A Course in Miracles “Workbook Lesson 86”

A Course in Miracles

"Workbook Lesson 86"

 

"Review of Lessons 71 – 72"

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Hey my sweet and cuddly buddies, we have become old pros at this and are moving along oh so nicely. The moving along together is the fun part, and having our minds ordered is an awesome side benefit. Just hangin in not defining and blessedly accepting everything without question. I am doing pretty good with the accepting part, but it's the without question that I get stuck on over and over again. So, after big group hugs we head on down that road again confident in our vow to hang in no matter what.

 

 

Prayer: My beloved Father, I get so so confused and just when I think I am getting it, I start becoming so aware that I have a lot further to go. Please help me get there, please help me forgive my ass off, in all the right places so I can feel, know, and be the oneness. I know with you all things are possible, please help me hang in for the miracles that bring me closer to you. Thank you for guiding us and thank you for teaching us, allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "Review of Lessons 71 – 72"

 

"Only God's plan for salvation will work." –  This little ditty, really makes ya think a whole lot, and puts an end to the idea of who is the holiest, and the most spiritual, because it doesn't have anything to do with salvation. God's plan is already in place, how it happens when it happens and what part we play in the happening. It reminds me of a kind of game I saw years ago at the world's fair I think. There was this huge marble display and different structures and conveyor belts that brought the marbles to different places within the display, and at some point only known by God a marble would drop in the right place at the right time, that totally collapsed the whole display. I haven't thought of it in years, but when I think about it now and it sure fits. A thought that has crossed my mind before is the marble that collapsed the display did not know it would be the one, it was just another marble on a conveyor belt, doing what it was programmed to do.

 

"Holding grievances is an attack on God's plan for salvation." – When I am caught in resistances, I am saying I know better than God how things are supposed to go, I am also saying I have some kind of control over things which clearly isn't true, I just think I do, and even that way of thinking is all part of God's plan for me. So, my staying in grievances is like a little kid having a temper tantrum and not wanting to go home quite yet.

 

Thinking it Over:  I love these two lessons together in review because the truth couldn't be any plainer or in your face. God has the only plan for our salvation that works and we attack His plan by holding grievances. So, this really puts it right back on me, to put my money where my mouth is. Do I wanna ascend or not? Do I want to save the world or not? Do I want to return to oneness or not? More than anything else?  Taking responsibility for my programming, I am aware of it, I am aware of the experiencing game. So, the question becomes now what?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: Like Alice said the further she got down the rabbit hole, "curiouser and curiouser". In my humble opinion this Course is not for weenies in any way shape or form, ya gotta want it, and you gotta want it BAD. Knowing that this way of mind ordering will lead you to awakening and the releasing of self, and doing it anyway, shows clearly a set of some big hairy balls. Please remember to take care of you, and realize the bottom line, which is that you are the Son of God and therefore innocent no matter what you think or have been programmed to believe to the contrary. Being able to see this as a miraculous learning experience of make believe between father and son can make the flow go a lot easier.

 

Upon Closing: Wow another day and another new awareness, sometimes they sink in easy and sometimes it takes a while, but I am always grateful for the signposts that show me I am on the right track. Today has been a chill time with my friends and fellow students and it just makes it all worth it. Have a blessed day and peaceful night, and I'll see ya again tomorrow.

Love & Light, Riki 🌈

A Course in Miracles “Workbook Lesson 85”

A Course in Miracles

"Workbook Lesson 85"

 

"Review of Lessons 69 – 70"

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Hi, my blessed friends. A happy continuation on this journey of eternity, releasing this version of self-will run riot and opening to the flow of everything, everywhere, all at once. Big group hugs my buddies and let's once again move on down the road. I so love your company and this spring air smells so fresh with hope and promise. Yay.

 

 

Prayer: My precious Christ, which is me when all the bones have been removed. Please help us to release these last vestiges of separation and awaken in the beautiful garden of light and sound that we never left, in the complete awareness of the wholeness and oneness of our Father. Thank you for teaching us and loving us every step of the way, and for guiding us allways.

 

Workbook Lesson:  "Review of Lessons 69 – 70"

 

"My grievances hide the light of the world in me." –  This is a place that had kept me stuck for a long time. Being in recovery I had prayed to God to remove my grievances I called shortcomings, but never got deep enough or responsible enough to realize I had to do the work so they could be removed, mainly surrender, release and forgiveness, to the point of forgetting everything. I would be very selective about what I forgot and what I didn't, and until I surrendered it all I kept "resenting" rethinking it over and over again and hide any hopes from truly knowing the light.

 

"My salvation comes from me." – My light is within me, God is within me. I am just playing a game and forgot that I am not a body. It makes for a rousing game of life, but it's taking awhile to let go. So, the question for all eternity is, who am I? Answering that question off and on gives me a sense of where I am, by watching my focus on material things, body things, or on energy and Christ.

 

 

Thinking it Over: So, with the realization that my salvation is within me, it allows me to move forward and share my focus as spirit with less focus on the world of body. Rising and shining as spirit or not, is a cute game. Oops I'm feeling a little too out of body and unstable, never fear I just tell myself how awful I am and how awful you are and within seconds, I am back to my timid, scared, stupid little sense of self? How do you play spiritual ping pong? Are you starting to realize there is a better way?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: Probably the biggest tip is just to remember balance. To learn and expand yes, but to be as gentle and loving with yourself as possible. Being kind allows us to practice acceptance and move that much closer to oneness. Realizing our journey with the Course has really nothing to do with us and everything to do with US. So, breathe a lot, sleep easy, eat healthy, smile happily. and know You are God. Please continue to do the workbook lessons in order, only one in a 24-hour period and to follow the exercises to the best of your ability. I have found as I continue to do the Course lessons my ability keeps changing, mostly for the better.

 

Upon Closing: That was a nice brisk walk and I enjoyed it immensely, it is kinda cool how the less I identity as body, the more our precious walks feel like a floating or mingling with a bigger focus on expansion of mind and a stronger sense of oneness. That said, I sure do enjoy the thought of skinny dipping in the creek, or heading over to the church potluck suppers, where everything is so darn yummy. I love the feeling of munching on fresh apple pie and cheese with my buddies washed down with cold cider chilled by the creek, and last but not least, laughing my ass off at the wonderful sight of us on costume days as we head mightily down the road to enlightenment. So, I guess I haven't let go of the body mentality as much as I thought I did. I do love our hanging out and the knowledge I am supported on so many levels. Please have a balanced day and restful night. See ya tomorrow. Love & Light, Riki 🌈

A Course in Miracles “Workbook Lesson 84”

A Course in Miracles

"Workbook Lesson 84"

 

"Review of Lessons 67 – 68"

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Yay and Hi sweet ones, I can see your smiling faces and feel your love from here. Another day of moving forward with allowing our minds to be ordered in the most miraculous fashion. I so love the way the Course works, I don't judge it, I just do it and somewhere in the middle it works. Today's lessons are dedicated to that crazy little thing called love. So put on your coolest heart clothes and let's do group hugs and get ready to rumble. Sharing my love with you and my passion for the Course makes my life all worthwhile.

 

Prayer: My blessed Father, thank you for creating me and wanting to play with me. Sometimes we chase monsters and sometimes monsters chase us, sometimes they die, and sometimes we do, but it is all about hanging with my Dad, and knowing He loves me so much that He is always with me. Please help me to not fear, and to know that nothing can harm me ever, and that when I think I am little and stupid, I am really just caught up in the game of pretending cause I am as powerful as my Dad. Blessed and Wholly Spirit, please guide me and teach me to be as good at lovin as you are, allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "Review of Lessons 67 – 68"

 

"Love created me like itself." – I so love being reminded of this truth over and over again, that God is love and I am love. The coolest thing is that when I release and forgive more and more the illusions and stories and memories in my mind, and stop writing the scripts as much as possible, and not react as much, guess what, I feel the love even more. I just have an internal sense of joy and happiness that isn't based on external circumstances, it just is. God just is love, and I am too.

 

"Love holds no grievances." – That precious and beautiful state of oneness called love can hold no judgement or anger, because those grievances are the results of perceived separateness, like cracks in a foundation, releasing and forgiving the grievances erases the cracks.

 

 

Thinking it Over: So, I got to thinking about how I express love and how I block and distort love. It's so interesting how the grievances can really play with my head. I start feeling unlovable and unsafe and then worthless, so at that point the fear overrides everything and runs the show. I become suspicious and judging everything and everyone. So, the answer is when I can just accept me for where I am and how I feel, and then ask the Wholly Spirit to help me see things differently. I become unstuck and as my thoughts shift, the Miracle is seen right behind it. So how do you express love? How do you block and distort it?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: When it comes to feeling love and sabotaging it I am a real pro. I get all excited about the idea that I am made of love and then these crazy thoughts come in and blow my feelings of love and oneness all to hell. When I can stay on an even keel and just stay in the flow the better off I am, kinda like working my program to the best of my ability. Talking to God, getting my rest, keeping God in my hip pocket regularly, and keeping up on the TLC are all part of the process that brings me back to recognizing the love I am.

 

Upon Closing: That was an interesting jog down the path of awakening, I actually started to see a little that I wasn't really a body and that I wasn't really here anyway. The Wholly Spiritual Universe is just a big ball of light and sound frequencies that like playdough we can turn into anything we like. I allways enjoy our time together, learning about learning and feeling the magic everywhere. I think a nice little skinny dip at the creek would be in order and just taking those few minutes to breathe in All There Is. Please enjoy your lovely God sponsored day and have a peaceful night, and I'll see ya in the morning. 

Love & Light, Riki 🌈