Wisdom at Your Fingertips
“The stillness of the peace of God is mine.” This affirmation comes to the rescue whenever the thoughts of the monkey mind have invaded your space. The invasion is due to a lack of focus. The affirmation refocuses your mind on what is true: the unshakable peace that is your true nature. Full text of
“How can illusions satisfy God’s Son?” The text begins as follows: Father, the truth belongs to me. My home is set in Heaven by Your Will and mine. (W-pII.272.1:1-2) This, then, is about the focus of your mind. What but Your memory can satisfy Your Son? I will accept no less than You have given
“Christ’s is the vision I will use today.” The text begins as follows: Each day, each hour, every instant, I am choosing what I want to look upon, the sounds I want to hear, the witnesses to what I want to be the truth for me. (W-pII.271.1:1-3) Usually people allow outside influences to determine what
“I will not use the body’s eyes today.” Tolle, in his book The Power of Now, distinguishes between clock time and psychological time, the difference having to do with the measure of emotional involvement. Clock time is about time being a tool: a dentist appointment at 4, or the cake in the oven being done
“My sight goes forth to look upon Christ’s face.” This is another way of describing what creation is about: source meeting and rejoicing in innumerable ways when it extends and expands. One source, and one extension; an extension that moves in harmony with source. Full text of ACIM lesson 269
“Let all things be exactly as they are.” For therein lies their peace as well as yours. The peace of source moves and expands, and meets itself as it is. Full text of ACIM lesson 268
“My heart is beating in the peace of God.” Today’s statement links the source (God) with the expression (my heart). You have your being in the peace of God and you were sent forward in the peace of God. How could your heart not beat in the peace of God? How could you not breathe
“My holy Self abides in you, God’s Son.” The source of creation (the Father, God) expands, moving into expression (the Son). Just as a poem expresses an underlying idea and is unthinkable without it, so does the Son express the source of creation and is unthinkable without the source it gives expression to. All that
“Creation’s gentleness is all I see.” Today’s closing prayer reads: In quiet would I look upon the world, which but reflects Your Thoughts, and mine as well. Let me remember that they are the same, and I will see creation’s gentleness. (W-pII.265.2:1-3) J: How can creation’s thoughts be the same as my thoughts? What about
“I am surrounded by the Love of God.” You are surrounded by love and charity. You are borne up by peace, beauty and abundance. Take these statements as fact and refuse to let in anything else. And refuse to send out anything else, as well. Find the spark of light, the speckle of love in