Keep, give away, or throw away: these are the choices we must make when clearing out spaces around our homes. My carport has storage cabinets which have become chock full of things which don’t need to be there. When my oldest son was visiting, he and my younger son tackled this mess, while I made decisions on what would stay and what would go. More than once in this process, I wondered how much useless information I was keeping in my thoughts. As with the dusty masses of nails, screws and other things too good to throw away but of no use to me, I find many false beliefs have been passing through my thoughts on a regular basis. When I say “false beliefs”, it could be said all beliefs are false, but some of them seem to help us navigate the maze of living on this planet, while others simply occupy our time and bring about concern for our well-being. In striving to pay attention, I will try to keep and use all the pure thoughts received from divine Mind; I will share them with others, along with the physical practices which have served me well. Everything else will be sent to the landfill. As with items I choose to purchase, I will try not to take in any of those useless thoughts, making it easier to clean our the nooks and crannies in the future!
“The first step toward freedom involves a sorting out of the false from the true. This is a process of separation in the constructive sense, and reflects the true meaning of the Apocalypse. Everyone will ultimately look upon his own creations and choose to preserve only what is good, just as God Himself looked upon what He had created and knew that it was good. At this point, the mind can begin to look with love on its own creations because of their worthiness. At the same time the mind will inevitably disown its miscreations which, without belief, will no longer exist.”
A Course in Miracles T-2.VIII.4:1-5
“If mortals would keep proper ward over mortal mind, the brood of evils which infest it would be cleared out. We must begin with this so-called mind and empty it of sin and sickness, or sin and sickness will never cease. The present codes of human systems disappoint the weary searcher after a divine theology, adequate to the right education of human thought.”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 234:17-24
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