Laurie’s Positive Points We are graced with the gift of seeing ourselves outwardly. The best way to know ourselves is to see ourselves as a reflection in the world. Be willing to appreciate that God made the world so that we could get a clear look at ourselves...
Archive for month: June, 2018
ACIM Lesson 173
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The ego's arrogance is from grandiosity and it is false, The ego's energy and ideas are so momentary and menisciule they disappear instantly, The ego's refrain is touted in the most compelling of manners, We feel totally disrupted when we allow the ego's energy within us, We want to not try to usurp the position of God, 0
Lesson 173: Review: “God is but love, and therefore so am I.” “I will step back and let Him lead the way.” “I walk with God in perfect holiness.” The ego’s old refrain is touted in the most compelling of manners. The ego’s entire reality is one of lack...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Own that we prefer pain.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Just sit and be honest with ourselves when this happens, Often our egos get addicted to that sting of trauma, One of the ways to make peace with the world is to forgive it, The ego's perspective shows us a combat zone of affliction, We can choose something different the next time we have the option, We just need to be aware that we are doing this when we get in anticipation of the panic and look forward to it, 0
Laurie’s Positive Points Own that we prefer pain. One of the ways we can make peace with the world is to forgive it. The world’s challenging aspects are always pushing our buttons. Always, when we perceive the world with the ego’s perspective, we see the world as a combat...
ACIM Lesson 166
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God holds within us the truth that God loves us when we forget, God loves us unconditionally and professes that there is nothing wrong with us, The ego tells us we are ineligible for the best of the best from God, The egos tell us that they direct our lives and give us all the help we need to function, We are reminded to be light about the hypothesis that God could leave us, We just need to grasp the truth, 0
Lesson 166: “I am entrusted with the gifts of God.” This lesson says, “How could you then proclaim your poverty in exile? He would make you laugh at this perception of yourself.” We all have these mad imaginings. We believe so fully that our egos direct our lives, and...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Resistance is always a block in our roads
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, The ego is that crazy part of us that loves affliction, The world is a magical adventure if we let it be, There is no problem with anything unless we resist, We always want to get out of our own ways, We must realize every day is a great day when we let it be, We want to own our inner blocks so we can get to the next step of resolving them, 0
Laurie’s Positive Points Resistance is always that block in our roads. There is no problem with anything unless we resist. The world is a magical Kingdom of thrilling adventures when we let it be. The world is packed with just the right amount of kindness and joy, when we...
ACIM Lesson 159
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course says to see the world as unreal and first make sure that it has no power to influence us, The world is both totally unreal and also totally real in needing attending to, We are accustomed to viewing the world from the ego's perspective of lack, We are all learning how to live in the world- as it is- from a Godly perspective, We need to stay in touch with our uniquely human responsibility of taking proactive steps when called to heal the world, 0
Lesson 159: “I give the miracles I received.” This lesson says, “The real world pictures Heaven’s innocence.” The Course reminds us that we are all learning how to live in the world- as it is- while we hold a Godly perspective. We often get horrified because the world appears...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Making habits
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Discipline is the might underneath the building habits, Habits afford us a way to approach things because we are the guides we created with God, Habits become our friends because they typically require great effort and time to make, We must make sure our habits are appropriately aligned with God's purpose, We want to be on guard constantly and catch stray unwanted thoughts but do so with no attack, 0
Laurie’s Positive Points Making habits: Last week I wrote about developing discipline, and how it is the force in the factory of our minds, where we give permission for something novel and handy to be created for our lives. Since we get to make our lives as we...
ACIM Lesson 152
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, It is the inherent nature of God to be trustworthy, We can trust God to be exactly as He says He is because He is God and perfect, We have an outstanding habit of following the ego, We just need to register that the truth about God is true, We just need to stand firmly in God's truth and let it define us, 0
Lesson 152: “The power of decision is my own.” This lesson says, “Truth must be all inclusive if it be the truth at all.” We can trust God to be exactly as He claims to be. Thus, all of our decisions can be based on this, and we can...