Plain and simple: The things that bother me are the things that trigger a false belief I have. When my false beliefs are triggered, I’m more likely to look at them, feel them, and give them my awareness and attention – and that can bring me a LOT of healing and benefit if I know HOW to bring forth that healing.
Awareness and attention is how I can shine the Light of Love on the dark thoughts of lack and attack.
It might seem crazy to be grateful for things that irritate us. It doesn’t make sense to be thankful to people who push our buttons, does it?
Well, I’m grateful that my willingness has shown me that what irritates me and bothers me is actually extremely helpful to me because it alerts me to where I believe something that’s false and my upset is pushing me to let it go so I can experience more Peace.
It took me a very long time to realize that the things and people that seem to upset me the most are ways that Spirit has come to help me. We can open our minds through being pushed by the pain.
When I can identify the things in my mind that are untrue and that cause my suffering, then I can place my loving attention on them and let my opinions go.
This is a daily practice. It’s a moment by moment practice that is healing my mind.
It’s so tempting to say that other people are the cause of our suffering.
It’s so tempting to say that circumstances are the cause of our upset.
But no matter how strongly attached we are to the belief that our upset is caused by someone else – it’s not going to be true.
A Course in Miracles tells us that we’re never upset for the reason we think.
When we hold unloving thoughts it upsets us. It infuriates us. It frightens us. It worries us. We can open ourselves to the healing of the Higher Holy Spirit Self and transcend the limiting beliefs of the past.
Let’s claim our healing today. A powerful step is to be grateful that we can recognize an irritant as being a false belief rising into our awareness for healing. Let’s choose our healing today and be that living example of Self-Love.
It’s too difficult and punishing to continue to manage and cope with being upset when we don’t have to. Suffering is optional.
It may seem difficult to imagine that we can learn through remembering the truth instead of experience. Instead of trying to understand it, let’s simply allow the Higher Holy Spirit Self to show us the way.
We’re choosing to remember the truth today.
We’re choosing to grow through Joy today.
Here’s a way out of ruminating on the past pain – If you’re feeling stuck, trapped, depressed, or just sad, forgiveness is the way to Freedom. That’s why we offer free forgiveness workshops a couple of times each month. The next one is Sunday, October 6. Let’s get our heads out of the past – Please invite your friends!
NEW! Deep Dive Monthly Workshop Series! Clear the mental and emotional clutter. Each month I’m offering a new workshop topic. Have you been a spiritual student who reads a lot of books, listens to a lot of podcasts (including mine) and is taking in a lot of information, but not experiencing the results you’d like? Together we will do the work you’ve been resisting!
- Clear painful habits
- Dissolve false beliefs
- Remember to laugh
- With NO judgments!
LATEST ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: my topic is Healing the Habit of Self-Attack. Whenever we go to attacking another we’re completely blocking any possibility of having true happiness and Joy. It’s completely in our power to live a happy life, but we do have to truly live A Course in Miracles. In this episode, I shares how tp put the pedal to the metal on ending self-attack and the motivation to do so. Your happiness requires the end of self-attack. Our happiness is available now!
Vote with your heart! If you’re a citizen of these great United States, I hope you’ll feel inspired to vote. If you’re not registered, you can easily register to vote online here: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/ Let your voice be heard because you’re here to represent God who sent you. One thing to know: Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is public record – so if you don’t like getting phone calls, door knockers and such, once you vote they won’t be reaching out to you. If you’re someone who sends money to support your candidate, encouraging people to vote early will save time, energy and money candidates spend trying to reach them.
Thanks Jennifer