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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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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

doorstep of her birth

resting
floating
on the still
clear
water

held
forever
in my birthplace

i can never leave
this stillness

born of stillness
it is my nature
my inheritance forever and always

this is my Home always
my growing up
my true acceptance of my real role
that i was born for

my name is Stillness
given
by God/Reality

i have finally come to see
my role in life
in the world
my purpose
my endless gift

the treasure i am:
stillness
the world over

finally she has returned to the doorstep
of her birth
and seen her future
as Herself

innocence
no change

ever
the pristine stillness...


only at you, God

i would not look ahead
nor behind

but only at you, God,
only at you

Joy of Being

sit still
to receive

how can you open a package
when you are on the run?

what is your goal:
some unknown fantastic destination
or the beautiful baby girl
in your hands
right now?

stop, please,
I love you

take this in

allow it to be true
for you
as you

show me how,
Love,
show me how

it takes a minute
to scratch through
the black crayon
on top of the colors underneath

remember always
you are worth it

pink
has never lost her luster

nor
have you


mousy advertising

no new ideas!

crazy little mouse
running frantically around
screaming
scared for his life: the tiny mad idea/thought

is not new...

just like advertising:
having nothing to offer...no new content;
only the ancient mistake
it's only tactic is to do
everything to get and keep your attention,
to convince you of its false claims

to shock you

louder
faster...more and more commercials per hour,
catchy...so it sticks in your mind (uses great music to help you remember and associate it with something good...

deceptive advertising

"cheaper"
unbelievable prices!...you bet they are unbelievable!
the cost is the unawareness of your life
your happiness
everything you truly value hidden from you
in exchange for this tiny idol/substitute/belief/fantasy/complete alienation

colorful
and funny
with the same old message:

you are not enough
you will never be enough

try this
try this
try this!

NOW!
do not delay!

hurry
hurry
hurry!

do not stop !!!!
to pause
and ask yourself if
this is what you really want
or if these claims hold any truth...

be not still
do not contemplate
take no time
to ask

just GO!
NOW!
LEAVE!
whatever you are doing
whoever you are
whereever you are

RUN away
as fast as you can
to the nearest store/outlet

and GET
a new cover/outfit/distraction

cover up
the emptiness
again
and
again
and
again

do everything you can
NOT
to look inside

run away from Home
forever
be you bankrupt!

the announcer within and without
advises over and over and over

today
we would see
this mousy/lousy plan
for what it is

and
pause
but an instant

rest
be

you/we already are
Heaven (have everything)

ahhhh....

Saturday, November 27, 2010

topsy turvy

topsy turvy
which way is up?
tumbling around
under water
i am not sure where the light is

it comes at first in flashes

a peek into Eternity

a head above water!

oh
oh
oh
air to breathe!!!

all the time!

WOW!
who would have thought...
from underneath the sea...

that the whole sky existed!

enlightened to this
i can never return
to breathe
through gills

walking on solid ground
my feet
are no longer flippers

freedom is not
imprisonment
within a body

once you have flown
you will never walk
the same way again

loss is not possible

sacrifice
is not
love

the movie maker
holds all the parts
in his mind

and far more than all the parts
of this one movie

so the movie maker
is but one particle
in the mind of Love

one particular transmitter
to all the others
signals
awareness
light
shining
reflectors

we rest
in the mind of Love
and allow its messages
to be received
imbibed
and expired: breathed out
given away
shared with every breath we take

dear Friend
my weightlessness is yours!
have this with me!
feel this delight

this barenakedness: my hiddeness exposed
this freedom
from ancient constraints/believing

feel
my
joy

thankyou
thankyou
thankyou
for yourlight
yourhelp
ourjointwill

how easy this all is
when there is only one team
and the purpose is clearly seen


Friday, November 26, 2010

the perfect child

the perfect child:

autism
suicide

the perfect child
is not the heisman trophy winner
not straight A's
handsome
with girlfriends
and a resume

the perfect child
is not the stepford child

the success
the glory
the required smile
and popularity
i can claim
can bask in
as a result of my holy parenting

the perfect child/friend/spouse/mirror of all kinds
does wear
the crown of thorns

my thorns

the perfect child
in the perfect life
in this perfect city
and perfect family
shows me
perfectly
what beliefs i hold
and will not let go of

that pierce
and nauseate
and poison

my perception

the perfect child
shows me
the game plan

where to attend to
where the defense is
the blockers
the goal tenders

that keep love at bay

always waiting for
another day
another game
another performance

to see
if love
will ever show up

the perfect child
touches
every scrape
every bruise

shows me
where i am hurting

so i can own it

the perfect child
leaves no facet of me
hidden

no place left to hide
we finally must heal

there are no orphan thoughts

finally
growing up
i recognize
they all
are mine
and welcome them
back home....

the perfect child
takes me there...

and so it is

unstuff the turkey (me:-)

it's okay
to be unhappy

it's even help-full
to be unhappy

unhappy is how
we learn
what makes us happy
and what doesn't

oh oh oh
how stuffed i have been
to want everyone in my life to be happy all the time!

give everyone a break, Joy,
a thanksgiving break

today i finally realized
i'm grateful
for unhappiness

it's honest
it is real
it is true intimacy
when someone can tell you
or you can admit to yourself
how deeply unhappy you are
when you feel that way...

it is a true gift of trust...
i let down all my walls
in front of you

bare naked
i cry
and you
are there

feel no shame in anything less than
total happiness

we are
as we are
in this moment
and only honesty
will take us home

where we are free
to finally be
what we are...

Thursday, November 25, 2010

re-lief...re-leaf

re-lieved
of guilt/mis-take

is
to be
re-lived

literally
to come alive
again

free
to shine
express

unblocked
undenied
unobliterated
unhidden by jilted feelings

the stone rolled away from the grave
the light
hitting every angle of rock
inside
the cave

the dead man
arises

lit
from within

this light
has never dulled
for a moment

this light
gave all life

this light
gently carried you
through all the misty mornings

and terrible thunder
in the night

this light
even held your hand
as you drove the knife
into your very own heart

inhaled the poison gas
that stopped your body's
breath

but never
for an instant
has this Love
not held you safely
in its everloving Arms

never for an instant
have you not been
what you are

never for an instant
has joy not been your sail
and your mast not
a cross of crucifixion,
but an upward spire
ever re-minding you
that you are not
of this world alone

and your eyes
are a gift
to behold
the newborn
innocence
right here
right now
in the very mud
in which you stand

see no one
nor any situation
as anything less
than the greatest
pearl of wisdom
you could ever receive

everything
is for
your greatest joy

in ever awakening
appreciation,

Joy


Tuesday, November 23, 2010

attendance

without hopelessness

the tender green tips
push through the soil

emerge
amidst rocks
in shadows

no knowledge of future rain
or weather patterns

they simply arrive
come what will

hello hello hello!

never stopping
life appears
and appears
and appears

constant blooming

opening

unfolding

unfold your thought...

what is inside it?
under it?
behind it?
what do you feel?
unfold it all the way

explore it--
walk its peaks
its valleys
its hidden caverns

is there a past occurence
still dripping there?

maybe even a river
or a flood...
are you holding up the dam...?

is there a closet
that remains locked?

is there discomfort
that calls for a listener?

life
calls you
to attend

Monday, November 22, 2010

right on time

everything happens
right on time

bodies begin
bodies stop

right on time

the moment of conception
the outward picture/symbol
of an inward condition...

there is
only
the present

the thought/concept
on stage in this moment

how can it possibly be "wrong"?

it's just
what is
in your mind
right now

can you plan
when an idea will come to you?

can you plan
when an idea will leave you?
when you can't think of it anymore?


breathe...
watch...

our function
is to look,
without judgement

someone "leaves"

it must
be a gift

i don't know
where his body went...

but i know
he never really
can leave me...

he lives with me forever--
every instant of love
is now part of me
that continues
to grow
and be given
to everyone in my world...

i can never forget
what lives
as me

i will not to repeat the mis-takes
i made
with this student/teacher

i see what i did
and the world/i
now benefits
forever more
from my realization...

everything happens
right
on time...

for
everyone

connecting

how can you possibly snap a band
that connects you to Reality/Love?

what but a comedy
could suggest such a concept?

can you really make us believe
your story
that somehow you are not connected
to earth
to your brothers?

let's see you not breathe
for a moment

your story is all made up--
imagined

where is the proof?

take just one footstep
that is not governed by gravity

do you see how foolish your thought
looks
to God?

"i am king--

and i declare

i
am not
taken care of!..."

ha ha ha ha!

look again, dear child!

when have you ever gone
hunting for air
or water
or invented seeds
of your own
to grow
your own food...?

perhaps you think you came up
with the blueprint
for friends....


oh oh oh
it is time for waking,
dear one

i hold you in my Heart
where only Love
is the Harvest....

never never never never
can there be
lack
of any kind

thanksgiving
is
the only sound

on
and
on
and
on
and...






Sunday, November 21, 2010

connection

i am connection

what are hands for
but to touch?

eyes
to see

everything about me says
you are free
you are free
you are free

you are innocent

here is the invitation
the irresistable invitation
to the world
to me
symbols/pictures
of my beliefs/concepts

to come home
to be cleaned off
showered in love

the ancient soot
lifted by the breeze

and all my shining friends
sit happily before me

and i am delighted

Tell your brother,
he is free
today!
and you
will rejoice

treat yourself....

year round
Easter eggs....:-)


Thursday, November 18, 2010

free transportation

Clarity

Radiance

spreads Her Wings

takes flight

lifted up
she spirals

glides

coasts

feel God
carry you

relax
ride the wind
ride
the flow

ride
the stream of Joy

of Laughter

It pulls you
toward it

irresistable
relief
from stress
strain
effort

thinking/believing
you
are in control

listen: God is singing
your favorite song

you are my Baby
I'll always love you

One Song
we all love

Ride it!
share it!

let it spill out of your pockets
all day
as you traipse the world
that all may find it
and keep it
and rejoice

we can play now

free
transporation
in
every
moment...

Saturday, November 13, 2010

You are it!

no hug
no kiss
no kind word
no compliment
no raise in salary
no reward
of any kind

no trip
no physical condition

can ever make you feel better (or worse)
than you do right now

it can't give you anything
you don't already have

nothing can make you more than you are right now

you'll never be more
than you are right now

stop waiting for the "relationship"
with anything,
for the future,
to give you the love
you are denying yourself

You are it!
You are the Love--
All of it!

that's how simple the answer is
to every problem

You
are Infinite Love

You
automatically go out to all that is

You
can't stop this

You
can't change this

herein
lies the Peace of God

thank you,

Reality

Monday, November 8, 2010

one big wet kiss

a string
connecting you
to God

you cannot ever leave your Source

awareness of God
is in your mind
forever

the Thought of God
can not be put out

no matter what you think
do, or say
nothing you can ever do
can change this

you are powerless against God/Reality/your Nature

awareness of Love
remains
forever

awareness of Love
appreciation of Loveliness

awe

remains
your natural condition/state

thanksgiving,
the stars in the sky
but symbols
of the endless thanks
we give to our fatherRealityLove
of our joy
our celebration
our kisses
to what is
One Thing

kisses
Kisses
all over
everywhere
everything

the world/Us:
One Big Wet Kiss

:-))))

Friday, November 5, 2010

all things

our Fatherhood
of all that is

hallowed
Whole
all inclusive
is thy Name

all inclusive
is thy Will

Whole,
integrity
in everything

all things---pointers
stepping stones toward/of truth
no other possibility exists

everything
a messenger
of light

neon signs

only truth
only authenticity
exists

"i am fear"
but says,
please...give
me
some love

Love,
i know you are there

i call on you now

i call you forth

i would see you
now

i remember you

Love
Wholeness

i call for the return of naturalness

open eyes
the whole picture

the whole universe is very involved
in everything

have you forgotten how much energy there is
in
existence?

oh my my my
what is this joke
of energy
shortage?

there is no one
that can sit still
while this music plays!

my heart never
misses
a beat

only this is true

nothing else is

there is no shortage
of bliss...


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

conduit

i looked in the mirror last night
and i was struck
by such beauty

and i realized i had nothing at all to do with it

this beautiful being/creation
body
mind
spirit

i am but an observer
a listener
a willingness to hear
to question
to act
to follow
the simple direction

a conduit
for wisdom
light
understanding

to act it out
to live it

that's all there is to this path

it's really very simple

listen,
and
follow
the simple direction




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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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