A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 71

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 71

 

"Only God's plan for salvation will work."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Hey my beloveds, when I read the ego's plan for salvation it surely made sense that my need to control has always been so front and center in my life. After all we do want salvation, it just isn't possible this way. I am so glad you showed up, this is gonna be a fun walk down the path. Today is purposefully forgetting day, lets all wear our favorite clothes with one little twist, purposefully forget to wear one article of clothing, like pants, a shoe, or something else. Just to see how it changes our perspective. Big group hugs and lots of love along the way.

 

 

Prayer: Blessed Wholly Spirit, please help us to become ready to just go through the intentional motions of releasing grievances and forgiving everything, including the ego. Please help us to be open to seeing things differently, and also to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Thank you for being with us always, and continuing to show us the way out and coming up with different hints and tips that help us find the way out. Also please help us to trust God's plan for our salvation. Thank you for being with us allways, and for teaching us.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "Only God's plan for salvation will work." It is interesting how God's plan for salvation involves releasing all grievances through forgiveness, and the ego's plan involves holding on to grievances and changing the things around me I am upset about so they can suit me. I believe it when the Course says only God's plan for salvation will work because I have tried the ego's plan forever and I just stay separated, filled with anger and bitterness and also trying to control people, places and things in my life so I can love them and I can be saved. When I look at it like the lesson describes it does sound destined to fail. That is why in God's plan of forgiving all my grievances of the world it would work because the forgiveness is not just about what bodies did or didn't do to me or for me, it's about forgiving to the point where there are no people and situations, I just forget everything, including the world as I know it.

 

 

Thinking it Over: When I first read about the ego's plan for salvation, I truly felt like I had written it myself. Resent the world and make everyone change so I won't have grievances against them anymore. That kept my focus on everything else but me and took the responsibility of forgiveness completely off me. After all it's not my fault if other people do stupid things, or is it? And if we are one, how could it really involve other people? What do you think of the ego's plan for salvation? Can we be saved without release and forgiveness?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: In the Bible it says, "Love others as I have loved you". So, using that model as a recipe for salvation can move us a long way down the road towards awakening to our true nature as the Son of God. This one shows so clearly why holding on to grievances can be the one thing that keeps us from salvation. Forgiveness and acceptance becomes the plan of the day. Looking through your mind at the petty slights and the definitions and expectations that lead to grievances and releasing them as quickly as possible. The tip here is to not then turn it on yourself and use it as an excuse to beat and control the heck out of yourself. A simple forgiveness of self will help this snowball from rolling downhill.

 

Upon Closing: Now I know this was a wonky themed day, so I apologize for thinking of it, but if it helped you look at things from a different angle, and then I hope you forgive me. I do love how the lessons are narrowing their focus and helping us to order our mind. Let's play a little game of "Simon Says' to remind us of what the frustration of trying to control the world feels like. Have an awesome and enlightened day, and sleep well. Love and Light, Riki 🌈

 

A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 70

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 70

 

"My salvation comes from me."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Blessed day my beauties, I am so excited that we get to play, grow, and love as we awaken together. Sometimes I can get a little tired of the same routine, but I also know the Course is helping us to calm our mind, and not go so nuts. Big group hug and then just take a leisurely walk with those I care about and who are just as dedicated as I am.

 

 

Prayer: Blessed and loving Father, we get so weary, especially when you tell us the little self down here can't save us, and only the Christ Self can. Please grant us the knowledge of your wholly will for us and the power to carry that out. Thank you for creating us and for being with us on this journey. I am glad we are not alone, and that we can feel your love within us. Thank you for leading us home and for teaching us. Allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "My salvation comes from me." I just enjoy this one to pieces, it takes a little remembering, but it does tell the truth. My salvation, my awakening comes from my Christ self and not my little self. I can have all these plans, hopes, wishes and dreams, but here in separation land, nothin means nothin. So, it is when I stay open and allow Christ to come through me that the salvation of the world happens. My salvation does not come from how much money I have, or how good my job is, or how wonderful my husband is or how many friends I have, it comes from God. It does not depend on how smart or how pretty I am, how hard I study or if I have plastic surgery on everything. It comes from reaching, releasing, forgiveness and holding space for it to happen. It brought comfort to me, because if it was up to my little me, I would be concerned and rightly so I would mess it up and would so bury myself I would never see the light. So, by working the Course and allowing it to order our mind, we can slow down enough to see.

 

 

Thinking it Over: I thought my salvation came from being so special that everyone wanted me. I thought my salvation came from being in a relationship where I was loved and cared for. I thought my salvation came from how many good deeds I did and how kind and compassionate I was. So, I was so surprised when I realized when my Higher Self says it's time, then it's time. Where did you think your salvation came from? What did you do to try to bring it about?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: The tip is about realizing my little self can do very little, and to pray for the faith to believe God is doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves. A lot of times we will judge ourselves based on what we believe we are supposed to do, and we should our selves to death. As long as I think I am God and that I have free will, then I will believe everything depends on me. So, it is important to just let things happen as they do and not get caught up in the timing or the details. Remember to be in the moment as much as possible. Trying to define things or have expectations of things can be a setup. We either end up resentful because something didn't happen or something did happen.

 

Upon Closing: Well, that was so relaxing and it was great to just move along at our own pace, knowing that salvation is not in my timing but, God's. I think a nice dunk in the creek, clothing optional is just what the doctor ordered. Just a gentle and relaxing soak and just enjoy this moment, without stress or strain, or definition. Then let's eat some yummy apples and relax in the cool grass. The feeling of knowing you are right where you are supposed to be, especially with those you love and respect. Please have a blessed night and get plenty of rest. Love & Light, Riki 🌈

 

A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 69

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 69

 

"My grievances hide the light of the world in me."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Howdy Partners, it is lovely to see you and I hope your night was restful and your morning gentle. I know these lessons are giving the impression that releasing grievances is the easiest thing in the world, and I agree that it is a pattern that does not come naturally, but it is a tool of the Course that we can use, probably not skillfully at first, but like anything else practice makes perfect, or in this case practice makes Ascension. I love the feeling of connectedness and determination we feel when we are together, we are invincible, we can do anything. So let's put on our best cowboy gear and mosey on down the road. Big hugs you guys.

 

 

Prayer: Wholly Father, thanks for bringing us along for the ride, thanks for showing us the way to have fun and adventures, while we are learning our way back to you with a burning love inside, that you put there in the first place. Please help us to know your wholly will for us this day and the strength to carry that out. Also please be with us always and through the Wholly Spirit do for us what we can't do for ourselves. Thank you for creating us and never leaving us. And thank you for teaching us every step of the way. Allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "My grievances hide the light of the world in me." The way we see, what we choose to see either shows us the true world without separation or it shows us the world we have made by our free will, filled with anger, criticism, and judgement. While I am seeing a world that is filled with the knowledge of good and evil, I am seeing separation, because it is either or, good or bad, right or wrong, healthy or unhealthy. There is no oneness, wholeness, at – one – ment or light perceived anywhere. So, since we have the little mind and the God mind within us, and we are made to see with the little mind through the physical body, we perceive everything as darkness, to the point that we can't see the light within us. As we surrender the grievances through releasing and forgiving them. more of the light of Christ comes in and we can start to see a whole lot clearer.

 

 

Thinking it Over:  When they put it like that it makes a whole lot of sense, so then I can look to myself and ask myself again like in the previous lessons, what grievances are keeping me from seeing? It reminds me to release them as soon as they show up. Forgiving them to the point where they are no longer there, where it is neutral with no thought one way or the other. In 12 step recovery, the 10^th step talks about taking a personal inventory nightly to review our day, and where we were wrong promptly admitted it. I like bringing this step in to my nightly routine because these wrongs or perceived wrongs are what can become grievances and stand in the way of my standing in the light.

 

 

Tips & Tricks: Adding that personal nightly inventory would probably be a very good tip, and another one would be to keep up on your journal and look back at it from time to time, so you can see if there is a pattern to your resentments, bitternesses, and grievances, so you can stay vigilant and catch stuff early, before it turns into a full-on blackout. Remember praying to the Wholly Spirit in the morning and night, and then as much as you can throughout the day can help you to be more in alignment with the light. You don't need to beat yourself up around having grievances it can definitely happen frequently, especially when we are designed too.

 

 

Upon Closing: Hey we did it again, yay. I gain so much satisfaction from being able to share my love for ACIM and my joy of teaching with you guys. We went at a pretty fast clip today, please make sure to take it easy and rest, remember to incorporate the suggestions into your daily program and don't forget to yourself, and be kind with the world. See you tomorrow, love & light, Riki. 🌈