Question: Hi Nick! I still am caught in the world view a lot. Somehow, my God presence, which I know is always there, seems to take a hike as my ego takes over and FREAKS OUT! :o) I don't know how to do relationships, I don't know how to manage my life, I don't know anything. I guess that's a good place to start! How do you make nothing important? I know you say that, but do you really experience that? Do you really experience nothing as important? No particular people, no financial comfort, no situation or event.....? I KNOW the times I am at Peace are when I am in the moment and aware of God. It's really simple. I know I have been given many situations and people to help me heal. I'm afraid I'm going to mess it all up! I believe (most of the time) it will only get messed up if its meant to be messed up. I guess I just struggle with trust and letting go. Well, I let go for right now. I trust in this moment. Thanks, you always make me feel better! :o) Cant' wait to see you!

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I still am caught in the world view a lot.

Welcome to the undoing of the ego! LOL

Somehow, my God presence, which I know is always there, seems to take a hike as my ego takes over and FREAKS OUT! :o)

LOL Don't worry, it happens to me too! It just that it gets easier to letting It back in. All it takes is a little willingness and lots of Practice!

I don't know how to do relationships, I don't know how to manage my life, I don't know anything.

This is the first thing you've said that makes perfect sense! :o)

I guess that's a good place to start!

What do you think? ;=)

How do you make nothing important?

By my willingness. That's all the Course ask, nothing more, and nothing less.

"5 The Guest Whom God sent you will teach you how to do this, if you but recognize the little spark and are willing to let it grow. 6 Your willingness need not be perfect, because His is. 7 If you will merely offer Him a little place, He will lighten it so much that you will gladly let it be increased. 8 And by this increase, you will begin to remember creation." T-11.II.6:5-7

I know you say that, but do you really experience that Do you really experience nothing as important? No particular people, no financial comfort, no situation or event.....

In some areas more than others, but really, for me is just a matter of being willing to surrender it all, and to extend rather that to get. If you find yourself so caught up in your stuff, which happens to all of us, find someone whom you can extend your love to, your service, like your children, a friend, someone whom you can serve, and in that way it helps you remember. The challenge is that most of us are tying to use this practice to change something, to fix something, instead of looking at it, which is all the Holy Spirit is asking us to do. However, It is asking us to look at it with Jesus and not the ego. That's the trick! ;=)

"3 He bids you bring each terrible effect to Him that you may look together on its foolish cause and laugh with Him a while. 4 You judge effects, but He has judged their cause. 5 And by His judgment are effects removed." T-27.VIII.9: 3-5

It's really simple.

Yes, we know it is simple, it is just that when our emotions are engaged, or I should say, when our "judgments" are engaged, it does not seem easy, but with practice, it becomes easier, until we are ready to let go and let God!

I KNOW the times I am at Peace are when I am in the moment and aware of God.

And that's all we yearn for. That's the proof we need to choose again. That's all a Course asks us, to simply choose again, and again, and again. And what are we choosing? Peace, not change, peace! From a place of peace, the necessary change will take care of itself, along with whatever it is we may feel moved to do. But first we must "be" before we "do", otherwise we are operating on ego mode. The Holy Spirit wants us to "Be," while the ego wants us to "do!"

But what to we "do" when are caught in the midst of a storm? NOTHING! "I need do nothing!" T-8.VII

"To do nothing is to rest, and make a place within you where the activity of the body ceases to demand attention. 8 Into this place the Holy Spirit comes, and there abides. 9 He will remain when you forget, and the body's activities return to occupy your conscious mind." T-8.VII.7:7-9

"Yet there will always be this place of rest to which you can return. 2 And you will be more aware of this quiet center of the storm than all its raging activity. 3 This quiet center, in which you do nothing, will remain with you, giving you rest in the midst of every busy doing on which you are sent. 4 For from this center will you be directed how to use the body sinlessly." T-18.VII.8:1-4

I know I have been given many situations and people to help me heal. I'm afraid I'm going to mess it all up!

The fact that we are in this world is proof that we already messed up! So you can't screw it up any more than you already have! LOL Ups, sorry for my french! :=(

I believe (most of the time) It will only get messed up if its meant to be messed up. I guess I just struggle with trust and letting go. Well, I let go for right now. I trust in this moment.

That's all we can do! Here is A Course in Miracles summarized in two words, "Resist Nothing!" How about one word, "Forgive!"

"When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
speaking words of wisdome
LET IT BE" -The Beatles

I LOVE YOU!!!

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