The truth about ourselves is often hidden by a false humility. This "false humility" we use to hide the truth about ourselves can take many forms. It's usually easy to catch ourselves in self-deprecating actions, which we deem to be humility, but actually are expressions of our inability to accept the glory of our true identify as an expression of God. But there are other insidious ways we reject Truth. Many of us take things personally and we feel attacked by friends’ words, or co-workers' rivalry, or thousands of other things which can be perceived as diminishing to us. Accepting our glory allows us to see the unity we share with all of creation. Holding to a calm, positive attitude often neutralizes ugly situations, whereas commiserating can brings escalation in negativity. An example: A woman expressed her anger concerning the motorcycles in our town. She stated it was no longer peaceful here, as it was when she had been here twenty years earlier. I happily told her that peace was everywhere in Eureka and not to become discouraged, ending the conversation by asking her if she felt peace standing right where we were. This caused her to pause and realize she did. And so every time I hear or see something today which seems to come from a space of unhappiness, I will smile with the assurance that no one and nothing can change the harmonious Truth of our Being.
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”
Walt Whitman
“Let not the truth about ourselves today be hidden by a false humility. Let us instead be thankful for the gifts our Father gave us. Can we see in those with whom He shares His glory any trace of sin and guilt? And can it be that we are not among them, when He loves His Son forever and with perfect constancy, knowing he is as He created him?
“We thank You, Father, for the light that shines forever in us. And we honor it, because You share it with us. We are one, united in this light and one with You, at peace with all creation and ourselves.”
A Course in Miracles W-239.1:1–2:3
“The Divine Being must be reflected by man,--else man is not the image and likeness of the patient, tender, and true, the One 'altogether lovely;' but to understand God is the work of eternity, and demands absolute consecration of thought, energy, and desire.”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 3:12-15
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