Let All My Thoughts Be Still

"Bryce Canyon Sunset"
photo by Aaron Springston

ACIM Workbook Lesson #221

“Peace to my mind.  Let all my thoughts be still.”

Today begins part two of the Course in Miracles workbook. Now is the time for us to stop telling ourselves what we are and to Be. I’ve been listening to recordings from a Great Courses teaching entitled “Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation.” The man teaching us is quite enjoyable with fun stories and a nice voice. At one point, he asks us to start out the day and notice how many of our thoughts are unnecessary. How many are rehearsals of what we are going to say, or recalling what we did say and/or do, or just plain ole silliness! I thought of him telling us of this exercise when I saw the topic of today’s workbook lesson: “Let all my thoughts be still.” So I think I’ll do that today. I’ll have a notebook ready and not a single pointless thought shall pass by without recognition. This is going to be fun!!

Mary Baker Eddy quote:

“Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts." 

Science & Health Page 261:4-7

October 18, 2013 - Stillness and Peace

"Moonrise Over the Ozarks"
photo by Arthur Lau-Sed

ACIM Workbook Lesson #291

“This is a day of stillness and of peace.”

This still and peaceful day is a perfect backdrop for the thoughts we are holding today. It's a beautiful day in the Ozarks.  The peace is easily felt in the splendor of a fall day. I am grateful for the words in A Course in Miracles. I am grateful for the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and her determination to demonstrate the Science of The Christ. These words point toward the Truth of our Being. They assure us that Truth is eternally discoverable by anyone willing to see. These writings show us how to move away from the learned behaviors of a lifetime. By living in Light, we share it with all -- especially children, who have not been indoctrinated in material belief as heavily as we have. The stillness and peace of nature aids in leading me to the door of Truth. Thank You greatly -------

Mary Baker Eddy quote:

"Certain moods of mind find an indefinable pleasure in stillness, soft, silent as the storm's sudden hush; for nature's stillness is voiced with a hum of harmony, the gentle murmur of early morn, the evening's closing vespers, and lyre of bird and brooklet." 

Christian Science versus Pantheism Page 3:8-13