Fireside IV
It is to the Village Square that the townspeople come to exchange views and thoughts on their beloved spiritual philosophy, learning from each other in kindness and wisdom. Then when their minds have been filled, they retire to the tavern on the western side of the square where they share in social discussion, learning of each other’s events and challenges, happinesses and sometimes sadnesses, too. With a mug or glass in hand, they collect in front of the great Fireplace that dominates the long wall. Benches and chairs are often filled on market day with those who have come from farther away, bringing news of events and views the local people delight in hearing.
If you are feeling disoriented by all the philosophical talk by the fountain in the Village Square, then come sit down on the bench here with us for a while just to soothe your mind and share a mug of tea or coffee. Let’s all make sure the conversation is quiet and simple, caring and thougtful, exactly the kind of talk you might have around a warm hearth, the only light filling the room coming from the fireplace.
This is the fourth installment in the Fireside discussion series. After we reach 900 comments, the page takes too long to load on your computer, and so we start another fresh page. To review previous discussions, we keep the old pages (Fireside I and Fireside II) which you can find under the ‘Village’ tab on the navigation bar at the top of screen under the image of the tree.
Quick Note. – I am still ON for Thursday!
You are a constant source of inspiration for me,Anil. Forgive me if I come forth as preaching, which is not my intention.
Much love and hugs
Anil…I never did post the passing thoughts I had in an email to you…Here is the most elegantly easy place to find you and since I have found you please accept {{{{<3}}}}
Annie great Q & A posting.. We were talking about loss and grief in my study group tonight as we are in Chapter 16 The Forgiveness of Illusions ….lots of discussion about special relationships.
Lisa wonderful to see you popping, sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. Please refresh me on where you live.
Hedda …looking forward to hearing about your next adventure with the Village Sistahs
{{{Katrina}}}
I’m glad that I can provide some inspiration to someone, Nina ! (=
Yesterday, I was told by my significant other, as they call it, that she is convinced that I am an evil man, a bad man, she said it with some reluctance, but she had to admit to herself, and me, and her brother present that that she is how she viewed me.
If my heart had not been already been split wide open by the most difficult February of my life, I think I would have sunk to even lower levels of despair. But once you hit rock bottom, as I did in February, there doesn’t seem any lower place to fall. One can build a house upon the rock bottom ! (=
What’s also interesting is why she has that view. It has to do with some moments in time, where I made certain comments to *other* third parties, she just happened to hear them as I talked on the phone, she interpreted it her way, and reached that conclusion several months ago. Started researching “narcissism” and says that I fit that bill. She is 80% sure that is the case. I on the other hand have no idea aside from the story of Narcissus, on what all this means, and I am even scared to find out,
I have absolutely no idea what she will call me next, I would not be surprised if some day she says I molested my son, and tags the child-molester tag on me, these are difficult days indeed, for her and for me, I know that God has no idea of what happens on this planet, and the outcome is not his concern, that I have invented the world I see, I have chosen to create for myself these experiences as my path forward, when/how this was all set in motion, I do not know, but I know I have to go forward, in peace, to some place where this all becomes a bad dream, then just a dream, and then nothing at all.
Heaven awaits my return, her return (although she has no belief in God, Heaven or Hell), but she is a good, kind loving person, and she will find her peace through her path, I hope and pray, and may we all awaken to our peace forever.
Amen.
Ps. Michele, yes, I accept (= and here’s my love and hugs to you too, dee friend (((Michele)))
“I have chosen to create for myself these experiences as my path forward, when/how this was all set in motion, I do not know, but I know I have to go forward, in peace, to some place where this all becomes a bad dream, then just a dream, and then nothing at all.”
YES you are such an inspiration to me. There is no blame in you, no fishing for sympathy, and your reaction are so gentle and loving, in seeing her goodness and kindness – just as you allow me to see yours. Again I am reminded that what somebody else calls us is what we secretly believe ourselves to be – and you are showing me that you don’t believe it any longer
just reading your post makes me breathe and breathe really deep, and i want to embrace you and hold you close for a long time, just to savor the beauty you share.
And i admit that I am particularly fond of your poetic ways:
“when/how this was all set in motion, I do not know, but I know I have to go forward, in peace, to some place where this all becomes a bad dream, then just a dream, and then nothing at all.”
Nothing at all – those words are so healing to me,Anil
Dearest Anil,
The aftershocks continue to be strong since your February 5th premonition. I know you feel that you are supported here by your Village Family and have no doubt that this is true. I must ask however if you have taken the time to seek out one person who can be available to you for guidance? And I know you have J in your corner-I mean someone only a phone call away in this physical world? I feel that it may be easier for women going thru this process to ask for help than men…especially men of high intellect.
Do be kind to yourself and give yourself all the support you need.
I don’t mean to pry but I felt I needed to ask and urge you to move past any resistance you may have. This is going to be a very long process.
With deepest Respect,
Annie
A quick update here at the Fireside of the reunion that took place outside of the Village.
Yesterday it happened as planned.
…we (Katrina, Hedda and myself) met at Jimmy’s Pub @ the Ojai Valley Inn.
The weather spectacular, the surrounds sublime.
We raised our glasses and toasted to our Village Family and called the Pub our Fireside Lounge for the next few hours.
As you all recall Hedda signed up for a workshop led by Byron Katie. The scheduled is packed (from 7am-9pm daily). The lunch from 12:30-2pm was our window of opportunity to snag her for ourselves. We had arrived early enough so as not to miss a minute of her available time. Hedda allowed herself to break the suggested rule of silence…
Nothing like two Catholic girls showing up and having her break the rules.
I will let Hedda give details but I can say she was beaming of joy to be there. And I applauded her for creating such a wonderful experience not just for herself but for us too.
And to Katrina, let me apologize one last time (in public) so that she will have witnesses. I’m am so sorry to have arrived so late in picking you up from the train station. I had made her a promise that I wouldn’t be a minute late… and wouldn’t you know it I blew it big time. 5-10 minutes I would have found completely unacceptable so when the clock hit almost 40 minutes I let out a huge yelp and cursed ego in its snickering delight. Took everything I had to let it go so we could move on and enjoy the day. And of course Katrina never let on any disappointment.
Maybe it was us doing the Lesson plan together…
#72 Holding grievances is an attack on God’s plan for Salvation
photos?
Yes, photos-good idea Nina. I did take a few.
I sent pics to whosever email I have.
If you did’t get an email from me it means I no longer have your email address
Lost it back in December when my computer crashed ): (that for sure is Lisa, Lisi & Leni)
Write to me if you wish me to forward anniesimone818 at gmail dot com
and if anyone has winnie’s email can you please forward to me.
Dear Annie, re 208 – “This is going to be a long process.”
This sentence took root in me. I had to feel about it. What becomes clear to me is that as long as I am rooted in my personal family-story and the experiences about that identity, it is for sure going to be a long story.
But – in reality all has already happened. Whatever seems to be going on in the dream, is still just a consequence of my choice: believing in the personal story as real, or being willing to let the old beliefs behind my family-story go – recognizing it as a false thought – and then asking it to be corrected.
And that may take no time a all – depending on my willingness to let go of the “me” being involved in the dream. And depending on my trust in the Miracle.
This night I saw clearly that all that has happened to “me” in the dream comes out of me choosing to believe that keeping this “me” is what keeps me safe. Laughable! And then came the big peace at recognizing that I have been the one punishing me and attacking me.
No one outside mySelf
I gave that thought up 🙂
All the forms of attack through the centuries – just forms of my denial of TRuth
correction: post 908 of course
So True Nina.
Thank You.
The light has come – interesting too that this is in Spring – and close to the Daylight Savings Time change. Time for a change, indeed!
Glad tidings of my release – your release – I have forgiven the world…. I don not know what it *really* looks like!
My forgiven entitles me to Vision! The HS *wills* to give it to everyone who practices forgiving. I can not fail, because I trust in Him.
On this day is a new beginning! We will gladly extend today – forever!
ummm – wow – no other words but wow-
<3
Hello everyone. I have been having problems with accessing the village on my computer so am thrilled that I can communicate with you today! With Bernard’s permission I am posting a link. Hopefully I will do it correctly. :::laughing:::
This gentleman, Garry Hasler, is the same one who reads the lessons on ACIM dot org with that beautiful voice of his. In these videos he is reading portions of the blue book and has added music along with the reading. He has done a remarkable job and I know you will love them.
I send with this post my warmest hugs and much, much love from me to you… to One. Kiss-kiss. D.
http://www.youtube. com/playlist?list=PL617187943F0F09C7
I forgot to mention that I left a space after the dot and before the com on the link. You will want to correct that when you check it out. Hugs.
I do love them!
Thank you Donna and warm hugs back to you.
Hello Village —
I can only squeeze out a few words because I am very tired. But tonite my wee 1 yr old grandbaby Amery has her own room after the last 3 wks of having her crib in my room. I will not be the night monitor, and my room feels very still and quiet.
I am so happy to see that Donna D. and Lisa have whispered they are here with us. When I met up with Annie (who was not one minute late -as she was not supposed to get there until I found the benches) and Hedda, it felt like some of us having a tea party where all of us truly are.
More when I have had some deep sleep!
Nina’s 911 – expressed so perfectly. A long process only because we need the time to release our fear so slowly. Chipping away little by little at that mountain of silliness that we stubbornly want to hold on to. Yet that little miracle, that little shift allows us to do it instantaneously.
Tex keeping us true to the workbook, all my thanks. Always the right inspiring word.
Annie, Katrina and Hedda, bravo for your real Village experience. I loved the photos, Annie, many thanks. Three sisters, or should I say, a neighborhood reunion of three Villagers. We are not so far away, and we do know each other already so well, don’t we?
Anil, your life and path have always been such an inspiration to all of us. The way you approach this current enormous challenge in your life is keeping us all in deep reflection about our own relationships. I can’t think of what I can possibly say to make this path easier. It is not easy. All we can do is remain as kind, loving and patient toward ourselves and others as we can be, and then be understanding toward ourselves when we are not, then try again.
Everything heals with time, and since we learn that time does not exist, everything is already healed in that beautiful timeless space in which we truly live. If we just suspend our thoughts and reach out our hand, we can touch that place and be at peace, just for a minute.
People say the strangest things when they are in pain and confusion. It is only be stepping back and looking at the pain that believing we are separated from the source of Love causes that we can truly be compassionate with those who are trying to attack us. They may try, and make some very good attempts, but they cannot truly hurt us when we constantly remind ourselves of the motivation behind their words. They are simply trying to place outside of themselves, and onto another, an unimaginable pain and judgment they feel within themselves. Their need and desire to attack has nothing to do with you.
No one is perfect in form, that’s impossible. And we will all have an opinion about a better way of doing things, relating to others, managing our affairs. What is easier to find than someone else’s opinion on what we’re doing? We can only try to do the best we can in a very imperfect world, and then forgive ourselves for not being up to the standard that we set, or someone else sets. Fortunately, God doesn’t set standards. We have all already passed the test (the Last Judgment), and the test was over long ago. However, most of us still think the test is to come, think we are going to flunk it, and want to make sure it looks like someone else is going to get an even worse grade! No one wants to be at the bottom of the class, and everyone thinks that’s where he/she is headed. It’s a race to push someone else into the corner ahead of us.
Hold true. Whenever the words cascade down on you, try to see it all as a play, and you just an actor on the stage. Everyone has forgotten their script and is now improvising. The script we have forgotten is the Holy Spirit’s script of kindness, patience and understanding. In our panic to find the right words, we find an inner prompter. And the prompter we are furtively looking at to find our lines is provided by the ego. The ego says “Just say that he is the problem, and all will be well – you’ll always win with lines like these. If you repeat this enough, you’ll get out ahead.” Just be aware if you happen to find that same inner prompter telling you the same things about her. None of us are the problem. We just all made a silly, poor decision, but one that had no consequences at all. Best of luck to you, my brother.
Very well said… thank you for that, Mayor!
Beautiful healing words Bernard. Goes thru the heart. Thank you!
And Anil – <3 – I know those words were written to you, but some of the healing balm of them came through to me!
{{{Love you, A!}}}
Bernard, these are such loving and warm words. We have already passed the test,whew! We have already floated to the top like cream rising, with the milk whey beneath simply the old stories of dramas meant to keep us in the whirl of homogenation.
let miracles replace all grievances
am enchanted with the depth of care and love and sharings in the village
mahalo to bernard and nina and katrina and leni and tex and annie and donna for gathering in the fireside
even better than letting go of all grievances, which is a good thing …. but replacing each one with a miracle really makes a blessing
let miracles and blessings replace all grievances
let gratitude and grace guide my heart
we’ve all lost the script and are improvising
we’re all making it up as we go along
may the divine plan reveal itself any time now
I’m back ! The trip was fantastic, I will write more as soon as my jet-laged head will clear up!
Hugs
Hedda
Welcome back, Hedda. Loved seeing the pictures of you, Katrina, Annie..(thank you, Annie!)
((Tex, thanks for the hugs <3 ))…
I could relate very much to your longer posts, elsewhere in the Village, the ones you wrote most recently, it looks increasingly like when J says minds are joined, he's not kidding ! (:
I just got back from India, sorry was out of pocket for a few days, Annie, couldn't write back to your or Bernard's or Tex's message until now.
And I would be remiss if I didn't add…happy birthday to Peggy's newest addition to the family…hope Jayden and her parents are doing well and a big congratulations to them…
Well, its late now in Singapore, and if I stay up any longer, I may cross over the date line into the next day…and you all know how OCD I am (=
that will mean I have to crack open #82 (=
Soooo…..
Good morning, good evening and good night! (=
Love
Anil
aloha
often when enjoying my daily walks along the ocean’s edge … there will be a visiting person who isn’t yet quite tuned in to the ocean’s sounds
there is a louder different sound that accompanies a big wave
I can hear it coming and move higher up on the beach
they do not hear it and get hit by an unexpected larger wave
suddenly rather than walking on the beach they are waist deep or deeper in ocean water!!
this is usually a delightfully unexpected experience responded to with laughter and joy as they are on vacation and getting to know the ocean like a new friend that surprises them
sometimes they are not so happy if they have cell phones in their pockets or stuff that doesn’t play well with ocean
the saying that usually follows such encounters is “That’ll wake you up!!”
I’ve heard it several times from visiting guests
it’s always a joy to be reminded that unexpected events and things that happen suddenly are wake up calls
being so tuned in to the ocean, I now know there are clear warning sounds and I ponder the possibility that all events and encounters also give off clear advance announcements that we could hear/see/know if properly attuned to the situation
then we would BE AWAKE and not rely upon wake up calls
am heading out for my morning walk
“it’s a beautiful morning … just think I’ll go outside for a while … and just smile … just breathing some clean fresh air”
may all beings everywhere be happy and free
aloha
I am that person who gets the wave right when and where I told it not to go.
Love that picture of you peggy! A wake up call.
Dear Village Family, Peggy’s post from yesterday gave me the words I needed right now: I was just hit by an unexpected large wave that gave me a huge and fantastic unexpected experience totally outside my comfort zone !!!
On the first evening Katie said : “This is NO ordinary get together ” and it sure wasn’t !!
It was physically and mentally challenging, our days began with a silent morning walk at 7 am and usually the final session ended at 21.30 pm.
This workshop actually deepened my love for ACIM & Ken and also for the work Katie is doing to help us remember who we are.
I didn’t do my workbook lessons while I was in Ojai but today I am back to my workbook lesson 181. In JTTW Ken says today:
” Again, be aware that your concern with failure- whether it is another’s or your own- defends against the holy instant in which your ego identity would disappear. Our fear takes the form: Who would I be without my problems, grievances, or illness ? Who would I be without all that has defined me from my past? Stated another way, who would I be without a spatial-temporal self, defined by a sinful past, present guilt, and a future fearfully fraught with punishment ? ”
This goes so well with Katie’s favourite question: ” Who would you be without your story ? ”
Love & Hugs & and Thanks to All of you for giving me so wonderful mental backup support when this trip scared me a little bit , and last but not least : Thank you (((Annie))) for meeting me at the airport and taking me to Santa Monica and then driving me all the way in the dark to Ventura Harbour and giving me the sweetest little present bag with all kinds of necessary stuff in it ! Then you came with Katrina to Ojai to see me and find out if everything was OK with me + bringing me “anti-snoring” nose strips that I asked for + offering me lunch . You serve as an exemplary model to me of what it is to be a Teacher of God .
aloha
Hedda
What a great question, Hedda, it always goes in just a little (or a lot!) deeper each time…who would I be without my story ? Who indeed ?
(=
(Review) Lesson 82 has been good. The second half of the day on 64…. let me not forget my function.
My function of forgiveness. What an unusual word. It feels like I am looking at it for the first time. For.give.ness.
I guess any word repeated slowly enough multiple times creates that sense of wonder (=
Farewell for now, dear friends.
Who would I be without my story…
when I started to write “When fear comes home to Love”, I found myself writing that sentence,WHO WOULD I BE IF I WAS NOT NINA?” and it came in CAPS LOL –
it did that a lot of times – still sometime does – you did not know that, hm, that God operates PC keybords –
That is very cool, Nina !
I am most definitely an Anil, and I’m not even trying to lose my story ! (=
Tex, your rant, (as you term it, I just think of it as you sharing your thoughts, and if you can’t share it with friends, then where can one share it at all ?) made me wonder about God, yet again.
Like do I know there is a God, and if I do, which is not certain by any means, then *how* do I know ?
Some moments It, God, seems so near, and some moments so far, and with no control over whether I am near or far…
I have a very nice life, although I wish I had black(er) hair, 50 pounds lighter, and my biggest company had already IPOed, but still all in all, a good life…yet within me that nagging insistence that all is not well, all is not well, if just this, or just that, or just something….. (=
But all the money in the world, all the black hair and perfect weight will not bring about the healing of my mind, which is very sick indeed, paranoid as it shows me, hidden beneath the comfortable posture, eager to complain, or assign a sense of unfairness to my victim hood, and on and on….
When will my mind heal ? When I give it to God ? When I am fully God dependant, and have let him lead the way in every way ?
Btw, every time I think of saying or asking my significant other (s.o) some question when I next see her, J jumps into my mind, and says let me guide you in that, every single time, its uncanny how vigilant he is to help me.
Of course, once I see her, that question, or comment that I thought I had for her vanishes, I don’t even feel like asking her that, and the moments we spend together, almost always with my son there, just to by, relatively peacefully. It’s all rather uncanny.
Once upon a time, I remember when I met Annie and Michele in the years gone by, it seemed to me that J was interested in helping me in my business, and when I asked him why, he said, “because you’re interested in business”.
’twas a snappy, witty response, and I was reassured. I don’t know if I’m having my own Susan Dugan kind of chronicles here, but it seems very hard to deny the feeling that he is actively, and in th background, guiding my conversations in the domestic life….
Very wierd indeed !
Ciao, my friends. Time to get ready for the afternoon meetings. maybe I will get my 15 minute afternoon long practice with the Review Lesson done in the shower (=
Hm. Uncanny and weird?
Really – are those good words for it?
As I read it, the words that suggests themselves to me are
beautiful
surprising
awe-inspiring
all-embracing
uplifting
or just
OH! OH! I AM GUIDED BY LOVE!
(=
You bring me smiles, Nina (=
And I was in a dark mood just now. Luckily I decided to check into my favorite place on the web, before making a potentially unpleasant call to a business associate in London.
Anyway, with regard to the above, I’m not sure if they are good words or not, perhaps they feel wierd to me because I still am rooted in my bodily identity, still wondering whether J really exists in my mind ?? Not sure, anyway, that’s how it feels to me, at least right now.
But as Winnie used to say, paraphrasing? Ken, feelings often lie ! (=
Love you, Nina, must make that call to London now. But thanks to you, am in a better mood. Ciao ciao for now
And the call made, Nina. And perfectly pleasant too. A small miracle ? Thanks to you.
Wish I had learnt earlier in life that smiles and laughter are all we need. I have/had always been a serious kid. Never too let to change, eh ? (=
Ps. Annie, like that quote you put in below L 66 in Review 83.
Yes, let to our decisions here deceive in retrospect. Something I am prone to do….
Let not our decisions…..
Not “let to”…. I love that auto correct (=
Today I noticed that the Memorial Tributes to Ken are published on the Foundation’s homepage.
Good Morning Village People (:
How are you feeling today Anil?
I appreciate you writing your thought processes down each day …a little play by play action. I have found that I look forward to them and maybe I use it to avoid looking at my own thought process. I think, like you, I have always been a bit too serious about life and the Course though heavy is all about learning how to be light. I don’t believe I would have taken it seriously if it was too flippant.
I still can’t differentiate the voices in my head. The litmus test of holding/letting go of grievances seems to be the exercise for me that may help tune my hearing ( like in Peggy’s previous post about the Big Wave coming). I can say that my level of resistance to the current review process has diminished some…and the fact that I am aware of it probably means its diminished more than I know.
And on a completely different note I wanted to share this quote I came across a month ago.
I took a photo of it on my iphone cuz I knew I would forget it…any how I want to delete the pic so I better post it.
“Finance is the Art of Passing Money from Hand to Hand Until It Finally Disappears.”
Robert W. Sarnoff
Anyhow, I know how much you love “The Disappearance of the Universe” and I thought Anil is fascinated with the Art of Disappearance (: There now I can clean up my photo log.
A hug to Hedda before I go. Are you back to your own time zone? Thanks for the heads up on the Tributes to Ken. Funny but I found myself looking for Jaimie’s letter…he’s keeping to his vow of silence. I send him and to all the Village Folk all my love.
Have a super day my friends…
aloha
every morning … the 5 AM sounds are only roosters and waves
along about 6:15 the symphony of hundreds of birds begins … all the morning check ins and chirpings
such a beautifully glorious mix of songs
what a wonderful way to welcome the day
the birds continue all their morning songs until the moment of sunrise, then all is silent … suddenly instantly
once they have successfully called the sun to rise, their job is done and they go one about their morning … only chirping as needing to communicate, but no longer the continuous sounds to create the sunrise
it’s clearly a wonderful way to listen and to know exactly when the sunrise happens … always a sacred silence for that moment
so beautiful to live in the country … sounds of nature
when I turn on the light in my room, my resident gecko always peeks out from behind the picture on the wall
he looks around to see who is up and what’s going on
maybe he wonders why I always get up so early and turn the light on
I should have answered your question when I had a chance last night, Annie. I was fine then (:
*Now* best not to dwell on how I feel. The path of the ego is lonely, and I should re-assure myself, nay, allow myself to be reassured that I am never alone.
A very difficult lesson for my strong-willed ego that I have clasped since I was born, or shortly thereafter, can’t quite remember when. Oh well, (=
More importantly, Tex is having a hard time, and I would like to offer her my love and empathy for the difficult times she is going through. There’s an old saying that misery loves company, and I’m hoping that’s *not* what I’m offering dear Tex.
For I would wish her well, and myself well, too, and that we can wake up out of this nightmare soon. If minds asleep are the cause of our pain and misery, then sleep begone, I say, sleep begone, for I cannot handle the misery of this nightmare much longer.
On the bright side, I can feel the beneficent effects of this Course working within me. This latest spell which I dispelled, more accurately am trying to dispel, even as I write this, by seeing that “This cannot interfere with my awareness of the Source of my salvation”, by repeating it to myself as often as I can “This has no power to remove salvation from me”.
I will not let this interfere with my awareness of the Source of my salvation, I will not.
The “this” I am referring to is something specific, discovered by me just some two hours prior, the telling of which would be too long a tale, I will write my way out of this latest ego attack.
And we all know how those illusory ego attacks can be ! (=
(and by the by, For something this illusory, it sure packs some firepower ! (=…. )
Let this not tempt me to look away from me for my salvation. *My salvation comes from me*.
Lesson 85… Reviewing Lesson 70.(My salvation comes from me).
Yep, bang on two hours since this latest assault on my senses began. I will now go for a walk and let it be gone.
Good night, dear friends. and may everything be well, always…
Hi Nina,
How about 10pm Singapore time on Saturday ? I’m not sure of the time difference, it may be 6 or maybe 7 hrs, so it will be likely 3pm or 4 pm for you that afternoon ? Hope it doesn’t clash oth a weekend afternoon nap time ? (=
(I love taking naps on the weekend, and sometimes even the weekdays, if O can carve out the time (=
Haven’t checked email yet, but am sure your email will be there. Did you send it to horizenventures dot com ? That’s the one to send it to, if not. The other email address I have problems with sometimes accessing.
Chat soon, even my business partner of 11 years is excited about this happening, (= he had never even heard f past life regressions before I discussed it with him in Fevruary, he has been a great shoulder to lean on since February, if it hasn’t been for him, one other friend, my sister, and our beloved Village group, I don’t think I could have steadied myself as I seem to have done by now,
My poor parents, they really want to help, especially my mother, but I have outgrown their capacity to help, the truly disturbing thoughts that I need to discuss and get out of system, they find too difficult or frightening to behold.
The Course gives us a means of recognizing our most hateful thoughts, and to acknowledge the, without judging ourselves to be bad, and that is no small gift ! Of course, the next step is to see that all those thoughts too are illusory, that only the thoughts I think with God have any real meaning at all.
(=
Off to read the 92nd Lesson of the year, its early Am I. The Far East as they call it, I wish you all a good evening and good night to what I hope has been a pleasant April Fools Day (=
(A special hello and hug to you Tex !)
hugs back to you!
<3
Anil. that will be 4pm here.Thats fine! sending more details pr mail
Anil – is it just “anil” in front of horizenventures dot com? I have only used to other aacount to you before
Yes, Nina. Anil is the prefix to @ sign. Look forward to chatting with you on Saturday. Will log onto email sometime Friday or Saturday to check your number etc.
It’s 8:00 am now. Must run. J is asking for five minutes each hour to remember the lesson for the day. (Not 92, but the one after… He’s quite the taskmaster (=
Ciao bambinos and bambinas !
(=
And, tex, mor hugs for you (=
Ps. This can be like two mirrors facing each other with infinite hugging back and forth (=
Love to you all,
Anil
Anil, I have posted today on my blog about my sessions generally, for my readers, you and anybody else, how to prepare in the best way before such a session:)
much love to you and all here
Nina
aloha nina
would you please share with me again how to find your site?
mahalo
more village hugs and hugs for tex
brilliant wonderful things are happening
my son (jeremy wray) just got written up as a rad dad!!
very fun
Hugs back!!!
I am finally moving from this:
My sinlessness is guaranteed, by god!
To this:
My sinlessness is guaranteed by God.
<3
and your coolness too
nina … how about you post here more about your sessions … would love to hear more about what you do
have really appreciated the longer sharings that tell us more about what’s going on in the lives and stories of each other
this village is coming so much more alive and it’s wonderful
love to everyone