


friendship

the
crumbling
dirty
mortar

between
the
bricks
holding
tall towers
in the dark

and
in
damp
dark
cellars
under
moss
and
mold
and
trickling
seeping
moisture

friendship

drying out towels
hanging
in the sun

the breeze
blowing
through them

right between
and
inside
every
thread
of
cotton

no place
un ex posed
to
the
wind

and
the
heat

and
the
music

of
the
drippling

storm


now
soaking
wet

through the wall



breaking

through the wall


the veil

of plaster


just like drywall

in the old bathroom


something unseen

is scraping

through


the fists not mine

are

doing it


yes

something

unseen


but felt


like



i don't have the word


from the inside


it blazes

and charges


and then

it is done


a new view


a higher spire


to peek at

the streets


the comings

and

goings

of thoughts


and colors

and harmonies

and rhythms

and patternings


and repatternings

and repatternings

and repattterningings


like

in the old

kaleideschope ( i like this better.....)...a new....pattern////....lllll.....


laughing

and

laughing

and

laughing


all the way!


Friday, December 11, 2009

measuring love

the ego/personality believes
that love isn't possible without the body/it

it's all about what the body does
or doesn't
do

how much you smile
or call
or email
or shop
or work
how close or how far away in space
how much you touch
and how frequently
and how well :0=-)

love is quantified

you have to prove you love
by your actions
or it's not true:
love is a lie!

Love will not be accepted
as a Fact
until you do this little thing,
like say, "i love you"

carved in stone
the ego's laws state/demand
(oh yes, the ego's "love" is very demanding!)
if you do not say these three words or....
Love does not exist

WOW!!!!!
what a tiny tiny tiny idea
(a tiny mad idea....)

what a shabby
substitute
for
the Real Thing...

for
Infinity


Thursday, December 10, 2009

what would you say to God today?

what would you say to God today?

everywhere you look
is your opportunity

whatever you
tell yourself
about it

whatever you say
to others

it is your view of God
looking at you


between the lines

between the lines

from far beyond this thought system

nothing rubs it
nothing scratches it
nothing irritates it

it is so pure

untouchable
invulnerable

it simply comes to shine

so we can see

what we once thought was love
was not

the end
inherent
in the beginning

now
we simply
walk out of the graveyard

leaving death
behind
forever


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

look In

look in
in
in
in

how can i look inward
while i am looking outside?

what impossible goals
they both become

to have two opposite goals
is to have constant war
constant failure
always unhappy
never achieving anything
nor ever coming any closer
just the hell
of constant
opposition
effort
against itself

no wonder we feel exhausted

war has been our career

today
the soldier
sees his fate
can only be
death

for there is no end to war...

you must choose
one
completely

or war/warrior
is your position


right and crazy....

your defenses hold tight to the shield
and screaming
will not let it go
or lower it
so love can penetrate

God wills you know
your Self

and you
but cling
for fear of death
to your self image

"i can't trust the universe"
is the image we have made

and from inside this image
it is all we can see

but in Reality
no such image exists

You are Everything
There is nothing you do not have
right now

no person
place
or thing
is outside your
affection
appreciation
and approval

we would not
defend against
the Friendliness
of the Universe :-))))

Invite all you see
to open
in the complete safety
of no judgement
against yourself


death

did he actually go
or
did
he
stay?

in my mind
he lives
forever

i met a 25 year old
a few days ago

and my heart
had a dream
of what might have been

had he stayed
he would be 23

but oh
he is so here
in this newer person
i am now

i have lived
not died

he is still
my saviour
from thoughtlessness

he is so a force
a power
in who i am
this moment

did he actually go
or
did
he
stay?

of course
he is here
as me

my heart is open wider
my evolution occurs
with him

my mirror of autism
still
reminding me
to grow

no one
ever
leaves us




Tuesday, December 8, 2009

it is done

it is not true
you are pitiful,

but such a bright light
and beautiful

you are
but the phoenix
rising from the ashes

oh darling of the Universe
with eyes that see
and ears that hear
and a heart of God
where lives only truth

this
is the wonder you are

not an image made by guilt,

but glory!
is your name

fields of glory!

only this
is you

let no other thought fool you
it is not so

This is but Jesus
and in Jesus mind
there are not two,
but One

only this

this is Life

this is the Wisdom
that speaks to you
day and night
from deep deep deep
within

this is the Presence
of the ages

ever present

no death possible

i have overcome guilt
i did it for you
it is done

i am the Way Shower

i watched it melt away

simply watching

she no longer held any sway
over me

could not persuade me
to jump
on her wagon

to worship her

to believe
she held out anything
i wanted

i saw through her
to the other side
to what was beyond

what life is without her

and no more
did she exist...

only Clarity


Monday, December 7, 2009

crystal ball

people take off
their masks

the instant
you do

the mirror
is a fact

watch yourself

as you
look
around...

here is everything
you could ever want to know
about yourself!!!


generosity exposed

generous:

far far far more
than just enough

generate: create

opening:
i am able
to receive

opening
the world reflects/i perceive
openness

open heart
open mind
open hands
open pockets

generosity of spirit experiences generosity of spirit

the bars are gone
nothing between us
at last

i hold no stake at your throat
because
i hold no stake at mine

there is only One Way to See
things in the Light

everything is totally exposed
Truth is totally exposed

Love is exposed
at last

under the pain
under the covers
of war
and deprivation
scarcity
of you and me

under the illusion of divorce
and the continual scraping of old wounds
that never seem to heal

Love is exposed at last

the ancient river of blood
has gone dry

for where it came from
was darkness

and as the door of my mind
and heart
opened
wider
and wider
and wider still

the Son
could find
no more places
to hide

fully exposed
at last...

we laugh!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

at last

at last
i am filled

defenselessness is my drink

the absolutely sweetest drink in all the world

here is no attack at all ever
no fear
absolutely clear water
not one microscopic impurity

nowhere the light isn't

under what seems to be everything else
lies defenselessness

perfectly still

nothing else can possibly hold any attraction at all

behind everything you ever think you want
lies defenselessness

where all suffering is completely washed away

come
lay down
all your homemade recipes
for sweets
and desserts

defenselessness
continues
to rise
and hold open
your mind

God is

we are

filled
at last

emptied of all
that never was


Saturday, December 5, 2009

stillness watches

stillness watches
all things
without judgement

stillness sees only stillness
wholeness
the necessity of every small part
in relation to the whole

this moment in time
this change of thought
this "lesson"--seeing it is not so....

everything
in service to the Light

oh dear Master
of my Soul
Who is in charge
and is asking me in every moment
is that true?

the Wisewoman Spiritkeeper within
always there,

"is that what's really going on?"

her holy eyes know
and see
of course
it is not

a grocery store
a date
a beach
a cat

but a question
of truth....

what are you?

Spirit
or
flesh?

and from the Depths
the Answer
always
echoing
echoing
echoing

Home
Home
Home

remember
your Home....

stillness


Friday, December 4, 2009

bargains

what bargain
can take the place of God?

something for nothing
is a plan of guilt--
stealing
and so hell
and damnation

i give nothing,
but take what you have

poverty thinking
demands poverty be maintained

a black hole
but wills to suck in

no comfort can ever be found here

this is the dream
that must be recognized
for what it is

death can never
bear life

and
you are not dead

crucifixion is only an idea
in your mind

an error in your perception
of Reality

Joy being the Source of Creation,
where can crucifixion be found?

Joy but holds out her hands to you
She wills but to touch
your Heart
so gently
so lightly

the Hush of Heaven
is all
you
ever
hear....

and so
it is




Thursday, December 3, 2009

through the eyes of a fool

what is lunacy,
luna see?

but to see the light
shining
in the darkness
and the path that is our own

primitive societies,
pre-civilized,
called their
strange thinkers
strange seers
but shaman

seeing the world through
the eyes of a lunatic

someone whose axis
is shifted just a few more degrees
than average

is to see everything
from a new perspective

looking in through an open window
instead of looking out
from inside the mind of the dreamer
sleep is revealed

what is strangeness
but a different point of view(ing)
habit eats breakfast everyday at a table
sitting down

never
experiencing
what it is
to sit
on a cloud...

rising indeed from the bedcovers
and instead of placing bare feet
on to the cold stone floor

the fool unfolds her wings
and is lifted
without effort
to break her fast
in the clear blue sky

high above the level of all problems

with a vista
that bends
around
all curves...


rotation
of the mind
must occur
for a full
view
of
reality...

this is the
revolution

inside
each
of
us


slowly
slowly
slowly

we turn....




Mount Self

the mountain emerges
from under the snow

feel the massive movement
within your mind

yes, truth rises
again

like no other
tiny idea

Truth fills the scene

the Mountain
holds it all

all else rests upon this
mountain

whereupon the commandments
live

there is but God,
no other gods are possible

this
is the mountain
i am

simply Light
without anything else
at all


Wednesday, December 2, 2009

aromatherapy

Truth is true
there are no alternatives

no different "rooms"

no body of you
different
from the body of this
and the body of that

containers partway filled--
some more
some less
but always holding
different
ingredients

Only Truth is true
each bottle
overflowing
with
the same Life

filling the air
with
the delicious aromas
that do ignite

our fire

and make it grow
brighter

the aroma of Truth

even without our awareness

it is all
there
ever
is


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Joy is open

Joy opens wide her door
and here is Eternity at last

Heaven's gate
has never been closed

no fence at all exists

the truth is seen at last

imaginary thoughts
are not real

Holiness is the only judgement
that is true

earth quakes

the earth
quivers
and shakes

quakes

the towers
crumble
and fall

the world is rocked

where fear has tiptoed away

what remains
where fear has gone?

no hard fast rules
no nets for catching people up
no entrapment

nothing to trip up on

only
crystal clarity

sparkling in the sun

perhaps at first
we have to squint
because our eyes are so used to
dark thoughts and deception
drawn blinds

but now
there is no denying it
any longer

birds do sing in our hearts all day long
unstoppable

and the Light
of constant Joy
is not a figment
of our imagination...


Monday, November 30, 2009

without the past

without the past
all is Paradise

Home is a place
there is no desire to leave

the more you are there
the more you see
the fruits multiply

visitors may come to you
you welcome them
and listen
and watch

the colors change
hear the notes
the changing melodies
and keys

there is no one who comes
who is not a blessing

every stranger that arrives
has come to be your friend
to meet you
and you them

to see their innocence
to understand them
and see the oneness

the robes of different colors
fall away
as we talk

the language may sound different
but the one meaning
whispers always on...


Saturday, November 28, 2009

on the cusp

the star is shining in the night
yet still
the dark surrounds us

the path is not yet clear as day
we cannot see the end

yet in our hearts
the call remains

to come
from there
to here

we take one baby step
and then one more

and
only as the step is taken
does the light
grow clear....


Thursday, November 26, 2009

All is Joy

There is nothing your holiness cannot do!!!! (L38)

Nothing!!!

take this in.....sit with it in quiet..

here
is
all
healing

the whole planet is healed in this moment
in this peace
in acceptance of this Truth

in your innocence
is
nothing else

no possibility of guilt projected outward
no attack
no harm visible

all
is
innocent
perhaps asleep,
but oh so innocent
oh so glorious
oh so free

we share not
our brother's dreams
or our own

we let
them evaporate
in the light
of truth

There is nothing my holiness cannot do!


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

birth!

we
are the Christmas lights!

we
are the lights we string upon the tree!

we
are the tinsel
the colors

every ornament you see
is but our mirror

Hi Rudolf!
we
are the guiders of our sleigh tonight/today
with our nose shining so bright

we
are the angels
who sing the good news

we
are the wise men

we
are the North Star

within us
is everything
we need

the innocent infant
untouched
so holy
just born of God

not one spot upon us
to hide our joy!

merry merry Christmas now
this moment is the holiest moment of your life

celebrate
our birth

it
is
now!!!!


Monday, November 23, 2009

eyes of God

all eyes
are lights

see the eyes of all beings
all over the world
all shapes
colors
sizes
some closed
some open
some halfway in between

now
your eyes
in the mirror in the bathroom
and in every face you see
looking back at you

your eyes
are the stars
that light this earth

your eyes are the stars
that see with wisdom

your sparkling eyes
can literally light up
all the eyes that look upon them
just by what they are

your eyes
right
now
are showing God
to the world

only with gratitude
do they see at all

today
we use our eyes
to say thank you

let's all be Home
for Thanksgiving...


Saturday, November 21, 2009

hmmm...

inspiring--this word/letters...are but symbols sitting in the Space....

we
are
symbols
in the
Space

what meaning
do we hold?
would we convey?

that is the question

what do we symbolize?

what is this much larger thing
behind us?

what to we stand/stand up
for?

beyond this concept
what is?

and the answer that came:
Laughter!

yes! i definitely sign on
to be a symbol of laughter/lightheartedness
of Joy
beyond
costumes/limits

of expansive thoughts
on a scale
we can't imagine...

i would symbolize
the unthought up
unknown

the vista

the fresh air

the breeze...

of unearthly
delight!

we
but
laugh
away
our
bodies/ego thoughts......

hmmm.....




Lovingstuff

listen

in each space

for this stillness

this peace


pay attention to the spaces
between the words

between the thoughts

is Presence

not emptiness,
but the holder
the raw Source
Substance

primordial Origin

the Lovingstuff
from which you overflowed...:-)


bankrupt

the ego is bankrupt
it lives on borrowed time

guilt is debt
it holds nothing

i no longer look to debt
for riches

giving up the belief in the thought of debt
my Godmoney/Joy runneth over

how silly to think
i could ever have
found satisfaction/joy
in debt...


all i want for Christmas...

on the tenth day of Christmas
my true love (Me) gave to me....
freedom from the thought "i need...."

who would i be
on the tenth day
of living without the thought
"i need...."?

without the ego's constant commercials
detours
delays

joy only increases

think of Heaven
constantly

thoughts
only of Heaven
swelling
embracing
chasing you down in
in the grocery story

you reach for a can of beans
and all you can see
is joy

you turn down the next aisle
and only angels
are pushing their carts

you arrive
at the cashier
and you so happily
and gratefully
hand her your cash,
not yours
ever
not even for a second,
but God's currency

you shine Love
without any concept of
"energy shortage"
or
"environmental ( your mental environ)
degradation"

no impurities
to block
the Light

only brighter
and brighter
and brighter

breathless
weightless
oppositeless

free

I love me
without the thought of guilt!!!!!!

merry merry Christ-mas now!!!!


Friday, November 20, 2009

Home

pain and pleasure are the same
it's purpose is to make the body real (acim t579)

dear God
let my hands be empty
i would not twist and turn
my life
to fill it with the pleasure
i think i need

how barren is this thought
of Spirit
Strength
God
Glory

let my mind be willing
to question
every tiny scrap
of my beliefs/desires

i am blinded by the world
by my senses

i think they tell me what is good
and true
and beautiful,
but
they only echo
my beliefs

i would
now
be empty

wholly empty
of all the world's/body's values

let this Space

BE

let it expand

to all i am aware of

where no ego/separation/division
is possible

Home

Thursday, November 19, 2009

given

everything

is given you

where do you think "your" ideas
come from?

do you actually think
"you" make them up?

how is it so?

they but come to you

always

they enter your awareness

you may see it in a book
hear it from a mouth
hear it in "your" mind,

but "you"
are simply
a communication device

you
are a messenger

you
are given
the message
to deliver

everything in your life
reflects the message

concious of it
or not

you are one big
neon sign!

re view

yes
every single thing i see
represents/reflects a belief

it shows me
what i believe

i look at but a list
of my beliefs

i review,
look back
upon them

to see
if i would still desire to suffer

or raise to doubt
give up support of
question
the belief of guilt/punishment/hell

the belief that something
could harm God
change God
anger Peace

would i admit my error?
would i admit that my mistaken idea/belief
had no effect on Reality?

and allow Joy into my Reality?

would i be willing
to accept Joy?

that's what every single
object, person, place, situation
and circumstance
asks you
now?
that's why it's in your life!

that's what every single thing
is for?

that's the purpose of every second!

that's
why
you
were
born....


what
do
you
believe?

that
is
your world!

what
do
you
want?

that
is
your
world?

what
is
true?

you
or
God?


trance end dance

all the objects, too,
were made from the same clay...

but they all pretended they were not.

they all believed they
were something different--

and so everyone thought he
needed what everyone else had

and was completely convinced
that he didn't already have it...

in a hypnotic trance
each identical particle
couldn't see this was so

it was all so very strange....
love
denied

without our story/trance/dream/sleep....

truth is obvious

we are OneThing

Love is

my Name is Yours, sayeth the Lord...

and that
is not strange at all, but true

and Reality
seen at last
for what it is

loved Itself.....


Wednesday, November 18, 2009

in love with everything

in love with everything

without denial
beauty shines

i sat and stared
at the color blue
painted on a piece of wood

it was just so incredible

i hadn't enjoyed it so much
since i was a kid

i loved blue so much then

my two favorite turquoise skirts
my tiny treasured turquoise coin purse
my blue sweater
and fuzzy blue troll hair
my furry blue winter jacket
our blue mercury station wagon
and the pattern of holes on its blue ceiling

now
falling in love
with blue
all over again

we are
in love
with everything
without denial

joy
is
now
and everywhere
without denial

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

out

the only way out

is to question

the prison walls:

your beliefs

Monday, November 16, 2009

touch the monster

you must
face the fear(perception, illusion)
and go through it,

like a cloud

to see it is not a heavy
impenetrable
wall

to see it does not exist

running away
avoidance
distraction
keeps the illusion solid
and immovable
in your own perception

touch the monster directly
and you are free of fear


now is
there nothing
to fear...


Sunday, November 15, 2009

sliding down the mountain....

there is no substitute for peace (acim text 499.2.7)

i lower myself

underneath
the crust


below
the surface

it gets easier to move

form is less solid

i am not the thing
i was at the surface

perhaps "on top of the world"
is as far as you can get from God,
from center

from the molten ongoing creation:
formlessness

opening to light
far beyond the world's light

perhaps "on top of the world"
is not where i want to be;
does not hold peace,
but fear of falling...

no,
instead
i would let go of the world

sink inward

and let

this

that is
closer than my body

save me

from what i thought
i was



doesn't make sense

this whole play is a facade

it is not what i am

no part of this script is true

there is a hole in it that can never be filled

such a view of reality
is not intact
is only in part

How can Reality be missing a part?

ask yourself this often today

it makes no sense

Reality must be all there is,
but this script can never satisfy,
therefore it cannot be
the whole story

the facade is melting
away

only being
is true


Friday, November 13, 2009

total surrender

i would be off this mental wheel of trying/wanting
to "get"
of scarcity
of lacking
of always having some need that needs to be fulfilled...

there is no end to this...
on the wheel

i give up

i let go of all my
values
games
baubles
trinkets
rewards
aims
goals
distractions

all of "my" road
my thinking

i do not want this...
I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING!!!

what i am
where i am going
what i am doing
what i am here for
i do not know the way to You
i do not know the way to Heaven
i do not know what will make me happy

i completely give up

i sit
and wait
to be told

and now
the Presence can
fill me

now
am i free
to
be
it


the child's unknowing
is filled
with the Father's
Presence

off the wheel
there is another world

i am here
to be the Light
of "not trying"

having giving up "my" plan,

God is




Thursday, November 12, 2009

how to sew

my Mother taught me how to sow

there's nothing wrong with me

i can sew a button on a shirt
patch a knee
and hem a skirt

i can change things in my life
take them up
shorten them
or lengthen them

add a button
strengthen a connection
or open a zipper
and let something that is not working
slide away

i can let deception
roll off the table
on to the floor
and watch it disappear
down the alley

there's nothing wrong with me
i can speak
i can communicate
i can sit in stillness and ask
the Holy Spirit/my Own Wisdom
for the Truth

i am the bridge
from one corner of my mind
to the other

i can bring the two sides together
holding each other's hand
and see
that the little child's unknowing
is filled with the Father's wisdom

there is nothing wrong with me
though i may sometimes
lay on the ground
and see only a worm's eye view

the memory of my wings
remains
always
to unfold
at my request...


Wednesday, November 11, 2009

why doesn't God answer me?

why doesn't God answer me?

are you awake or asleep?

only Love will answer you truly

who can really ask a question
while he sleeps?

have you ever had a conversation
while you were asleep?

can you really hear
what your spouse is saying
while you are watching the game on tv
or cooking dinner
or focusing
on anything else?

shhhh....we are thinking...
can't you wait until later....?

i don't want to talk right now

so it is with us
as we walk the world
with our little game plan...

i'm a little busy right now, God.

i'll talk to you on the weekend...
after the party.... :-)))

it's impossible to get an answer
when we aren't really interested...


i am heaven

i am Heaven

light and peace (peach, i wrote and this is good, too...)
and joy
abide as me

angels hover near and all about
just so ready
sparkling
clear
clean
and radiant
with light

the moment we are willing
to open our mind
and see them

this is you

all clean
all clear
already!

just like opening the garage door...
behind door #3...
it is flung open
and
there

is the amazing you
never touched
brand new
never harmed in any way
never lacking one sparkle

Only God
only angelic
only bursting with light
and beauty and joy
for all the world's happiness

this
is Reality
this very instant
right where you sit

you need do nothing

God is!


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

grace is certain

grace is acceptance of truth

willingness to act on it

to trust everyone
everything
yourself
to be what you are

no doubts/denial of what you are


question doubts
question denial
question uncertainty

are you absolutely certain
you are uncertain...;-)

you're certainty
is guaranteed by God/Reality/Egolessness

who else would you trust?
you or the Voice of A Course in Miracles
science or the Voice
the school you went to or the Voice
past humans or the Voice

you or your experience of healing
and release
of greater joy
of grace
of egolessness
clean of all doubt
pure
clear
wholly harmless
wholly loving
wholly healing

perfect peace after
shock
suicide
dead body
depression
guilt

this is the resurrection
this is the proof
there is nothing more powerful
than God

no ego/evil thought
has any power
to effect Reality

grace








Monday, November 9, 2009

open road

we are lead by Joy,
not force

of course
the path is joyful

joy is the absence of all fear
all denial
all obstacles

think of a highway
all covered
with blockades

the easiest
most attractive
most natural
quickest
most effortless path

would be to
move through
the space
free of obstacles

so identical
is the path
of joy
in our mind
and heart

it is the open space
that draws us

we are lead by Joy
by openness
by defenselessness

any other thoughts
are blocks

Joy is our destination
and the path....

i love this


Friday, November 6, 2009

purring

what is "om...."
but the giant purring
of the Universe...?

one big furry cat
sunning herself
in the warmth
of the window

she does nothing
but soak it up

so, too, our only job
is to lay there (no interference...)
and soak up
God's love :-)))) (purr....)


heartsong

two hearts
vibrating as one

one thought
resonating
from within

all of us
right now
are resonating

together

amplifying joy


simply turn off
all the other channels

and feel it....


feelings

feelings are so helpful

if we listen to them
instead of judge them
or resist them

they are our truth

if we start feeling fat, it's lovely....

it's the truth that you really want to eat less
or move more...

it's telling you exactly what you want

feeling good
feeling joy
is so lovely

it's a compass
a magnet
that forever pulls us
towards perfect happiness

if we feel lonely
we bring our attention to it,
instead of trying to runaway
or distract
or stuff
or medicate
or cover up

we go right up to it
and ask

is it true?

can i be absolutely certain
i am lonely?

and having come home to myself now
looking right in the mirror
the answer is no

i am here with me
i am amazing joy
i am freedom
i am defenselessness which i love more than anything in the world!!!

and knowing/remembering this truth
experiencing my true Self once more

i am feeling lonely no more

but
joyous
secure
and overflowing
with the emptiness and freedom that comes
with the end
of judgement


all feelings are helpful...

Thursday, November 5, 2009

opening to heaven!

when your mind is open

the whole world is open :-)))))))) (i love yous, baby!)

completely undenied
unveiled
free

it is you

you only see your belief

openness projects openness
(picture this tower with windows and the sunlight is streaming in and fresh air is everywhere
and you just feel so open and clear and there is not one thought anywhere in sight that even hints at something different. like a bird you are free to fly anywhere...the feeling of openness
extends outward forever into this clear blue sky....this is your identity....thoughts are free to come and go through these windows....they but float freely in this happy state of mind...

a friendly mind/belief sees the world is a very friendly place

Heaven blesses all it looks upon because it is healed

Heaven was given us

creation is,
continues
now

in this moment
are we born

God is now
the beginning is now

your origin remains
all power in heaven and in earth

this is the decision
you make now

to accept this as true
and experience freedom and joy
now

or
to deny this truth
and experience the illusion of imprisonment

right now!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

good enough

who or what would i be

without the thought,

i am not good enough?

i would be overflowing with goodness!!!!!

just absolutely shining

i would be
exactly
what i am

wholly
and completely
without any attack upon it!

glory i us!

overflowing with grace

healed
and healing

completely released from denial, lies, deception....

and offering this truth

to all the world/thoughts!!!!

constant generation

thoughts simply come

there is nothing we have to do...
we can't stop thoughts from coming

we are
in spired

spirited from within
far deeper than the body

we are channels
in which thought flows (new word: flought :-)
through

exactly as we make no effort
to let oxygen in
nor do we try to hoard it
or grasp on to it
and never let it go.....(how crazy that sounds!@#)

it is done
for us

the nature of life/love
is flow
supply
abundance

this is the miracle of life/love
endless supply
creation
of which we do not originate

we simply live
in a constant generation of love

it is us

we are boundless!


we relax

and notice

it everywhere



the real miracle

the real miracle
is
the Love
that holds me
in Its Arms...

since time began
through all my dreams
tantrums
arguing
demanding
hallucinating
fantasizing
grasping
and deathly thoughts
of desperation...

the real miracle:
mirrar--to see

is that
none of it
ever occurred

held safely
in the Palm of Love's Hand

adored in every moment
which is Eternity

i simply
took
a
very
very
very
short
nap...



the real miracle
is the love
that inspires them (acim p3)


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I have been a student of A Course in Miracles since 1986. It has helped me tremendously to be a happier person by helping me change my perception of everything. I have found writing to be very helpful in the process of practicing, experiencing, and living the ideas in the Course. In 2006 I started sharing inspiration from the Course with a friend. Now it is a joy to share it with everyone. In 2009, The Work of Byron Katie found me at a woman's group. The Work is a way to identify and question your stressfuI beliefs. I dove right in and in April 2013 became a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie. I work with people privately and offer online classes. Please visit www.joyofthework.com for more information. I also still occasionally lead the 11am Sunday Gathering at the Rocky Mountain Miracles Center in Denver. For more information http://www.miraclescenter.org/

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