My Soul and I are one

My Soul and I are one

United, blended, inseparable

I may seem to be here but I am not

I am just present here
Being and observing

Being all of life

There is nothing to become

There is nothing to do

More than I am already doing

Empty the mind

And find that Love for all is within

And all the knowledge of the Universe

Is unneeded when that Love abounds

A Prayer

Let me help others as I help myself

Allow me to shine with hope and love

In the loving presence of what is larger than myself

Let all minds be healed in this love

It comes from God and God’s presence in us all

Amen

A Prayer of Light

Light that dances on the ocean

Let me feel you within me

Let me merge and be at one with Light

Let it shine forth from me -

As God’s emissary

As the light of consciousness which we all share.

Amen

A Prayer

Write everything as if you are God

Let the words flow with the voice of love

Speak every word as if you are the kind parent

Lovingly looking at your children and knowing

All is well

May every word that comes from my mouth

Be as one with God

Be as if I am home with God

Where we all belong.

Thought for the day

Abide in the peace of God for that is the only Truth.

Be free today and every day...

Be free today and every day

Free to act with love and light

Be free to express all that is within you

For that is what you are meant to do

Thought for the day

When fears come up, turn them over

Turn everything over to God

Beauteous as nature

You are beauteous beyond compare

You are One with all

As the petal of the flower unfolds

So does your mind

The answer deep within

Watch your self disappear

Watch the world around you do so too

And be in that space of harmony

Where there is only Light

Then you will be,

Just be.

Endless possibilities are before you

Because it has already happened

You just do not know it

No hoping or wishing is needed

No desires or longings belong

Just being here in this moment in time is enough

Just loving whatever comes before you

The world falls away and is replaced

By a deep knowing, a loving understanding

Of nothing and of everything

Stay here a while

Bring this with you when you recall to do so

It will give you peace and happiness

Thought for the day

Let it all go. It is not truly here anyway. Be in peace all day. Every day. Float away and be free. 

Freedom is what you seek

Freedom is what you seek,

True freedom is only in the mind

The mind of peace and forgiveness

Let nothing disturb your freedom today

No matter in what situation you may be

Let it go far away

And take counsel within

To that place where no pebble can cause

A ripple

Pray and reflect, be one with it,

And your freedom is assured.

Be intuitively guided and you will know what to do every step along the way.

The Light Within

The peace and light of God is all you have

There is no separation, only that which is within your mind

Let go of those ideas that there is a God and a you,

Let go gently or violently, it does not matter

For you will see the Light within

As clear as you see the Sun without

No differences to be ascertained

When you are One with all

The darkness is there too, to give you rest and

Let you choose what you truly want

But the Light within

Is always bright

You cannot obscure it

It will not extinguish

It burns forever like an

Eternal candle

Thought for the day

God’s will for you is to be followed. You, the little you, may not know what it is but it is always present along with God’s love to guide you.

Reflections

Reflections on ACIM Lesson 186 Salvation of the World Depends on Me

This lesson was meant for my ego. I have spent most of my life thinking that as one individual, trying to be there for or save one individual, that I would save the world. The thought that saving myself would save the world seemed selfish and not something I would do. Is it not better to sacrifice oneself to the greater good, work hard to the bone until exhausted or ill, is this not what the world expects of me, especially in my profession? No wonder so many physicians burn out.

When I was younger I thought that I should work with Mother Teresa in India, she was my ideal. When I was a little older I thought working with the poor here was the answer, giving back from whence I came.

How does the salvation of the world depend on me unless I sacrifice myself? I still struggle with this daily. I still work in situations where there are not enough staff and way too many patients and yet I see that I need do nothing at all. I can just sit there, being the holy Son of God as the Course would say and that is truly enough.

Little by little I see that my erroneous understanding of this lesson has placed all the burden on me, on the ego (and on my superego, the conscience part of me that says I have to give my all, do my best). My understanding is incorrect.

The salvation of the world means that I forgive myself for every time I forgot something, every time I think I could have done more but had no time, that I try to forgive myself for my thoughts about the lack of competence of other staff and just concentrate on what God wills for me. To be led by that voice which is strong within and to truly listen to it rather than feel I have to be thinking at work all the time. The ego thinks: at home I can listen to the voice for love, but at work I have to keep thinking.

It means to love as God loves in all situations especially to give love to myself. And so today I will remember that the salvation of the world depends on me and  I can just step aside and let God do its magnificent work through me.

Thought for the day

There is no need to shoulder the burdens of life alone. There is a gentle teacher within, with whom you are One, who will guide you and navigate with you. You are always blessed. In asking for help within, you will open worlds you did not know existed and find the answer to all your questions.

reflections on 'I Will be Still a Moment and Go Home'

In stillness you find your true self and your true Source. It is only in quieting the mind and paying it no mind that you can be within yourself and at peace with everything just as it is. Be still an instant and all the injustices you see disappear. Be still and thoughts are no more. You are floating, your body is gone and you are just a Presence, joined with all of the universe and beyond.

This is what stillness brings.