Lesson 057: ”Review of Lessons 31-35.”
AI Reframe: I’m learning I’m not powerless, and a peaceful perspective is possible.
Suggested Practice:
Begin the day by reading the five ideas with their comments included.
For the remainder of the day, do two-minute practices as often as possible focusing on the ideas and comments that resonate for you in the particular practice session.
”After you have read the idea and the related comments, the exercises should be done with your eyes closed and when you are alone in a quiet place, if possible.”
”This is emphasized for practice periods at your stage of learning. ²It will be necessary, however, that you learn to require no special settings in which to apply what you have learned. ³You will need your learning most in situations that appear to be upsetting, rather than in those that already seem to be calm and quiet. ⁴The purpose of your learning is to enable you to bring the quiet with you, and to heal distress and turmoil.”
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Message
With today’s review we are reminded that we are more empowered than the ego-mind would have us believe. With a single shift—from the ego’s voice to our true mind—we move from victimhood to freedom.
I am not the victim of the world I see.
I have invented the world I see.
There is another way of looking at the world.
I could see peace instead of this.
My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.
I read the lesson this morning with less than full attention. By afternoon, I had perfected the art of procrastination.
The interesting part? I was aware of it. And still chose it.
While I scrolled and played an addictive game on the AARP website, another voice chimed in—judging, criticizing, urging me to stop. The same voice that resisted the work now condemned me for resisting it.
I’ve decided to call this voice Earnest. It operates in earnest, trying to keep itself safe and comfortable. I’ll give it that. It’s doing what it was programmed to do.
Earnest first showed up as resistance:
“I’m not sure what to write.”
“I don’t think I fully understand the review.”
“How can I write about something I don’t understand?”
Then came the hook:
“Just one more game.”
Hours passed in a loop of avoidance and self-judgment. Nothing about it was peaceful.
What broke the cycle? Not enlightenment. Not transcendence. Just the simple decision to stop listening.
And that’s when the real practice began.
Today wasn’t about mastering the wording of the lesson. It was about witnessing Earnest in full operation—and seeing how easily I forget who I am when I believe that voice.
It became clear: if I don’t consciously begin my day remembering who I am, Earnest will gladly volunteer to define me.
So tomorrow, I begin here:
’I am the Light of God, whole and complete, just as I am.”
“My thoughts, which are the opposite of truth, are make-believe. All I have to do is recognize this, and I am free.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout
Blessings & Peace,
Maureen,
The Mandala Lady
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