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. ...
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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. ...
Lesson 6 Laurie’s Reflections
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Lesson 6: “I am upset because I see something that is not there.” This lesson says, “There are no small upsets. They are all equally disturbing to my mind.” The Course invites us to not settle. In the world and in our ego thinking we...
Lesson 5 Laurie’s Reflections
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Lesson 5: “I am never upset for the reason I think.” Getting upset is a part of our human condition. We have this emotional system that is capable of managing our emotional worlds. We all grow up in the world that teaches us that our...
Lesson 4 Laurie’s Reflections
Monday, January 4, 2016 Lesson 4: “These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place.” We are invited to allow all of our thoughts to be discarded. What the ego likes to do...
Lesson 3 Laurie’s Reflections
Sunday, January 3, 2016 Lesson 3: “I do not understand anything I see in this room, (on this street, from this window, in this place.) The Course is teaching us to release our identity. We are learning to release everything, to become an empty slate upon which we can...
Lesson 2 Laurie’s Reflections
Saturday, January 2, 2016 Lesson 2: “I have given everything I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place) all the meaning it has for me.” The text says that a miracle is the way we earn our release from fear. This means...
Lesson 1 Laurie’s Reflections
Friday, January 1, 2016 Lesson 1: “Nothing I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place) means anything.” The Course teaches us that everything we learn in it can be applied across the board. Jesus teaches us here at the beginning of the Course...