Journaling with Lesson 30
Beloved One, how much joy do you honestly choose to See about You? Or would your mind rather project experiences of suspicion, fear, frustration, blame, shame and guilt, lack, loss and limitation? When I say, “would you rather,” I do mean this to be a definitive choice—as the definitions only arise from the mind with which you play. Yes, one can blame the thinking mind for these conditions and not the personal self. That said, the personal self is most frequently involved in agreement with these perceptions. The personal self is the conduit through which the perceptions are made manifest and the evidence supporting these perceptions are confirmed. The body’s eyes do not know of ‘tragedy;’ however, the thinking mind first confirms the possibility, labeling tragedy as existing by certain means or ways. Then as the body’s eyes see, the mind attempts to fit the evidence into the matching representation. Thereby, while all bodies can agree that ‘tragedy’ exists, this experience is not the same for every body, at equivalent times. Yes, these ‘defining moments’ happen seemingly instantaneously – as quick as breathing or blinking, but there is a process, nonetheless. Begin to notice this process and your experience of body-time-self becomes more still, while the radiance of your reacquainting with Self beholds a quickening. The world’s witnesses can show you all identifications that the mind thinks it wants. Just take a look at ‘the news’ and your thoughts will get all the presumed ‘confirmation’ they need. This is why, in our unlearning together, we must pay direct attention to the thoughts that we perceive. Let us look at our illusions together, so that we can choose again beyond them. Let the thinking mind bring forth its witnesses. Let them march in front of you like the tin soldiers they are in time. Together, we use these revealed play things for your gain, identifying their lack of strength. We watch as they quickly tumble together in line. Their tiny guns and disorganized moves, can affect you no longer.