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A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is how I try to start my day every day. Some days it’s a chore; some days it’s spot-on – like today!
First of all, what’s going on that I find the ACIM words so helpful today? Like so many, many people these days, we are both out of work. My husband takes it quite hard – he wants to work and has so much to give but so far, the world hasn’t caught up with him. After so much hard work courting a new prospective employer, he got the dreaded rejection email this morning.
I have ceased trying to “fix” him and have been concentrating on fixing my own thought process. So far with very good results. Some days, when the news is bad though, I haven’t been able to keep my spirits up. ACIM is a thought system – it aims to change one’s perspective, not the world. And not other people. Fix your own thought process and the need to change others and the world disappears. I buy into this on a rational level. Getting it to become second-nature, and in the face of bad news, is the tough part.
So when we heard my husband’s bad news this morning, it was more important than ever to find the thoughts that would buoy my spirits and keep me from sinking into the abyss. It’s so easy to start thinking negative thoughts like, “We’re going to run out of money and lose the house if he doesn’t get a job pretty soon.” Or “Why does this happen to us?” Both are equally potent thought forms that will take you down to places you don’t want to go. They sap your energy. Most importantly, they prevent that “still, small Voice”, the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, from being heard.
We need that Voice more than ever in times like these. When all seems lost, it’s both more important than ever and more difficult than ever to quiet one’s thoughts and force them towards faith. Faith that all IS well. That one’s prayers ARE answered already. That prosperity IS ours.
It is simply amazing to find that thinking those thoughts instead of the negative ones injects joyful energy into one’s experience. ACIM tells us that this is how it works. You have to live it in order to experience it. You have to practice the thought process in order to know it works. Put faith before prior experience like the cart before the horse. It just doesn’t make any sense until you actually do it.
I believe that the tangible results of such thinking go beyond feeling good right now. I think that being in such a joyful place emotionally leaves one open to the Possibilities in Store. Those possibilities can be reached through co-creative partnership with the Holy Spirit. And one can only be inspired if one is open to inspiration. Negative thought forms close the door on inspiration. A joyful state of mind leaves it wide open.
Instead of being depressed at the rejection, I find myself wondering what wonderful miracle is behind this dark door? What rays of light will I step into once the door opens? How wonderful are we going to feel when we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a Miracle?!
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There is always light at the end of every dark tunnel, if we allow ourselves to see it. When darkness comes our way we must not let it engulf us but think to ourselves why is this happening at this very point in time of my life…..think the answers will show themselves in days to come – could it be we need to change direction for example work as in your husbands case…let him think outside the box I’m sure he has many other talents that can be made to good use…..inspiration will befall him in the coming weeks…..I wish him all the luck!
Hi Catena! So nice to have you on my blog 🙂 Thanks for your thoughtful comments. A big part of this challenge for me is not to expect anything specifically from the husband. He has to figure this one out for himself. I on the other hand can visualize the best outcome possible, even without getting too specific. It helps the relationship to allocate our responsibilities properly, which I believe I’m finally learning how to do! Thanks for the well wishes. We’ll take ’em. Big hugs to you and the girls, Lynn x
I remember being unemployed for a long period of time after I moved to a small NJ town. I was living off my dwindling savings and had been rejected for multiple jobs that I was totally overqualified for. I did everything I knew to do to find a job: I searched the papers, I went door to door, I handed out resumes like they were going out of style, I tried to network with people I barely knew. Every day I went out I came home feeling defeated. One morning as I got into my car to try again I realized I ran out of places to go and people to ask. I sat in my car thinking where to drive to, and I was at a complete loss.
All I could do was pray. I talked to god while I drove to pickup yet another newspaper. And continued praying as I settled down to read the classifieds in a local park. I don’t recall the exact words, but before I opened the paper I thought to myself, “Today is the day I get the right job for me” and lo and behold the first ad I read was looking for someone with my exact talents.
I called the number that instant, set up an interview for that afternoon and walked out with a full-time job in the graphics field that was a 15 minute drive from my house. I worked there for over 4 years and it was the spring board I needed to start the career I have now.
The Course tells us that we lack nothing, everything we need is waiting patiently for us to accept it and allow it. The idea of simply changing my mind has allowed my true creative powers to manifest.
Sometimes we forget who and what we are … Practice, practice, practice. Or, as my Mom likes to say, “Fake it ’till you make it!”
What a thoughtful reply to my post! Thanks, Tina, for sharing that with me. I have been lately working on changing my own mind about this situation instead of my husband’s. Just trying to model the desired behavior from him really. It might be time to have an open discussion about him actually doing the mind-changing now though. I shall give it some thought!
It’s also lovely to see you on my FB page. Hope to see some comments from you on there. Have a really nice St Patrick’s Day weekend!