Thoughts That Illuminate
Legend has it that when Einstein was asked by a reporter: "What, in your opinion is the most important question
you can ask?" Einstein thought for a bit then replied, "I think the most important question that you can ask is, 'Is the
universe a friendly place?' This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves” Why is
this most important question to ask? Because what you believe about the universe (is it friendly or unfriendly) will
determine what kind of universe it is for you. We can find this answer written in ACIM; “Every thought you have
either brings peace or war; either love or fear.” (W.#16.3:1)
This idea that our minds are powerful and how we direct our minds determines our experience is an old idea that
is gaining new attention. In the Gospel of Thomas it is written: (106) Jesus said, "When you make the two
(thoughts and experience) one, you will become the sons of man, and when you say, 'Mountain, move away,' it will
move away." In modern science we see it expressed this way: “Belief is the “program’ that creates patterns in
reality.” (Gregg Braden) or “The universe may be nothing more than a giant hologram created by the mind." (David
Bohm, physicist). What is the guiding force in all that we see and experience? It is our choice in what we believe
(think). Recently I saw the movie “The Soloist”.
Before I became a mom, I must confess that I bought hook-line-and sinker, societies definition of motherhood…
We give birth, tend to the child’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs, teach them about the world, and in return
the child responds with smiles, laughter, love and obedience. The goal of motherhood is realized when they
become a loving, responsible, contributing member of society. It seemed so simple and straightforward. That is
until I became a mom. As many young mothers I often struggled with the “right answer”, felt completely “out of my
league” and had gone to bed many nights feeling like a complete failure. How many of us feel as if we have been
put in the driver’s seat of our kid’s lives without so much as a map, a GPS system or an On-Star with a nice calm
voice that will tell us exactly what to do in all emergency situations?
Over the past month or so I have been uncovering a deep-seeded belief in failure. Although I saw how this
transferred into many experiences of my life, I was lead to see that ultimately the deeply-rooted belief that was
blocking healing was my belief that after all of this spiritual work, in the end I am going to fail. Maybe some of you
have had this same belief or ones similar: “I will never get this”, “I don’t have a clue what I’m doing”, “and I will fail to
wake up”. If you have been here, you can attest to the complete devastation that comes when believing these
thoughts. As convincing as these thoughts are, do not believe them! For you are closer than you think to the
acceptance of truth. We can see this in the intensity in which the ego is coming out in full-force to save its life! I
would like to share with you how the Holy Spirit guided me to let go of this idea of failure, in hopes that you too will
see that you cannot fail to make the final choice to recognize the truth of Who you are.It all began one evening while
watching a scene in the movie “I Heart Huckabees”.
| By My Thoughts I Suffer: |
| What is Motherhood? Turning the definition right-side up |
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| You Cannot Fail |