One of my favorite quotes from A Course in Miracles is “You may still complain about fear, but you nevertheless persist in making yourself fearful.”
So clear, and so spot on.
As much as we might prefer to blame others for how we feel, it’s never going to be true. When we can take responsibility for the thoughts that we think we’ve made a huge step in the direction of spiritual maturity. For me, one of the most powerful realizations I’ve had on this path of unfolding love is that my willingness to be responsible for what I choose to think is actually going to be a benefit to me.
In Masterful Living this week we were talking about the tendency to worry. Ernest Holmes said that worry is the negative use of our imagination. When we worry, we’re imagining what we do not want to have happen. It’s a negative fantasy, so to speak.
I noticed my own tendency to worry in the form of planning for how to handle what I didn’t want to occur. In a sense, I felt I was being proactive. Ha! Now I understand that I was being destructive.
Imagining what we don’t want to have happen is like self-terrorism. When we’re willing to move away from the thoughts that terrify us it’s an act of Love that becomes a choice for healing.
Worry is a habit that can be broken. We can live without it. I’ve learned a lot about that.
Some people enjoy watching horror movies. Some people create their own version of a horror movie in their mind. I’ve come to understand it and have compassion for it. We feel very alive when we’re worried, when we make all of our perceptions and projections so real. It’s a substitute for feeling the Joy of living in our loving heart.
I’ve learned that being responsible for what I choose to entertain in my awareness is an act of self-love.
It’s pretty normal for us all to make mis-takes and choose fearful, terrorizing thoughts. I used to do it all day long. I still make mis-takes. I make them every day and I also learn from them every day. I used to be terrified to make mis-takes, but since I’ve learned to be loving with myself I’m not afraid to make mis-takes anymore.
Some mis-takes are missed opportunities.
Some are tactical errors.
Some are oversights.
No matter what, I’m always learning – and I’m always learning to forgive.
Forgiveness is an act of Love and being able to forgive easily makes me a more loving person. Wonderful!
SATURDAY: Grieving Through the Holidays Workshop – This workshop is open to everyone and it’s a BONUS for anyone in Masterful Living 2025. Let’s join together and make it a time of healing.
Healing the mental patterns of separation, lack and limitation are a major part of what my year-long Masterful Living Program is all about. Reducing the sense of separation from Spirit means reducing fear, pain and suffering of so many types: physical, emotional and mental. Fear affects our body, emotions and our mental stability – we all know that. If you’d like to live with a sense of trust and faith, Masterful Living might be for you!
MY BEST PROGRAM EVER – Masterful Living 2025 – Registration is open. Don’t miss out! Click here now to learn more.
Remember you can book an Exploratory Call with one of the spiritual counselors to discuss any questions you have about Masterful Living and that’s a free call!
NEW ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: my topic is Grief and Loss. The view of ourselves as a victim is so strong and it is furthered when we’re feeling intense loss and grief. This is a tremendous healing opportunity if we’re willing to be gentle with ourselves and allow the healing of our mind. In this episode I share my own experience of loss and recovering from the belief in feeling victimized by loss, as well as the specialness of grief. We don’t have to suffer.
Let’s seize this healing opportunity!
Thanks Jennifer 💫🙏🏻💕