A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 8

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 8

 

"My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

 

Daily Welcome:  Hi Fellow Hikers, I hope your night was restful and you woke up ready to play for another day. It's kinda like anything else, just take it as it comes. I hope by now you are getting a feel for the landscape and are really coming to appreciate the scenery as much as I do. A funny thought just went through my head, complements of my second husband Dan. "You win some, you lose some, some get rained out, but you wear boots for all occasions." I kinda take it to mean whatever comes down the pike, at any time, in any way, God gives us what we need the most, when we need it the most. (My definition of a miracle) Have I told you lately I love your company? You guys make all the difference for me, and it sure beats typing to myself.

 

Prayer: Blessed Wholly Spirit, please heal our thoughts, and guide our minds. Please help us brick by brick to build the power of the Course within our minds, that will release us to the acceptance of who we truly are. Please help us to see the beauty in all you are and all we are within you. Please grant us all we need to stay the course, and to share it with others. Thank you for being with us allways.

 

 

Workbook Lesson: "My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts." I don't know about you, but while I was writing this it occurred to me how much I love to feel comfortable. How I love to be in a routine, same man for 10 years, same house for 10 years, same street, city, state, friends, on and on and on. I like getting lulled into a false sense of security because if I stay stuck in my same ol, same ol routine, I don't have to wake up. I don't have to truly see. I can hide in plain sight, and no one will be the wiser, except for of course myself and this deep sense of self-hate and feeling guilty for denying God. As I see it, what a wonderful setup, even when it comes to the Course, I can skate along looking good, but not even scratching the surface. I just stay in my own little manmade bubble, with my focus totally on where I have been, and the stories I have told myself. By the time I have emotionally beaten and judged everyone including me, who has the time or inclination to see things differently? If I look at who I have made me believe I am, I never have to see the truth of who I Am.

 

 

Tips & Tricks: Isn't it neat we were just getting used to one path, being able to feel comfortable and safe with the smooth terrain. And now it seems to be taking a sharper turn and could even be starting to get a little steeper and uneven. I have found along the way, that regardless of how I am defining it, I still move along the path, one step, one lesson at a time. So, when I can just be, just do, just accept, and all of a sudden, I'm ten miles down the road refreshed and peaceful, and don't even know how I got there. Surprise, surprise, God seems to have everything handled just fine, and when I kick back, and act like I believe that, then I seem to be surrounded by a whole slew of miracles. One of the things I deeply love about the Course, is it always seems to fit the one that's taking it. I don't mean like the lessons will be a different set of words for each student, just that each lesson may be interpreted a little differently. Also, I truly believe the Wholly Spirit arranges different circumstances and challenges for each student so they will absorb the lesson in the way they most need too at the time.

 

 

Upon Closing: Let's give us a group high five, and realize we are now happily hopping into week two. Maybe we'll have a sack race next time. Which reminds me, please try to sprinkle a little play and humor into your lessons, because it can sure make a difference when things start hitting a little close to home. Have a perfect rest of your day, and know you are missed and cared about.  Love & Light, Riki 🌈