“The idea of the Holy Spirit shares the property of other ideas because it follows the laws of the Universe of which it is a part. It is strengthened by being given away. It increases in you as you give it to your brother. Your brother does not have to be aware of the Holy [...]
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How to Strengthen the Holy Spirit in You
Posted by Celia Hales on May 31, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/how-to-strengthen-the-holy-spirit-in-you/
Overcoming Weariness
“The world is very tired, because it is the idea of weariness. Our task is the joyous one of waking it to the Call for God. (T77)” Affirmation: “our task is a joyous one” Reflections: 1 – How Do You Feel in the Morning? Do we feel tired when we wake up in the morning? [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 30, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/overcoming-weariness/
Call to Joy Dissolves the Ego
“The principle of Atonement and the separation began at the same time. When the ego was made, God placed in the mind the call to joy. This call is so strong that the ego always dissolves at its sound. (T75)” Affirmation: “the strong call for joy” Reflections: 1 – Overcome with Joy This passage identified [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 29, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/call-to-joy-dissolves-the-ego/
Definition of Atonement
“The Voice of the Holy Spirit is the Call to Atonement, or the restoration of the integrity of the mind. (T74)” Affirmation: “The Holy Spirit. . .the Call to Atonement.” Reflections: 1 – The Pivotal Voice This passage sets forth the pivotal role that the Holy Spirit, our guidance, plays in restoring us to our [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 28, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/definition-of-atonement/
Helpful and Harmless
“God is praised whenever any mind learns to be wholly helpful. This is impossible without being wholly harmless, because the two beliefs must coexist. The truly helpful are invulnerable, because they are not protecting their egos and so nothing can hurt them. (T71)” Affirmation: “The truly helpful are invulnerable.” Reflections: 1 – We Can Learn [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 27, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/helpful-and-harmless-2/
Do Not Isolate Yourself
“Salvation is a collaborative venture. It cannot be undertaken successfully by those who disengage themselves from the Sonship, because they are disengaging themselves from me. (T69)” Affirmation: “Salvation is collaborative” Reflections: 1 – Don’t Isolate Yourself We are not meant to isolate ourselves in this world–even to study the Course. We are meant to stay [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 26, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/do-not-isolate-yourself/
Our Mission Is Very Simple
“My trust in you is greater than yours in me at the moment, but it will not always be that way. Your mission is very simple. You are asked to live so as to demonstrate that you are not an ego, and I do not choose God’s channels wrongly. (T68)” Affirmation: “Jesus does not choose [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 25, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/our-mission-is-very-simple/
Misery (Ego) vs. Joy (Spirit)
“I am teaching you to associate misery with the ego and joy with the spirit. You have taught yourself the opposite. You are still free to choose, but can you really want the rewards of the ego in the presence of the rewards of God? (T68)” Affirmation: “joy comes with spirit” Reflections: 1 – The [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 24, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/misery-ego-vs-joy-spirit/
Learning through Rewards vs. Learning through Pain
“No one who learned from experience that one choice brings peace and joy while another brings chaos and disaster needs additional convincing. Learning through rewards is more effective than learning through pain, because pain is an ego illusion, and can never induce more than a temporary effect. (T68)” Affirmation: “Learning through rewards is more effective [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 23, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/learning-through-rewards-vs-learning-through-pain/
Definition of the Ego
“The ego is nothing more than a part of your belief about yourself. Your other life has continued without interruption, and has been and always will be totally unaffected by your attempts to dissociate it. (T67)” Affirmation: “The ego is a part of my belief about myself.” Reflections: 1 – Succinct Definition This is the [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 22, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/definition-of-the-ego/
Learning in an Insane World
“You learn best when you believe what you are trying to learn is of value to you. However, not everything you may want to learn has lasting value. Indeed, many of the things you want to learn may be chosen because their value will not last. (M66)” Affirmation: “learn what is of value” Reflections: 1 [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 21, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/learning-in-an-insane-world/
Inspire the Dis-Spirited / Stabilize the Unstable
“I raised the dead by knowing that life is an eternal attribute of everything that the living God created. Why do you believe it is harder for me to inspire the dis-spirited or to stabilize the unstable? I do not believe that there is an order of difficulty in miracles; you do. I have called [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 20, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/inspire-the-dis-spirited-stabilize-the-unstable/
Let Jesus Take Your Hand
“I do not attack your ego. I do work with your higher mind, the home of the Holy Spirit, whether you are asleep or awake, just as your ego does with your lower mind, which is its home. (T65)” Affirmation: “Work with my higher mind.” Reflections: 1 – Elder Brother This is Jesus speaking. He [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 19, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/let-jesus-take-your-hand/
Gladden Yourself!
“Have you really considered how many opportunities you have had to gladden yourself, and how many of them you have refused? (T64)” Affirmation: “I will gladden myself today.” Reflections: 1 – We Can Be Happier! This is a message of extreme optimism. We can be happier! Jesus says that we have actually turned aside moments [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 18, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/gladden-yourself-2/
Starting Point = Truth = Not Ego
“Your starting point is truth, and you must return to your Beginning. Much has been seen since then, but nothing has really happened. Your Self is still in peace, even though your mind is in conflict. You have not yet gone back far enough, and that is why you become so fearful. As you approach [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 17, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/starting-point-truth-not-ego/
Voluntary Dis-Spiriting / Depressed Spirits
“Watch your mind for the temptations of the ego, and do not be deceived by it. It offers you nothing. When you have given up this voluntary dis-spiriting, you will see how your mind can focus and rise above fatigue and heal. Yet you are not sufficiently vigilant against the demands of the ego to [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 16, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/voluntary-dis-spiriting-depressed-spirits/
When Feeling Guilty
“When you feel guilty, remember that the ego has indeed violated the laws of God, but you have not. Leave the ‘sins’ of the ego to me. That is what Atonement is for. (T63)” Affirmation: “When you feel guilty, leave the ‘sins’ of the ego to Jesus.” Reflections: 1 – Our True Reality = Innocence [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 16, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/when-feeling-guilty-2/
Overcoming Anxiety
“When you are anxious, realize that anxiety comes from the capriciousness of the ego, and know this need not be. You can be as vigilant against the ego’s dictates as for them. (T63)” Affirmation: “When you are anxious, know this need not be.” Reflections: 1 – Anxiety = Form of Fear Anxiety is a form [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 14, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/overcoming-anxiety/
Depression / Sadness
“When you are sad, know this need not be. Depression comes from a sense of being deprived of something you want and do not have. Remember that you are deprived of nothing except by your own decisions, and then decide otherwise. (T63)” Affirmation: “I am deprived of nothing except by my own decisions” Reflections: 1 [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 13, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/depression-sadness/
When Not Joyous
“When your mood tells you that you have chosen wrongly, and this is so whenever you are not joyous, then know this need not be. (T63)” Affirmation: “if not joyous, know this need not be” Reflections: 1 – Mood Falls Our mood falls when we try to make decisions without first asking for guidance. Then [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 12, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/when-not-joyous-2/
Little Scraps of Fear
“You retain thousands of little scraps of fear that prevent the Holy One from entering. . . .Watch your mind for the scraps of fear, or you will be unable to ask me to do so. I can help you only as our Father created us. (T61)” Affirmation: “watch your mind for thousands of little [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 11, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/little-scraps-of-fear-2/
You Must Ask for Gifts
“The Bible gives many references to the immeasurable gifts which are for you, but for which you must ask. This is not a condition as the ego sets conditions. It is a glorious condition of what you are. (T61)” Affirmation: “immeasurable gifts are for me” Reflections: 1 – Ask in Specifics Sometimes we feel greedy [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 10, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/you-must-ask-for-gifts-2/
Love Will Enter Immediately
Love will enter immediately into any mind that truly wants it, but it must want it truly. This means that it wants it without ambivalence, and this kind of wanting is wholly without the ego’s ‘drive to get.’ (T61)” Affirmation: “wholly without the ego’s ‘drive to get’” Reflections: 1 – Don’t Limit Your Love [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 9, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/love-will-enter-immediately/
You Need Not Have Tribulation
“In this world you need not have tribulation because I have overcome the world. This is why you should be of good cheer. (T56)” Affirmation: “be of good cheer” Reflections: 1 – Differs from the New Testament This passage from Jesus is a paraphrase of what he is quoted to have said in the [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 8, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/you-need-not-have-tribulation-3/
An Unsheltering Home
“The ego has built a shabby and unsheltering home for you, because it cannot build otherwise. Do not try to make this impoverished house stand. Its weakness is your strength. (T55)” Affirmation: “Do not try to make the ego’s impoverished house stand.” Reflections: 1 – This World’s Image of the Ego We are taught in [...]
Posted by Celia Hales on May 7, 2012
http://celiaelaine.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/an-unsheltering-home-2/
