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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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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sonrise

joy is invulnerable
because it holds no guilt

purity begets purity

innocence, innocence

where is the error in Joy?

i can't find it

i looked everywhere i could think of

but it's all the same

sparkling
clean
so healing
brand new in every moment
always giving more and more and more Joy

i can only find more Joy
when i look at Joy

i see only this great big mirror
filled and overflowing
with more Joy

the Son
has risen....


bowing to Joy

suffering is focused on what isn't

suffering is denial
of what is

it is imaginary

Joy is focusing on what is

there is nothing my holiness cannot do
because there is nothing my wholeness lacks

Substance is

Substance can't be abused
changed
misused
overused
underused
in anyway

Substance is substantial, not inconsequential

Substance is Spirit
unshakeable
unrockable
the foundation
on which all rests

held safely
no possibility of demolition

the ego's hacking is but a dream
it touches nothing
makes no dent
not even a scratch

what could we possibly find in Joy
to attack?

who would not worship Joy
(instead of sin/lack)?

who would not prefer
to give up all other ideas
in place of Joy?

today we bow
to Joy

we let Joy reign
supreme

in all situations
thoughts
people
horizons

we let Joy
dawn
upon all the world


Friday, October 30, 2009

denial

without addiction
without shooting up
without denial.....

all is love

denial
is the cause
of all pain
addictive thoughts
and behavior

when we stop denying
what is there
we will see it

there's nothing we can do
to make ourselves
more loving

or treat others more loving

or be healthier

there's nothing we need to do

simply stop
denying
you are God

accept
the Truth

let it be
now
and
we are free....


Thursday, October 29, 2009

shooting up

last night watching Eckhardt Tolle on youtube

i got crystal clarity

of what i had done....

laying in bed
arguing with reality
i was frustrated because
i thought
something wasn't happening
that i thought i wanted

i was basically shooting up
my own poison

i was literally injecting venom
into my system

even science will support this:
stressful thoughts
produce harmful chemicals
in our bodies

in the control panel of my mind
i was choosing
to believe
something should be different

wishing for an impossible situation

i felt the "high" of the ego
the rush
of frustration

i internally
raged war
against what was....

i shot up

my old habit
continued

an addiction
reinforces itself

completely asleep
i thought someone else was involved

Eckhardt brought clarity

the problem/situation/conflict was completely internal
(even though i've heard this a thousand times before,
somehow i just got it in such a more powerful detached way...)

it had nothing to do with anyone else

it was only an old drug addict wanting another high,
another escape,
refusing to take responsibility for his life,
for his happiness
just like a junkie...
the ego is always desperate for a fix

it can't exist without pain
it is addicted to it

i saw the addict, this time, as separate from myself

i came completely clean

thank you God
for clarity

i would no longer support
my ego's habit

i would no longer support
my ego's preference for hallucination
in place of Reality...

i would no longer
argue
with
what is

joy of seeing

space
sees
all things

just sees them
and laughs with joy

there is no need to own

for it marvels
at all miracles

and knows not one
as more miraculous than another

how could it be possible
that God
is lacking
anywhere
in
Himself?


invisible reflection

today i focus on the space
around all things

the pause
that seems to be
between

letters
words
spoken
or written
space between lips
between lovers
between enemies
between seconds
years
and me
and
you

between thoughts
and sofa cushions

today i see space
not as emptiness
but fullness
as a holder

i see it's everywhereness

it surrounds and touches
and embraces all things
so perfectly
right where they are

i see the grandeur of space
the majesty
the openness
and freedom

and i love it

i see that space
is also a mirror
of me

infinite
formless
completely free
weightless
effortless
being

so grateful
to see
my
invisibility


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

the window

there is a window now
to the other side

it is called Defenselessness

it is perfectly clear

there is no obstruction

it is the place

where i am not holding up the wall

how light i would feel if i would drop all of it...

every single thought!


have you ever dragged something really heavy
til you ached all over
and could hardly stand up?

and when you finally dropped it

you felt lighter than air!

your arms literally lifted up to the sky
of their own accord!

and you really felt
light as a feather?

this is the weightlessness of Defenselessness

laying everything down
there is nothing left

between
me

and

God


life/joy is
effortless


trans cend ance

trans cend ance

yes!

take me!

wholly and completely!

lift/life me up

carry me away

across the plains
across the desert
across the abandoned spaces
of my mind

show me
their radiance

show me
how wrong i was

show me
there is
only light

trans form
re shape
my thoughts of reality

bring brand newness
to my awareness

let love
spring up

let openness
replace
all tightly wound
and knotted thoughts

let them be loosened
and unwound

let what was convoluted
be made simple

let Oneness
be unavoidable
undeniable

carry me
over the obstacles
i have made
i have worshipped
mistakenly
in place
of happiness


Joy is...

the
magic
carpet
ride...

trans cend ance
is
everything

i want


light pouring in

light
opens the way

the door
at last
is
ajar!

light streaming in...

now am i free
to see
what is

without darkness/defenses
anywhere

openness
receives
all things

openness
increases
vision

openness
sees all answers
are here already

openness is the nature of God/Reality

it must be

what power greater than Reality Itself
could possibly cut a chunk off
and call it separate?

there is nothing outside of itself

the Whole includes everything

an open mind
can see this

all of it


from kitty to infinity

your kitty
is part
of your self concept

and so is
your chair
your plants
or absence of any
your car
your face
your bathrobe
or none
that sock with the hole in it
or the fact that you have no socks with holes

but
this is not who you are

think no more you are 5'4 and 130 lbs
or 6'2 and 270...

how much mental energy
is spent here?
filling the shopping list
of our self concept

we are none of the above

only this:
Pure Happiness

without limit

no beginning
and no end

Infinite Freedom is what we are
in this moment

we simply let all else go
and OPEN to it....

we ask
only
what is Infinity, Father?
i do not know...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

pretend no more

think the body needs anything
and you are
lost

you have abandoned your strength--
the Universe of Thought/Ideas

pretend you are a body
and you live forever in hell
in a facade
forever trying to impress yourself
and the world
you are something
you are not

no matter how fabulous and impressive the lie
it is still
not true

come down from your perch,
it's lonely up there...

shed your costume
your makeup
your script

shed all of your toys
and maps
and food
all of your addictions
distractions
and entertainment

pretend no more
you are a body

let God be

Saturday, October 24, 2009

don't box me in!

don't box me in!

i'm neither
artist nor cook
nor messy or neat

not sour or bitter
or tangy or sweet

not bird
not cat
nor indiscreet

not loud or soft
noisy
or maniac

singer or writer
or lame calculator

as far as our tiny imagination
can go

we am so much bigger
than our slow minds can go

hotter than fire
colder than ice

i'm cookin' up joy
and slinging love down the pipes

watch out over there
you might need some wipes

there's nothing more surprising than Infinite Love
so open your mind...

you might glimpse
the Dove!


flame

in a tree
or on the floor

in a boat
or behind the closet door

on a bar stool
or laying on the couch

standing tall
or feeling all slouched

wearing pigtails
with bright pink bows
or
laying in a nursing home
blowing my nose

gray hair
or blond

old car
or new

i'm really always the same
and
so
are
you!

one joyous light!

Friday, October 23, 2009

very important reminder

there is nothing
you can ever "get"
that will satisfy you

you have/are everything
right now

you are
enthusiasm
(God within)

reading the body

the body is silent

always

it cannot speak
and remains
but a screen
for the mind to write
its thoughts upon

i am this
i am that

see clearly
what i am thinking

thoughts of not Truth
not Love?

or
Truth?
no opposite
no conflict:
no brokenness
or gap
in body functions
or parts

the body
is but a book
we read--
how are you thinking today?

do you need some relief?

we cannot kill pain

we either

attempt to hide it

or

we question it



we masquerade
or
we have a true conversation
dialogue
communication:
we bridge
the separation

the only path
to receive a true answer
is to truly
ask
a question

there is no Truth/Answer
a question
will not provide...


Thursday, October 22, 2009

fresh air!

i am
literally
a bird!

don't thoughts
simply
fly
into our awareness?

wholly without effort?

they arrive

so beautifully
so unannounced

we but
open the window

and the invitation is...

no more obstacles
between
anything outside us

no pain of glass

no place where
the outside stops...

and the inside starts

just
one
HUGE
breath
of
fresh
air!


ooh la la!

upside down perception

turned right....

can you be certain
that under every rock
there is not solid golden truth
gleaming brighter
than any past belief?

that under the filthy carpet
there is not clarity
beyond words?

that opening the kitchen cupboards
this morning
you will not find
all your cups running over
with joy beyond measure?

and that behind
every closed door
is you...
so fine
so overwhelmingly beautiful
and whole
and present
and just waiting
to jump out and surprise you,
so you fall down laughing
and crying with joy!

oh holy holy holy thoughts
that come to us
when all effort has been seen
as nothing more than a distraction
to keep us away from true ecstasy...

we are
the LOVE of GOD
shining so brightly

there is nothing else

no matter what we think
we are doing

where we think
we are

or who we think
we are with

Only Love abounds
and
astounds!

so so so grateful!

thank you all so much for being in my life!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

what am i?

what am i?

(experience)

ommmmm.........

purring.......

carried...

floating...

bouyant...

cradled...

gently rocked...

mother's warmth...

held...


feel it

it is experience
we seek

and experience
we will receive

ask only,
what am i?


withdrawal

new realization:

i have withdrawn from everyone i've ever known
i have judged everyone
i
have
distanced
myself

i rejected everyone
i ever saw
as a body

wow!

fearing rejection
because i already
rejected myself,
attacked myself

having bought into the ego,
the ego's story

i am seeing it more clearly now
the almost constant instant subtle
subconcious reaction--

my part

the ego can only reject

it does not know what love is

it is the illusion of seeking what it doesn't really want and can never find

the ego is
the black hole

bleakness

it's seeming happiness and pleasure is a cover
for this dark despair
lurking just silently enough so you do not see it...

until you do

feel
it's
bottomless
unredeemable
vacuum

a black curtain
pulled across the Face of God

searching frantically
in the dark
i tried in vain
to imagine
i could find heaven
somewhere
in this mess

it is not so

every scrap of ego identity
must go...

nothing from your past is true

there is no past

my only path to Joy
is
to
lay
down
everything

to once again
own
and open to
this doorway:

i do not know the thing i am

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

how do i love my garden?

i grow
my garden

water
my soil

fertilize
my bed

weed and prune
and love
my home

now does the fruit
and blossoms
and colors
and life
and joy
pour forth

growing
and reaching out
before
my
very eyes...!

and i am
a blessing

to all the world!

beyond belief...

we are born with the Love of God
the Passion of God
deep in our heart

it is
our guiding star
all ALL moments

it never sleeps
for an instant

it
is
us

everything else
is a dream

nothing lasting

we awaken
to only
Joy
only Clarity

only Ecstasy

far far far
outside the realm

of belief...

laughter

passion must have created me
passsionate

laughter
must have created me
laughing

laughter is my Father
my mother
my brother
my sister
my daughter and son
cousins
friends
cats and
dogs

"...laughed to see such a sight,
and the dish ran away with the spoon..." (nursery rhyme)

even the dishes
are laughing
and passionate!!!!

oh great God of Laughter and Passion!

thank you thank you thank you!

i love you more
than anything
on earth!

passion!

passion
is
what
we
are!

it is life
aliveness

we feel it everywhere

fullness
bursting out
all over

spilling into every thought

no possibility
of absence of love
anywhere in our mind
because
we
are
it

what is passion
but enlightenment?
to see so clearly
what we were blind to before

we know
it's right
healthy
so goooooood
without anyone telling us
without any doubt

isn't it the most powerful evidence
that we are
something
so much greater
than a body?

doesn't it take us to laughter
beyond all once seriously regarded
obstacles?

doesn't it take us
so far to the stars
that we can never return
to the swamp
we once called home?

oh, YES!
today my word
my life,
my joy
is passion

i am carried away
to a new land
to a new height
to a brand new vista

in side passion's endless
fire!

thank you all for the endless passion
you are!




Monday, October 19, 2009

are you sure?

can you be absolutely certain
it's a tree?

how do you know
it's a tree?

who told you?

somebody told you that

and at some point you accepted it--
you believed
"it's a tree--basically just another kind of "body"

can you be absolutely certain
it's not joy?
it's not love?
it's not spirit?

can you be absolutely certain
that you have any idea at all
what it really is?

that perhaps there is more to it
than you have ever perceived,
comprehended
or been open to?

can you really lump
all these billions of "trees"
into just one word?

how do you react when you believe the thought
it's a tree?

i completely ignore it
minimize it
i don't ask
i don't even look
it becomes irrelevant/separate
from all other issues
concepts
of myself

i completely miss it
it's just a thing--
a few twigs and crumbly leaves

my experience is diminished
something in my life is missing

because
i have taken the life out of this living energyspirit
and simply put it in the dictionary

it becomes a model;
it may as well be plastic
or painted scenery

i am not present
i am not awake to this life

"it"
basically has nothing to do with me

there are no feelings
interaction
no wonder

what do i get for holding on to the belief it's a tree?
a false sense of "education"
knowledge
intelligence

the truth is
i get the opposite

i have no knowledge of this tree
i have never met it
and i have no interest in it
NO LOVE for it
because
i think
i already know

now
is the tree "boring"

this amazing creation
this mystery
this happening
this mirror reflection of myself
is
completely
overlooked
because
i
am
"right" that it is a tree....

what do i fear would happen without
the belief
it's a tree?

i would know nothing
about anything


now
is the world wide wide wide open!
to be
experienced!!!!

Hi!!!
i don't know anything!

what amazing wonder
is everywhere!

wholly open
infinity
expands

now...
depth
richness
soul
aliveness

there are no words to describe this

there is nothing else

this
is nothing i have ever been taught

nothing
but
direct
experience

no separation

just opening and opening
and opening

and
letting
in
everything......

oh oh oh oh.......
wow.........!


no more circus tricks

by grace i live (acim lesson 169)
by grace i am healed

it is nothing we do
that is of any help at all

it is but the Space Inside us
that is absolutely
empty
of all thought
all effort
all intentions

that is the Holy Light
the Strength
the Altar

where all Clarity lives
that is
our Salvation

when we but lay down
everything

the awareness of grace
rushes in

healing comes
but to empty hands
and wholly open minds
and hearts

today...
no more circus tricks

God is

Sunday, October 18, 2009

improvisation in life

improvisation

it's all perfect
in this moment

whatever it is

all appearances

exactly what we need

and have no fear

it's gone already

all past

all the previous lines of this poem

gone

only this

word

the only thing
in this moment

then the doorbell
rings

or the phone

the musical piece

rises slowly

crescendos

repeats

pauses

shrieks

and is silent

what a Song

oh mighty Giant

of Love!

today we remember
each moment
is but
a musical note
and contains all feeling
all thought
all life
there is.....

sunshine
rain
hurricane...
God

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

no js, only love

there is no joyschultz,
but Love

no js,
only Peace

no js,
only Infinite Mind

js is but a tiny thought,
a tiny mad idea
of uniqueness
difference
separation

js
could no more be different from you
than a molecule of air
is different from a molecule of air

or joy
could be different from joy

what is true
of reality
must be constant

nothing else but Love
is real

only emptiness of all form
worldly ideas and beliefs

no more denial
of Maximal Joy

beyond comprehension
of the intellect/ego

beyond books
masters
and all signs

is the Ultimate Destination
of Experience

Unquestionable

Truth

shining out to all the world

reaching every question
with a radiant smile
and
deep assurance
of Sanity
Certainty
and
Joy
Joy
Joy

and

more

Joy


Monday, October 12, 2009

doorman

i turn around
and look back
at the light
where i've come from

it's all there is
to see

i turn toward my Source
lean into it
instead of away from it

i ask it
i don't question it

here is all the difference

to ask
is to open

to question
is to doubt

i am
the doorman
of Truth


joy of flying

who would i be
without the thought
"i need..."

i'd be free to fly
to glide
to manuever easily
all around the world of my mind
without obstacles

clear sailing
clear thinking

no port
where i got stuck

no quicksand
to get sucked into

no hot dry desert
without a drink of water

no hot coals
or bed of nails

just
lots
of sky

clear
blue
sunny

and fluffly clouds
on which to rest

and rain from which to drink

all of it free
for the taking

in ever abundant supply
for this now

infinite space
in which to zip around
float
leap
and play

no hard places
to bump my head

or bruise my knees

just whole-hearted
support
and glee

for the sheer joy
of flying


Sunday, October 11, 2009

joyfall

some people think

the leaves

turn brilliant colors
because of the change in light

but i know

it is

sheer Joy

that

changes leaves

from cool green

to flaming

magentas
golds
violets
and
siennas

all swirling
and splotched
and blending
in
endless
layers
of
play.....


no time travel


Guess where i went today?

i love the no time travel!

i am my own travel agent

and Joy is the only destination!

come fly with me!



i am costa rica :-)))

i am the sun

i am the trees

i am the breeze

all the scents

the moisture

the salt

the sand

the Song

i am the melody

the chords

the syncopation

the rhythm

OH YEAH!

the whole dance!!!

one beautiful moment

nothing left out

nothing but

crystal clarity

of vision

nothing left

in doubt


only Joy

as deep

as the

Heart

can feel

on
and
on
and
on

and

on...

thanks for the invite...

and Her

Exuberance

resounded

round

the whole

joyous

earth!

even on Wednesdays :-)





and my daddy...

and my daddy

no,

he was not

a rolling stone...

he is Everything

he is the moon

he is the Sun

my daddy is the ocean of life

All the fish in the sea

all the raindrops on my window

all the snowflakes
packed into my snowball
turning into ice
and melting into rivers
into clouds
into

open

vistas


oh yes!!!

that is my daddy!

just like always

waking up the world

with birdsongs


warming our luscious gardens

that when we finally open our eyes

we are bedazzled

by orange
and turquoise
and scarlet
blossoms

dripping with thick
rich
scents

my daddy
is
the Party

and we
are all
invited...


my mama

my mama
must
have been a star

to birth
the starlight
i am now

what human blood
could source
such a spark
of pure delight

no, it was not egg and sperm
that brought
my infant body to this world

how could dust
produce
a
light
that never dies

that ever sparkles
even in our deepest depression

like a diamond
in the blackest coal

it remains
always pure

always answering
our illusory fear
with truth

always cleaner
than humanly
possible

yes,
it must be true...

only a mama
made of light

could have birthed
this light
i am...


stars

what i really
love to know
is that the stars
are inside us

burning
with a fire
that began
long before our bodies

no substance known to man
that can extinguish it

indistinguishable

onelightfromanother

all
of
Light
Itself

where does light come from?

open

open

open

open

continue to

open

forever


and we feel
the light
coming through us

there is no here
and there

no place the light
is not

and now
the question
where does light come from
makes no sense

and there is no question
about anything
at all

Light
simply
is
all
there
is

Saturday, October 10, 2009

unraveling

once you peak through the veil

once a slight rip appears

just
one thread

gone
from
the false
past

it all unravels

there is no going back

who could possibly turn away
from the sun
and see darkness

it's a silly thought

the Sun fills all space

even closing my eyes
its warmth
penetrates
deep
into
my heart

oh dear holy light
that is the Cause
of All Laughter

you have swept away
all tiny crumbs

the floor is so very clean

there is nothing to do now

but dance!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

getting the joke

i am still reeling from a huge realization last week
that i got from my Work partner....

i am starting to get the joke....

i believed my whole life

i hated violence

and i have realized

i was the biggest fan of all!

i pushed the button in my mind
over and over and over and over and......

and played out the violent movies

i accepted the invitation
gladly jumped on the ticket of admission
to the story of hell, suffering, and eternal damnation

ME!!!!
no Baptist minister
no violent video game maker
no rich Hollywood movie maker capitalizing on the lower drives of human beings
no crime tv show
no NEWS reporter or editor and filter of what the public is fed
no politician justifying war in the name of democracy, peace and freedom
no military industrial complex needing violence for its perpetuation
no gang member living out his inevitable cultural beliefs

no one else has flipped the switch inside my mind every moment of the day

take back ownership

of your Space
Ship

of this moment

there is no Hollywood director
but You

every thought that is not loving
is murder!!!! (a Course in Miracles...p?)

every single unloving thought
is a violent video game
is innocent child abuse

bitch no more
at the world
out there!

there is no out there!!!!

i(my thinking) am the problem

i am the Answer

how incredibly funny
that i never saw myself
as such a fan
of violence

killing the bull with my own hands
nailing myself to the cross

what a trickster/deniar i've been
to lay this on someone else

"try not to shape this day
as you believe would benefit you most.
for you cannot conceive of all the happiness
that comes to you without. your. plan.....:-)))

This is my Eastertime
and I would keep it holy.
I will not defend(defense is the first act of war)
myself, because God needs no defense
against the truth of His reality."(wbp256.26)

today
i leave the tv off
in my mind

(silence)

Monday, October 5, 2009

without joy schultz

who would i be without the thought
"i am joy schultz"?

free to be anything i want

endless
deep
without borders
only smiles
easy
relaxed
no death
no life that ends
no body to take care of
or have concerns for

so certain
able to give all the time
present
no fear
no concerns about being cared for
no needs at all

only being
no worries at all
wholly defenseless
wholly without the desire to attack--no identity to defend/protect
no effort/no struggle to constantly defend an identity

endless ease and grace

......i am not joy schultz...:-)))

i am free!

inside

i opened my eyes
as wide as they could go

and i saw
the same
looking back at me

eyes
so
wide
open

i took a step
forward
closer
to this creature
to see
what
she was...


a mystery
to explore

something...
never seen
before

what are you?

what are you made of?

where do you come from?

my heart
asked
the questions


and it
saw
the most amazing
sight


this creature's heart
began
to move

to lift

and grow

bigger


i couldn't move

i couldn't take my eyes
off it

nothing else at all
existed

bit
by
bit
by
bit
by
bit...

the joy
increased

and
soon enough

all i could see

was

the inside
of
my heart


Saturday, October 3, 2009

The Work

Hi All,
I am happy to offer an opportunity to do the Work
with other people.

3-4:45pm Sunday Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1

Unity Temple

1555 Race

Denver, CO

Format:

10 min: meditation

20 minutes group focus on aspect of the Work

30 minutes as client

30 minutes as facilitator

15 min group sharing/closing

No experience necessary (you are welcome to come and just observe)

love offering gratefully accepted

please rsvp Joy at joywschultz@comcast.net or 303.797.2725

Friday, October 2, 2009

easy

everything

is

easy

because enthusiasm


is everything


enthusiasm

is

completely

un...

opposed

just a reminder...

joy

is

not

a

struggle....

Thursday, October 1, 2009

windy and funny

today i am finding it very funny

that i ever thought

to depend on someone else

for my stability/happiness/foundation


doesn't the wind just blow?

and are we so different from the wind?


isn't that just the way of it?

how very funny

to think

i could hold on to it

plant my feet on it

think of it as a place on which to land....


today i am reminded

that i
am the only one

i can hold on to

go inside of

be with

at all times


reminded

that I am my Home

no one else

and that I do

dearly love me :-))))))

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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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