Hola, All! At Half-Price Books in Dallas I found a copy of "A Course in Miracles" that has a workbook for students in it. The workbook is divided into 365 lessons so that it can be completed in a year. The headline for lesson 21 is "I am determined to see things differently". The exercise for this is: I am determined to see (name of person, or situation) differently. The thought behind this is that since we are all children of God, then we are all the same and we are all connected because we are children of God. When someone does something/says something that I don't agree with, I am trying to remember to repeat this mantra in order to remind myself that he/she is a child of God and that we are connected. By doing this, it helps me to cool my jets and let it pass. For example, when I choose to get irritated over something that Ed says, in that moment, I want to remember to say to myself, "I am determined to see Ed differently". When I can see him as a child of God, connected to me, then that changes my focus from what was said to realizing that we are the same. Then my irritation evaporates which allows peace, once again, to enter my soul.
Something else that I am working on is to remember that no one else has had my exact experiences and vice verse, so why do I feel that it is my right to judge what someone else says/does when I have not had his/her experiences? This makes me realize that we are each doing the best that we can do, with the knowledge that we have. To get to the point when I pass judgement on no one, including myself, is going to be a blessed day! As I become more aware of how to see/do things differently, I am happily working toward having a completely peaceful mind. And, isn't that what we all truly want?
Chao for now!
Dawnie
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