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Lesson 147: Review of Lessons 133 and 134

AI Reframe: My awareness retains only what aligns with truth: discernment and forgiveness.

Suggested Practice:
Two five-minute sessions: morning and evening. Start each session by opening your mind and clearing it of all thoughts that would deceive, and let this thought alone engage your mind fully, and remove the rest:

My mind holds only what I think with God*.

Then read each of today’s review ideas:

133: I will not value what is valueless.
134: Let me perceive forgiveness as it is.

Close your eyes and say them slowly to yourself. Let each idea give you the gift that He* has laid in it for you. Then close the practice with the first idea.

Throughout the day, each hour, bring to mind today’s main idea and two review ideas. Spend a quiet moment with them without adding any other thoughts. 

*God: an impersonal, formless, and infinite principle of pure Love. Substitute whatever term that resonates best and allows you to receive the message. The Will of God is our happiness.

Message

I want to continue with what came up for me from Review Lesson 145: how I’m letting my fears and limiting beliefs keep me from fully enjoying my art and my studio. This isn’t what I want, but as long as I let these ego-based thoughts be in charge, I won’t see anything beyond the fears and beliefs.

I want to take today’s ideas and apply them to help me move through this mucky world I’ve created. With Lesson 133, I can ask myself: do I value feeling fear, guilt, and sadness about my situation? No. And yet I apparently prefer it, since I’m dwelling in it rather than giving myself permission to play, enjoy, and explore. The word “permission” feels key here.

As I write this, I realize that growing up, I always did my art and crafts alone, away from parental eyes. I knew early on that art was considered frivolous—taking time away from something more valuable and practical than playing with paint.

The fact that I felt I had to be covert is telling. I kept myself safe from judgment, rejection, and ridicule. Back then, that was a legitimate concern. But does it still apply today? Not really. Yet because I hold onto that belief of having to keep myself safe, I keep myself and my art hidden.

How does that square with my daily, weekly, and monthly blog posts? I do those alone too. When I post, no one sees me do it, and I have no idea who, if anyone, sees them. It’s the safest way I know to put myself out there. I sneak into a dark room, put my art on the table, and get out before anyone sees me.

This sounds ridiculous—and yet I know I have to say it as a way to wake up to the world I’ve created. A world I don’t want. A world I don’t value. The world I want is expressive, full of color and creativity, in as many forms as I can manage.

This brings me to Lesson 134 and forgiveness. My younger self did what she could to protect herself. My current self needs to let her off the hook. She no longer needs to protect me. She can relax now and have the fun she always wanted. Forgiveness is my way through.

I forgive myself for believing that hiding myself and my art would keep me safe. While it has kept me safe, it has also kept me miserable, unfulfilled, and suffering. I see this now.

I give myself permission to value my art and the joy it gives me. I allow myself to see the light in all that I create. I allow myself to be the full expression of my light—after all, as the Course states in Lesson 134: Forgiveness is the key to happiness.

“It’s impossible to look at anything or anyone without seeing our own personal interpretation.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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