Ah,
Welcome to day nine of A Course in Miracles.
You know,
I want to apologize for anybody that is in peninsular Spain,
Because this message is recording really late for you.
And,
You know,
This has been a reminder to me to recommit to recording these earlier.
And I think that if you're anything like me,
Then you may have noticed that it could be difficult to listen to these messages every day.
So,
This is just an invitation to see that and to know that when we create a habit,
That that habit is so powerful when it is based in intention.
So,
I am making an intention to record these audios earlier,
To recommit to this,
To know that what I am saying yes to is peace on the planet,
Love on the planet.
So,
What affects you?
You know,
If you're anything like the other seven billion people on the planet,
It feels like almost everything affects us,
You know.
This has been a really big theme for me,
The sort of roller coaster ride that life can feel like,
That our emotions can feel like,
You know.
When something bad happens,
We feel bad.
When something good happens,
We feel good.
And I'm just so conscious today that this meat suit that I am in is actually not the truth of what is happening here.
You know,
We can become so identified with everything that we see,
You know,
If we are to get in an argument with something,
You know,
We make the other person wrong and we're right.
You know,
And how could they have done that to us?
And what I know is that this thinking doesn't do anything for anyone.
And in fact,
It is the root of war,
You know.
The root of war is this,
Is us being based in the illusionary state.
And so for me,
I turn to something bigger,
To knowing that right where I am,
The presence of peace is,
That right where you are,
The presence of love is,
That peace is an inner state of being,
That you always,
Always,
Always have the decision as to how you will react.
Exhaustion is a choice.
Being tired is a choice.
Being angry is a choice.
Being irritated is a choice.
Yeah,
But,
Micaiah,
There are real things that happen in the world around me that piss me off.
I get it.
I get it.
And I know that when there is a challenge on the outside of you in your physical world,
Then this is actually an internal resistance.
It is making way for something new,
For a new paradigm,
For a new way to be a pillar of love in the face of challenge.
So today's exercise is,
I see nothing as it is now.
This could be hard to get on the intellectual level and I invite you to not make it a part of the intellect.
To just sit with this and know that your being will get it on a completely different level.
So begin to scan your mind three to four times a day.
I do not see this blank as it is now.
I do not see this glass of water as it is now.
I do not see this hand as it is now.
I do not see this door as it is now.
I do not see this person in front of me as it is now.
Begin to apply it to rudimentary things,
Objects.
Not rejecting any particular object that comes in.
And just know that this could feel silly and this could feel weird and you could think,
I don't have time for this.
Why am I doing this exercise that seems stupid?
I get it.
I totally get it.
And I am asking you to have faith and know that all of these exercises are building on something really incredible.
And it is undoing these things that no longer serve us.
And it is making way for something amazing,
For a miracle,
For the miracle that is life,
That is you,
That is universe,
That is source,
That is God,
That is love.
Call it what you will.
I'm so grateful to have you on this journey with me.
I look forward to seeing you earlier tomorrow.
Namaste,
Friends.
