Lesson 16: “I have no neutral thoughts.” What we learn in the Course is how to have a gentle mind. We are learning to practice our skill and develop our discipline to watch our minds. What the Course teaches is that our thinking is the basis of our life...
Archive for month: January, 2016
Laurie’s Reflections
Lesson 15: “My thoughts are images I made.” The Course teaches us- as probably the most important lesson is- that our thinking is the sole reason for our sense of peace and also joy. The Course says that our thinking is ever so important because it is the origin...
Laurie’s Reflections
Lesson 14: “God did not create a meaningless world.” In the ego existence regularly we encounter confusion. The ego has no idea who we are, the ego has no idea who God is. The ego is constantly confusing different identities and the qualities that each entity has- it has...
Laurie’s Reflections
Lesson 13: “A meaningless world engenders fear.” The natural response of what we encounter in the meaningless world is fear. Fear is the instinctual response because it is something we don’t recognize. The Course teaches us to learn about the connection from what is our perception. Given what we...
Lesson 12 Laurie’s Reflections
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Lesson 12: “I am upset because I see a meaningless world.” The Course teaches us that any time we judge what we see. when we perceive our experience in the world as in some way unpleasant, then we are making the world a source of...
Monday, January 11, 2016 Lesson 11: “My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.” The world is a place that is truly the ego’s seat. The ego thinks we got separated from God in a tiny little mad idea we had that says that there is some way...
Lesson 10 Laurie’s Reflections
Sunday, January 10, 2016 Lesson 10: “My thoughts do not mean anything.” The Course is teaching us to undo what we already think. We want to undo them so that we can erase them from our minds so they have no lasting effect except for a sense of fulfillment. ...
Laurie’s Reflections
Lesson 9: “I see nothing as it is now.” This lesson says, “The recognition that you do not understand is a prerequisite for undoing your false ideas.” The Course says that we want to apply what we learn. We want to live it and feel it and do...
Lesson 8 Laurie’s Reflections
Lesson 8: “My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.” God is preparing our path to miracle mindedness! The Course here shows us how to emphasize the fact that our minds are what houses our thinking. When we are not as aware of this fact that our minds are what harbors...
Lesson 7 Laurie’s Reflections
Thursday, January 7, 2016 Lesson 7: “I see only the past.” The Course says the past is not real. We are aiming to get ourselves adjusted to living in the moment. What we truly want is to experience this second and then the next second, no more, no less. ...