Lesson 116: ”Review: God’s Will for me is perfect happiness; I share God’s Will for happiness for me.”

AI Reframe: Joy is my natural state, and I choose it.

Suggested Practice:
Devote five minutes twice a day, or longer, to considering the thoughts that are assigned today. Read over the ideas and comments that are written with each. Then think about them while letting your mind relate them to your needs, your seeming problems, and all your concerns.

Today’s Ideas:

God’s* Will for me is perfect happiness

“God’s Will is perfect happiness for me. And I can suffer but from the belief there is another will apart from His.” (ACIM, W-116.1:2-3)

and

I share God’s Will for happiness for me

“I share my Father’s Will for me, His Son. What He has given me is all I want. What He has given me is all there is.” (ACIM, W-116.2:2-4)

Then throughout the day, hourly if possible, give the two ideas a brief review: one at the top of the hour, one at the bottom. Conclude each period restating the idea for that part of the hour.

As a reminder, these practices are planned to help you form the habit of applying what you learn each day to everything you do.

* The Course defines God/His/He as an impersonal, formless, and infinite principle of pure Love. Substitute whatever term that resonates best and allows you to receive the message.

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Message

The simplest translation I can give for these two review lessons is: God and I both want me to be happy.

Our challenge is believing this is true—about God, and about me. Yes, me. I sometimes question whether I truly want to be happy. My husband often asks: do you want to be right or happy? I jokingly say: I’m happy when I’m right.

I digress. I come from a culture that fears happiness—as if once we have it, it will be taken away. In some weird way, it seems better not to have it than to wait for the other shoe to drop. Intellectually, I know this is my ego-mind’s doing.

Today’s lesson reminds us that happiness is ours to have. We are worthy of it. It’s our divine right. God/Universe/Source decrees it so. All we’re asked to do is agree.

Interesting timing. I have an exciting trip coming up in a week, yet I haven’t let myself feel excited. I actually feel guilty telling people about it, because I know it’s a trip most would love to take. I feel bad that I get to go and they don’t. My irrational thinking also says holding back will protect me from jinxing it.

When I sat with these thoughts, a vision came to mind of me sitting at a table where I’ve been presented the most delicious dessert in all the land. Paranoid someone will take it, I hurry up and eat it. Did I enjoy it? No. How could I? It barely registered on my taste buds.

Without the fear, I’d eat it slowly and enjoy every flavorful mouthful—fully present with the experience. That’s how I want to experience my trip.

I have a choice: follow my ego-mind and let fear, guilt, and paranoia force me to cower my way through the trip, or embrace that the Powers that Be want me to be mindful and joyous the whole time.

I choose: I am worthy of enjoying it while also fulfilling God’s will for happiness for me.

“That perfect happiness is all I want.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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