Standing on the corner of awesome and bomdiggity

“We have great opportunities to see great beauty every single day.”—Rick Rubin

True confession: I recently fell off the wagon of awesome and bomdiggity. A recent family tragedy slipped me an unexpected mickey.

Normally, my spiritual practice involves overlooking false realities such as fear, misery and disconnection. I don’t give much attention to the commentary, judgement and mental bluster my thoughts sometimes churn up.

But the death of a young, vital cousin of Taz’s threw me off my game.

For the most part, I don’t believe in death. I feel every bit as connected to my daughter as I ever did. Our love and deep bond is indestructible.

But it doesn’t make the physical loss of our beloveds any less jarring. And that sneaky asshat never ceases looking for opportunities to throw in its two-cents. ‘Life sucks,’ might have been one of its recent protestations. I might have even failed to send gratitudes to my posse for a day or two and/or ignore my daily Course practice.

Thankfully, life itself—its real dynamism, its budding trees, its stunning avian orchestra—continues to show off and show up for me, continues to point out that life never ends, and that except for my misguided thoughts and beliefs, it definitely DOES NOT suck. I recently read and related to a statement about “being a willing accomplice to the scandal of another spring.”

I am so grateful that life (and my ACIM practice) persists in reminding me of what’s true behind appearances, that it instructs me to continue counting my blessings and choosing to put my attention on beauty. And to always–no matter what–make room within myself for life’s unending immensity.

When I’m open to other dimensions — higher dimensions than ones we habitually focus upon — material appearances lose their hold. When I train my attention on possibility and collaborate, instead of arguing with reality, miracles continue to find me.  And I return to the peace of my true nature.

Love you all.

#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)