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The Miracle of expression of the Now is palpable: Now is the best place to be. Be there or be square.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, The miracle of the expression of the Now is palpable- Now is the best place to be- be there or be square, 0Laurie’s Positive Points The miracle of expression of the Now is palpable. Now is the best time to be....
Miracles Lesson 127
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, After all, God's Love is given to everyone, many religions say that God does not love everyone because all people are sinners- and God does not love everyone equally, The Course describes how God's Love works, 0Lesson 127: “There is no Love but God’s” This lesson explains, “He also thinks Love can be bestowed on...
Miracles Lesson 106
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is always associated with us because the Course says God would never leave us because God loves us and is devoted to us like a perfect parent, God wants us to thrive and be happy- cpomfortable- and grateful, In terms of which direction to take we need to realize that we need to do our parts in the process- our one way of needing to. be active to get to God, The Course teaches us that we can reach out and connect with God at each various juncture successfully as long as we are open to it, We need to be willing to take these action steps to watch our minds and then discard our internal chatter that is dark and full of judgment, We need to feel quiet within to reach God- our egos are masters at cluttering our minds and recognizing our permanent but challenging to see the connection with God, We need to trust that God has all the best to offer us in the world, 0Lesson 106: “Let me be still and listen to the truth.” Being still is the way that we can...
Remember to feed our relationships and approach them with utmost fascination
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be gentle and kind to everything and ourselves- and a feeling of vitality, Be thrilled about them in general because when we carry this energy and intention with us and nourish our-s- suddenly our relationships are more fun and straightforward, Remember to feed our relationships and make sure we approach them with utmost fascination, They are here to join with us to participate more wholly in living because we are doing life with them, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to feed our relationships and make sure we approach them with utmost fascination. Be gentle...
Miracles Lesson 85
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Grievances are that attack energy we have within us that bothers us and causes us to get out of the flow of God's Love, We are asked in the Course to become bigger people and work on getting more our-lives getting more of our lives and souls to be aligned with God, We don't have to do anything in the process of transforming our grievances and we can allow God to do that a hundred percent for us, We need to realize how prevalent our grievances are- we can quickly overlook them because sometimes are hard to see, We want to remember to catch those grievances have within us and give them to God's altar to be transformed, 0Lesson 85: “My grievances hide the light of the world in me.” “My salvation comes from me.” Grievances are...
The seasons of aging and changing in human lives
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, For lots of us- this idea and reality about aging are less appealing because we mainly desire our bodies to be healthy and highly functional all of the time, Remember that we need to embrace changes in our bodies, We all experience consistent change and usually deterioration in our bodies- and this is simply something that is part of the package we get in our lifetimes, We all have to age because this is the way humans are designed, We enjoy what we can do in our bodies- so it can feel like a huge lose to lose some or all of our bodies' functionality, We need to forgive and accept that this happens, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: The Seasons of Aging and Changing in Human Lives. Remember that we need to embrace the...
Miracles Lesson 79
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Once we are willing to be aware and then we are open to making some practive changes in the situation- this helps get to the next step, The Course asks us to be careful and self-aware in the process of living our lives, We need to notice the truth about what our problems are, We often overlook it because we are trying so hard to believe that everything is excellent, 0Lesson 79: “Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.” This lesson reminds us, “Do not deceive...
Laurie’s Positive Points
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be in touch with your inner wisdom and go with it as much as possible, We all have this divinely provided part of ourselves that we can rely on to give us insight- clarity- and a sense of which way to proceed, We need to listen to that voice within because it is of God and a Higher Elevation- so when we tune into it- we have a direct connection to God and our Higher Power, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Be in touch with your inner rhythm and go with it as much as possible. It...
Miracles Lesson 71
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Everything we see and do all comes from that energy that we feel and then gets manifested into the world as a projection from our thoughts, It never works because of a million different reasons that prevent their resolution, The Course explains that the ego has a plan for some salvation- but we take that route., The Course reminds us that there are two plans from which we can choose, The ego and God's Plan are equally available to choose so we get to make the decision- and therefore- we can feel happy about this- that we are the ones who have the remarkable capacity to choose, When we decide we can choose God and we can practice choosing God and light as frequently as possible- and hopefully over time- this will become ingrained within us, 0Lesson 71: “Only God’s Plan for Salvation will work. “ This lesson reminds us, “His is the only plan...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Being lighter takes less energy to sustain
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, \], Being lighter takes less energy, But the cool thing is that we can choose to not permit the egos' voice to be loud enough for us to hear within us, Our egos- -that insane part of us argue that if we have to focus on one more thing- then this looks like it will result in our being more exhausted because it is one more thing for us to do, Still- we need to remember that our egos' logic is based on scarcity because it believes that everything is finite and small- and therefore - totally getting shorter when we share, T therefore- it is unlimited because it is never in scarcity and is always abundant, The ego is that persistent nag within us- causing suffering within us all the time, We can tune into that extraordinary Supreme Energy and Purpose that sustains us and realize that this Supreme Energy is perfect, When we choose a lighter and Supreme Energy to center our attention in- the, When we choose a lighter and Supreme Energy to center our attention in- the coolest thing is that it remains so much more comfortable in the long and short term, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Remember that being lighter takes less energy.” Our egos are the insane drivers of our ships....
Miracles Lesson 64
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Let me forgive and be happy, We need to forgive all the time and in every way so that our attack energy disappears, When our blocks within are eradicated because we have done the work and the process of being open to happiness, 0Miracles Lesson 64: Let me not forget my function. This lesson tells us so and eloquently, “Let me forgive and...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Self-respect must be our muses
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Self-respect must be our most important trait to remember, We need to have self-respect first and foremost and then dealing with other people's issues and the world all become dramatically more comfortable, When we have self-respect- then we are willing to fight the good fight for ourselves- we are eager to do whatever is necessary to end up with the best living situation possible, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Self-respect must be our muse. Self-respect needs to be our most important trait to remember. We need...
Miracles Lesson 57
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Just appreciate how awesome it is when we are open to seeing the world differently, Our egos have a limited- specific way of viewing the world- the ego always has dark energy and destructive purpose behind all it does, 0Lesson: 57: “ I am not a victim of the world I see.” “I have invented the world I...
Laurie’s Positive Points: We want our relationships to be a reflection of abundance
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Our relationships we all have because part of being human is our need to communicate to get some or all of our needs met, Please take this in and then modify this and take in this reality and make its best, Since we all have relationships we want to focus on making them feel and seem abundant actively, Unity is of God- and therefore- God is abundant- and therefore unity is abundant, We all have to interact on occasion to survive- appreciate that we all have relationships because we are humans, We must remember to make sure we make all of our intentions and efforts stay in a state of unity consistent because unity is of the highest energetic level, We want to approach interacting with people with the notion that there is plenty for all and that we can all get our needs met if we act cooperatively, When we join our brothers and sisters- this Is abundant because we do not separate from them, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: We want our relationships to be a reflection of abundance: Our relationships are a way to...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember that Resisting is a Form of Attack Energy
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Attack energy is the basis for our opposition, Remember that resisting is a form of attack energy, The moment we go down the path of judgment toward resistance and attack energy we are stuck internally because we are unwilling to be open to possibilities and instead are making war with the picture, Therefore- we want to not feel resistance so we don't block the flow of the fantastic Supreme Energy we are open to feeling and engaging in when we are not finding ways to make everything a problem, We must allow gentleness to be our most potent weapon, We need to approach life and all of our activities from the lens of inviting all that we do proactively, We need to do this energetically, We need to remember to invite all we see with a lack of judgment and opposition, We want to enjoy the process because it is our right as humans who are graced with this incredible potential to be happy and light and comfortable in the flow of life, When we resist something we make war with it, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember that resisting is a form of attack energy. We want to approach life and all...
Miracles Lesson 43
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Forgiveness is our essential function and we need to do it around the clock, It does not matter how long we are attached to these unholy things in our lives because they can be undone instantly and make it seem as though they were never there in the first place, So the amazing thing is that God and the Holy Spirit are 0 capable of taking everything we make and shifting them into something holy, We built things because our energy move- humans can't help but create things, We need to forgive our brothers all of the time, We need to remember how much we hold grievances- but mostly about other people, When something is sacred- it means it is God- inspired, When we think of forgiveness our energy becomes lighter and heals because we accept no problem, 0Lesson 43: “God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him.” This lesson reminds us, “Made by the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Stay fully in the solution, not the problem
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, but remember- when we are focusing on it all of the time because this is the way to increase our attack energy within, We all have this insane attachment to being focused on the problem- not the solution because we are s used to alowing our lives to proceed this way, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to stay entirely in the solution, not the problem. We all have this insane attachment to...
Miracles Lesson 36
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I appreciate that we don't have to do anything to make our sinlessness come true- we don't have to change anything or be the one who makes great effort to make our sinless nature accurate, I have infinite resistance in the issue of believing that my eternally sinless nature must be true, I have so much resistance to accepting its because the ego insists away and night that I am the most sinful person out there, Our egos can be masters at keeping us from accepting we are innocent- and therefore- it gets confusing to try to figure out if it is true that we are sinless, The Course is just allowing the world to be redeemed entirely with the simple truth we are sinless, The Course says if we are without sin because our minds are part of God's- this helps carry me along to buy into the reality that I and all others are sinless, The ego can buy into anything else- but NOT that I am sinless!!, The world can all feel crazy energetic chaos- where the world grips us with slants of judgment that I feel like they penetrate my soul and stay within us, 0Lesson 36: “My holiness envelops everything I see.” This lesson reminds us, “Sinless means you are without sin. You...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Use rewards for our appropriate and healthy behavior
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Be sure to reward yourself for your appropriate and desired behavior. We need to renew...
Miracles Lesson 29
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, When God is in everything- then there is an all-purpose in living life because we know that God is in all things- and so we can feel happy about them because they are of God, 0Lesson 29: “God is in everything I see.” The idea for today explains why you can see all purpose...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to begin all we do with the attitude that we are abundant
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Remember to begin all we do with the attitude that we are antra worthy of all the abundance we have, Remember to bring this with us all the time that we are the most fortuanate person, Remember to bring with us all the time that we are the most fortunate person to live all the time because it is true, We can do something like breathing which grounds us in the truth that we are abundant, We just need to remember this and carry this with us every second of the day, We need to be soft at all times- in mind and body- because when we are soft in our minds- we are in touch with the truth that all is well, When we feel abundant as we go through life- we stop to breathe along the way - so that we have the best- healthiest- fullest breathes- so we really engage with our bodies, 0Remember to begin all we do with the attitude that we are ultra worthy of all the abundance we...
Miracles Lesson 22
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, So we need to remain crystal clear about what is in our minds at all times, The Course reminds us that we project our anger and attack energy onto the world, Then essentially- we are the authors of our world because because all forms before it manifests into matter begins with and energy pattern and thought., This idea states that the world is a picture of our attack thoughts when we have attack thoughts within., 0Lesson 22: “What I see is a form of vengeance.” This idea states that the world is a picture...
The Miracle of Communication
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Being honest with our loved ones can feel like a risk and a vulnerability because we never know how they will respond to our sharing of voices, Being willing to share what is on our minds us a great way to enjoy our open hearts' fruits, Remember that dialogue with our close ones can be a gift to ourselves and the other person when we are willing to be honest and authentic-- to share our hearts and all we find there frankly, We must be open to the possibility of how our honesty can be our healing tool, 0The miracle of communication: Remember that dialogue with our close ones can be a gift to ourselves and the...
Miracles Lesson 15
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, But even though the ego expresses itself as unstoppable- because the world seems so real- remember that the thruth is that we are not thinking about anything, Our thinking then takes on the experience of being real- so it is most definitely insanely challenging to make the world unreal, Remember that when we are thinking - we usually make it seem like our thinking us real and can affect our lives, So the whole purpose of the workbook is to help us get to a state of Knowledge- where we know we never left God- and to get to God as soon as possible, The ego gets us into this position where our review appears to have images in our minds when thinking about the world, The ego is exceptionally skilled in the diversity of tactics in getting us confused- and therefore powerless- we forget to get the ego out of the role of ruling our minds, 0Lesson.15: “My thoughts are images I have made.” This lesson reminds us, “It is because of the thoughts you...
Selah: Our exclamation of praise!!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Remember to exclaim after and during all we do- with an utter sense of abundance and favor and that we are confident of our worth= and so all is well, Selah is an exclamation of praise!!, Selah is defined in the Bible as an exclamation of praise frequently occurring at the end of verses in Psalms, Selah is such a great thing we can do to include in our waking moments, We need to celebrate our gratitude- which carries us throughout life with grace and ease because it is such a great feeling, We need to remember to show up to every moment- with a fresh- open mind that is certain of our worth and sure of our material abundance- with a feeling that all is well because all is well, We want to stop after all we do- take a deep breath- and take it all in, When we start to think- remember that we don't have to stress about this or resist it- but rather- show up and allow the thoughts to occur and pass- with no effort or strain, When we take it all in- then we our gratitude abounds and we have so much praise and blessings in our lives, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Selah is an exclamation of praise Selah is defined as in the Bible, an exclamation frequently occurring...
Miracles Lesson 8
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And the end is the place we resort to trying to make hopeful possibilities in the future, I seem mind always goes immediately into the past or the future- trying to designate how I look at history and determine how I feel now, If the mind is blank- we can instead rush to God and invite God to occupy our minds, Our minds come closer to being healed because we are not sure of the illusion anymore when we remember that they cease to exist, Remember that the past and the future are those things we go to battle with because we feel judgement about them both, The Course says that if this is tru-i if we are thinking about the past and the future- and suddenly we accept that we are not thinking about anything when we think of them, The ego focuses every last bit of strength on concentrating on the past and the future because the ego prefers dealing with illusions- so the past and the future are the ego's rightful territory, The Present is when we accept all we see and we are not at war with the picture because we forgive the present and we heal our perceptions of the past and the future, We want to focus all of our energy on being in the Present because this is where we locate God, 0Lesson 8: “My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.” This lesson reminds us, “Very few have realized what is...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to feel our happiness and choose it with a passion!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, After all= this is our innate capacity to create for ourselves, Happiness is the ideal state of being regularly- we know how much more fun we have when we accept happiness in our reality, Happiness needs to be our best friend - someone we would never not spend the day with every day, Just remember that happiness is also love- so satisfaction is another expression of love so we can call on our pleasure to feed our minds and hearts and sail through our lives, Sometimes this takes some contemplation about what is going on within us when we want to experience happiness, Sometimes when we are off and not light about being happy= we need to stop and take a deep breath= and notice what is going on within us, The fact we get to choose our thinking is incredibly empowering because we can feel amazing all the time, We get tickled pink about everything because our minds are light and in a sustained state of grace because we are open and available to choose happiness in our moment to moment existence, We need to choose happiness readily all the time but we also want to have fun with our joy, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to feel our happiness, and choose it with passion! We get to decide how we...
Miracles Lesson 1
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Don't suffer over the world's insanity- but instead use all the world's insanity to get to back to God, I always love that the Course provides us with these practical applications because we want to practice the workbook, The Course invites us to make sure we have not excluded something or we end up going to extremes in our selection of items, The Course invites us to not be merely at the heights but to instead always go toward the middle way, The Course is not a religion to do only on Sunday= we must make every bit of behavioral change- and our minds getting reworked as well- and. we live this way from moment to moment, The whole point of reading the workbook is so that we can actively practice it- without fail, We are asked not to have everything or end up going to extremes in practice, When the Course invites us to make practical applications of the workbook lessons- we must include a random sample of our thinking- ideas- or things we see, 0Miracles Lesson 1: “Nothing I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place) means...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Honor Both Beginnings and Endings
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Accepting the Cycle of Life to occur harmoniously, All things in life progress or change- everything changes especially in the world- so we need to appreciate this and not resist it, Allow everything to have natural beginnings and endings with grace and ease, Mother Nature is one component that is like the feminine part of God- Mother Nature is part of the way God expresses itself in what I think of as feminine form, Mother Nature is something we can rely on to happen consistently, Mother Nature is that force that always presents Herself in our lives, We want to remember that life and death are part of a continuum - so don't let ourselves resist this truth, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Accepting the Cycle of life to occur harmoniously. Allow everything to have natural beginnings and endings...
Miracles Lesson 360
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I am so glad that the Course explains that God is always with us because the separation never happened in the first place- and therefore- I am guaranteed to have God's Will and Purpose as my own, I love that the Course explains how the world is saved and healed when we do our part and feel and experience the miracle of God's Love in a gesture of forgiveness, Since we are energetically combined- it is utterly comfortable to save the world because all I have to do Is protect myself first and heal myself first/, So I see this as incredibly empowering because we all have this power that is easy to access- like accepting God's peace and knowing that this is all I have to do to heal the world, The Course says the moment I accept peace for myself- then I will receive peace into my being- it goes energetically right through me- and therefore have an abundance of peace within me, The Course teaches us regiularly that energetically we are all one with our brothers and sisters and with God, The moment I get into the groove of accepting forgiveness for myself and the world= then automatically my energy is healed= and my being gets elevated because those concepts are of God, 0Lesson 360: “What am I?” “Peace be to me, the holy Son of God. Peace to my brother, who...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to be honest and clear with ourselves about what we really need
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Remember to be honest and loyal to ourselves about what we truly need, Remember to stop and modify what we are doing if we need to change something= be clear about what our hearts are asking, Usually - the ego- our insane voice within that is always sending us in the wrong direction- is that very loud and persistent voice we have within us that is confusing us, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to be honest and clear with ourselves about what we really need. Remember to be...
Miracles Lesson 353
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, But then when the Course goes on and on about the body not being real- it can sometimes get to a point where it feels frustrating because we want the body to be real some of the time/, The Course says our bodies are a blessing- and this means that our bodies are meant for the best possible way of us using them, We are asked to asked to see the body is not real and to try to help us to understand that since the body is not real there is no reason to ever be upset about it, 0Lesson 353: “What am I?” “My eyes, my tongue, my hands, my feet today have but one purpose; to...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Intention- is it for us or not?
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Because we focus our energy and sense and thus our will on a specific purpose - our worldly actions will become more potent because we put our energy and intention there when we focus on something, Intention can be our best friend and most valuable part of coordinating our lives if we use it for our right and highest perspective, Once we know about intention- we can take action steps to make our intentions more conscious, Otherwise= lots of time may pass before we become aware of it and when we do this- we miss out on our opportunity to use it for our good, The purpose is that we need to make sure we are using intention well, We all tend to forget about our intention because it is not visible in physical form, We need to contemplate how our choice can be used to create our lives of wonderfulness if we are open to taking action steps to make our purposes aware regularly, When we use our intention then suddenly all the things we intend for ourselves are more likely to happen, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Remember to use your intention with consciousness and regularity.” Intention can be our best friend and...
Miracles Lesson 346
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, In the Course- God gave us miracles because it is the only way to heal the world, Miracles are easy and straightforward and come right from God, The Course says that God gave us the miracle to change all of our perceptions, The miracle is another way of expressing forgiveess, When we forgive= we surrender all of our inner attack energy and intention when the world shows us a call for love, 0Lesson 346: “What is a Miracle?” “Today, the peace of God envelopes me, and I forget all things except...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Abundance is our Birthright
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, As long as we are wiling to feel this Energetically and we are worthy of if and accept it is coming, But the astounding reality is that all of our gifts are and will be transformed into outright abundance when we are open to feeling the Energy of being full, Just remember to stay in the process of being prominent all the time, Outright abundance is our destiny- remarkably so, The ego is so used to not expecting more- expecting that our lot will be as insignificant as it comes, The Universe provides us with abundance is meant to be our right because we are of Light and perfect energy, We can always change our thinking and our energy so we are in the full proactive function of being healthy and appropriate with our lives, We have the right to all kinds of gifts in the world while we are humans- we are allowed and we must accept merely having the right to have some things because we naturally do, We need to remember that the Universe gives us outright surplus for us - not just slim pickings -we are destined to have outright plenty in all areas of our llives, We need to remember to feel abundance energetically and then all of the matter and form in our lives will drastically transform into the miracle of abundance, 0Laurie’s Positive points: Abundance is our birthright. The Universe provides us with abundance is meant to be our right...
Miracles Lesson 339
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course reminds us regularly and throughout the book that love and fear are opposites, 0Lesson 339: “What is the ego?” “I will receive whatever I request.” This lesson eloquently shares with us, “Let...
Miracles Lesson 325
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Be sure to notice when the world appears insane- or it is revealed like a call for love and realize that God's energy and Purpose can transform our mind with my kind regards, I always love how the Course expresses itself with words- it always makes me feel so much clearer about then truth of things, The Course explains how to engage in the world with a miracle readiness mind- leading to our all-time high of living quite well and being so happy and peaceful, The Course's easy reminder stays with us when we allow it to- it is essential to remind ourselves to take action, The world can be a paradise from God and Heaven on earth when we are willing to change our minds about the world, This sort of process is one that requires our willingness to stay awake and aware, We also need to choose to change our minds about the world whenever we forget to love and pardon, We need to be active stewards of peace and show up with kindness and ease for all we see, When we forgive the world we end up with a world where death- destruction and darkness transforms to perfect peace, 0Lesson 325: “What is Creation?” “All things I think I see reflect ideas.” This lesson demonstrates this truth, “And...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be enthusiastic about all we do
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Our expectation is key in the situation, Remember that in the world living lives as humans do on the earth will be full of things we need to take care of our lives in the best way possible, We have this old outdated ego belief that nothing will be easy or fun- so we forget to expect more- to insist all we do to be of utmost ease and fun, When we approach our lives with enthusiasm and believe it will be easy we are easy-going about all we do, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to be entirely enthusiastic and also believe whatever you are doing will be easy. ...
Miracles Lesson 218
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I appreciate that we all participate in each other's salvation, I love how the Course is always giving me and us an extra bit of clarity about how our innocensence remains Supreme and intact because it is of God, I love the simplicity in God's wishes and Will for all of us- God wants us to accept what is already true, The Course is asking us to change our mind about ourselves and all others around uus, The Course says we never have to do anything to exert effort in the process because God has already accomplished it, The only real problem in the world is that we forget our worth- and therefore- our certainty, We need to allow it to sink in because it is different than the ego's typical banter about how guilty and flawed all of us are, 0Lesson 318: “What is the Last Judgement?” “In me, salvation’s means and end are one.” This lesson explains, “I...
Easy Does It
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Easy Does It is the perfect mantra to carry with us all the time- we need to remind ourselves of this when we forget and get bent out of shape about the world, We need to accept the world as it is-so how perfect is this mantra to help us do that!!, We need to allow the world to come into our awareness with a pure sense of lack of judgement, We need to be light about the world, We need to be soft and pliant when we encounter the world- holding onto this attitude is the only way to make the world manageable and also straightforward, We need to consistently use this mantra to not establish for ourselves any position of feeling like a victim in the world's calls for Love, We need to physically apply this mantra as well- when we rush around and are determined to get everything on the list completed we need to ease up, 0Easy Does It Easy Does It” is the perfect mantra to carry with me and us all the time....
Miracles Lesson 311
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Uncategorized, I am always grateful for the mercy and kindness of God in the Course, 0Lesson 311: “What is the Last Judgement?” “I judge all things as I would have them be.” The Last...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Food we must know very well so let’s forgive this
Laurie Prez, , Courageous Communication, Positive Points, Food we must know very well so let's forgive this, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Food we are must know very well, so let’s forgive this. Humans are remarkably talented and exciting...
Miracles Lesson 304
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our perception of what we see allows us to see it and feel them as we believe they are, The Course says all we see outside of us-in the world and bodies- is entirely filtered through our perception, We need to do something different with our minds if we we expect the world to change- mostly, We need to show up and realize that the world is simply an out-picturing of our minds- so we need to take full responsibility for our thoughts and actions, We need to stay on task with watching our minds and noticing the world- and realize that all the attack energy we see in the world starts with us, When we have attack thoughts within our minds and in our behavior- then the world appears terrible and full of attack because there is nothing else in the world except our projected self, 0Lesson 304: What is the Second Coming?” “Let not my world obstruct the sight of Christ.” This lesson eloquently...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Listen to our inner wisdom with a rapt heart
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be sure to be willing to listen to our Godly idea of how to progress our agenda our next step, I think we have to all forgive God for being what the world defines as God- we need to pardon the world's view of God because it is an error and it is profoundly unfortunate, just remember that God=-our version of the God that is appropriate for us is within us, Listen to our inner wisdom with a rapt heart, Our egos like to complicate things exhaustingly hard to understand, Stay tuned to that inner voice because God will provide the answers in whatever seems to complicate the scenario, The only rightful guide is ourselves, We always have what seems like lots of voices within trying to steer us in conflicting directions, When we accept that we are all part of God- there is a remarkable feeling that God- our Supreme Father- is not only at arm's length but He is absolutely within our hearts and minds, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Listen to our inner wisdom with a rapt heart. Listen to our inner wisdom with a...
Miracles Lesson 297
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Accordingly- I have every last little bit of emotional and energetic and thought energy detail that I need to live well, I love that everyone in the world accepts their atonement the moment I accept my own, I need to gain clarity that God loves us- and as a result all of our torments get abolished, The Course reminds us that. we are worthy and that God totally loves us- and therefore everyone of us is lovable and sinless for all time, The Course wants to remember that our salvation from God is a done deal- God guarantees our salvation because He loves us so much- there is never any hesitation on God's part, The fact that we are sinless is the way for us to engage in life with zero struggle because there is no guilt or attack energy and intent in our experience, When we resonate with our sinless nature we never for a moment have a moment of self-condemnation because it is no the least bit called for when we realize we are untainted, 0Lesson 297: “What is the Real World?” “Forgiveness is the only gift I give.” This lesson reminds us, “Forgiveness...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Righteous Indignation
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Feeling worthy enough about ourselves that we are open to standing up for ourselves is an essential part of life, It is a problem if we continue to feel upset about the issue, It is essential to evolve in our power to feel robust and determined and worthy- to speak when necessary- but then stop suffering afterward, It reminds me to stand up for myself and use the misfortune to benefit me by getting more in line with my sense of power because I can do that to heal myself, Just remember to remember our worth because it is an essential in the picture to stand up for ourselves- and then forgive these things and let them go, We need to use our opportunity with loved ones to speak our truths if there has been some conflict of upset about our relationship, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Righteous Indignation Feeling worthy enough about ourselves that we are open to standing up for ourselves...
Miracles Lesson 290
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Being upset about the world is what gives it power- and seemingly more power over us, Some the world is not actual- it has no power to impact us, The Course reminds us that the world is simply a projection of our thoughts- the world is not even real because it is precisely not from God, The Course reminds us that we need to take responsibility for the situation, The world is impermanent and therefore it is not of God-- so with that knowledge. we can remember that the world disappears the moment we stop being upset about it, The world is only a dream because it is not real and of God- and therefore- nothing that happens here distresses us in any way and it can all disappear in an instant, The world's state of affairs is simply a projection of our thinking- and therefore we need to be vigilant in staying above the battleground, 0Lesson 290: “What is the Holy Spirit?” “My present happiness is all I see.” This lesson reminds us, “Yet...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Catch the scarcity in our addictions quickly
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Appreciate that they are likely to arise at any time so don't be surprised- we often miss that our thinking can be the problem because it is easier to identify an addiction that we can see in form, But remember that our dependences can span to every inch of our galaxies, I think we are all used to expecting our compulsions to exist in the areas or areas of our lives where we have had addictions before, Remember that our additions are always happening and are likely to occur in any aspect of our lives, Remember to catch our sentiments before they linger for too long and make us squirm within- try to seize this immediately and get this tendency before it runs away with us, Thinking is tricky- to say the least-it is hard to find when we are off center with our thoughts and feelings because that is not visible in form, We can have our additions arise in all places so be sure to note when this happens, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember that addictions are always happening and are likely to occur in any aspect of our...
Miracles Lesson 284
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, If we realize and remember that we are lovable and innocent all the time- then we will be able to sit firmly in our certainty of God's Will for us and all, Only God's Truth exists at all- so we need to remember that there can be no opposite of Love since there is only God's Energy, Since God is our Supreme ruler- He is perfect and would never make any error- and He would not because He is consistent, Therefore- we can have faith that God's Truth will never transform, This awareness causes us to act lovable in the world when we feel lovable- and this is purely miraculous when we are miracle ready all the time because we are firm in our certainty, Thus- we can trust implicitly that God's version of all of us will ring true for all time, When we remember that God is of accurate and Supreme Energy and foundation- then we can feel firm in our certainty- so that we can act in alignment with God's Truth and Purpose, 0Lesson 284: “What is the Holy Spirit?” “I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt.” This lesson shares...
Remember to never go to sleep angry…
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Just remember that our feelings are ever so powerful so never opt to end your day with sleeping angrily or don't decide to process unresolved feelings for an extensive time, Remember our intentions are so powerful- therefore be sure not to steal the chance while we can to resolve our stuck energy immediately, So step right up and take this opportunity to make miracles out of the madness, We always have feelings and we have the right to either choose happy feelings or dark and heavy sentiments, We are in the fortunate position of getting to choose how we experience ourselves and our atmospheres, We are in the fortunate position where we get to choose to have either happy feelings or dark and heavy sentiments, We can choose our feelings to be at ease selecting both what feels come up for us- and we can also resist adopting feelings that are not helpful for us, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember never to go to sleep angry… Part of the human experience is that we all...
Miracles Lesson 276
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Christ is the link that keeps you one with God and guarantees that separation is no more than a delusion of deception, Christ is the link that keeps you one with God and guarantees that that the separation is no more than a delusion of despair- for hope will forever abide in Him, I bought into this doctrine but I had an unbearable time with this view of Christ because I knew about people who were awesomely serving the world, The idea of Christ that I grew up with was one where I had to believe Christ is my savior or I won't get into Heaven, 0Lesson 276: “What is the Christ?” “The Word of God is given me to speak.” One of the sentences...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to thoroughly engage in giving each aspect of our lives fair and equal emphasis
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Remember that being whole is a God-inspired thing because God inherently made us whole, Remember to thoroughly engage in giving each aspect of our lives a fair and equal emphasis, Remembering we are while is the first part of the battle won because when we are balanced we will be able to readily solve the world's problems, We just need to appreciate that we are of God's Essence and so all is well in terms of our lovability and being ready to access God's Energy and Purpose, We just need to appreciate that while all is well- we don't want to forget about how important it is to develop ourselves entirely, We want to be awesomely functional and healthy in the world because when we do- we are operated in an elevated consciousness, We want to be people who are comfortable and capable of facing our lives and the world we encounter every day with a sense of fullness- and a sense of determination of being able to carry out miracles, We want to feel healthy and full because when we do- we expand into being optimally functional in the world, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to thoroughly engage in giving each aspect of our lives a fair and equal emphasis....
Miracles Lesson 269
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And guilt is our largest block to the flow of God's Love and Presence, God wants us to know we are sinless and innocent and we need to look beyond what we see as errors, I love the generosity of the Course and God's message to us, If we are innocent- then we have no guilt at all., The Course says that God believes that we never did anything wrong- and therefore- we need to take this to heart, We are urged to take action- to stand up- and do things that will change our lives forever, We have a 'Get-out-of-Jail- Free card because there is no problem at all as long as I believe and embody God's message, We have no reason to feel guilt or in any way experience it because it does not exist- and it will never exist as long as I stay abreast of the situation since there is nothing wrong, 0Lesson 269: “What is the Body?” My sight goes forth to look upon Christ’s face. This lesson reminds us,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be certain to really get into and be enthusiastic about cooking for ourselves and eating well
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, And no matter how long I have been doing this process of learning and implementing ways for me to have a healthy lifestyle - it has also been a lot of trial and error, But establishing this as a habit has totally been a process for me, Cooking for ourselves and trying to stay clear from processed food is so important because this is the easiest and the quickest way for us to get thin and be optimally healthy, I am always getting up again and trying differently after I have a bump in the smooth road of living the way I live, I have found for me that it works consistently to stay thin and quite healthy is how I exercise consistently and cook and eat homemade food without fail, So just be willing to start again when we get to a juncture that looks no good and then redirect ourselves with food, These two are the largest components in my being able to stay quite thin, 0Be certain to get really into and enthusiastic in the process of cooking for ourselves and eating well. I...
Miracles Lesson 262
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, and be dark and distressful orebodies can be used as a vehicle to get to G, I love how the Course teaches us how to live in harmony with the body- while we inhabit the earth, Our bodies always cause us chagrin if we are not carefully aware of how we perceive them, The body necessarily dies- in the short term or the long term- but there is no way to avoid death as we have evolved as humans with ego selves, The Course explains that we are as the ego selves and immediately associate the body with sin, The Course reminds us that our bodies can be for the ego's purpose, The egos are the essences of insanity. so they associates the body with evil and the body is never presumed to be innocent or worthy enough- to be seen as something light and God-worthy, 0Lesson 262: “What is the Body?” “Let me perceive no differences today.” “What is the Body” says, “The Body...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Miracle of right action- allow forgiveness to be present within
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be willing to allow the miracle to be easy, The miracle of being in the present and accepting the present for what it is- is the way we want to live, The miracle of right action- allow forgiveness to be present within, We just need to be the ones who say yes to Heaven instantly and permanently and then know it is ours the moment we are wiling to invite this in, We need to be the ones to make all we see a blessed expression of sacred energy., We need to see in our lives and all the characters in it as a place where we feel welcome and happy and free to express our gratitude and love openly, We need to see the past for what I is and then forgiveness this- and let it go= and then move on, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: The miracle of right action- allow forgiveness to be present within. Be willing to allow...
Miracles Lesson 255
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I love the Course's version of our perpetual innocence- this has to feel amazing because it is permanent and stays 100% intact, Our innocence because it is God inspired and God-created can make all things good simply because we remember the power of our innocence, The Course reminds us to see that there is no way we can ever sin because it is impossible for us to do anything that is punishable- by disallowing God's favor toward us, When we remember our innocence we are able to carry our confidence of our certainty because it is already with us, 0Lesson 255: “What is Sin? This day I choose to spend in perfect peace.” “What is sin?” says, “Sin...
Miracles Lesson 248
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I just need to remember to experience God's Truth., I love that since God is Supreme and perfect- God never makes mistakes- and therefore- I am permanently declared sinless- with no possible error, I love the Course's consistent message that God's Truth is already there, I love the extent to the compassion in the Course's God, I love the freedom I feel internally when I know that God declares all of us sinless, I want to believe in a God Who declares that I and all others are sinless., I want to believe in a God Who would never punish me in any way or think less of me or be less devoted to me because of something I have done, Since God's Truth never changes- the only problem I ever have is that I disowned the Truth, When I know I am innocent- then I start to act the part, When I know I am lovable- I act lovable- so this whole innocence thing puts me in the best position because I am guaranteed to be in miracle consciousness, 0Lesson 248: “What is the World?” “Whatever suffers is not part of me.” This lesson makes this point clear,...
Miracles Lesson 241
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God sits consistently with the truth about our lovability and that only God is True., Our thinking is so powerful that literally when we think and experience our own energies they manifest out into the world's common situations, The Course reminds us that all energy stays in it like consistently and therefore- we know who is the creator of what we find in our minds and in the world, The Course reminds us that the world is simply a projection of our own thinking, The very cool part about being author of my world is that I am author of the world and I can take responsibility for it, The world is born of error and it has not left its source- the Course reminds us that all things stay united with their foundation, We need to forgive that we create the world- because it is never pleasant to see the world's mishaps and come to the awareness that we are the single author- of the worldly picture we see, 0Lesson 241: “What is the World?” “This holy instant is salvation come.” In “What is the World it says,”...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Loving kindness toward ourselves
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Gentleness is a way of being soft in the world- when we are soft- we adapt- and when we adapt it means we have God's energy within us because we are not resisting change, God is always of gentle energy and the intention of inclusion and ease about everything and therefore- owe can catch ourselves when we forget to be light about everything, God is there to articulate to us the way we need to be, Judgement is attack energy and when we feel this way we are harsh to whomever we see in the picture, Loving kindness is my gift to myself and I can and will extend the same to all others ideally, We all end up believing and therefore- behaving- in ways that are filled with attack energy and intent instead of being kind to all, We want to be gentle in response and give God permission to be felt and experienced- when we allow our gentleness to be a real and palpable thing, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Loving kindness is my gift to myself Loving kindness is my gift to myself, and I...
Miracles Lesson 237
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, All we have to do is choose Go-over and over-as we face every new moment so we can have the best time ever, All we need to do is to make this one choice- to get to God- and then everything else will fall in line in our lives because we are energetically high when we are resonating with and feeling God, Because the holy instant is the moment we remember to be true to ourselves and therefore- our moments become holy, Nothing in our human experience in the world in the world could alter the God declared truth that we are sinless for all time, The Course is always reminding us to make this instant holy so that we feel better and behave better in the world, The miracle is when we are willing to choose God, The moment we accept that we can decide what our every moment will be we start to take control of our existence with God, When we choose God is what the Course calls the holy instant, 0Lesson 227: “What is forgiveness?” “This is my holy instant of release.” I love the lesson’s promise in the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Finding balance with our wellness
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I had to simply sit with my exercise routine for a very long time and allow it to fit me in the shape that I am now and overall, I have found I really love exercising because I feel so much better overall, in terms or my physical and emotional and spiritual selves- during and after., It took me a really long time to truly establish a regular exercise routine that I do without fail, Just take the time and effort to get into a happy and centered relationship with our bodies, Remember that the ego can take anything that God has given us in the world and use it to get to God and to use to express our abundance or to use it to throw us off center, Remember to be in relationship with our wellness, The Course reminds us that we are not our bodies and our bodies are unreal but while we are currently living as humans in the world we need to make healthy relationships with our bodies, The ego loves to wreak havoc in our minds and bodies so the ego will take anything even the things that we can also use for good and use them to throw us off kilter, We need to have an established wellness routine that works for us and that we attend to regularly for modification if it feels appropriate, 0Laurie’’s Positive Points: Remember to be in relationship with our wellness. We need to have an established wellness routine...
Miracles Lesson 220
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course is reminding us to love our brothers and sisters and we need to love the world, 0Lesson 220: “I am not a body, I am free. For I am still as God created me.” “There...
Love is the way I walk in gratitude
Laurie Prez, , Uncategorized, Love and gratitude also carry with them such an abundance of highs and happy feelings because there is no scarcity in them at all because they are of God's Essence, Love is the way we walk in gratitude is one of my favorite lines from the Course, Nothing of God is lacking in any way, Our gratitude makes us feel joined with God and on an elevated energetic level exactly like God., Our love and gratitude is of God specifically and God wants us to carry His Love and gratitude with us because it allows us to undo our quick ego judgement, There his another seriously important piece to add to the puzzle about being sure that we take the action steps of walking in life, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Love is the way I walk in gratitude. I am amazed at how deeply I love...
Miracles Lesson 213
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God declares that we are sinless for all time- this changes everything because if we are sinless then there is never any need for guilt and guilt is the number one block to the flow of God's love, God gave us the world so we can learn from it- since the world is just a projection of our thoughts the world is specifically to be lessons, The Course is teaching us how to have a relationship with God- we are learning how much God loves us and all the amazing things God does for us permanently, The Course reminds us that we need to stay on the task in remembering God's Love and God's Will for us, The Course says we need to be willing to continue to get bigger and work on ourselves when our minds need watching, The only problem is that we forget that we are in the most fortunate position so we need to take the time and effort to remind ourselves, 0Lesson 213: “I am not a body, I am free. For I am still as God created me.” “All...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be attentive with your loved ones
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be attentive with your loved ones, The more we bring quality of ourselves to our loved ones the greater the likelihood that our loved ones will feel they have been heard, The quality of who we are is what we can bring to our interactions with our loved ones when we consciously make it so, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Be attentive with your loved ones. The quality of who we are is what we can...
Miracles Lesson 206
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because we forget the Course goes to such lengths to remind us over and over that allis well within us and with the world, God knows if we internallize our worth we will be most functional and happy and able to live moment to moment miracles in our entire existence, God says that we need to remember that we are truly loved and lovable and our sinlessness is whole and permanent, God wants us to realize that we are perfect as we are so we don't sit in the resistance to who we are, The only problem that we truly have in life is that we forget that God is totally right with us- exactly in this moment., 0Lesson 206: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” “Salvation...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Seeing the world as both real and unreal simultaneously
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, If we are less upset about the world then all of our problems are solved because we are engaging in the Godly Energy offering- above the battleground, Remember the world is both real and unreal at the very same time, Simply because assuming the world is unreal in fact allows us to take a huge step backward from the calls for Love in the world and also from our upset, This is a difficult concept in the Course to fully understand because it is different from our usual way of thinking about the world, Thus- the world can feel troublesome because sometimes this particular gem of learning can take us a while to truly integrate into our mentality, We get to participate in the world as Godly Real with love and forgiveness and miraclemindedness, We need to realize first that the Course needs us to understand that the world is unreal simply so we have minimal upset about the world when we find calls for Love, 0Remember the world is both real and unreal at the same time. This is a difficult concept in...
Miracles Lesson 199
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And when we sit in communion with God it feels amazing, Don't be attached to being in a body and God wants us to treat our bodies with respect and so that we honor them and take care of them, The mind can be made free only when it no longer sees itself as a body- firmly tied to it and sheltered by its presence- it this were the truth the mind would be vulnerable indeed, This is the reason to stay totally off the battleground and don't get upset about what happens in the world, We can therefore trust that all things occur for our highest benefit, We need to realize that our bodies are meant to serve us while we are on earth- and God has specific plans for us in the Universe- so we can entirely trust the greater Plan of God's Universe, When we are mind centered we are energetically elevated and thus- we are in communion with God and all of our brothers a.nd sisters, When we forget that we are not our bodies- we start to ask the body to do things that are ego centered, 0Lesson 199: “I am not a body, I am free.” This lesson gives us this clarity about our safety,”The...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Change the energy we have with obsessive eating
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, And so I am really practiced at paying attention to the nature of my relationship with food and I have had to change my energy with food over the yeas as well as my behavior with food., Being mindful with eating comes with great awareness in it and0-thus- it is God-centered, I was a non-purging bulimic and I really knew the depths of my own insanity in general but especially with food, Just recognize especially the energy inside of you when you are eating especially, NoI feel as healed with food as I ever have, The problem when we are inn a relationship with food since we all have to eat food is important for us to look at with clear eyes, The true problem with have with obsessively binging with food is that our energy goes into lack and scarcity because the ego is always there in these instances, 0Just recognize the energy that fills up within you, when you are eating especially. Especially when we are in...
Miracles lesson 192
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And we also know God says from the perfect place of forgiveness God can and is absolutely happy to- by His own Hand- bring us to Heaven, Forgiveness incorporates the elevated mind state that God gives us that we can actually use in the world, Forgiveness is the closest that Creation can come to earth, Forgiveness is the miracle that brings us exactly where we need to go to get to Love, Forgiveness- amazingly enough-gets us as close to Heaven as we can be- while we are not yet in Heaven, God gave us forgiveness that is absolutely perfect for all the world's ills, God wanted to give us something specifically that can be understood and experienced in the world and that will lead to salvation- He gave us forgiveness, The Course says that God gave us forgiveness so that we can save the world, There is no way this process can fail because it is God inspired and God is taking His Supreme action- and by definition- God can not fail, We always find that judgements and attack energy abound within us and thus we are meant to watch our thoughts and catch them before they run rampant and then change them, 0Lesson 192: I have a function God would have me fill.” This lesson reminds us, “Forgiveness is the closest...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember to stay in connection with underlying love we have for our partners
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be willing to stand up for our own awareness and for our own self-empowerment and be willing to stop at nothing to have a clear mind, Forgive the worry and the shame that this introduced for us, Just be willing to take action steps that are Godly and allows our proactive peace to be real, Our most important task is to realize that this will happen at all times so we need to in the moment is to forgive the present as we see it, Remember to stay in the connection of the Love we have for our partners, We need to pause and take a deep breath and simply allow ourselves to entertain the notion that with greater belief in our power we can be cleared of that inner attack energy, When we are in the process of expressing ourselves we stop seeing eye to eye for a moment because we may miss their intention in less than optimal situations, When we have relationships in our need as humans we necessarily have conflicts with the others with whom we are close, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Remember to stay in connection with the underlying love we have for our spouses or partners....
Miracles Lesson 183
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, as long as God is joined with us and we remember this is our reality, God declares we are innocent forever and therefore all we need to do is to recognize how God truly sees us in order to establish why we have no problems in the world, God is doing all the heavy hitting., I love that remembering how much God loves us is all we need to do to get to that place of feeling exceptionally well and thus functioning optimally in the world because God so wills it, Our only job is to get out of the way, Since we can trust God's opinion of us we can instead sit in the certainty that there is nothing we can not do, We are finding out that there is nothing we have to do to restore out connection with God because our connection with God is continual and permanent, 0Lesson 183: “I call upon God’s name and on my own.” This lesson reminds us that,”Heaven would be completely...
Laurie’s Positive Points
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Have well-formed and healthy relationships with our loved ones, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Have well formed, healthy boundaries with our loved ones. Sometimes in our relationships, with our closest...
Miracles Lesson 178
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And acting lovable in the world means that we show up for calls of Love with the miracle of forgiveness and non-judgement, God declares that we are infinitely lovable and forever innocent and thus when we carry that with us -s this awareness of how powerfully God feels about us- then this allows us to excel, I love how the Course establishes for us that God totally and fully believes in us, The Course reminds us that God never believed we were anything but worthy and free of sin and therefore we can feel easy about life because when we feel lovable- we act lovablele, Usually in standard religions there is a very limited perception of how much God loves us and so we end up believing this because we are so used to hearing this in the world, 0Lesson 178: “God is but Love, and therefore so am I.” “Let not my mind deny the thought of...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Easy does it!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be patient with the ego and remember not to resist the ego, Being quiet allows us to hear God, If we don't allow things to be what they are we resist them and any resistance within is simply a block to the flow of God's Love, Remember not to rush- or if we move fast make sure we do it with God, Remember to sit with and act from a gentle approach in life, The ego is that mind chatter so remember to give the ego reason to be quiet, We get to live however we so desire is let's stand up and give ourselves permission to live consciously, We want to be very gentle with the ego and utterly respectful because the ego is part of us and also the ego will never get to an inner quiet if we are not kind and respectful, When we are gentle we are not rigid so then we have a God=centered life, 0Easy does it! Remember to sit and act with a gentle approach in life. When we are gentle and...
Miracles Lesson 171
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, But the amazing thing is that we can make these terrible worldly instances not to affect us at all or at least in a huge way, God always has a perfect Plan in the Universal agenda and therefore we can trust all that is happening in our world's are good for us, It is our privilege to bring Love and the miracles to situations that appear to be lacking Love., The Course says everything is either Love or it is a call for Love and therefore when we remember this then the net result of the world is Love, The world may appear to attack us or do something our egos insist is unfair and unwelcome because it looks like a nightmare, This is the best gift if we can find a way to be easy about the world and not attack back when the world's attack seems to get us, When we bring the miracle then Love goes right through us and we benefit dramatically from feeling the high level of elevation of Love, 0Lesson 171: “God is but Love, and therefore so am I.” “All things are echoes of the Voice for...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Getting into enjoying food
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, And healthy food- at least to me-traditionally has less of a thrill to it- when I think about it or when I am eating it, Food for most of us-ideally- we want to make fun, Lots of us who are interested in living consciously- may also really want to learn to savor our experience with food because it is one of the extraordinarily cool parts of being human, This is a tragedy- because this makes eating healthier foods far less fun and palatable- and therefore-having less enthusiasm about it- the likelihood is far less that I will continue to eat it, 0Laurie’s positive Points: Getting into enjoying your food Food for most of us, ideally, we want to make fun. ...
Miracles Lesson 164
Laurie Prez, , Uncategorized, No matter how disturbed we feel by the world we need to stay in positive relationship with the world, Our egos stand up- speak forcefully and pressure us to maintain the status quo, The world is always a puzzle to us because it has so many aspects that seem insane- it is regularly throwing us for a loop, 0Lesson 164: Now we are one with Him Who is our Source This lesson reminds us, “We bless the...
Coming into my power, with God. We have all kinds of things that might need some extra attention while...
Miracles Lesson 157
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Being serene means we are not battling the world or in resistance to the world- we simply allow things to happen when they do, I think of serenity as the most potent power and effecting agent, Serenity frees our minds because it is a God- experience, Serenity is the means by which we can catch ourselves to find out if in fact we are aligned with God, Serenity is the way we get to God, Serenity never changes- it is a catalyst-it just stays functioning in God's most holy and true way, Serenity translates into softness and gentleness within, We need to ask ourselves the question and see if we are serene or if we need to actively initiate our easiness within, We need to catch ourselves first, 0Lesson 157: Into His Presence would I enter now. This lesson reminds us, “Into Christ’s Presence would I enter...
Laurie’s Positive Points: There is something perfect about God’s time
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Allow the insanity to allow our minds to be open to an alternative, God is there- with our hearts aligned with Him, God totally- and one hundred percent loves us- and declares us sinless for all time, The world has a plethora of pitiful moments so we just need to use this moments to get us back to God, There is something perfect about God's time, This means there was never even a thought about sinning- much less doing it- so there is no reason to feel guilty or ashamed, We can know that all is well because God wants for us to share in God's perfect Will since we were created to be HIs beloved heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven, We just need to give our faith in God some legs and power to rebound from those moments when we are struggling to stay in appreciation and being in our own comfort of being in the plan as it is now, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “There is something perfect about God’s time.” God is there, with our hearts aligned with Him. ...
Miracles Lesson 150
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I always find myself rushing because I think my ego likes to get lots done on my own personal list so I often go fast to placate the ego, No matter how long and how deeply engrained are our habits as humans the Course reminds us that it is never too late to take greater steps in actually achieving a higher level of living consciously, The Course asks us to slow down and sit with God and sit with ourselves so that we have a moment to reflect on how we feel, The Course is inviting us to redo our whole existence entirely, The Course reminds us to go slow and live consciously, The ego rushes so that we are too busy that we won't notice that we have our blinders on and we are allowing the dark ego energy to infiltrate us entirely, There is no hurry now because we are using time for its intended purpose, This is the most precious jewel of awareness because it is all we need to take another step in the process of getting to God in then choosing a better way, 0Lesson 150: “My mind holds only what I think with God.” “I will accept atonement for myself.” “Only salvation...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiveness is our first business and laughing is at the exact same time
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Forgetting to laugh may seem like a little too late, Forgiveness feels so much better because it is the way we get to God's Love- the moment we forgot to laugh, Forgiveness is our first go to when we feel upset, Forgiveness is that little dance we can do with God that makes everything ok, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiveness of the self first: Forgiveness is our first go to when we feel upset. Forgiveness...
Miracles Lesson 143
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is teaching us in the Course how to be more optimally functional in the world and this is only achieved through mind watching and getting good at choosing always above the battleground, 0Lesson 143: “My mind holds only what I think with God.” “In quiet I receive God’s Word today.” “All...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Have a fluid relationship with all foods
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Food is the one thing that changes for us- our appetites vary, Just be willing to gather information about how food makes us feel without judgement-this is the key- and then we can act from this place of knowing., Just the simply inquiry about food and then our minds are still open to the possibility of something else if we are open to seeing the activities in our minds., We need to be willing to sit with each food individually and notice how we feel about them., We need to have conversations continually with all the various foods we eat, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Have a fluid relationship with all foods. We will need to have conversations continually with all...
Miracles Lesson 136
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Instead- our only option- is to simply suck it up an die dreadfully and pitifully since we have no other choice, The ego always says that sickness is an accident- a stroke of bad luck- which can't be denied or foregone because it is our fate, The ego likes to be dramatic and make the nightmare terrible so it doesn't try to intervene when we get sick, There is never any possibility that our bodies will die and fade away or that our body will not be functional enough for us to do exactly the tasks on earth that God wants us to do, 0Lesson 136: “Sickness is a defense against truth.” This lessen says, “Sickness is not an accident. Like all defenses,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Resisting the moment is the crux of what causes my despair and gloominess
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, For me personally I always feel like God did not invite me to the party and I feel terrible about this like God abandoned me, I think for me resisting the moment is the crux of what causes me despair and heartache, like it may be hard to notice it when it comes because it may seem like a small upset, Resisting I believe is when we see life's picture including the dark shadow of judgement and insist that nothing is good as it is, This inner resistance can actually be a small thing, This is the only thing that we need to attend to and alter if we are off, We may put on a smile to the world- we may be acting as if things are fine., 0Laurie’s Positive Points: I think for me resisting the moment is the crux of what causes my despair and...
Miracles Lesson 129
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, All the stating of the instructions of the world's being unreal are simply to help us be not so invested in the world, and the good things to be real so we enjoy them, The Course repeatedly says that both pleasant and unpleasant parts of the world are always around us so we need to allow the hard things to be unreal so we are not upset by them, This can feel awful and depressing that we have no enjoyable pars of the world to enjoy, You can't stop with the idea that the world is worthless for if you do not see anything else to be hoped for you will be depressed, 0Lesson 129: “Beyond this world there is a world I want.” This lesson says, “You cannot stop with the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Go with the flow graciously!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, Being gracious allows us to show up and gently quiet the ego's loud cadence of complaining, Being gracious is always something we forget because it is not the ego's song and dance, God's Flow is out own method of getting the very elevated energy and Presence of God's Love and it is something we all long for, Going with the flow graciously is absolutely the most important thing we can do for ourselves, It is the most challenging thing, so getting into the groove of feeling the flow is worth the effort, The key component in this instruction from God is to do going with the flow graciously, We want to find that we relate to the moment with an ever so gentle awareness about what is happening- that is the way to be gracious, while it also is the thing that will make us happiest and brightest when we do it, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Go with the flow! Going with the flow graciously is absolutely the most important thing we...
ACIM Lesson 122
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is Supremely perfect and therefore we can trust implicitly that God's Will always comes through, God simply wants us to not forget that His is our best friend and Supreme Confidant Who went out of His way to let us know the depth of His Love for us, The ego likes to perpetuate more of itself and so the ego tries to dominate our minds and insists to us that we have no other choice in the matter, The most precious gift to us is when we remember actively that we are totally lovable and also permanently sinless because God decrees this for us as our salvations, The only problem we have is that we forget how much God loves us and then when we forget we end up acting out in behaviors that are unpleasant and filled with attack energy, The world is incredibly complicated and so we are apt to forget this truth about our true reality all the time, When we feel like God forgot about us then we act like idiots and have forgotten that we have a choice in the matter, 0Lesson 122: “Forgiveness offers everything I want:” This lesson reminds us, ”Retain your gifts in clear awareness as you...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Make the process holy!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, If we are grumpy about all the attempts we need to make to get to a clear alignment with God then we have strayed off the path more, It can feel like an exhausting process to continue to work to alter our energy and attitude to be aligned with God so it can feel overwhelming, It helps if we can be grounded within ourselves and show strong self respect, Remember the second that we see something that does not look as good as it is is entirely from lack, The more we come to life with our attitude that we are totally lovable and worthy of the best then energetically like attracts like so automatically we end up with more that we want, We bring our attitude of honoring our practices at our attempts of becoming bigger people and when we do we feel so much better, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Make the process holy! We bring our attitude of honoring our practices of becoming bigger people,...
ACIM Lesson 115
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, But we get to be actually empowered when we find out we are the responsible for the picture, For thus I am forgiven of them like the world too, God's Love that heals the world equals forgiveness because God wanted to give us something specifically that will work in the world since the world is so dark, My function here is to forgive the world for all the errors I have made, The Course reminds us that I should start with myself first and foremost whenever there is any forgiving to do in the world, The problem is that the ego blinds us so eloquently that we are the only actual problem in the picture and it is so easy to buy into the ego's delusion hook-line-and sinker, We always play a part in creating the picture no matter how much it looks like the other people are the only ones at fault, We can move immediately to forgiveness when we realize we are responsible and forgiveness makes everything right, We get to be empowered in the knowledge that because we are the problem it also means that we have the power to change the situation and our thinking, 0Lesson 115: “Salvation is my only function here.” “My part is essential to God’s Plan for salvation.” This lesson...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Understanding the mystery about why time is the way it is
Laurie Prez, , Uncategorized, God does not have a mean bone in HIs Body- it is true!, God never attacks or behaves in any way that has attack energy at its root because God is Love and only Love, God never wants us to be attached to time and to our lives and the ego's picture of the world because it is simply an illusion and it is always throwing us off the path, I love the gentleness of God's version of time's ending, No one lives forever and the Course reminds us, No one lives forever and the Course reminds us that time itself will end when it no longer serves any purpose- meaning we remember we never left God, Time is actually happy to end and will allow time to end once we have no more lessons that we have not yet learned in our spiritual advancement, Time is here expressly to get us back to God, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Understanding the mystery about why time is how it is. Time is expressly here to teach...
ACIM Lesson 108
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, and God's laws are totally different, And when we feel God's Love going through us as we give it to another we actually have that Love skyrocket within us, Especially when we insert God's Love at the foundation of whatever it is we give then God's Love expands when we give it away, God's Presence is not the same as the worlds, Suddenly inclusion can be possible so this conclusion naturally leads us to opening our minds to the possibility that we can open our minds if we so desire, The Course also explains how opposites are reconciled, The Course repeatedly explains how giving and receiving are the same and this heals my old baggage about giving, The Course says that God's Love is always maximal and whole and plenty and therefore when we give in God-Consciousness we end up with more at the end, The world and the ego are totally positioned i scarcity and therefore giving in the world always automatically means that I lose out as soon as I hand off that thing to someone else, 0Lesson 108: “To give and to receive are one in truth.” This lesson clarifies the Course in this: “And...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Communion vs. Co-dependence
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, Being open is holy but we need to have boundaries within our own selves and also within relationships or we end up being totally co-dependent, Co-dependence is when people are not fully functioning by themselves either emotionally or practically, In communion there is a sense of fullness and openness because you have to be open to be in helpful and appropriate relationships with loved ones, The Course talks repeatedly about how our communion with our brothers and sisters is the direct path to get back to Heaven, We need to be able to express our unique voice and so we need to have boundaries to maintain functionality in the world and in our relationships, 0Communion vs. Co-dependence: Communion is God-centered and co-dependence is ego-centered. The Course talks repeatedly about how communion with our...
ACIM Lesson 101
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Before reading the Course I was always stressed about trying to stay holy enough to make sure I did not go to hell because I sinned and this never made me happy being stressed, I always thought God cared primarily about whether I was being 'good' according to the Bible, I thought God would make me burn in hell for eternity if I did not measure up, It makes a lot of sense that God would not be a punishing God because that is attack and God is only Love, The fact that God says there is no sin is such a relief it is hard to describe, The fact that our sins are not real means that they entirely disappear like they were not there in the first place, 0Lesson 101: “God’s Will for me is perfect happiness.” This lesson reminds us, “God’s Will for me is...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be mindful about food
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Being conscious with food allows us to be more skilled at the process of sitting in conversation with ourselves about what is good and what needs changing, Remember that the process of changing our relationship with food is a process and the process takes time, Remember to consistently forgive ourselves when we go through a period of relapsing in maintaining our healthiest boundaries with food, Revisiting our relationship with food is helpful if it is repeated when neecessary, We have to eat to survive having human bodies so how do we deal with a little bit of crazy?, We want to be in the game so we need to give food time and space to evolve when things need to grow and change, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Mindful eating: Revisiting our relationship with food is most helpful if it is repeated when necessary. ...
ACIM Lesson 94
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our freedom happens internally the second we know and embrace our certainty of God's Will and Purpose and our freedom liberates us from all the hard things about life, The fact that we are all God's children is ALL we need to make everything else easy, 0Lesson 94: “I am as God created me.” This lesson mentions again, this immense truth that cannot be denied,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Fighting the Good Fight
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Fighting the good fight is when we are authentic with ourselves, I believe being authentic is necessary at times- when the Holy Spirit is giving us the cue, Just tell the person what is actually on our minds while most importantly, not being attached to the outcome, The only time there is ever a reason to fight is when we are in a situation of fighting for our own internal honesty and needing to express our inner Selves in some way, We need to come to a place where we forgive them and forgive ourselves, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Fighting the good fight Fighting the good fight is when we are authentic with ourselves. The...
ACIM Lesson 87
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Be grateful we get to choose., Bless that we get to choose and allow it o gladden our hearts, but I can put a stop to this, The Course reminds us repeatedly that we are the ones in charge- we get to make the picture an exact replica of our own internal energy and thought, The Course reminds us that ONLY when I have attack thoughts could I breach the eternal flow of God's Love, This is a huge responsibility so it may feel overwhelming but the Course reminds us to take this lightly, When we accept internally the truth of our lovability as declared by God and the fact we are saved because God wants for us the best of the best then all is well, When we sit in the state of our own grandeur so we sit in the state of being full, 0Lesson 87: “I will there be Light.” “There is no will but God’s.” This lesson spreads the good news...
Laurie’s Positive Points: It is either fear or Love.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, All of the lack of Love- in the world- and in our lives is simply an invite from God to bring Love to the picture, Fear is so prevalent- we just need to get used to the fact that we have so much fear within ourselves and we encounter it equally with other people, It is a helpful distinction that what is not Love is necessarily fear, Just know that bringing miracles to any type of distress- even if it looks hard to heal- is easy when we allow God to be our engine, Love simply needs to be expressed to heal all, There can be lots of other emotions we encounter on the surface but underneath there is just fear, 0It is either fear or Love: It is such a helpful distinction that all of what is not Love,...
ACIM Lesson 80
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And thus- we can forego any tendency to promote our guilt about the separation and instead use our energy and time to accept the truth that we are with God, The Course's repetitive insistence that the separation from God never happened because God would never abandon us thrills me., The idea that the separation from God could ever happen was an error on our parts which God laughs about, Therefore- there are no problems to speak of so we can start the party., Therefore- we just need to get in step with God's brilliant Purpose and accept that we are one with God all the time, 0Lesson 80: “Let me recognize that all of my problems have been solved.” This lesson reminds us, “Let us...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiving the Corona Virus
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, In the past weeks- we are suddenly in this bizarre and unknown situation of having to consider- the best way to live with this foreign entity- Covid 19- and function in some way, It is hard to laugh and be playful, Thank God we can trust the Plan, Thank God we have God within us, We just need to forgive the disruption in our lives, We just need to have faith that all us well to begin with and most definitely to end with, What a weird world we are living in!, When something we are facing is a possible killer it can cause us even more worry and confusion about more than usual, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiving the Corona Virus: What a weird world we are living in! We all- in past...
ACIM Lesson 73
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Especially when we are less versed at seeing the truth about the ego honestly and then having the courage to make another choice than the ego- this can be so hard to do, Sometimes we don't even try to make the attempt, The ego is a nag- persistent to the nth degree- and incredibly difficult to not be swayed by., The reason the ego's wishes are incredibly difficult to resist giving into them is that we think they have power, We just don't want to run and hide the minute we hear the ego inside of us being forceful, We just need to have a deep willingness to change our minds, When we realized that the ego is not shared then there is no actual strength to the ego's volume, 0Lesson 73: I will there be light.” This lesson reminds us, “The ego’s idle wishes are unshared, and therefore...
ACIM Lesson 66
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because the Course is so logical it makes a truly valid case for my happiness and my function from God- being one in the same, God would necessarily be logical because God is perfect, I love the way the Course totally changes my mind about how God is in general but specifically about me and God's wishes for me, The Course is always offering the Truth as given us by God, The Truth is easier to understand because of the logic of the Course, 0Lesson 66: My happiness and my function are one. I just love how logical the Course is. It is always...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Reincarnation
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I love that the Course goes out of its way to say that Jesus takes no stance on whether reincarnation is true, So let it be fine if there is reincarnation and also let it be fine if there is no reincarnation- allow it to be a non-issue, The Course absolutely knows that we have our hands full simply with dealing with the severity of the illusions of the ego- the ego rants and raves aplenty!!, The Course says that we can make our own decision- while we have the Holy Spirit's guidance about whether to believe in reincarnation, The only important thing in the end is that we get to a place of completely buying into our own innocence and everyone else's innocence., We need to not lose focus in this process of becoming bigger people, We need to realize we are saved and that God gives us our salvation because this is God's Will, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Reincarnation: I love that the Course goes out of its way to not even take a...
ACIM Lesson 59
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Just give ourselves permission to get off the battleground, Our guilt is not necessary when God deems us perpetually innocent so we can let it go promptly, Since there is no separation that means there is no problems at all, The Course gives us the amazing news that God lovesd take care of us for all time because this is God's Will, The Course is consistently enthusiastic about God, The Course says that God totally loves us and takes care of us for all time because this s God, We just need to stop loving pain more than pleasure, 0Lesson 59: “God goes with me wherever I go.” “God is my strength. Vision is His gift.” “God is...
Laurie’s Positive Points- Comedians rock
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, And thus I spent zero time taking in funny things, But in the last few years I have just purposely spent more time listening to funny shows because I want to have more practice at playing and also at laughing, i literally made a pact with myself to watch more comedy and shows that make me feel light, I never sought out comedy because I felt uncomfortable with it, I really liked when comedians who when they made fun of something it still made me feel like they were not being judgemental, I was especially sensitive to artists who would make fun of people, I was resistant to comedians who would put people down so I did not seek out much comedy in generral- with my hypersensitivity, The comedians I liked seemed hard to find so I stopped looking for them in general, There was not a lot of funniness in my family- more just a big drive to achieve, When I was young I did not have music access at all to funny people or things, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Take time and interest in checking out comedies.” When I was young, I mostly did not...
ACIM Lesson 52
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, First something happens in the world and then the ego judges whatever this is immediately, The Course says- I look on the past to prevent the Present from dawning on my mind, The ego runs wild with our past- it is as insane as it gets, Thus- all of the ego's perception of things automatically has the past weighing on it extensively, 0Lesson 52: “I am upset because I see something that is not there.” “I see only the past.” “My...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Immediately- get out of the way…
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, But how do we live in the world?, Get immediately out of the way, Have a clear vision of whatever it is you are planning so we are focused but have a sureness that if it doesn't happen we are not bothered by it, Make sure our agenda is not part of the picture, The Course says- "Don't plan", The ego is intense and driven- and the ego likes to have a plan about everything, The way we are certain the ego is in control is if we get upset because our desired outcome did not occur, We just need to get out of the way VERY delicately- and this takes time to master, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Get- immediately- out of the way- make sure our own agenda is not part of the...
ACIM Lesson 45
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And so we feel good and we act lovable because our cup is full, Making decisions that are God-centered is easy when we know He is always with us, The Course remind us to relax and have fun because God is doing anything and everything the ego considers hard, The Course teaches us to think with God- and all of our problems disappear, When we know God is always with us then our certainty is in tact and we realize we are lovable, 0Lesson 45: “God is the Mind in which I think.” This lesson reminds us, “And thank Him for the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: My holiness is my salvation
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, because whatever I see is not a problem when I come to the moment of looking with that energy of realizing I am innocent, I can instead sit and check it out- just sit and relax, I just need to claim my innocence and all the problems of the ego disappear, My holiness is my salvation, That moment when I bought into the separation and thought I had done something wrong was the moment I started to make my guilt real, The Course reminds us that all problems we thought we had completely disappear- this means they are erased and put out of even distant memory, When I believe that God declared my innocence means that I don't have to do anything to fix the world, When the problems have disintegrated then my innocence is so much easier to believe, 0My holiness is my salvation: I was just reading yesterday’s lesson, and meditating on the message. I marvel at...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The Miracle is palpable
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, God never wanted us to feel lost and alone while we are humans on earth, He wanted us to be able to find our way back to Him the moment we thought we had separated from Him- in our minds, Remember the world becomes manifested physically the moment we have a thought about it- so the miracle becomes reality, The miracle is palpable, This is why God set up the world in this way - that allows us to experience our minds in the world- in form- while we are here, We have so much power because of the way energy gets projected into the world and then becomes visible- We can feel it with our hands as well as experience it energetically, We have so much power!!, 0Laurie’s Positive Points The Miracle is Palpable: Remember that the world becomes manifested physically the moment we feel it,...
ACIM Lesson 31
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Juet surrender that small amount of investment in the world to get to peace and no resistance to the world, Just don't try to FIX anything- this is the ego's sole story, Just take a back seat in the Present without having investment in the picture is the true way to live well, The Course always has the answer- we just need to take it in, The Course says that God gives us the gift of serenity when we just allow everything to be perfect as it is, The key to our diminished investment in the world is to remember to apply this concept strictly and regulary, We just need that little bit of willingness to get out of the way, When we are willing to be in the moment- and then we can just surrender our judgement of the picture then all is well, 0Lesson 31: “I am not a victim of the world I see.” This lesson so eloquently teaches us,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: There is nothing to do but enjoy the ride!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, But just realize that the ego is not our evil twin- trying to force us into something unpleasant, Just be willing to see the static and let it go, That static is the vibration of resistance, The ego is always trying to mislead us and tells us that the ego will be the best choice and so we buy into the ego's lies, The ego is not cruel by nature- but rathe simply an uncorrected child, The ego likes to clutch- with a ferocity- onto the picture so the ego will go to extraordinary lengths to simply keep the picture the same, We just need ti be kind and gentle with the ego and give it support- in moments of crazed attitude and action, We just need to have compassion for the ego, When we resist the moment with our attachment about how we think we want the world to look then we are slowed in the moment, 0There is nothing to do but enjoy the ride! When we resist the moment with our attachment about how...
ACIM Lesson 24
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God knows everything because He is perfect and thus we need to stop trying to pretend we can do better than God does, Just know that the demand energy is simply the ego's full blown state of agitation and judgements galore, Only God has a perfect plan and we just have to sit in wonder because God is capable of running our lives for the best and making magical lives for all of us, Our egos are arrogant- TO THE MAX- and they tell us subconsciously that the ego's can plan our lives perfectly but this is a grave error, The ego also makes all of this demand energy on everything in life, We are limited as humans by our nature and our senses while God is perfect, We have no idea how God's Universe works and we just need to sit and come to terms with our limitation, We need to get out of our roles as judgement maker- we have no idea what the plan is supposed to be, When we recognize we are being energetically- or in some way- demanding stop and pay attention!, 0Lesson 24: “I do not perceive my own best interests.” This lesson reminds us, “If these lessons are done...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Give ourselves the gift of gratitude for maintaining our health
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Give ourselves the gift of gratitude for maintaining our lives and our health, Just appreciate that everyone has to deal with their bodies and their own needs, Just appreciate that it is a lot to take care of our health while we cook for ourselves and exercise regularly and do our job, Just know that this kind of old baggage can shift dramatically if we are continually open to changing things ad give this part of ourselves space to heal, Sometimes we find individually that one thing or another may feel like an even greater chore than it could be because we have a long history of a painful dynamic with one part of our lives, The majority of the challenges people have emotionally and physically are not visible to the eye so we miss them, We all are in unique relationships with our bodies, We all have unique relationships with our healthcare, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Give ourselves the gift of gratitude for maintaining our lives, especially our health. We all have...
ACIM Lesson 17
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I have all these thoughts which are undoubtedly filled with attack energy and intention all the time, I see no neutral things because I have no neutral thoughts is from the Course a huge realization, Just get out of the way and don't buy into the insanity, Rather take the empowering step of taking action to choose other thoughts within and get out of the way again, The ego always says and feels that someone else did it if there is any amount of upset in the world, The ego instantaneously starts to blame everyone else when we get upset because the ego knows this will keep us in the insanity game and we feel victimized, Therefore it is a phenomenally huge deal to realize that the world is in fact simply our own thoughts projected outward, 0Lesson 17: I see no neutral things. This lesson reminds us, “You see no neutral things because you have...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The miracle is that there is no time like the present!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Choosing God is all we need to make our lives amazing, Especially choosing our thoughts- which can feel like a monumental project- as the ego says it is too much, Giggle if necessary to change our tune but do something to get above the battleground, Just allow everything to be effortless, The ego's song is one of hopelessness- through and through, Then get right up and do something different, This means that all of our lives can be fun and easy with a simple and small amount of light-hearted ness, too long, too rapidly to accomplish whatever needs to be done, We get to be engaged- this instant- if we so choose!, When it sounds like a desperate cry realize this is the ego, When we choose God then the ego stops being bound within and persistent, 0The miracle is that there is no time like the present: We get to be engaged- in this...
ACIM Lesson 10
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Taking responsibility for what I see is actually totally empowering- because with prompts from God- we can move with forgiveness and act to move the world, The Course gives us the clarity- at last- that MY thoughts are the important thing, The Course reminds us that God's perception of us is that we are totally innocent for all time so there is never any reason to feel guilty about what we see, The Course thoroughly points out to us- that everything in the world is projected out from our minds and manifested physically, This means I need to take responsibility for everything I see, We want to remember this fact with passion conviction and certainty so we have no struggles over this, 0Lesson 10: “My thoughts do not mean anything.” This lesson reminds us, “This time the idea is introduced with...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Healthy habits are what sustain us.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I just need to be conscious and have my eyes open all the way when I am choosing how much and what kinds of foods., If our comprehensive exercise program us regular then we have so much more benefit to our health and also will have more ease sustaining it, Just realizing that we form our habits while we get to the gym for me is a motivator to get me there and this helps on days I feel resistant to my exercise routine, Once we have enough repeat visits to the gym then going to the gym will get to the point of being like second nature, We also need to formulate amazing healthy habits because this is what sustains us, We want to watch our minds and continually and continually work on becoming more easy grateful forgiving and loving while we take proactive action steps in the world, What we do for our minds and lives are all dependent on doing them regularly, When we establish habits then we are more comfortable with exercise in general and we are more optimally functional, 0Healthy habits are what sustains us. Get into doing them. We want to watch our minds, and continually work...
ACIM Lesson 3
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Be patient and kind with ourselves for the insanity we believe in, God totally has our backs here, It is cool we can do the Course year after year and keep working at it until we learn to apply and live the Course permanently, The Course incorporates a huge departure from the way we currently think because it is a whole invested way we currently think about things, The Course teaches specifically how to UNDO our outdated thinking and so it is then like we never thought that way in the first place- thus we really are released from our mental anguish, The ego has set up the world- and as humans- with bodies that decay and physical deterioration is so hard not to believe, then we are no longer attached to the insanity of the ego, Therefore we need to be patient when we struggle in the undoing, When our beliefs are undone, 0Lesson 3: “ I do not understand anything I see in this room (on this street from this window,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Gratitude rocks the house!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, As humans judgement is the only problem we have, As humans with egos judgement is the only problem we ever have and we all get into this insane battle with judgement that leaves us with a nightmarish ending, Judgement is when we have decided we don't like something and the ego goes on ad nausea about judgement, Just realize that gratitude is the only thing we can use to totally get rid of judgement and get us above the battleground, Let us own that we are judgmental about something and then jump immediately to gratitude to set things straight, Our egos are attached to the insanity of obsessive attack throughts, The ego are addicted to the thrill of the thrill of attack- "the bigger the pain- the better"- our egos say, We are attached to our own ending and we are not satisfied if the picture does not look exactly like we want it to!!, What happens when we feel off kilter is that we are blocked off from the easy flow of God's Love, 0Gratitude Rocks the House: What happens when we feel off kilter and out of sorts? We get blocked...
ACIM Lesson 361
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our culture- and often various religions claim that God is out to punish us because we are deemed sinners, Religions tell us that God wants to punish us for being sinners, The Course is simply a beginning- not an end, The separation is our worst nightmare- it is the only way we can in fact be apart from God- if it were possible, This is why people feel totally guilty because we believe in the separation from God, Vengeance is something that doesn't even exist- because God would never not love and support us because God is our Father and most compassionate Benefactor, We just need to trust that God loves us that much., 0Lesson 361: Final Lessons: The Introduction in these final lessons reminds us, “We are restored to sanity, in which...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Get intimate with everything we do
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Being in the moment while we do things blesses s and blesses the thing., Don't feel guilty about having our failings, The ego pressures us in every way and is therefore inappropriately tense, The ego's way is to do everything unconsicously and therefore be numb to all we do, The Godly way of doing things is to offer an awareness while all we do, The Godly wishes for us are to get intimate with everything we do, We are all equal in that we have our own person things we avoid- know we are not alone., 0Get intimate with everything we do. The Godly wishes and God’s Will for us is to get intimate...
ACIM Lesson 354
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because we are God's we can also expect that none of the worldly laws apply to us- and this changes everything, God gives us the freedom of having zero laws of the world to affect us, God is always telling us that we are totally lovable-in God's eyes and that we are sinless for all time, The Course reminds us that we are wholly God's Sons and Daughters and therefore we can count on our certainty and lovability., The ego thrives on limitation and the world is filled with limiting laws so the ego thrives in the world and is always in the process of getting smaller, The laws of the world are always limiting and dictate what is possible for us to have, Therefore, we can sit in the comfort of God's fashioned certainty within us, We just need to do our parts and expect abundance in the world, 0Lesson 354:”What am I?” “We stand together, Christ and I, in peace and certainty of purpose. And in Him...
Thank you for the madness!!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Because the madness is the best way to get to God- don't judge it or ourselves, God never leaves our minds and hearts and is always there for us, The madness gets us to God and therefore, we can be grateful to the max, When the madness gets us to our knees start by thanking it so that we are less resistant to having it and then it will go away quicker, When we are suffering to the max it is simply a potent invite from God to get to the miracle, 0Thank God for the madness!: We have the best way to God and the getting to God when crazy...
ACIM Lesson 347
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I iove that attaining peace and joy are so simple and straightforward, Judging is the only problem we could ever have, No matter what happens do not sink down to the low vibration of judging, There is never anything so complicated that it is beyond the scope of what we can do so there is nothing to worry about., Trying to figure out the insanity is never needed, When we focus on our gratitude then what appears to be woes in the world have virtually no effect on us, When we pay attention to our judgements as they come and then consciously choose love instead this changes everything, 0Lesson 347: “What is a Miracle?” “Anger must come from judgement. Judgement is the weapon I would use against...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Resistance is our own personal hell
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Resistance is the only thing preventing us from embracing the known and unknown, The Course reminds us that all we need to have a swell of gratitude and a dash of abundance in the world is to expect it, We are all graced with the capacity to choose- so we must use it well, We are asked to get bigger and better inside and out and allow this to be true of ourselves and our lives, We are meant to embody our sinlessness as delayed by God and then feel a great sense of certainty within, 0Resistance is our own personal hell. Resistance is always that one thing that prevents us from just embracing...
ACIM Lesson 340
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, and when we connect with our lovability doing miraculous acts in the world then seems easy, Because our holiness is God- decreed it can never falter, Because we believe wholeheartedly that we have done something wrong and unforgivable it is so hard to buy into the reality of our holiness, It has seemed like the most arrogant thing in the world for us to claim we are holy infinitely because the ego knows how we battle and the ego is always screwing up, Since God is perfect all of God'sWill remains unchanged because God is God, The Course says our holiness is a done deal, Then all of our suffering stops because we have an elevated consciousness, When we identify with being innocent then we can believe we are totally lovable as a result, 0Lesson 340: “What is the ego?” “I can be free of suffering today.” This lesson says, “I was born...
Laurie’s Positive Points- the Excess of the Season
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Appreciation is the best way to go so we can be really present and grateful about all the unusal stuff we get to eat, Holidays are filled to the max with excess food and drinks and lots of delectable treats, Just appreciate that the season comes with all kinds of blessings and challenges, Over the holidays I just agree with myself that I am going to eat unusually for a time but then go back to my regular diet when the left overs are over- and that is only a few days, Smile about the great stuff but also find ways to make limits- like eating only one plate full, We get ti participate in the miracle of extra helpings of lots of treats we may not usually partake in, 0Excess of the season Just appreciate the season comes with all kinds of blessings and challenges. Holidays are filled...
ACIM Lesson 333
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because our ego's make the world seem real they sure make the world feel real- it hurts, Because the world is not real then we can take it lightly- with far less resistance to forgiveness, Our forgiveness practice is easy when we remember that the world and the ego are simply dreams- illusions and are not real, Since we are not affected by the wold then forgiveness is far easier because we are not recovering over a kick in the pants, The Course is magical- the miracle- because of the concept of the world's not being real allows it to impact us dramatically less, The whole purpose of the Course- its primary objective- is to lead us to a place about forgiveness about the world, When we know the world is a dream then our suffering over it decreases dramatically, 0Lesson 333: “What is the Ego?” “Forgiveness ends the dream of conflict here.” The whole purpose of the Course-...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Choosing God is the miracle
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Choosing God is the only action we need to take in our entire lives, Choosing God is the only miracle needed in the liftoff into space, No matter what the situation in which we find ourselves it all requires one little step into being proactive, We get the answers from the Holy Spirit about how to proceed if we stay quiet within and listen to that prayer within our hearts, We have no instructions from God except to get on board with forgiveness, 0Choosing God is the miracle Choosing God is the only miracle needed for the lift off into space, to...
ACIM Lesson 326
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Jesus says in the Course that we never left God in the first place, Since there is no separation that means there is no problems at all, The Course reminds us that we forgot to laugh when we thought the separation happened s, The ego clings to this terrible belief that we are to be punished because of the separation, We all get very serious about the separation and we suffer without any relief, We are all ridden with guilt about the separation because that is the ego's song and dance, 0Lesson 326: “What is Creation?” “I am forever an Effect of God.” This lesson says, “Father, I was created...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Get to the moment and enjoy it
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Allow that single solitary amount of awareness to generate within us, he problem always comes when we focus on the past's version of things, It appears odd because it looks like we are resisting- even in those moments that we give the ego a form hand in asking the ego to exit our minds, Resistance is powerful, The firm hand can look like we are at battle with the ego, We always want to be very gentle with the ego and not strip the ego of our kindness and respect, We just need to see this in the moment and acknowledge it with kindness and fifmness, We just need to sit in the present and allow it to teach us how to think and feel, We need to be absolutely sure that we don't resist the ego because that makes it stronger, When we get to the present- unencumbered with that insane level of judgement we will actually enjoy it, 0Get to the moment, and enjoy it. We just need to sit in the present, and allow it to...
ACIM Lesson 319
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God Himself equipped all of us with this extraordinary function, God wants us to know there is no arrogance in this statement because God specifically planned for us to have this amazing role, Saving the world is a God-empowered thing to do, The Course tells us that we are all the ones to save the world, The only problem ever occurs if we are not willing to buy into this holy Reality of ourselves, When we allow ourselves to be God's Love and Essense then we are wholly equipped to save the wold, 0Lesson 319: “What is the Last Judgement?” “I came for the salvation of the world.” This lesson reminds us,...
Positive Points: Be patient and kind with our loved ones.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, And people's issues may drive us crazy, Everyone has come to earth in this incarnation to evolve and become bigger, Lots of us have significant others or spouses and children because we all crave being in union with others, Other people that we want to be close with-harmoniously- are going to have their issues, Sit with a neutral mind and don't judge them, We all have relationships because it is part of being human, We need to interact with others because we are social by nature, We need to not judge the people we are close with, 0“Being patient and kind with our loved ones.” We all have relationships, because to be human means that there...
ACIM Lesson 256
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Forgiveness is that magic that totally erases any memory of sin, Forgiveness is the God-given instructions so that we can make the world dreamy and happy, Forgiveness is the only way to truly erase any attack energy from our minds, Remember that God is within our hearts all the time without fail- we just forgot., Since forgiveness is of God it follows God's laws and therefore increases when it is given, The way here to God is through forgiveness, This means there will be tons of forgiveness because God never breaks His promises, 0Lesson 256: “What is sin?” “God is the only goal I have today.” This lesson reminds us, “The way...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Food is our friend!
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, but in much smaller quantities since they are sweet, Fruit are good too, I find for me that eating large quanties of cooked vegetables every day is the second most way for me to maintain my weight, Instead when the inner judge is heard within allow forgiveness to resolve this, One of the biggest challenges to making our relationship with food harmonious is that we don't love our food or accept it fondly, Sometimes we are totally resistant to even being willing to try new-to-us healthier foods, The inner judge is always working so don't worry when this happens, The more I eat healthier foods the more their tastes grows on me, 0Food is our Friend! One of the biggest challenges of making our own relationship with food one that is...
ACIM Lesson 249
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Forgiveness paints a world where anger makes no sense, Just take the ego and forgive it, The egos spew out the same insanity so just realize that this is not new, The way to get out of our rut of constant attack energy is allow it to be gone entirely, We absolutely must be clear about what forgiveness really means in God's description, We call on forgiveness to heal everything in the world which will happen constantly, We can forgive if we are willing to do so and be open to forgiveness, We need to forgive the insanity instantaneously and allow all of that attack energy to be released entirely, 0Lesson 249: “What is the World?” “Forgiveness ends all suffering and loss.” This lesson says, “Forgiveness paints a world...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Go with the flow.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Dealing with the suffering over the ego's judgement is enough to drive us crazy but then dealing with our resistance to dealing with our attack thoughts amplifies the suffering immeasuably, Instead of the resistance start first with forgiving ourselves and forgiving the situation so we end our suffering, Resistance makes us stay in the mode of attack because we never let our attack thoughts run their cycle and therefore- end, The ego has resistence about every detail of our story, The ego judges everything- with an unstoppable obsession, The ego wants us to suffer not just a little but to the max, We have resistance to everything because it is the only way the ego knows it is alive, 0Go with the flow with a light heart. We have resistance to everything, because feeling it is the...
ACIM Lesson 242
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God asks us to come readily with minds available to touch Him when He is there, God gave us our extraordinary talent of volition because He wants us to choose Him exactly when it works for us, God is asking us only one thing to do- come with wholly empty minds to Him, God wants us to come to Him with wholly open minds, God wants us to simply have our own desire to get to God- to in no way feel forced to choose God, Our egos as full of unresolved issues that they never resolve and let go so we end up with cluttered minds, The only thing we need is the smallest amount of willingness to get to God, 0Lesson 242: “What is the World?” “This day is God’s. It is my gift to Him.” This lesson says,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be the Star of our own show…
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, And then let our feelings go once they have been heard with kindness, Being responsible for the world can suck if we let it because it feels like way too much to change the insanity of the wold all by our lonesome selves., Give everything permissi0on to be expressed from within our hearts and minds, Just remember that whatever we are doing= add the DELIGHTFUL FACTOR to everything, This reality is disturbing if we allow the responsibility of it to weigh heavily upon us!, We actually project our thinking onto the world and it manifests physically before us, We just want to be the best person we can be for ourselves and for God-we want to be our higher Selves that we share with God and all humankind, We want to feel the feelings we have and honor them, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Be the star of our own show.” It turns out that we are responsible for the...
ACIM Lesson 235
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because our innocence is perfectly in tact then our guilt actually entirely disappears, God knows us perfectly well like a loving Father and He knows we have our egos like to exaggerate and obsess on their own thoughts., Guilt is the worst block to the Flow of God's Love and one of those feelings that often goes missed and therefore unattended to, Our sinlessness is a done deal because God designed the picture of the Universe this way, The Course says we are saved and for all time no matter what problems we run into, Think of the magnificence of God's Love and devotion for us!, This means there is nothing to do but part ESPECIALLY because there is nothing wrong, 0Lesson 235: “What is Salvation?” “God in His mercy wills that I be saved.” What a gift we have...
Laurie’s Positive Points
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be open to exploring some other magical aspect of our inner worlds that has yet been undiscovered, Be open to letting the process change if a change in direction is called for., Be unattached to the process of exploration, Exploration automatically calls out the ego because the ego likes to judge anything new, Exploring new parts of ourselves is magical when we do it specifically with God, The ego likes to keep things the same and reestablish the status quo, Whenever we feel pressured in this process it is the ego raising its head, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Be open to exploring some other magical part of our lives that has yet been undiscovered....
ACIM Lesson 228
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is saying that we are perfect totally amazing and infinitely powerful exactly as we are now, Just knowing the truth about how God Feels about us is enough to fuel us and propel us forward with lightness aplenty, The ego goes on exhaustively about all the nasty little tiny details we failed to attend to, We can trust that the Holy Spirit to not miss a second of the interaction- He is there being helpful because that is what He does, We just need to stop at that moment of insanity where we forgot to speak up for ourselves, When we listen to our egos we end up with a little bit of insanity to say the least, 0Lesson 228: “What is forgiveness?” “God has condemned me not. No more do I.” “This lesson says, “Or shall...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiveness redefined
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Everything about living in the world as humans drastically changes when we are willing to accept that sin is not real., The true definition of forgiveness is in synch with something unexpected to say the least, We project our energy and thought onto the world and then this is how form is made. We must realize this first, When we think anyone has sinned including ourselves then errors take on form in the world., When we think sin needs to be forgiven- it is too hard to release this old attack energy that we have as a result of the sin., 0Forgiveness redefined: The true definition of forgiveness is in synch with something unexpected, to say the least. Our old...
ACIM Lesson 221
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Be open to looking at the tough stuff within so we have the possibility of releasing it, Being willing to look at what is within is the first part of the miracle, Our egos think we can do nothing about the picture we see- the ego makes us feel as victims, We are the ones who have ultimate say in what is within us, We need to be certain we look closely at our inner workings, We need to listen to the ego with utmost kindness and gentleness and Love, We need to make God part of every waking moment- thought word and deed- or we will never be happy, 0Lesson 221: “What is forgiveness?” “Peace to my mind. Let all my thoughts be still.” This lesson reminds us,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Resistance is futile
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be willing to be open to becoming bigger people, But on top of that we resist the that we resist the ego, Just forgive that the ego resists up a storm, Our egos resist everything: it is the fundamental behavior of the ego, We are asked to be open to the serenity of God's Purpose and be willing to show up entirely, We are here on earth to get back to God- we all get assimilated back into the Supreme force of God's Love, We get to experience ecstatic bliss and Supreme Love and lightness. Is there any valid resaon to resist God's Purpose?, 0Resistance is futile. We are asked to be open to the serenity of God’s Purpose and be willing to...
ACIM Lesson 193
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Forgiveness is the salve that heals the world, Our egos are like good but ornery children who have not slept in a week, Sometimes when we are firm with the ego we forget to be gentle, The Course says- I will forgive and this will disappear- this is endlessly reassuring, The world passes by generally unnoticed at all, We are asked to be kind to the egos na listen to them until they have been adequately heard, We are instructed to see the world itself as it is, 0Lesson 193: All things are lessons God would have me learn. This lesson says, “I will forgive and this...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The miracle is now
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Bringing Love to the situation we have then become more empowered within ourselves- whch is absolutely a miracle, God wants us to use the world to get to Him, Just listen to the prompting in the world, thank goodness there are ample opportunities there!, The lack of Love in the world is where we get to stop and make things different., The miracle is when we see situations that appear to be terrifying and we show up anyway with Love in tow, We can bring Love wherever the world appears to be calling for Love- this is the miracle, We can know that when we see calls for Love in the world it is an instantaneous communion with God, We get to choose to be with the miracle in the world instead of settling for the nightmare, 0The miracle is now. Just listen to the prompting in the world. We get to choose to be with...
Lesson 186: Salvation of the world depends on me. This lesson is such a beautiful reminder of the most...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Remember that every food is our favorite food
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Know that there are plenty of ways we can prepare the food differently so they seem more appealing to us and this can be a fun exploration, Remember when we eat "healthy" foods that they are our favorite food, There is often a ton of resistance to eating foods we consider "healthy", We also want to make sure we are in the groove of being in gratitude about the foods, We can add another food or herbs or spices to spruce up the food, We may desire to eat "healthy" foods at times, 0Remember that every food is our favorite food. Lots of times, depending on our feelings and habits, we may...
ACIM Lesson 172
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course reminds us that God's vision for us is to live without attack and in perfect peace because we accept our lovability, The world is less likely to not reflect more attack energy toward us because we are not feeling it within, Then once we understand the supremeness of God's love for us we need to accept it promptly, We need first to understand the quality and the supremeness of the Love and favor of God for us, We need to start with our own minds first and remove anything that is not God's Love, When we feel so certain and secure in ourselves because we radiate God's perfect Love then there is nothing for us to do but just sit- and be happy about everything because we feel our lovablity, 0Lesson 172: Review: “God is but Love and therefore so am I.” “In my defenselessness my safety lies.” “I...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Note to Self
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Everything manifest into the world into our own choices, If I get to call the world like it is then this is ultra empowering, Just sit and remind ourselves of this reality and allow it to sink deeply into our consciousness, Note to Self- stay in touch with the blessing and grace of God, This awareness is all we need to lead us to that next place of making conscious decisions to choose another way, We get to have our own unique personal show according to us, 0Note to Self— Stay in tune with the blessing and grace of God. Our lives are filled with...
ACIM Lesson 165
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Don't minimize or disregard guilt because it may seem less severe- all upsets hurt us, God is entirely dedicated to us, God is totally a different animal, The Course is always simply pointing out to us that we are the ones wo forgot all the great fortune we have from God, The Course reminds us that we get abundant and infinite Love from God because God Wills it, The Course reminds us that when we forget there is zero reason to feel guilty, The fact that God Loves us as He does is amazing and we need to just take this in, We never want to wallow in our guilty feelings- they are unnecessary because God decrees us sinless, 0Lesson 165: “Let not my mind deny the Thought of God.” The Course reminds us that we get the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Every problem can be readily resolved with serenity and smiles
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Listen to the ego with compassion and be gentle, Seenity is when we allow another perspective to the picture, Serenity is that inner wisdom that emerges when we talk with the Holy Spirit directly and act accordingly, That attachment the ego has to getting the picture to look THE certain way is the certain way to heartache, The inflexibility of the ego is THE ONLY thing that can or does hurt us, The state when we are unable to go with the flow about life is when we are blocked, 0Every problem can be readily resolved- with just serenity and a smile. Serenity is that inner wisdom that emerges...
ACIM Lesson
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Be firm with the ego but ever so gentle too to prevent the egos further resistance to change, God has ultra power because He is the (only) Supreme Being so as long as we can trust that God is as powerful as He is then we can relax., God includes us all energetically in His ultra energy of perfect innocence and so we are all innocent to the core, God loves us so much that He established within all of use purity so powerful and consistent that it is entirely undimmed by errors, Our egos like to make problems- so just catch this when it happens, Our only real task is to practice remembering this, We have God standing there- being with us- while we do everything, 0Lesson 158: Today I learn to give as I receive. The sentence that stands out for me in this...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Brave behavior means being bold while being ever so kind
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Being detached is the best way to keep the ego at bay, Check in with the Holy Spirit implicitly about whether now is a good time to share our truths, Don't allow the ego to tag along when we are in the process of deciding what is best to say to another, We get show up to the world with a gentle suggestion of kindness while we stand up for ourselves and give our hearts permission to speak their truth., We get to show up in every in every interaction with another and be bold, We have relationships with others the entire ride of our existence, We may want to sit in meditation to be true to our own process whatever that is, 0Brave behavior means being bold while being ever so kind. When we do this, we sit in our...
ACIM Lesson 151
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, No one can judge on partial evidence: our ego's are arrogant entirely, Only when we feel what we feel then we get in touch with what we have been denying and then we have a moment of doubt about how happy we are with the ego, The ego is frozen in the state of ignorance about how things are, The ego's only real defense is making us feel numb, The egos only real skill in the realm of being convincing- is that the ego makes us feel entirely numb about being frozen in prison within, Then we can take appropriate action- the next step is to try another way, We often believe our egos and forget that there are any other options, 0Lesson 151: “All things are echoes for the Voice of God.” This lesson reminds us, “No one can judge...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be patient with our loved ones
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be patient with our loved ones and realize they are doing their best job or they would have done something else, Humility is that gentle sense of connection, Just remember we are quick to judge ourselves too, Lack of humility is where we are not open energetically to others, Step down from the ego's high horse, There is always a lack of humility in the ego's voice, When we feel appropriately connected with others then our block to Love's presence is gone, 0Be patient with our loved ones: They are doing their best job. Just realize that having relationships is great...
ACIM Lesson 144
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Only when we have these attack thoughts of doubt and uncertainty do we suffer, Rededicate our use of time to use it to specifically get back to God, The Course reminds us gently- there is no hurry, The ego and our insane minds get into a panicked rush, Usually the urgency we feel is an anxiety that things will not turn out in our best case scenario, When we panic we are off center but there is no need to be off center because God is always at the wheel of our lives, 0Lesson 144: Review: “My mind holds only what I think with God.” “There is no love but God’s.” “The...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Give ourselves permission to be kind to ourselves
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Judgement runs rampant within us and we beat ourselves down a notch every second of every day, Make our compassion be our best friend with whom we carry with us facing the world, Stop and breathe quietly but deeply, There is always a war within us because the ego is top at being insane, We can use God's forgivensss for ourselves without reserve, We may not think of fear as something that needs forgiveness so don't miss this fact, We wage war with ourselves because it is familiar, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Give ourselves permission to be kind to ourselves Give ourselves permission to be kind to ourselves. ...
ACIM Lesson 137
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because there is no separation between God and ourselves this means our health will be rocking good, God gives us the clarity of our own connection with God's Will and Energy, Healing can feel baffling especially when we let the ego speak, Just identifying with our Godly nature is exactly when entirely changes our state of being healed, Our connection with God makes us as powerful as we can be if it is true, We just need to tune into our own perspective about healing seems unreachable so that we can get into a real understanding of it, 0Lesson 137: “When I am healed I am not healed alone.” This lesson affirms, “But healing is his...
Laurie’ Positive Points: The fun is now- while it all happens
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, getting to the blessed end/, Our job is to celebrate each second, The ego has its own antagonistic voice- interrupting our flows, The ego lies the last step- where you get to the converted finish line, The ego often rebels against all the steps in the interim, The fun is in the process of getting to the end, The God-centered way is to be conscious throughout the whole affair, This reads like a story-book nightmare, We get to check in with ourselves- at each waking moment and see how we feel and what comes up for us, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: The fun is now- while it all happens. The fun is in the process of getting...
ACIM Lesson 130
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, By God's own perfect nature He can not contradict Himself, The Course says that fear made up the projections in the world but since love has no enemy it truly does not exist, the problem was entirely erased, Therefore, We just need to stand up tall and see the truth for what it is, We need to trust deeply that this ego illusion is false and has no validity, When the ego is so brazenly blunt with a deafening pitch and volume we do not have the ability to quiet them and get to the real truth about them, 0Lesson 130: It is impossible to see two worlds. This lesson’s wisdom states, “Love’s enemy has made them up. ...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Smile at all that little stuff
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Just think- every day we wake up new and we get to do everything over againi, Let us stand up and welcome the new day with some spur and attitude of appreciation, Miracles are full of surprises because they are EXACTLY what is needed in every situation to shift things and renew lackluster form, This shifts everything because we are quietly accepting everything as it comes when we are in the appreciation groove, Wake up every day with a light mind, We melt resistance with gratitude, When we welcome things in then our resistance to everything becomes non-existent, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Smile at all the little stuff. Wake up every day with a light mind. We can...
ACIM Lesson 123
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Just stand up to the ego and be willing to use our voices with God, Our egos try to stop the music and take all of our attention from God and comfort and ease and fun, There is always the possibility that we can choose the miracle of being light but it takes persistence to stay on task, We can see the ego's insanity or we can not, We get to be light in the process of loving our brothers and sisters, We need towelcome in the alignment with god and through being open to getting easy about everything, Willingness is the miracle of participation, 0Lesson 123: “I thank my Father for His gifts to me.” This lesson says, “Be glad you have a...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Forgiveness is the miracle at hand
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Forgiveness can be that little morsel of potential that never comes to fruition because we forget to realize how much we need it, Forgiveness is when we allow God to erase the instensity of the insanity and thee complete existence of the mishap, Forgiveness is when we remember there is never anything wrong, God specifically gave us forgiveness as the one miracle on Earth that gets us as close to God as we can, We need to hold forgiveness high in our minds in terms of prioritization, When we forgivne the energy state of forgiveness allows us to rise above any action that someone has done that seems impoossible to overlook, 0Forgiveness is the miracle in the moment. There is never too much of forgiveness. We just need to hold...
ACIM Lesson 116
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Being happy is also conveniently the only way to do things with God, Everything in the world is either love or a call for love- either which end up as love, Happiness in the world is really hard to come by when we forget to include God, Jesus's teachings in the Course are plain and simple: we are asked to be happy, The world seems stark raving mad when we forget to include God, We are always given the gift of sight beyond the ego's reach, 0Lesson 116: “God’s Will for me is perfect happiness. “I share God’s Will for happiness for me.” I love...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Surrender our judgement in food choices
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, Leave judgement far out of reach so we allow ourselves no participation with it, Let's give the ego's judgement the day off, Our old pattern with food tend to repeat themselves because the ego likes more of the ego, We must learn how to have preferences without that sharp energetic hit of giving those things too much power over us, We want to be in the mindset where we are not feeling like we want to stay in control of the situation, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Surrender our judgement in food choices. Let curiosity be the guide for our food choices. Judgement...
ACIM Lesson 102
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Uncategorized, God is the most emotionally gifted Entity so we are guaranteed to be interacted with by God to be totally peaceful and empowering, God's deal with us extends to include all the physical emotional and spiritual support in the world, The Course reminds us that God is ultra nourhishing, The only problem we ever had was that we forgot how great God is and that God guaranteed our innocence and lovablity, We are forever safe because attack thoughts are absent from our mind when we connect with our innocense, 0Lesson 109: I rest in God.” The Course reminds us of this relationship we have with God that is...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Be bold, practice courageous communication
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Courageous communication is so cool because it is the opportunity to get really close energetically and emotionally with others, Lots of appreciation and authentic discussion help to balance each other, The coolest thing is to tell them about this clearly with an evident feeling of forgiveness and love, We share even though in telling others there is a risk of them reacting to it, We want to be honest and clear- if they say something we feel we don't like, We want to be respectful-head to toe- of our loved ones, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Rock our existence with a crazy love for authentic discussion. Practice Courageous communication. We all have...
ACIM Lesson 102
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God wants the very best for us and He goes out of Him way to make this happen, I think God's Will for us to be happy is shocking indeed!, Our sinlessness comes in a neat and tidy package with our eternal lovability, We are bombarded with worldly theories that God believes we are sinful and that God will punish us on any whim, We can certainly trust God's judgement because He is God, 0Lesson 102: “I share God’s Will for happiness for me.” This lesson reminds us, “I share God’s Will for...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Secret to being thin
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I am grateful for all of the foods I eat all day long and this is one reason I have such a happy relationship with food, I consciously think about the fact that I will have to forego my treat tomorrow if I overeat today in order to maintain my current weight, It makes all the difference that God loves us with a passion and so we can identify with being lovable, My secret to being thin is that I love being at the same weight more than I like to eat more treats, Then everything in our behavior becomes easy and fun because we feel worthy of making whatever effort needed, This sense of high self esteem is all we need to keep our own fires of worth elevated, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Tips for staying thin Laurie’s secret for staying thin: what works for me consistently to stay...
ACIM Lesson 95
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, If we don't forgive and then start again, The Course even says at the end- to throw the book away- because words are not necessary in the end- go to the feeling of love, the ego will have further fuel to goa us on to reject God's teaching because we are laden with guilt., The whole purpose of the Course is to get to truly experiencing it- not just to have it as a mental notion only, We need to forgive this ego tactic of throwing us off track., We want to get to the place of Knowledge- at the right hand of God- and feel God's holy Presence., 0Lesson 95: “I am one Self, united with my Creator.” This lesson reminds us, “”This tolerance for weakness will...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Accentuate the positives in healing from food imbalance
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Eating really well for a year I felt so good emotionally eating well and also lost 30 pounds, I had an full-on eating disorder from ages 15 to 20, I started out early on with a severe problem with food so I have had a lot of time recover by now, I surrendered my insane desire to binge after some consistent practice not doing it, I went to live in Toyko for a year with aJapanese host family and they ate the traditional Japanese fare. I the with them all the time., We just need to feel how full we are with the other stuff that is going well in our lives so start there first if the food is still not totally good yet, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Accentuating the positives when working on eating addictions and imbalance with food. I had a full-on...
ACIM Lesson 88
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course reminds us to love our brothers and sisters with an open heart, The ego adores separation from God and others so goes out of its way to make this happen including making up stories about others so we will reject them, We are asked to love people with whatever qualities they may have, We are blinded by the egos inability to perceive the truth about others, We are invited to end the seeming (illusory)) separation from God and just see we can, We are reminded to forgive what gives us reason to not be close, 0Lesson 88: “The light has come.” “I am under no laws but God’s.” This lesson reminds us the following:...
ACIM Lesson 81
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, forgiveness and God's Supreme Energetic elevation, God is right there demonstrating this Energy of healing and Love and calmness where attack could never exist, The beauty of God's Light is that it is filled with Love, The calmness that is part of God's Love reminds us that discord has no business being in our words and actions and behaviors, When we feel the calmness within then we are not resisting God's influence, 0Lesson 81: “I am the light of the world.” “Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world.”...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Relationships in Style
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Know that the Holy Spirit knows exactly the right choices for us to make so stay in conversation with Him, People need to stand up for themselves and get out of relationships are not appropriate for them, The cool thing about relationships is that we can always work on them over time and make them more harmonious, The most important thing we can do is stand up with God in our relationships, We are not born with innate relationship skills= we learn them in our culture and in our family units, We just need to be willing to ask for more, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Relationships in style It helps to have some experience being in relationships because we can not...
ACIM Lesson 74
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is all about loving us and giving us miracles in the world and all the things that make us sing in sweetness in our lives, God is right there within us making the nightmare disappear into nothingness with meaninglessness, God's "Get out of jail FREE" card is God's version of meaninglessness applied to life, Meaninglessness is our way out of hell, The meaningless concept is like putting on a baseball glove for protection when we encounter the world, We need to redefine our outdated versions of God, 0Lesson 74: There is no Will but God’s.” This lesson says, “These conflict thoughts are meaningless.” This is our...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Learning to laugh is the miracle
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Give ourselves compassion and self love when we resist learning to laugh, We just need to thank our egos for overindulging in the blues and be open to another scene on the horizon, We need conscious laughter definitely, We resist because our egos have us in the sand trap of control- we will never move from it, Whenever I went to a movie theater in childhood and watched a movie I never laughed outside, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Learning to laugh is the miracle. We need conscious laughter definitely. It occurred to me in...
ACIM Lesson 67
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Lots of religions believe that hell is real and that God wants to penalize us, Our worldly definitions of God are totally wrong, The nightmare is real when we believe God is our number one enemy, We are trying to undo our definition of God and replace it with God's own, We think the God will treat us savagely and this is terrifying, 0Lesson 67: “”Love created me like Itself.” This lesson says, “We are trying to undo your definition of God...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Allow curiosity to be the miracle in our relationships
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Curiosity gives us another option in the situation, Just see this when it happens and do not judge it, One of the toughest dilemmas is to rise above the low vibration of judgement, Relationships are amazing when we get to be seen but sometimes are prone to getting stale from all the judgements we have, Relationships are fun because we get to practice sharing love in a large segment of] our lives, We get to learn about ourselves in relationships, We need to realize that our judgement happens all the time and not judge this, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Allow our curiosity to be the miracle in our relationships.” Lots of us love to...
ACIM Lesson 60
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God does not forgive because He has never condemned, God exerts every effort to give us all great things because He wants it that way, God loves us infinitely and proclaims our innocence innately, Not a shred of blame comes from God when we forget, We need to be committed to accepting more than mediocrity, We simply forgot that we are worth the miracle of elevated consciousness but this is only a mistake, 0Lesson 60: “God is the Love in which I forgive.” “God is the strength in which I trust.” “There...
ACIM Lesson 25
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our task is to learn to see the difference from the ego's status quo of - the blahs, The ego is the master at fixing things in tight control, The ego's reason for being is to simply maintain its existence, The one single awareness that we want something different from the ego is all we need to get to God, We are invited in the Course to open our minds, 0Lesson 25: “I do not know what anything is for.” We are invited here in this lesson and...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The mystery is solved when we get to the miraculous present
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Staying in the present allows us to release our judgment from the past, The present has no agenda to it, The present is fresh and new, We make up the whole thing because we thrive on drama, When we carry the past with us we make ourselves victim and see the world through lenses of discord, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “The mystery is solved when we get to that miraculous present.” Staying in the present allows...
ACIM Lesson 18
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Because the ego is needy it consistently acts out, Our energy creates form in the world, We are all graced with the magnificent capacity to manifest our existence, We just need to wake up and see the ego for what it is, We never come to the picture at hand with any amount of neutrality because the basis of the ego is consistently needy, 0Lesson 18: “I am not alone in the experiencing the effects of my seeing.” This lesson says, “The idea...
Laurie’s Positive Points: We can take a deep breath and relax
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Breathing is fully devoid of calories and thus the perfect treat, Our egos get all hyped up feeling like a kettle about to burst with the inner intensity, The trick is to get to a place of ease when we do things, Totally luxuriate in our breath, We can start with a simple noticing of our breath, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: We can take a deep breath and relax that internal pressure. The expert trick is how...
ACIM Lesson 11
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Even if the world does not change the thrill is that our minds change, Our minds are the only thing that has power to affect us, The Course has this magical way of restructuring our thinking, The world does its thing- seeming presenting us with horrors galore, we just need to see this for what it is, When we think the world is real then it has the power to upset us dramatically, 0Lesson 11: “My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaninglessworld.” This lesson says, “Be glad indeed to practice the...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Play with your food
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I have had a complicated relationship with food, Our society, Our society's relationship with food is totally out of whack as demonstrated in the media, We all have food as triggers, We all have to eat to survive so starvation is not an viable option, We can help ourselves right now by looking first at our resistance with food, We feel being out of synch with food immediately energetically, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Play with your food.” In my life, I have had a complicated relationship with food. Sometimes,...
ACIM Lesson 4
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our egos are always the ones who make up our reality, The Course Workbook gives us more ways to get to automatic when we actively apply the Course, The purpose of the Course is so we can apply it, The whole purpose of the Course is to apply it not to just read about it, We are asked to be consistent with ourselves in thoughts words and deeds, We get in the Course an accurate description of God, 0Lesson 4: “These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room (on...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The energy of investigation is Godly.
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, I needed to not eat my binge foods at all., I went for two years without eating sugar and it dramatically helped my addiction to sugar, Now I am actually about 95% fine with sugar now, One thing that really worked for me in my total recovery with food is totally changing my diet, What worked for me is to look at every little item I ate from additives and sugar and sauces., When I would accidentally eat my binge food in other things I was eating that I thought were benign I would end up in a binge cycle instead, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “The energy of investigation is Godly. Be open to really changing your diet in full if...
I know for a fact that my ego- especially- is in the habit of seizing the reins, and then...
Lesson 362: Final lessons: “The holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would...
Laurie’s Positive Points: When we become our own worst enemies, check out alternatives…
Laurie Prez, , Uncategorized, 0Laurie’s Positive Points When we become our own worst enemies, check this out! The miracle is when we give...
Lesson 355: “What am I?-” “There is no end to the peace and joy, and all the miracles that...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Our relationships afford us the way to thrive
Laurie Prez, , Uncategorized, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Our relationships are that direct passage to exactly how we make our lives exceedingly happy.” We...
Lesson 348: What is a miracle?” “I have no cause for anger or for fear, for You surround me. ...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Our addictions are a call for Love
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Addictions happen when we allow our inner demand energy to predominate, Our addictions can be absolutely anything from cocaine to alcohol to food or negativity- the full range, The addiction is so bizarre- that we run up and enthusiastically engage with it is strange indeed, When we can't connect with our Will to face our addictions then we are not able to do anything different because we are too fond of our familiar pain, Why do we follow our egos when they are undeniably insane?, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “We just need to remember that our addictions are a call for Love.” Addictions happen when...
ACIM Lesson 341
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is always outdoing Himself because He loves to play and be in the midst of a party, God is tender with us and that is a beautiful way to be, The whole mood and energy of God is that He is totally serene and quiet and loving and certain of our worth, We get a God Who shows up continually to be the most amazing and even better than the perfect we can imagine, We just need to realize that we can choose our lives by the way we choose our thoughts and feelings, 0“What is a Miracle?” Lesson 341: I can attack but my own sinlessness. And it is only that which...
Laurie’s Positive Points: A recipe for long lasting love- is a dash of forgiveness and kindness
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Always check in with ourselves first when we find ourselves upset about others, Just appreciate that in them we are always only seeing ourselves projected outwardly, Loving our neighbors and ourselves is actually fun, The fact that we are upset about what we see is perfect., We get to see ourselves actually deeply as a result, We just need to allow our shift internally be originated in God's Purpose and then the miracle is directed correctly, We just need to be kind and compassionate to ourselves and this can feel like such a chore, We just need to give our loved ones the benefit of the doubt when we find ourselves annoyed or tormented over something that has come to pass between us, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Recipe for long lasting love- is a dash of forgiveness and kindness.” Loving our neighbors...
ACIM Lesson 334
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Allow our forgiveness to be of the gentleness of God and then it will be directed to God, The Course reminds us to seek for more than we have settled for in the past, The only real problems we have as humans is that we routinely seek for so little, We can, We can't help but to let the ego's voice seep in over time because we are always present to its insane pitch, We get so jaded in our human experience, We just don't realize how great we are and that we deserve the best of the best, We need to forgive the insanity and make lots of space for the gentle response to the ego, 0Lesson 334: “What is the Ego?” “Today I claim the gifts forgiveness gives.” This lesson says, “I seek but...
Laurie’s Positive Points: We need to process stuck emotions for the benefit of our health and well being
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Our health is completely and directly affected by the emotions we have, People's physical health are directly affected by emotions TCM says, TCM masters came to understand that when we do not process our emotions thoroughly then we fall into dis-regulation, Traditional Chinese Medicine says the same thing as the Course- that we are most healthy when we are willing to- in a timely way-process our emotions, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: We are meant to process our emotions and set them free so that we are unburdened...
ACIM Lesson 327
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is a hands-on God, God is in our relationship for the long haul and He wants to demonstrate this completely, God reminds us that we are graced as lovable and totally innocent, God stops at nothing to give us the maximal abundance of all the gifts we receive from Him, We also get to check out the validity and security of all the abundance and Energy that God offers, We want to be open and willing to converse with God about everything that is helpful for us to discuss, 0Lesson 327: “What is Creation?” “I need but call and You will answer me.” This lesson says, “Father, I...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Our willingness is our promise for peace
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Moving our energy is such a little endeavor it takes the smallest amount of muscle, Our willingness is a sure fire way to dodge old set boundaries and delete old standards of mediocre living, The only problems we ever have are when we are not open to moving our energy, We are invited to be quiet and kind when we make mistakes in choosing again, We just need to hold our hands internally and boost our love and forgiveness around our learning to choose again, When we set our intention and focus on it we feed that inner energy loop within us and it starts to expand, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “Our willingness is our promise for peace.” Our willingness is the sure fire way to dodge...
ACIM Lesson 320
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God gives us the sure path to get out of the belief we are not worthy of the best, We are getting a clue about how to liberate our souls, We can release with a gentle serenity our attachment of the world, We don't have to do anything except appreciate what is, We forget to dance through our days with a light heart because we can, We miss the mark when it comes to standing tall because we forget we can, 0“What is the Last Judgement?” “Lesson 320:”My Father gives all power unto me.” This lesson says, “His holy Will...
Laurie’s Positive Points Proactive Peace
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Uncategorized, The reality is that there is another way from the ego's slippery slope, We are given tools that are so profound and magnificent they do all the work for us, We just need to be in full focus, We need to behave in the world with an attitude of respect, With God's tools we don't have to extend excess effort or do anything complicated, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Proactive Peace We just need occasional reminders. We are given tools that are so profound and...
ACIM Lesson 313
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God loves us boundlessly and demonstrates this consistently with God's Love and favor, God wants us to have the best of the best and this is why He tells us the truth, The ego's version of God is that God wants us to suffer, The problem is that we forget that we are so fortunate, Truly since God is perfect is therefore totally trustworthy, We just need to bless the information and not resist it, We must realize that we held an unsound interpretation of God, 0Lesson 313: What is the Last Judgement?” “Now let a new perception come to me.” This lesson say, “Now...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The miracle is upon us
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Miracles are extraordinary in that they come in our happiest fantasies, Miracles are God's way of sharing Love, Miracles are meant to be totally ordinary and commonly experienced, The miracle is natural, The miracle is the fodder for our happy dream, When the miracle doesn't happen something has gone wrong, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: “The miracle is upon us.” One of my favorite lines in the Course says, “ Miracles...
ACIM Lesson 306
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God gives us an alternative for interpreting the world with God and we are asked to use it, Out nightmare is entirely ended when we simply realize we can end it, The only problem we have in the world's illusion is that we suffer over it, The world is scary indeed but it is just a figment of our imagination and we can imagine more creatively, The world shows us our very own nightmare and we don't try to question it, When we give our vision to God then we get a case of the giggles because there is nothing else to do, When we give the ego license to interpret for us we are truly insane, 0Lesson 306: “What is the Second Coming?” “The gift of Christ is all I seek today.” This lesson says,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Prayer is our medium for meeting God
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, God is our guide if we let Him be, God wants for us to be able to communicate with Him while we are separated in the world with our bodies, We can be comforted by God's eternal Presence within us if we are willing, We have God's direction within us if we just stop and listen to it, When we accept the Holy SPirit's miraculous direction our hearts feel free, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Prayer is the medium for meeting God. Prayer is the back door to God, the front...
ACIM Lesson 299
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The Course has a totally new interpretation of our eternal holiness, The ego's perception is absurd, The ego's view says instead that we have failed miserably and therefore can't be loved by God, We can be light about the insanity since it has no power to injure us, We can just gently notice when the ego speaks too loudly and instead of resisting and giving it power, We have therefore, We instead have God the Father Who proclaims we are innocent for all time, zero guilt, 0Lesson Lesson 299: “What is the Real World?” “Eternal holiness abides in me.” This lesson says,”Yet God, my Father,...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Elevating our victimization
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Our egos love to make all of our suffering into something personal, The world is our playground, We can engage rather above the battleground, We go to lengths to wallow in our self pity, We love to listen constantly to our same old story, We make all that happens in the world into our own personal torture chamber, 0Laurie’s Positive Points: Elevating our victimization The world is our playground. We very frequently make the world and all...
ACIM Lesson 291
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Uncategorized, God expressly wants us to not feel any shred of guilt which blocks the flow of God's Love, God loves us so much that He never has a moment of failing to stream out His perfect energy for us to prosper, God searches our whole being and energy field and finds any problem we may harbor and He takes them away and they dissolve, We can have faith implicitly that God deems us forever innocent and lovable, We have God's miracle of forgiveness at all times, 0Lesson 291: “What is the Real World?” “This is a day of stillness and peace.” This lesson says, “Christ’s...
ACIM Lesson 250
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The world is simply that moment of reminding ourselves we can bless it all with love, There is nothing out there but us, We automatically make everyone else the villains because we see their dark garments, We don't want to deny the world and then not deal with it appropriately, We want to feel our feelings and then let them go adequately, 0Lesson 250: “What is the World?” “Let me not see myself as limited.” The Course reminds us that...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Everything is just energy in the Course and in TCM
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, In TCM qi is the energy in the body and of the body, Qi is also the force that organizes our bodies, Qi is the substance and force behind our activities because it is the energy behind our activities, TCM has understood for thousands of years that the body is just energy, There is nothing physical left, When you break down matter into smaller and smaller pieces then eventually you get invisible energy, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Everything is just energy in the Course and in TCM In Traditional Chinese Medicine ( TCM),...
ACIM Lesson 243
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, All the mistakes in the world simple disappear when we allow them to, God brings forgiveness to heal the world because the world can understand forgiveness, God totally has a plan for us, There is nothing so substantial in our mistakes that God change His mind about our lovability, We have the amazing fate of being transformed to Light as long as we choose it, When we know we are sinless then we don't try to spend time trying to manage our guilt, 0Lesson 243: “What is the World?” “Today I will judge nothing that occurs.” This lesson says, “When the thought...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Gratitude is that power that moves mountains
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Gratitude moves mountains, Gratitude seems so indistinct it seems like it might disappear, In gratitude is that part of us that remembers all is well in the world and within us, The truth is that gratitude is an energetic experience and yet will be fuel to propel us forward, Truly gratitude is of God and thus a force to be reckoned with, We are getting to play our part in the story of our lives when we get to bring gratitude, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Gratitude is the power that moves mountains. Gratitude is so small and indistinct that we can’t...
ACIM Lesson 236
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Our struggles disappear in a heartbeat when we let them, The only real problem we have is our resistance to surrender our suffering, We are in a grand position to heal ourselves and thus our minds, We just need to sit in full certainty that we are lovable as God tells us, We seem to show up every day for the same sad sorry song of struggle to the nth degree, When we allow ourselves to heal we become magnetic to the flow of the fancy of God's Purpose, 0Lesson 236: “What is salvation?” “I rule my mind, which I alone must rule.” We are in a...
Laurie’s Positive Points: How Traditional Chinese Medicine is similar to the Course
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, I perceive TCM to be similar to the Course, TCM is unlike standard western medicine, TCM says that prevention is the best cure, TCM says that you have a whole integrated body, TCM says you are always connected to nature, TCM says you are born with the innate capacity for healing, 0Laurie’s Positive Points How Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is like the Course One of the reasons I really resonated...
ACIM Lesson 229
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God guarantees that we are exactly as we were when God created us, God saves us from our insane illusions, The miracle of all miracles is that we have God giving us the knowing that we are totally innocent, We just need to give God the green light about everything and allow ourselves to be absent from pain, We need to be permanently on call which is easy if we let it be, Who are we to argue with God?, 0Lesson 229: “What is forgiveness?” Love, Which created me, is what I am” This lesson says” My Father, my...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Dissecting yin and yang
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, All foods are considered more yang or more yin, It is easier for people to be active in the summer because action is inherently yang, The summer is more yang because it is hot, Yang qualities are male light black and hot while yin is female dark white and cold, Yin is negative passive wet and earthy while yang is positive heavenly active and dry, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Dissecting yin and yang: the a’dvantage of yin and yang as a device to help us...
ACIM Lesson 222
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, God is not simply getting us out of pain God actually wants to give us the best of the best of the Kingdom, God remains the same without fail because God is supreme, The Course gives us an accurate description of God, The real truth about God has been totally absent from our minds, The truth is that God is totally always enamored with us- with unconditional lovee, 0Lesson 222: “What is forgiveness?” “God is with me. I live and move in Him.” This lesson says, “He...
Laurie’s Positive Points: The best way to know ourselves is to see ourselves as reflected in the world.
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Giggling is always our top choice, Step back from the world and don't absorb the insanity, The insane world has sublime purpose, The journey of our souls is just to get to know ourselves, We don't have to do anything but simply look inwardly, When we just see the world as an adventure then miracles abound, 0Laurie’s Positive Points The best way to know ourselves is to see ourselves as reflected in the world, and...
ACIM Lesson 215
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Feeling gratitude is doing the kind and loving and feeling God's Presence, Feeling gratitude may not seem even dramatic- it may be a simple acknowledgement of something, Gratitude is such a powerful feeling that it attracts the energy of Life and makes us magnets for all good things, Walking in gratitude is easy, We are given permission from God to get into gratitude with a loving heart, 0Lesson 215: Review: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” ...
Laurie’s Positive Points: TCM wisdom of going to sleep before midnight
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, But there is in fact always some yin within yang and yang within yin, By nature yin and yang are polar opposites and do not include each other, In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the most fundamental idea is that we must have balanced yin and yang, We are meant to understand at some level the world is real and so we need to deal with it proactively, We want to have our firm footing that we are not upset about what happens in the world because it is unreal, 0Laurie’s Positive Points TCM wisdom regarding sleeping before midnight: Balanced yin and yang. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the most...
ACIM Lesson 208
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, The amazing thing is that all we need to do to connect with God is be still, The only problem we have is that we forget there is nothing to worry about, The whole undoing of stressors takes away the intense hit, We all have the Holy Spirit within us all the time- God's perfect guide, We just need to be open to the process of learning how to hear God within, When we see the world as unreal it has far less impact on us and we can laugh about it, 0Lesson 208: Review: I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” ...
Laurie’s Positive Points: Conscious breathing
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Our bodies are not real as so we don't want to be overly attached to them, Our bodies serve us if we let them serve us, Respect is the simple acceptance of what is happening, We are given our bodies as tools so that we can embrace God's Kingdom while we are on earth, When we give our bodies a Godly purpose then we make peace with them, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Conscious Breathing We are given our bodies as tools so that we can embrace the kingdom...
ACIM Lesson 201
Laurie Prez, , Laurie's Course In Miracles Workbook Reflections, Give those old moments of panic right to God, Our willingness to surrender is all we need to do, Rely on God to be our only guide, The Course's single purpose is to get us to God, The ego feels that getting to God is uncertain and so it makes us gripped with anxiety, The ego makes us think we have to make a huge list of accomplishments before we can get to God, 0Lesson 201: Review: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” ...
Laurie’s Positive Points: We are graced with the gift of seeing ourselves outwardly
Laurie Prez, , Positive Points, Be willing to appreciate that God made the world after we believed we separated from God, The best way to know ourselves is to see ourselves as a reflection in the world, The world is a projection of our inner minds, There is nothing else out there except for us and God, We cure ourselves of problems when we we address the problems instead of denying them, We get to get more authentic with ourselves because we can't escape from ourselves, 0Laurie’s Positive Points We are graced with the gift of seeing ourselves outwardly. The best way to know ourselves...
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, 0Lesson 173: Review: “God is but love, and therefore so am I.” “I will step back and let Him...
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, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Own that we prefer pain. One of the ways we can make peace with the world...
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, 0Lesson 166: “I am entrusted with the gifts of God.” This lesson says, “How could you then proclaim your...
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, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Resistance is always that block in our roads. There is no problem with anything unless 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, 0Lesson 159: “I give the miracles I received.” This lesson says, “The real world pictures Heaven’s innocence.” The Course...
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, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Making habits: Last week I wrote about developing discipline, and how it is the force...
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, 0Lesson 152: “The power of decision is my own.” This lesson says, “Truth must be all inclusive if it...
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, 0Laurie’s Positive Points Developing discipline Developing discipline is one of those matters that tops everyone’s to do list. We...