Workbook Lesson 104

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 104

 

"I seek but what belongs to me in truth."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Hi everyone, another day and another re-commitment to myself and God and to you guys to keep moving forward down the path to enlightenment no matter what comes up in my life. Whether it's a happy day or a gray day, I'm still working on showing up and moving forward. And nothing puts a smile on my face quicker than seeing you guys show up too. Well, time for those amazingly healing group hugs as we boogie on down that road, apparently for the 104th time, yay us.

 

Prayer: Blessings Creator, I know that one of my favorite thoughts starts out: "Now kiddies, God got bored one day and created you". I know it's a little mean of me, but I do it because I don't understand. Please help me to understand. Please help me to know that this isn't one great big cruel joke at my expense. I want to grow closer to you, I want to feel the love you have for me. Please remove the blocks that stand in the way. Thank you for teaching me, allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "I seek but what belongs to me in truth." – So, this tells me I'm looking for love and happiness, and I feel like no bleep Sherlock, I've been searching for that since I came out of Mama, but, in all the wrong places. This lesson brings out the wonderful point that love and happiness are already mine, and the truth is I don't have to seek, I just need to accept the beauty that I already am. Which once again highlights the importance of releasing the image of the little self I have made by dismantling (forgiving and releasing) the thoughts which made it in the first place.

 

 

Thinking it Over: The illusion of free-will can be a real trip, and one of my favorite Course concepts. It's actually pretty simple, in little self mode, we don't really have the ability to create, we have the ability to pretend to create. And the rub is we think that what we make is real. God wanted to have the experience of creating, but didn't wanna give us the powder to blow ourselves to hell with the permanent stuff. So, whenever I think myself an a-hole, think myself I don't count, that I am stupid and worthless, I believe it. Does it really alter the truth? No, but in my mind I think it does and I keep me from seeing the glorious truth. It also keeps me from accepting all the wonderment God has in store for me. So, the thought question for you today is if I think I'm polka dot and I'm really white (as God created me), does that make me polka dot or am I still white (innocent)?

 

 

Tips & Tricks:  learning to sit and quiet the mind I have found is so important to sensing my connection with God. It is important to slow the mind chatter down to a dull roar, so I can feel the deep peace that lies within. Many students of the Course have found great depth and understanding through meditation. I seem to be a little slow on the uptake when it comes to that, but I find being in nature, and listening to guided meditations very helpful in my awakening process. It's not that I don't believe in meditation, it's just when I try, my mind turns into a rebellious 2 year old right about nap time. One thing that does help a lot is being aware of my negative and rebellious thoughts, and when they come up truly forgiving myself and releasing them to the Holy Spirit. Remembering to be gentle with yourself and not pick up the big stick in the corner goes a long way too.

 

Upon Closing: We did it again my blessed buddies, the going was easy, and the company was astounding. Please remember to be kind to yourself along the way, eating well, sleeping well, and enjoying the lessons as much as possible. If you miss a day, get back to it as soon as you can, but don't hurry and do more than one lesson a day, a steady pace will help to order your mind. I so enjoy this. Love & Light, Riki 🌈

A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 103

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 103

 

"God, being Love, is also happiness."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  A new day, a new walk down the road. For me this is what awakening is made of, I'm not sure of when it will happen, or how it will happen, I just know if I keep following the Course it will happen. So, my pretties another chance to wiggle, riggle and jiggle to the path of oneness and beyond. "Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna go through it together". It sounds perfect, and high time for a yummy group hug. This is so much fun, and I am glad you decided to join me.

 

 

Prayer: My beloved Creator, please help me to know you in every way possible. Please show me that it is my belief in separation that is causing my pain and not you. I Will so to awaken and awaken the world. Please help me remember to be gentle with myself and know I am never alone. I feel our oneness in between my crazy imaginings, please help me to make them stop. I love you, allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "God, being Love, is also happiness." - I like this one, it has kind of a bubbly flavor to it,  and it brings in that hope and faith that all is well whether I can see it or not. So, it puts a little bit extra pep in my step and helps me to know all things are possible with God. Step by step I'm being guided to know that I am God, and God is love, so therefore I am love. In my mind I can grasp the concept, but the dawning may take a little time. I'm not a totally cold you know what. So more and more I do feel that calm, and that happy and that indescribable sense of ok.

 

 

Thinking it Over: When the answer's there, the answer's there and in this case the answer really is to release, forgive and reach to the Holy Spirit for acceptance. The expression "what is, is" fits in so nicely here. And in the remembering that God is love and made me in It's image. I really don't have much to worry about, now do I? Now we can look at those places to think about what love is. I know it's a tall ask, like wanting you to think about the attributes of a rainbow unicorn, but slowly and surely as we get the gunk out of the way we will. So, back to the question, what is love? What does it feel like, smell like, taste like and look like?

 

 

 

Tips & Tricks: I woke up thinking today was a good day for a ham sandwich, I'm not sure why, I guess it doesn't matter really. What I can look at here is what I choose to think about it. Like "I am such a fat pig what gives me the right to have a ham sandwich"?  "I am so poor, where would I even get the money for a ham sandwich"?"Eating meat is cruel and nasty". Or "what a wonderful idea, if it's supposed to happen, than please let it happen". Which thought has love written all over it? The message here is learn to think loving thoughts, be kind, and know all is well.

 

Upon Closing: This was a confusing day for me, being on the hunt for the rainbow unicorn called love. But I still enjoyed myself, and you guys made all the difference because I felt loved, supported and not alone. As I walked today I pondered about what is loving and would I spot it if it did show up. When I got to the question of asking myself : What does God have for me that I do not have for myself or anyone else? The answer then became clear. Love equals acceptance, cause no matter what I do I am learning that God accepts me no matter what. So, in my grand spiritual hypothesis by being accepting just letting things be as they are and not as I would have them be, I am practicing love. I feel like a weight has been lifted, thanks so much for sharing the load. I love you guys have a wonderful day and enjoy. 

Love & Light, Riki 🌈

A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 102

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 102

 

"I share God's Will for happiness for me."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Another fine day in the neighborhood, and I'm so excited to share it with you, my buddies, my fellow Course students. I was thinking about littleness this morning and how it's a tricky thing, because I can go from feeling pretty good, to shrinking into that violet in less than two seconds all based on what thoughts come up into my mind. So, I think, I'll think, about friendship and sharing instead. Let's do some wonderful group hugs and get down to the business of moving on.

 

 

Prayer: Dear God, I'm glad you've got three functions because I never know what to call you at any given time. Please help me this day to know there is nothing wrong with me. To recognize the truth is I am your creation, a thought in your mind. And to remember that everything you thing is pure and good, so there for so am I. Please help me to learn that I may teach, and to be open that I may learn. I love you, and I am so grateful that you Will me happy, allways. Thank You.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "I share God's Will for happiness for me." - At first thought, I think God's pushing the envelope a little bit. Here I am just starting to get used to the idea that God wants perfect happiness for me and now I'm supposed to wanted it for myself. My head goes right to the place of you have to believe something's possible, before you Will it, right? These particular lessons are really bringing up my worthless mindset, and I'm sure that's what they're designed to do, so I can work on forgiving and releasing the thoughts that cause it. It hits me right in that place of I don't deserve it, I don't deserve the happiness God wants for me. So, this is where the previous lessons come into play, basically recognizing that I truly know very little about God's will for me, and I don't know my own best interests.  By calling in the Holy Spirit and remembering my true desire to awaken, I can breathe and recognize I am not doing this alone. My mind is lovingly and systematically being guided by the lessons in A Course in Miracles to recognize that God's been doing the driving all along, It just wanted me to have the experiencing of being behind the wheel.

 

Thinking it Over:  So, this brings in another place where we can work on acting as if. A great desire in my life has been to teach the Course. So that's a place God and I can meet in the middle, because It Wills for me to be happy and my ability to teach the Course brings me happiness. So what acting as is if might look like here, is by recognizing the thoughts that are standing in the way of my wanting and accepting God's will for me, the channel becomes open for me to teach through, because it's really not me teaching anyway, it's God teaching through me. And this is a place where my littleness was definitely getting in the way. Where are your littleness thoughts preventing you from Willing happiness for yourself?

 

Tips & Tricks: Here's something else I learned about happiness, that because of the dysfunction throughout my life when I do feel happiness I don't allows recognize it at first, and when I do recognize it, I don't always trust it. So a good tip here is to thank God for it, be grateful and relax and enjoy as much as possible. I like to remind myself that it's ok to be happy. So, again a little gentleness goes a long way. I don't stop doing what I was doing, I just keep going and doing the next right thing and be a little less critical of myself.

 

 

Upon Closing: This scenic excursion was a trip, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I hope you did too. I'm feeling in one of those kick back moods, so let's lay down and do cloud pictures. Do elephants have wings? Mine do.

Love and Light, Riki 🌈