Often we don’t witness our own reactions to life’s circumstances. Each morning, I listen to Nouk and Coreen’s unpacking of the Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson, and today’s was an eye-opener! Coreen told of her realization that she had set up her “story” to insure that she would never be “good enough”. She had accepted the expectations of others; the expectations that she could never achieve, as the bar was always raised a step above where she was — e.g., you could have run faster, gotten a better grade, been a better parent. When we accept the story of being unfairly treated, we don’t see that the ego wants us to feel put-upon, so that we will close ourself off from the truth of our being. These projections are often manifested within our bodies, and show themselves in many physical complaints. Nouk suggested we read “Fear of Healing” in the Course textbook. It’s easy to blame others for the blocks in our lives, but when we see the whole picture, we can stop accusing others, release the anger we are harboring, and walk away free of recriminations. Feel free to respond to these ideas, as there’s a lot to “unpack” here!
“How just are miracles! For they bestow an equal gift of full deliverance from guilt upon your brother and yourself. Your healing saves him pain as well as you, and you are healed because you wished him well. This is the law the miracle obeys; that healing sees no specialness at all. It does not come from pity but from love. And love would prove all suffering is but a vain imagining, a foolish wish with no effects. Your health is a result of your desire to see your brother with no blood upon his hands, nor guilt upon his heart made heavy with the proof of sin. And what you wish is given you to see.”
—A Course in Miracles T-27.II.7:1-8
“Right is radical. The teacher must know the truth himself. He must live it and love it, or he cannot impart it to others. We soil our garments with conservatism, and afterwards we must wash them clean.”
—Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 452:18-22
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