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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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Monday, February 22, 2010

zow!

everything you are
all of Life
is right now
pouring through

there is no other time
that is illusion

what would i be
without a body?

a smile
all over
everywhere
expanding

quietly the curtains
dance in the breeze
moonlight transpiring through them

the body gone
where once it stood
what is left?
oh
but peace
silence
fullness of moonlight
on the floor

she bounces upward
in brightness
reflecting all around the room
onto all the walls

the sun's faraway rays
who now but traveled
all the way here

the zooming of beams
the vivacious slamming of love
to the farthest reaches of the universe
to jump
on all

lives now
without a rein of any kind

completely free
to rabblerouse
to frolick
to screech uninhibitedly
with glee
as it happens!

love the bud

tree, what can you teach me today?

see the big picture
the whole trunk
from roots to sky

see the breadth-- the branches
the kindness all around him
that reaches out
and skirts him 360 degrees
where ever he goes

see the old leaves
that still remain
all crinkled and
so ready
to easily fall away
with a slight brush of hand
or whisper of wind

what a joy to see how
ready they are to drop
having served their purpose

see how far they have come

as soon as they are ready
they will be gone

in the exact moment it is time
and not a moment before

there is no rushing
your growth
your readiness

the beauty of the flower
is complete
from bud to blossom

you cannot force the bud

to force is to kill
to murder
to destroy
to deny
to desire something to be different than it is
to think "should"

it is to not see
appreciate
recognize
love
what is

love the bud
we adore babies

that's what we are!
amazing
beautiful
babies

we don't expect babies
to take or pass the SAT,

we simply love them
exactly as they are


Sunday, February 21, 2010

teenagers :-)

eternity has no holes
no tears
in even one thread

i notice:
here is a belief
that wants to remain

it rises up to question
eternity:
you need a sip of diet coke
you are a body
this is fun
much more fun
than eternity
here is your proof
i challenge that idea
i resist that idea

okay,
i see you
you cute rebellious teenager
attempting to find and strengthen "your" identity

oh honey
that cheerleading sweater is darling
and your junkfood too

i love you as you are
knowing every step you take
is part of your journey to adulthood

freedom is inevitable

no one can stop growth

joy
only gives
increase....

pre-meditation

i give my mind back
to God

Eternity spreads her wings
and rises above the ground
without a sound

nothing physical happens

no electron is required

for eternity
for the end
of deathly thinking

before electrons
before motion
peace

back to still
i pro-ceed to
go
to move

backward motion/thinking
un doing the knot/not
the snot-i-ness/mess
i mistook
for joy!!!!

now joy
unleashed!

rushes
extends
to fill
all space

with
her
thrill

of

life

a bad haircut

holy answers
the whole answer
has never left our mind

today i request eternity
the eternal
which is already always mine

joy is constant
or it is not joy

memories:

the so incredibly sweet smell (i wrote smile at first, which also is lovely)
of alfalfa
on an early morning walk
along some narrow country road

the shiny melting reflections
of colored lights
on cement
as rain falls at a truck stop

the smell of gasoline

the deep low vibrating song
of a cow
mooing

and
me
breathing
thinking
feeling
taking this in

through joy

because only joy
can accept
such goodness!


and suicide
a dead body
in the same picture

i ask
where is the joy in this?
the joy behind it?
that i couldn't see at the time

and now
i do see
perfect joy
willing to show herself to me

a bad haircut
was not enough for me

to recognize the futility
the uselessness
of my own thinking

joy said,
i will get right to the point
let's waste no more time on this:

your thinking is taking you nowhere
all your current thinking
is worshipping this thought
of
suicide

here i am
in your face
because
i love you so much!

i want to give you
the greatest gift i know,
i want to give you freedom
from this constant mistake,
the thought of death
lack
judgement

see joy now,
see what you believe
and the end of suffering
is now

joy is constant
or it is not joy

the only mistake you ever think
is to think joy can pause

oh dearest child
it is not so

your joy
all joy
is
unceasing

murder is but to show you
your mistake

when we ignore a whisper

the universe will shout,

watch out!
for that car!
stop!
(thinking that way....!)
you'll get hit!

joy is constant
or it is not joy

our nature of joy
cannot leave...

ever



Tuesday, February 16, 2010

cherish your kindness

cherish your kindness
your love of God/Reality
your love for God/Reality

cherish your joy
your exuberance
your light
your openness
your holiness
that you did not make

cherish the inspiration
that flows through you
and your willingness
to open the door
to allow it

free rein
free reign

allowing it to guide you

to lead you

yes, to let
inspiration
carry you
where it will

to take you
to a new height

and invite everyone
in at that place

to your fire

to share
your fire!

cherish
your fire!

falling into faith

completely fall back

let go of every control feature you have--

the remote is of very limited entertainment value...

relax
into faith

and all the world
surrounds you
lovingly embraces you
its friendliness at your service
at your feet
in loving gratitude

for your faith in it

faith in your brother
is
faith in God/Reality

have you ever really seen a mean tree?

no,
everything
everyone
is here
for your happiness

flower children is exactly what all we are

the beauty of the rose
its crimson glow in the sunlight
its fragrance
its soft velvet
is not hidden
by its thorns

cherish
your brother's kindness,
not his mistakes

Monday, February 15, 2010

home

my Father is my home

here i live
without crucifixion
without denial
nor decapitation
no wounds have i here
just purity
wholly light
and radiant

so light
completely free
extending forever and ever and ever
here is starlight beheld

without dimness
without a veil
without any degree of blindness
only clarity

reality revealed in its wholeness at last

infinite might

beyond reproach

stars

since time began
every thought you've ever had,
have now
or ever will have
has been purified for you

waiting for you
hanging in the starlight
sparkling jewels
gifts
for
you

every possible thought
has been sanctified

only radiance remains

the sky of your mind
heaven
stars but shine
millions upon millions upon millions of gifts

just hanging there
for you

eyes

of course
these are parts of myself
every where
every one
every moment

i see but eye
into my eyes
i look

yes,
deep into my eyes
is truth
is the oneness
i do see joy reflected

the two beings
one being
recognized
in the other

this is heaven
the ocean we are
connected
resumed,
the see
no longer parted--
seen as two

love here and now
shining in our eyes

vision does
shine outward
to see itself

how joyous it is
to see friendship everywhere
in every one
in every situation

now ancient mountains
are reduced to molehills
and we are free
to see
the open space now re-vealed

space to laugh
and dance
and spin about
somersault all those old ideas
of suffering and sacrifice and lack

crazy old Maurice!

oh the warmth is seen
in all
the innocent laughter of the child
the joy of no fear
lifts me
above all details

every crack is filled

simply look
straight
into
your brother's eyes


Sunday, February 14, 2010

without opposition

think
how easy
it would be (to complete a task...)
without any conflicting thoughts
without any opposition
without those tight bands
nailing you down
from one side of your chest
to the other

do not fight yourself
how tired you will become

no,
simply lay there
and see what is

see the thoughts
you have bound yourself
with

see the nails
you have placed
to hold them tight
immovable

just see
the whole
picture

now
you see
reality

and you can sanely
laugh
and
relax

laughter shows you
the way out
it
is
the way out

you see
it is ridiculous
that anyone
would choose
to be nailed to a board
instead of
anything
else

and even here now
in this moment
of our seeing the situation
no matter what it is

we can relax
in the memory
of what we are


ssshhhhh...

in quiet
i receive
myself

i receive....

do you hear?

this is how
how can i possibly accept
my innocence
the truth
that i remain
as God created me
perfect as God
in every way
sharing his attributes

in quiet

and only this

no questions
no figuring
no needing to understand
and synthesize
and integrate with your current beliefs

no,
dear one,
only this,
Jesus is before you
now
is with you
speaking softly
whispering to you
all day long

simply
do one thing

turn down the volume
do nothing
say nothing

open
listen

love is always singing...


Saturday, February 13, 2010

cemented

we are not unplugged
not autonomous

we are plugged in
hooked up
forever
dependent upon an electrical outlet

God's outlet!
to shine

cut the cord for one moment
and call your own shots...
and you are alone in the darkness!

but only a dream could this be

for God is One
and never
ever
ever
could He fall apart!


la parade

a thought
is just a thought

neither true or false
or good or bad

you can believe it is true
and so experience the effects
of your belief
the power of your belief

or
you do not believe it

and so it is nothing
to you
it means nothing
you can see/hear the thought
and not believe it

nothing happens
you do not act as if it is true

clarity

cleanness
is
the stage/
the state
of our mind

peace
allows all thoughts
to pass through

it resists no thought
nor attaches to any

but looks upon all
the children
with love
and understanding

we simply
watch
the parade

some brightly colored flags
grab our attention

some drums
trumpets
and short skirts jumping about
horses
and clowns
and
stately
officials

fascinating characters

we smile
and wave
at all
of them

and they (all thoughts
of our self concept)
wave back to us

we see
each other

we see
all
of it

and we are healed

there is nothing
separate
from us

how entertaining

we simply
entertain
thoughts....

some we seem to invite
some seem to crash the party

all of them
are our guests!

all of them
are calling for our love
and attention
and soft warm pillow to rest their head upon

give gladly all your love
to even your greatest enemy

for it is but here that it is called for...


Tuesday, February 9, 2010

pause

in the pause
is all hope
returned

in the pause
an alternative
is given chance
to surface

in the pause
the parting of the sea
a path
is

in the pause
the volume
for a moment
is reduced

in the pause
he can come to me

in the clearing
there is room for light

simply pause

breathe

allow

Monday, February 8, 2010

a tree?

look at this "tree"
before me
out my "window"

so this
is me?
this towering
yet flexible
fully needled
snowy dusted

strength

reaching
extending
upward
and outward
and also downward

firmly grounding itself
extending its roots
to penetrate
ever further
and deeper
into its source
of nourishment

its roots but circle
round the rocks
it encounters

sometimes
its tiny one-celled
points of growth
actually disintegrate,
disperse,
the giant boulders
into powder,
into a form
it can absorb

all obstacles
it finds,
but a source
of nourishment--
a re-source

re-dis-covering its source--
seeing its source as everything,
being all of the same
life

wow!!!
all this

as i pull my chair up
to look out the window...

and more!
oh, so much more!

all of it

right here
in this chair

nothing to do
no where to go

just listen

you will be told
everything
you ever
wanted
to know...


natural

yes,
my garden is growing
right out of mind

it's coming to me
from somewhere

i do nothing
but take notes

write down
what i hear

effort does not exist here
except to put it all down
so i can see what it is
so i can receive it
look at it
enjoy it
benefit from its love,
its clarity
its onemindedness
and see
that i have no part
in making it

only this,
take notes

let it come to feed you
to teach you

you but hear yourself
coming from some place
but not here

and only this
is real

because
it feels
so right

it feels
so
right!

so healing

it feels
natural

at last

at last!!!

something
feels
natural!

she loves you

she loves you
more than you can imagine,
conceive of

yes!
i do
love my Self

this Voice
this majesty
this clarity

joyfully skipping
down the garden path

amidst the tulips
and violets
and toads

and under the clouds
changing from dragons
to witches
and goats
to fish
and birds
and beds
to sink upon
and feel that softness
all around

Heaven
in my mind
now

yes,
she skips!
so happily and playfully
through my mind
right out onto
this paper

oh happy garden gate!
that opens
in my living room
on the couch

one child
one innocent little girl
with rosy cheeks
who has never known
any harm

i am


eyes of sanity

there is no place
joy is not visible

but only through
eyes
of sanity

eyes
of compassion
eyes
of oneness
and understanding

oh please! seek not to be understood,
but give!
what you would have

seek only to understand
another's point of view
and now
you have broadened
your own

now are you
opened wider
to receive more
love

with every new person
or circumstance
you seek to understand,
a block to love disappears,
falls away,
locked doors open
and the light coming
through you
fills you
with only greater joy
and gratitude
and feelings of aliveness!

eyes of sanity,
show me
what you
see

majesty

accept
your majesty

you do have a kingdom
you rule

your power
is sovereign--
all encompassing
all inclusive
without exception

what world would you have?

the power of decision
is
your own

you own it
no one can give it to you
or take it away

you but decide
in every moment...

would you not
pause
to ask
before you decide
what it is
you truly desire

only be still
an instant

let sanity speak

she loves you more than you
can imagine

let sanity make all your decisions

and your life
will reflect only sanity

which is but one thing

Pure Joy!

only majesty
could decide for this

Saturday, February 6, 2010

supper time

i sit at the table
and i am served

i let the mother
feed me

she does offer
the only soup
that can end this hunger
for good

a soup
of kisses
so soft
and so gentle
our wounds
feel nothing
but the wholeness
the reconnective tissue
that binds us
forever
inseparable
from anyone
or anything
or any thought

oh dear dear mama
today
for an instant
i sit
at your
table

the fragrance is thick
there is no way this steam
cannot enter
every pour

no possibility
i can leave
this instant
untouched

forever renewed
forever strengthened
to give away
to shower upon this
day
your meal

to have,
give All
to All

i love my daddy!

there comes a time
when we just can't
pretend
this game offers any hope
of real
joy

there comes a realization
in the midst
of playing
with our toys

that this isn't it
that there must be
something more

something real

something true
something
that knows
a much bigger picture
of what's going on

and it must be the thing
that knows where
you came from

that saw
the whole story
from before the beginning
to now

and even sees
beyond the now

it already knows
tomorrow
and next year

and has already seen
you
safely
return home
to love

it has seen
you never left
and but imagined
for a moment,
which seems like eons,
as you examine and act out
every possible form this thought
can take...

it has watched you,
baby

it has watched the infant
crawl

it has nursed you
while you slept
crying out
for
something solid
something
dependable

a parent
a shoulder

some fact
beyond perception

and now
here she is
sitting with you writing
at the kitchen counter

and coming to you
through new friends
and best friends
and acquaintances
and students
and teachers
clocks
cars
and even through
the open jar of jam

she can tell you
of her love,
her endless
devotion

and how
if you just rest
and climb up on
her back

she will give you
a piggyback ride

all the way home

remember that?
bouncing
and laughing
and hanging on so tight
to your daddy's head--
almost choking him--
you trusted him
completely
and would never let go
for your dear life!

so now
God
is at our fingertips

its only up to us
not to let go
of Him
and go flying through the air
only to land
softly
once again
as he catches us
time
after
time
after
time
after
time...

ohhhhhh how very very very
blessed
we are
to have
such
a Father's Love...

there comes a time
for all of us
when we can't
pretend otherwise
for one more
moment...

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

staggering

staggering

every leaf upon this earth
was placed here
for
your
joy

every leaf
every insect
every crumb
every sliver
every plane
drop of rain
every tree

placed in your mind
by you
for you

for your joy
for your awakening

absolutely staggering

all the help
every blade of grass:
"i love you"

no where can you turn
and not see your Father

no where
no one
no time

staggering

there is nothing to do
but be amazed

it's absolutely
breath taking

how far We have gone
to help
ourselves

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

melody of light

the lighthouse
sings to me
at night

holds my eyes
my vision
my focus

warms me

a candle

where is the source of this light?

inside my mind
there is a place
no darkness is possible

only light is
here is the truth
the true picture

this is me
fire
burning
always
no night time ever
no cold
no wet
no contraction
no constriction

just steady light and warmth and sparks

nature

eternally
singing

Monday, February 1, 2010

swallowed up!

"And he will reinterpret
all temptation
as just another chance
to bring him joy." (text 525)

...he will re-interpret
all temptation
as just another op-port-unity....

port,
a portal!!!

for Joy!!!

can you see
the little round window
of the ship
open
and the ocean
just gushing in
nothing you could possibly do
to stop it....
this is the joy possible in every
situation
you now see as troubling!

all
is a portal for Joy

heaven pouring in through this earthly experience
right here and now!

let the little boat sink
you do not want it

Let Joy flood you

be you swallowed up
by Joy!!!

Let Joy be demonstrated
through you,
your life

opening 100% to Joy

and now
it is all
there is
to sea....

waves and waves and waves
of Joyousness....

oh i feel a song coming on....:-))))

bottom feeders

bottom feeders

we scrounge underneath everything
in front of us
for what still remains of the past,
held in our memory

what distaste can we find now?
what do we still
believe
that could
bring us
down?

the bottom feeder brings us
our meal
to re-disgest

it serves us
the thought of guilt
in whatever form it
may take

we see it
still
lays hidden
in our mind
waiting for our tiredness
to show its face to us

now we meet it
once again
and look it
lovingly in the eye

we welcome this scared
innocent child
back into our home...

there is but life
under all this

the ancient belief
of guilt
falls apart,
decomposes,
being not eternal,
and is used
in a new way...

fertilizer
fertile soil is created

to support Love
to support your Self
not to fight it
not against it

cleansed of all fear

all strength
all might
now returns
to our awareness

today we are empowered
strength shoots through us
peace revives us

like Jack and the Beanstalk
higher than we have ever imagined
and taking no time at all

our happily ever after
is
right
now
without the thought
of guilt...

ahhhhh
sunshine,
thank you, bottom feeder
for this clarity...

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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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