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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 37) My holiness blesses the world.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My holiness blesses the world. This idea contains the first glimmerings of your true function in the world, or why you are here. Your purpose is to see the world through your own holiness. Thus are you and the world blessed together. No one loses; nothing is taken away from anyone; everyone gains through your [...]]]></description>
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<p>This idea contains the first glimmerings of your true function in the world, or why you are here. Your purpose is to see the world through your own holiness. Thus are you and the world blessed together. No one loses; nothing is taken away from anyone; everyone gains through your holy vision. It signifies the end of sacrifice because it offers everyone his full due. And he is entitled to everything because it is his birthright as a Son of God.</p>
<p>There is no other way in which the idea of sacrifice can be removed from the world&#8217;s thinking. Any other way of seeing will inevitably demand payment of someone or something. As a result, the perceiver will lose. Nor will he have any idea why he is losing. Yet is his wholeness restored to his awareness through your vision. Your holiness blesses him by asking nothing of him. Those who see themselves as whole make no demands.</p>
<p>Your holiness is the salvation of the world. It lets you teach the world that it is one with you, not by preaching to it, not by telling it anything, but merely by your quiet recognition that in your holiness are all things blessed along with you.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s four longer exercise periods, each to involve three to five minutes of practice, begin with the repetition of the idea for today, followed by a minute or so of looking about you as you apply the idea to whatever you see:</p>
<p><strong><em>My holiness blesses this chair<br />
My holiness blesses that window<br />
My holiness blesses this body.</em></strong></p>
<p>Then close your eyes and apply the idea to any person who occurs to you, using his name and saying:</p>
<p><strong><em>My holiness blesses you, [name].</em></strong></p>
<p>You may continue the practice period with your eyes closed; you may open your eyes again and apply the idea for today to your outer world if you so desire; you may alternate between applying the idea to what you see around you and to those who are in your thoughts; or you may use any combination of these two phases of application that you prefer. The practice period should conclude with a repetition of the idea with your eyes closed, and another, following immediately, with your eyes open.</p>
<p>The shorter exercises consist of repeating the idea as often as you can. It is particularly helpful to apply it silently to anyone you meet, using his name as you do so. It is essential to use the idea if anyone seems to cause an adverse reaction in you. Offer him the blessing of your holiness immediately, that you may learn to keep it in your own awareness.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/37.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_37/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-37" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Let Go, Let God</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">I let go of old thoughts and conditions, and let God direct my life.</font></strong></p>
<p>Today I release. Quietly and confidently, I yield to divine direction. In letting go of old thoughts and conditions, I feel a deep sense of peace. My thoughts, words and actions are filled with only what is good and desirable. I am assured of a successful day.</p>
<p>As I rest in the awareness that God is with and within me, my inner compass is directed in the way I should go. I am filled with deep assurance and contentment, for I know that I am being directed by Spirit.</p>
<p>Today I let go and let God&#8217;s life and love flow through every cell of my body. Today I let go and let God direct my thinking, my speech and my activities. Today I place my trust in God, and all is well.</p>
<p>Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way. &#8212; Psalm 37:23</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Today, I boldly step forward and embrace change as my ally.</font></strong></p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 36) My holiness envelops everything I see.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My holiness envelops everything I see. Today&#8217;s idea extends the idea for yesterday from the perceiver to the perceived. You are holy because your mind is part of God&#8217;s. And because you are holy, your sight must be holy as well. &#8220;Sinless&#8221; means without sin. You cannot be without sin a little. You are sinless [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today&#8217;s idea extends the idea for yesterday from the perceiver to the perceived. You are holy because your mind is part of God&#8217;s. And because you are holy, your sight must be holy as well. &#8220;Sinless&#8221; means without sin. You cannot be without sin a little. You are sinless or not. If your mind is part of God&#8217;s you must be sinless, or a part of His Mind would be sinful. Your sight is related to His Holiness, not to your ego, and therefore not to your body.</p>
<p>Four three-to-five-minute practice periods are required for today. Try to distribute them fairly evenly, and make the shorter applications frequently, to protect your protection throughout the day. The longer practice periods should take this form:</p>
<p>First, close your eyes and repeat the idea for today several times, slowly. Then open your eyes and look quite slowly about you, applying the idea specifically to whatever you note in your casual survey. Say, for example:</p>
<p><strong><em>My holiness envelops that rug.<br />
My holiness envelops that wall.<br />
My holiness envelops these fingers.<br />
My holiness envelops that chair.<br />
My holiness envelops that body.<br />
My holiness envelops this pen.</em></strong></p>
<p>Several times during these practice periods, close your eyes and repeat the idea to yourself. Then open your eyes, and continue as before.</p>
<p>For the shorter exercise periods, close your eyes and repeat the idea; look about you as you repeat it again; and conclude with one more repetition with your eyes closed. All applications should, of course, be made quite slowly, as effortlessly and unhurriedly as possible.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/36.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_36/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-36" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Faith</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">God is the One Presence and One Power active in my life and in the universe.</font></strong></p>
<p>The wind is invisible, but I can see evidence of its power as it blows a sailboat across the water or turns the blades of a giant wind turbine. As I observe the wind, I am reminded that the spirit of God is also moving in and through my life in seen and unseen ways.</p>
<p>No matter what I am facing in the moment, peace fills my soul as I affirm my faith: God is the One Presence and One Power active in my life and in the universe. I not only proclaim my faith; I live my faith. By holding an expectation of good, I actively help shape my experiences. I recognize that even challenges offer good to be discovered.</p>
<p>My faith in God inspires me to have courage and encourages me to live life fully.</p>
<p>Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. &#8212; Hebrews 11:1</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">I open to the high vision for my life and give thanks for the mirror that life reflects back to me.</font></strong></p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 35) My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.</title>
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<p>Today&#8217;s idea does not describe the way you see yourself now. It does, however, describe what vision will show you. It is difficult for anyone who thinks he is in this world to believe this of himself. Yet the reason he thinks he is in this world is because he does not believe it.</p>
<p>You will believe that you are part of where you think you are. That is because you surround yourself with the environment you want. And you want it to protect the image of yourself that you have made. The image is part of this environment. What you see while you believe you are in it is seen through the eyes of the image. This is not vision. Images cannot see.</p>
<p>The idea for today presents a very different view of yourself. By establishing your Source it establishes your Identity, and it describes you as you must really be in truth. We will use a somewhat different kind of application for today&#8217;s idea because the emphasis for today is on the perceiver, rather than on what he perceives.</p>
<p>For each of the three five-minute practice periods today, begin by repeating today&#8217;s idea to yourself, and then close your eyes and search your mind for the various kinds of descriptive terms in which you see yourself. Include all the ego-based attributes which you ascribe to yourself, positive or negative, desirable or undesirable, grandiose or debased. All of them are equally unreal, because you do not look upon yourself through the eyes of holiness.</p>
<p>In the earlier part of the mind-searching period, you will probably emphasize what you consider to be the more negative aspects of your perception of yourself. Toward the latter part of the exercise period, however, more self-inflating descriptive terms may well cross your mind. Try to recognize that the direction of your fantasies about yourself does not matter. Illusions have no direction in reality. They are merely not true.</p>
<p>A suitable unselected list for applying the idea for today might be as follows:</p>
<p><strong><em>I see myself as imposed on.<br />
I see myself as depressed.<br />
I see myself as failing.<br />
I see myself as endangered.<br />
I see myself as helpless.<br />
I see myself as victorious.<br />
I see myself as losing out.<br />
I see myself as charitable.<br />
I see myself as virtuous.</em></strong></p>
<p>You should not think of these terms in an abstract way. They will occur to you as various situations, personalities and events in which you figure cross your mind. Pick up any specific situation that occurs to you, identify the descriptive term or terms you feel are applicable to your reactions to that situation, and use them in applying today&#8217;s idea. After you have named each one, add:</p>
<p><strong><em>But my mind is part of God&#8217;s.<br />
I am very holy.</em></strong></p>
<p>During the longer exercise periods, there will probably be intervals in which nothing specific occurs to you. Do not strain to think up specific things to fill the interval, but merely relax and repeat today&#8217;s idea slowly until something occurs to you. Although nothing that does occur should be omitted from the exercises, nothing should be &#8220;dug out&#8221; with effort. Neither force nor discrimination should be used.</p>
<p>As often as possible during the day, pick up a specific attribute or attributes you are ascribing to yourself at the time and apply the idea for today to them, adding the idea in the form stated above to each of them. If nothing particular occurs to you, merely repeat the idea to yourself, with closed eyes.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/35.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_35/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-35" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Relationships</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">I am thankful for my relationships.</font></strong></p>
<p>My heart warms with gratitude when I consider the relationships that enrich my life. I have family and friends who are my companions, and with whom I share a deep and lasting soul connection. We celebrate, cry and hug one another through joy and sorrow.</p>
<p>I am also thankful for my acquaintances &#8212; the store clerk who asks about my day, the veterinarian who cares for my pets, the neighbor who proudly shares pictures of her grandchildren &#8212; all are valued relationships.</p>
<p>Interacting with others offers a meaningful and rewarding avenue for spiritual growth. Our hearts open as we learn each other&#8217;s ways, work through challenges together, and recognize each other&#8217;s sacredness.</p>
<p>May the God of steadfastness &#8230; grant you to live in harmony with one another. &#8212; Romans 15:5</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Today, I call in the highest vibrations that life has to offer.</font></strong></p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 34) I could see peace instead of this.</title>
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<p>The idea for today begins to describe the conditions that prevail in the other way of seeing. Peace of mind is clearly an internal matter. It must begin with your own thoughts, and then extend outward. It is from your peace of mind that a peaceful perception of the world arises.</p>
<p>Three longer practice periods are required for today&#8217;s exercises. One in the morning and one in the evening are advised, with an additional one to be undertaken at any time in between that seems most conducive to readiness. All applications should be done with your eyes closed. It is your inner world to which the applications of today&#8217;s idea should be made.</p>
<p>Some five minutes of mind searching are required for each of the longer practice periods. Search your mind for fear thoughts, anxiety-provoking situations, &#8220;offending&#8221; personalities or events, or anything else about which you are harboring unloving thoughts. Note them all casually, repeating the idea for today slowly as you watch them arise in your mind, and let each one go, to be replaced by the next.</p>
<p>If you begin to experience difficulty in thinking of specific subjects, continue to repeat the idea to yourself in an unhurried manner, without applying it to anything in particular. Be sure, however, not to make any specific exclusions.</p>
<p>The shorter applications are to be frequent, and made whenever you feel your peace of mind is threatened in any way. The purpose is to protect yourself from temptation throughout the day. If a specific form of temptation arises in your awareness, the exercise should take this form:</p>
<p><strong><em>I could see peace in this situation<br />
instead of what I now see in it.</em></strong></p>
<p>If the inroads on your peace of mind take the form of more generalized adverse emotions, such as depression, anxiety or worry, use the idea in its original form. If you find you need more than one application of today&#8217;s idea to help you change your mind in any specific context, try to take several minutes and devote them to repeating the idea until you feel some sense of relief. It will help you if you tell yourself specifically:</p>
<p><strong><em>I can replace my feelings of depression, anxiety or worry<br />
[or my thoughts about this situation, personality or event] with peace.</em></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/34.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_34/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-34" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Divine Order</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">Divine order is established in me and in my life.</font></strong></p>
<p>As I think about order, I marvel at nature. Winter&#8217;s barren trees follow their indwelling pattern to become summer&#8217;s canopy of green. Birds follow their internal compass to make their yearly migration. The sun rises every morning in the east and sets in the west.</p>
<p>I am part of and immersed in the order of life. My breathing is orderly and rhythmic, as is my heartbeat; neither requires my control or direction. I relax into the flow of divine order and allow God to express in and through me, guiding my unfolding.</p>
<p>As each new day begins, divine order manifests in all I think and do. Divine order is established in my life, and I am grateful.</p>
<p>You have made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. &#8212; Psalm 104:19</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Today, I consistently remind myself that I am here to make a difference!</font></strong></p>
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<p>As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the one thing left to us in a bad time. &#8211; E. B. White (1899-1985)</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 33) There is another way of looking at the world.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><font size="2">There is another way of looking at the world.</font></strong></p>
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<p>Today&#8217;s idea is an attempt to recognize that you can shift your perception of the world in both its outer and inner aspects. A full five minutes should be devoted to the morning and evening applications. In these practice periods, the idea should be repeated as often as you find comfortable, though unhurried applications are essential. Alternate between surveying your outer and inner perceptions, but without an abrupt sense of shifting.</p>
<p>Merely glance casually around the world you perceive as outside yourself, then close your eyes and survey your inner thoughts with equal casualness. Try to remain equally uninvolved in both, and to maintain this detachment as you repeat the idea throughout the day.</p>
<p>The shorter exercise periods should be as frequent as possible. Specific applications of today&#8217;s idea should also be made immediately, when any situation arises which tempts you to become disturbed. For these applications, say:</p>
<p><strong><em>There is another way of looking at this.</em></strong></p>
<p>Remember to apply today&#8217;s idea the instant you are aware of distress. It may be necessary to take a minute or so to sit quietly and repeat the idea to yourself several times. Closing your eyes will probably help in this form of application.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/33.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_33/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-33" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Joy</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">My life is filled with joy.</font></strong></p>
<p>I begin this day with a joyful heart, filled with positive expectancy. I experience joy in many ways&#8211;seeing a child at play, feeling the love of a pet, talking with a friend on the telephone.</p>
<p>If challenges come my way, I do what I must, without worry or drama. I appreciate the life I have been given and the opportunities that arise. I give to others in loving service and strive to be a positive influence on the world around me.</p>
<p>Joy does not come from outside of me; it emanates from Spirit within. It reflects the choices I make, moment to moment. As I end my day, I give thanks for manifest blessings. My life is filled with joy.</p>
<p>I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. &#8212; John 15:11</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Daily Affirmation</font></strong> &copy; <a href="http://www.unitedcentersforspiritualliving.org/" target="_blank">United Centers for Spiritual Living</a></p>
<p>I activate within me a deep and abiding love that transcends all wounds, fears, doubts, and unhealed relationships. I open to the possibility that love always finds a way.</p>
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<p>It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 32) I have invented the world I see.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have invented the world I see. Today we are continuing to develop the theme of cause and effect. You are not the victim of the world you see because you invented it. You can give it up as easily as you made it up. You will see it or not see it, as you [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today we are continuing to develop the theme of cause and effect. You are not the victim of the world you see because you invented it. You can give it up as easily as you made it up. You will see it or not see it, as you wish. While you want it you will see it; when you no longer want it, it will not be there for you to see.</p>
<p>The idea for today, like the preceding ones, applies to your inner and outer worlds, which are actually the same. However, since you see them as different, the practice periods for today will again include two phases, one involving the world you see outside you, and the other the world you see in your mind. In today&#8217;s exercises, try to introduce the thought that both are in your own imagination.</p>
<p>Again we will begin the practice periods for the morning and evening by repeating the idea for today two or three times while looking around at the world you see as outside yourself. Then close your eyes and look around your inner world. Try to treat them both as equally as possible. Repeat the idea for today unhurriedly as often as you wish, as you watch the images your imagination presents to your awareness.</p>
<p>For the two longer practice periods three to five minutes are recommended, with not less than three required. More than five can be utilized, if you find the exercise restful. To facilitate this, select a time when few distractions are anticipated, and when you yourself feel reasonably ready.</p>
<p>These exercises are also to be continued during the day, as often as possible. The shorter applications consist of repeating the idea slowly, as you survey either your inner or outer world. It does not matter which you choose.</p>
<p>The idea for today should also be applied immediately to any situation that may distress you. Apply the idea by telling yourself:</p>
<p><strong><em>I have invented this situation as I see it.</em></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/32.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_32/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-32" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Enter</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">With peace in my heart, I step forward on my life&#8217;s journey.</font></strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s been said that every journey begins with a single step. Is there a step I need to take in my life right now? Do I need to move forward in my work? In a relationship? In my spiritual life? If the answer is yes, I take that step now. My step may be opening my heart to new ideas and possibilities, looking at creative avenues of self-expression, or discovering new ways to learn, grow and express myself as a spiritual being.</p>
<p>Life is a journey of small steps. Some require great courage and strength. Some only require the desire to move forward and experience something new. With each step, I enter a new experience, one that is mine alone. I take that step now with faith in God and confidence in myself.</p>
<p>Look, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. &#8212; Revelation 3:8</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Daily Affirmation</font></strong> &copy; <a href="http://www.unitedcentersforspiritualliving.org/" target="_blank">United Centers for Spiritual Living</a></p>
<p>I choose to honor myself in every way imaginable. I am lovable and worthy of deep and abiding love.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It&#8217;s the will to prepare to win that matters. Paul &#8220;Bear&#8221; Bryant (1913-1983);</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 31) I am not the victim of the world I see.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not the victim of the world I see. Today&#8217;s idea is the introduction to your declaration of release. Again, the idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. In applying the idea, we will use a form of practice which will be used more [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today&#8217;s idea is the introduction to your declaration of release. Again, the idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. In applying the idea, we will use a form of practice which will be used more and more, with changes as indicated. Generally speaking, the form includes two aspects, one in which you apply the idea on a more sustained basis, and the other consisting of frequent applications of the idea throughout the day.</p>
<p>Two longer periods of practice with the idea for today are needed, one in the morning and one at night. Three to five minutes for each of these are recommended. During that time, look about you slowly while repeating the idea two or three times. Then close your eyes, and apply the same idea to your inner world. You will escape from both together, for the inner is the cause of the outer.</p>
<p>As you survey your inner world, merely let whatever thoughts cross your mind come into your awareness, each to be considered for a moment, and then replaced by the next. Try not to establish any kind of hierarchy among them. Watch them come and go as dispassionately as possible. Do not dwell on any one in particular, but try to let the stream move on evenly and calmly, without any special investment on your part. As you sit and quietly watch your thoughts, repeat today&#8217;s idea to yourself as often as you care to, but with no sense of hurry.</p>
<p>In addition, repeat the idea for today as often as possible during the day. Remind yourself that you are making a declaration of independence in the name of your own freedom. And in your freedom lies the freedom of the world.</p>
<p>The idea for today is also a particularly useful one to use as a response to any form of temptation that may arise. It is a declaration that you will not yield to it, and put yourself in bondage.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/31.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_31/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-31" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Fresh Start</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">I begin anew in this new day!</font></strong></p>
<p>Now and then life is challenging. I may not welcome challenge itself, but I welcome the opportunity to learn from whatever arises, to grow in understanding, to flex my spiritual muscles!</p>
<p>Every day is a new day, a fresh start. No situation or circumstance can hold me back. My life is not only about what&#8217;s happening to me; it&#8217;s also what&#8217;s happening through me.</p>
<p>The <acronym title='His one Son and one creation. Our true identity.'>Christ</acronym> within is my source of unlimited wisdom and creativity. I do my best when I respond to any challenge from my <acronym title='His one Son and one creation. Our true identity.'>Christ</acronym> nature, rather than reacting impulsively from my human nature. Every day I pursue what enriches me, enjoying the journey to my goals as much as the destination.</p>
<p>So if anyone is in <acronym title='His one Son and one creation. Our true identity.'>Christ</acronym>, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! &#8212; 2 Corinthians 5:17</p>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Daily Affirmation</font></strong> &copy; <a href="http://www.unitedcentersforspiritualliving.org/" target="_blank">United Centers for Spiritual Living</a></p>
<p>No matter how things appear in my life, everything is unfolding as it should. I am on track and all is well.</p>
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<p>There is no hurry. We shall get there. &#8211; A. A. Milne (1882-1956)</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 30) God is in everything I see because God is in my mind.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[God is in everything I see because God is in my mind. The idea for today is the springboard for vision. From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before. Nor will what you saw before be even [...]]]></description>
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<p>The idea for today is the springboard for vision. From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before. Nor will what you saw before be even faintly visible to you.</p>
<p>Today we are trying to use a new kind of &#8220;projection.&#8221; We are not attempting to get rid of what we do not like by seeing it outside. Instead, we are trying to see in the world what is in our minds, and what we want to recognize is there. Thus, we are trying to join with what we see, rather than keeping it apart from us. That is the fundamental difference between vision and the way you see.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s idea should be applied as often as possible throughout the day. Whenever you have a moment or so, repeat it to yourself slowly, looking about you, and trying to realize that the idea applies to everything you do see now, or could see now if it were within the range of your sight.</p>
<p>Real vision is not limited to concepts such as &#8220;near&#8221; and &#8220;far.&#8221; To help you begin to get used to this idea, try to think of things beyond your present range as well as those you can actually see, as you apply today&#8217;s idea.</p>
<p>Real vision is not only unlimited by space and distance, but it does not depend on the body&#8217;s eyes at all. The mind is its only source. To aid in helping you to become more accustomed to this idea as well, devote several practice periods to applying today&#8217;s idea with your eyes closed, using whatever subjects come to mind, and looking within rather than without. Today&#8217;s idea applies equally to both.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/30.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_30/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-30" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Grace</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">With gratitude, I remember the gift of God&#8217;s grace.</font></strong></p>
<p>As I go about my day&#8217;s activities, I can sometimes get preoccupied by tasks and to-do lists. Or I may become distracted by turmoil in a close relationship or a personal conflict. I may forget the bigger picture and the gift of divine love.</p>
<p>God&#8217;s love and grace are present in my life even when I am not paying attention. If I make a choice that isn&#8217;t in my best interest, God&#8217;s grace protects me from experiencing the worst possible outcome. Through God&#8217;s grace, unexpected opportunities and unforeseen blessings come my way.</p>
<p>God&#8217;s powerful and constant love supports my spiritual growth and unfolding. I acknowledge the many ways grace demonstrates in my life, and I am grateful.</p>
<p>But each of us was given grace according to the measure of <acronym title='His one Son and one creation. Our true identity.'>Christ</acronym>&#8216;s gift. &#8212; Ephesians 4:7</p>
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<p>Joy is my inheritance from Spirit. I was designed by God to be joy-full.</p>
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<p>A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. &#8211; Spanish Proverb</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 29) God is in everything I see.</title>
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<p>The idea for today explains why you can see all purpose in everything. It explains why nothing is separate, by itself or in itself. And it explains why nothing you see means anything. In fact, it explains every idea we have used thus far, and all subsequent ones as well. Today&#8217;s idea is the whole basis for vision.</p>
<p>You will probably find this idea very difficult to grasp at this point. You may find it silly, irreverent, senseless, funny and even objectionable. Certainly God is not in a table, for example, as you see it. Yet we emphasized yesterday that a table shares the purpose of the universe. And what shares the purpose of the universe shares the purpose of its Creator.</p>
<p>Try then, today, to begin to learn how to look on all things with love, appreciation and open-mindedness. You do not see them now. Would you know what is in them? Nothing is as it appears to you. Its holy purpose stands beyond your little range. When vision has shown you the holiness that lights up the world, you will understand today&#8217;s idea perfectly. And you will not understand how you could ever have found it difficult.</p>
<p>Our six two-minute practice periods for today should follow a now familiar pattern: Begin with repeating the idea to yourself, and then apply it to randomly chosen subjects about you, naming each one specifically. Try to avoid the tendency toward self-directed selection, which may be particularly tempting in connection with today&#8217;s idea because of its wholly alien nature. Remember that any order you impose is equally alien to reality.</p>
<p>Your list of subjects should therefore be as free of self-selection as possible. For example, a suitable list might include:</p>
<ul><strong><em>God is in this coat hanger.<br />
God is in this magazine.<br />
God is in this finger.<br />
God is in this lamp.<br />
God is in that body.<br />
God is in that door.<br />
God is in that waste basket.</em></strong></ul>
<p>In addition to the assigned practice periods, repeat the idea for today at least once an hour, looking slowly about you as you say the words unhurriedly to yourself. At least once or twice, you should experience a sense of restfulness as you do this.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/29.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_29/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-29" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Guidance</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">I am safely guided by the light of God.</font></strong></p>
<p>Light is often synonymous with guidance. A lighthouse emits a beam of light to guide ships away from danger. Runway lights guide pilots to safe landing. Luminarias light up a welcoming path.</p>
<p>The light of God within me is wisdom, knowledge and inspiration. I open my eyes both figuratively and literally to the world around me and allow the light of God to shine from within my deepest being. I am guided to peace, safety, abundance and fulfillment.</p>
<p>I keep the light within shining through prayer and meditation. Open to God&#8217;s illuminating presence, I recharge the light within so I may easily see the path before me.</p>
<p>If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me. &#8212; Psalm 139:9-10</p>
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<p>My body is just a vehicle for an ageless and timeless spirit. My value does not come from its size, shape, or age.</p>
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		<title>A Course In Miracles (Lesson 28) Above all else I want to see things differently.</title>
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<p>Today we are really giving specific application to the idea for yesterday. In these practice periods, you will be making a series of definite commitments. The question of whether you will keep them in the future is not our concern here. If you are willing at least to make them now, you have started on the way to keeping them. And we are still at the beginning.</p>
<p>You may wonder why it is important to say, for example, &#8220;Above all else I want to see this table differently.&#8221; In itself it is not important at all. Yet what is by itself? And what does &#8220;in itself&#8221; mean? You see a lot of separate things about you, which really means you are not seeing at all. You either see or not. When you have seen one thing differently, you will see all things differently. The light you will see in any one of them is the same light you will see in them all.</p>
<p>When you say, &#8220;Above all else I want to see this table differently,&#8221; you are making a commitment to withdraw your preconceived ideas about the table, and open your mind to what it is, and what it is for. You are not defining it in past terms. You are asking what it is, rather than telling it what it is. You are not binding its meaning to your tiny experience of tables, nor are you limiting its purpose to your little personal thoughts.</p>
<p>You will not question what you have already defined. And the purpose of these exercises is to ask questions and receive the answers. In saying, &#8220;Above all else I want to see this table differently,&#8221; you are committing yourself to seeing. It is not an exclusive commitment. It is a commitment that applies to the table just as much as to anything else, neither more nor less.</p>
<p>You could, in fact, gain vision from just that table, if you would withdraw all your own ideas from it, and look upon it with a completely open mind. It has something to show you; something beautiful and clean and of infinite value, full of happiness and hope. Hidden under all your ideas about it is its real purpose, the purpose it shares with all the universe.</p>
<p>In using the table as a subject for applying the idea for today, you are therefore really asking to see the purpose of the universe. You will be making this same request of each subject that you use in the practice periods. And you are making a commitment to each of them to let its purpose be revealed to you, instead of placing your own judgment upon it.</p>
<p>We will have six two-minute practice periods today, in which the idea for the day is stated first, and then applied to whatever you see about you. Not only should the subjects be chosen randomly, but each one should be accorded equal sincerity as today&#8217;s idea is applied to it, in an attempt to acknowledge the equal value of them all in their contribution to your seeing.</p>
<p>As usual, the applications should include the name of the subject your eyes happen to light on, and you should rest your eyes on it while saying:</p>
<p><strong><em>Above all else I want to see this ______ differently.</em></strong></p>
<p>Each application should be made quite slowly, and as thoughtfully as possible. There is no hurry.</p>
<blockquote><p>For additional insight into this lesson, visit <a href="http://www.circleofa.org/lessons/28.php" target="_blank">Circle of Atonement</a>, <a href="http://www.0pathwaysoflight.org/journals/index.php?/acimlessons/insights/lesson_28/" target="_blank">Pathways of Light</a> and <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/A-Course-in-Miracles-Lesson-28" target="_blank">Marianne Williamson</a>.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><font size="2">Let Go, Let God</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font size="2">I let go of worry and God brings forth my good.</font></strong></p>
<p>Even planned and welcome changes may arouse a certain amount of anxiety. At the start of a new job or a move to a new home, part of me may be afraid it may be too good to be true! And yet I know God&#8217;s will for me is only good. So I take charge of my thinking. And I ask myself, What if everything goes right? I anticipate the blessing and then let go and let God.</p>
<p>I let go of worry and let God work in and through all people and circumstances to lead the way. I claim my inheritance of divine support and supply, and I free my heart of any feelings of unworthiness. I believe in God&#8217;s limitless abundance, and I am ready to receive it! With a calm and peaceful heart, I affirm my belief in God and receive my good.</p>
<p>Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. &#8212; John 14:1</p>
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<p>I am more than my history or current condition. I am God’s golden opportunity to create something new.</p>
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