Day 57

Today's Lesson:

Today we will review these ideas:

31) I am not the victim of the world I see.

How can I be the victim of a world that can be completely undone if I so choose? My chains are loosened. I can drop them off merely by desiring to do so. The prison door is open. I can leave simply by walking out. Nothing holds me in this world. Only my wish to stay keeps me a prisoner. I would give up my insane wishes and walk into the sunlight at last.

32) I have invented the world I see.

I made up the prison in which I see myself. All I need do is recognize this and I am free. I have deluded myself into believing it is possible to imprison the Son of God. I was bitterly mistaken in this belief, which I no longer want. The Son of God must be forever free. He is as God created him, and not what I would make of him. He is where God would have him be, and not where I thought to hold him prisoner.

33) There is another way of looking at the world.

Since the purpose of the world is not the one I ascribed to it, there must be another way of looking at it. I see everything upside down, and my thoughts are the opposite of truth. I see the world as a prison for God's Son. It must be, then, that the world is really a place where he can be set free. I would look upon the world as it is, and see it as a place where the Son of God finds his freedom.

34) I could see peace instead of this.

When I see the world as a place of freedom, I realize that it reflects
the laws of God instead of the rules I made up for it to obey. I will understand
that peace, not war, abides in it. And I will perceive that peace also abides in
the hearts of all who share this place with me.

35) My mind is part of God's. I am very holy.

As I share the peace of world with my brother, I begin to understand that this peace comes from deep within myself. The world I look upon has taken on the light of my forgiveness, and shines forgiveness back at me. In this light I begin to see what my illusions about myself kept hidden. I begin to understand the holiness of all living things, including myself, and their oneness with me.

Miracles I'm noticing:

I woke up this morning to a mourning dove outside my window here in Desert Hills, AZ. The sun is just coming up over the pool, and the hot tub is steaming in the morning chill. It's a beautiful first day of vacation!

Although we had some weather delays in getting here (there is currently a blizzard in Minneapolis), everything works perfectly. We got here in time to see the Scottsdale chorus Sweet Adeline show where we saw some old friends from Fargo and some friends from Minneapolis. We got to our house here in Desert Hills and unpacked and soaked in the hot tub.

On the plane on the way here I met a gentleman who is a video producer and magician from Minneapolis who has also studied A Course in Miracles (you can really cut to the chase in conversation when you are committed to bigger small talk!). It was so interesting to talk to him about his take on what we're learning here and to feel confident in the dialogue. We are hoping to stay in touch and maybe collaborate on a corporate project sometime in the future. I'd call that a miracle!