Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Steve, It just seemed like lately most of the statements I was putting up for inquiry were expectations of one kind or another and I wanted to take a closer look at that. > " If you want pain, make a plan. " I'll have to remember that one though! That's a keeper! Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Marsha, I could very much relate to what you wrote. Expectations seem to be what Mind does. It must be it's job and it does it very well. :-) Earlier today I had the thought " Why can't I remember not to get caught up in believing that the expectations of the mind are true? Then another thought came, " Because you want to. " There it was. I will awaken tomorrow expecting to see a " blue sky " and believe that I must go to work, etc., etc., on and on and on, because Steve wants to. But that is not a problem, it just seems curious sometimes why Steve continues to believe it? I know, it is so Steve can appear to exist, but why does that seem so important? I guess it is Steve's job to appear to exist until he doesn't? Steve D. > Steve, > > It just seemed like lately most of the statements I was putting up > for inquiry were expectations of one kind or another and I wanted to > take a closer look at that. > > > " If you want pain, make a plan. " > > I'll have to remember that one though! That's a keeper! > > Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 > > But that is not a problem, it just seems curious sometimes why > Steve continues to believe it? I know, it is so Steve can appear > to exist, but why does that seem so important? I guess it is > Steve's job to appear to exist until he doesn't? > Always liked the ACIM story that this illusion is a place where we mistakenly believe we can hide from God, because we fear his punishment for our " sin " of separating from him. Of course I can not know whether or not this story is true, but it does offer one possible explanation for why I continue to hold onto my separate self and why forgiveness is so important. Have a beautiful day Loving what is ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Always liked the ACIM story that this illusion is a place where we mistakenly believe we can hide from God, because we fear his punishment for our " sin " of separating from him. ***** " We " separated from him? Who is this " we " who was *not* separate and then all of a sudden became separate? If there was a time of non-separation, then this " we " you refer WAS, at that time of nonseparation, God. If there was just The One (call it God, Consciousness, Energy)....then how is there ever more-than-one? Yes, there may be an appearance of duality, but then that rope appears to be a snake also. ;-)) Of course I can not know whether or not this story is true, but it does offer one possible explanation for why I continue to hold onto my separate self and why forgiveness is so important. *****Another possible explanation is that you are not the one doing the holding onto. The holding on happens, but you don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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