“Draw a boundary and then erase it. Because it is a fragment of your imagination.”—Buckminster Fuller
For those who might be wondering, I began Lesson 1 of A Course in Miracles on January 1, as I do every year.
And it’s not because I’m a slow learner (although, admittedly, that could figure in), but because I love the daily reminders of the world’s “indiscriminate generosity.”
I love hearing again and again that my fleeting, anxious thoughts mean nothing. (That happens to be today’s lesson).
I love being reminded that my piddly fears were created by a blob of goo in my head that evolved, not to produce genius or peace, but to regulate my body.
The brain’s grand productions (thoughts, feelings, senses) are patterns that come with the job of keeping the body in check. They don’t begin to show the boundless, astonishing energy field in which we live. The Gospel of Thomas says it like this: “infinite love is spread out upon the earth and men don’t see it.” To which I will add, thanks to the reducing valve known as the brain.
The Course offers a seismic shift in the way we perceive the world. By changing our perceptions, we literally begin to live in a different world. As the Course says, “In this world, the unconditional care of God (the Dude, in my lingo) becomes our experiential reality and the worldly assaults fade into insignificance. We are carefree and know we are taken care of. Anxiety is replaced with celebration.”
One of the things I’m celebrating is the amazing, brilliant people I get to meet, one of whom called me a “messenger” yesterday. This is after I balked at her insinuation that I was a teacher. Again, I don’t see myself as a teacher, but rather a person who likes to share her toys.
Her story, a perfect example of the guidance we can expect once we give up our patterned thoughts, is so cool I thought I’d share it here. About a year ago, she started getting a nudge to leave her job and move abroad. She wisely said, “Okay, show me!” No sooner did she consent to listen than she was further guided to move to France.
France? I think I might have gone back to my regulated thought patterns at that point, the ones that insist “that sounds like a lot of trouble.”
But she surrendered and kept tuning in to her guidance. The moment she committed, she started meeting people from….France, started noticing doors opening up. Everything proceeded with ease and grace. That doesn’t mean the brain didn’t try to chime in. But she knows better than to attend to its pointless preoccupations.
So in about a week, she is moving to the south of France where she will be conducting the event we’re doing from her NEW HOME.
I love how easy life can be when we let go of the patterned perception fed to us by our brains. The Course helps us loosen the chains and transform all limited beliefs.
Here’s to a 2024 free of all misguided beliefs and ideas.
#222 Forever!
Pam Grout is the author of 20 books including E-Squared, E-Cubed, Thank & Grow Rich and her latest book, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World)
33 Responses
Hi Pam,
Thank you so much for the message. This is just what I needed today!
Me, too. I write these to remind myself.
Looking forward to reading about your event in the south of France! Happy new year everyone!
Stay tuned!!
I start the course again on January 1st too. I see something new or have a different little lightbulb moment every year. I have been using your app and very sorry to see it go, not to worry though I have your book as back up. Not quite as light in weight though. Happy New year 😁
I, too, was sorry to see the app go. It was a labor of love by its creators and I appreciate all they did. But I think it ended up not being sustainable for them.
Thanks for sharing your Toys!!
Always!
Transforming on a daily basis. Thanks Pam for sharing!!!!
You are oh so welcome!
You are the most “real” and the most “alive” of all the mystics I am following! Everything you share “rings true”! Thank you!
Thanks and just so you know, I am far from a mystic! But I am real and I am alive.
Hear hear! 😁
🥳🧡🎈🎉
Love you, Jenny Louise!
Loved your one hedgehog you shared out of the three❤️
I love Taz’s creativity!!!
Love the message and All your work, but just wanted to clarify the Mind is not in the brain ( ACIM clear on this) The thoughts are being transmitted from mind to the brain which acts as a receiving station. Awareness will clearly show they are Not your thoughts, only invitations. Don’t go down the rabbit hole……
Thanks, Rick! The brain, as Aldous Huxley said, is a reducing valve. It creates what we call “our mind.” But what I’m most interested in is God’s mind which often gets shut down and grossly limited by the brain.
Is this where I follow you on the Course in Miracles each day?
One year I did blog about A Course in Miracles nearly every day. Readers seemed to like it and they asked me to turn it into a book. So the best place to follow is in my book. Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/Course-Miracles-Experiment-Rewiring-Therefore/dp/1401957501/ref=monarch_sidesheet
Thank you Pam!!!
Love you, Kate!
At first all the best wishes without any fear for 2024.
Thank you so much for the lovely story.
My pleasure. Thanks for chiming in.
Pam, this post is so beautiful! Lots of love to you!
And back to you, my friend!
Hi Pam! Love you and all your work. I remember you referring to God as different things, but I guess I hadn’t realized you always refer to God as “the Dude”. I know we can all call God/Gods whatever we choose. But
I wish that when you write about this divine being and its eternal love for us, it was more gender neutral, or better yet, more feminine. I feel I am still recovering from a lifetime of the world telling me God is a man.
I’m with you! And I do use a lot of synonyms, most of which ARE NOT masculine. I used “The Dude Abides” in E-Squared, but I vary it. The important thing is not what you call it, but that you call it forth.
Happy new year everyone!
This is from Ramana Majarishi: The world you “see” does not even exist; therefore, surrender it to God. Or the Dude.
FELIZ AÑO 2024…y si este año será un año muy especial dejare atrás mis pensamientos de preocupación por la escasez y dificultades y me enfocaré en lo maravilloso del universo. Me encanta y sigo leyendo E Square Potencia tu Energia
Gracias Gracias Gracias Pame por todo lo que nos brindas¡¡¡ seguire de cerca el viaje a Francia.
Muchas gracias!!
Happy Healthy New Year! Are we invited to the event?😬
I believe it’s a private event. But since we’re all connected, I’m sure you’ll be there.