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...
Archive for year: 2018
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...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Developing Discipline
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Discipline is one thing we definitely need if we want to live consciously, God allows us to be co-creators of our lives, We all crave developing discipline, We get to choose the life we want to have-guaranteed, We need to have the determination to live large in as many ways as we fance, 0
Laurie’s Positive Points Developing discipline Developing discipline is one of those matters that tops everyone’s to do list. We all crave it, and go out of our ways to try to harmonize with it, and to bring it to actualization within us. Discipline is one of those smashing personality...
ACIM Lesson 145
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because we are graced as God's children we have all the benefits of abundance and miracles and certainty and love, God has zero ego, God wants us to feel full in our own inner sanctuaries, Jesus says we are co-creators with God because we are made from the same Wnergy and Purpose as God, We are humble receivers of all of God's good stuff, We can always trust God's opinion of us, 0
Lesson 145: Review: “My mind holds only what I think with God.” “Beyond this world there is a world I want.” “It is impossible to see two worlds.” The Introduction 4 here says, “It is this thought by which the Father gave Creation to His Son, establishing the Son...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Self respect based in our certainty
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be sure our self respect is based on our certainty, For some people strong sense of self respect comes naturally but some not so, Give ourselves the inner permission to live large, We can change our self respect to the degree it suits us, We want to check out the nature of our self respect, 0
Laurie’s Positive Points Self Respect is of our Certainty: It is a great and helpful thing to investigate one’s own personal self- respect. We may realize we have at that moment of insight that we have gone far in our lives somewhat on auto-pilot and may not have taken...
ACIM Lesson 138
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is our alternative to the ego, Once we choose God all of suffering becomes less intense, The ego is never willing to step out into the forefront of our consciousness and be seen, We can break out of hell instantly if we allow it to happen, We just have one choice to make- it is that simple, 0
Lesson 138: “Heaven is a decision I must make.” This lesson says, “Of all the choices you have tried to make this is the simplest, most definitive and prototype of all the rest, the one which settles all decisions.” We get the jewel of clarity while we do the...