Early in February I tried to
explain the difference between reacting
to the Trump/GOP agenda as an anger-versus-anger action as opposed to responding out of love – attempting to
correct an error.
From Msg-2-Feb-2017 (Being Politically Active and Spiritually
Serene): “Now, I know I cannot treat
members of Congress or the Administration as two-year olds grabbing for unreal
floating spots before their eyes. (Well, maybe a little!) But I can try to
correct an issue on this 3-dimensional world I perceive with incorrect
perception. I can try to treat these politicians with the same tolerance I
treat drivers who cruise at 30 mph in a 45 mph zone because they do not pay
attention to road signs. (I admit I’m still working on this.)
“I need to understand that my perception of things, people or events is
not really real. I have to acknowledge that these things certainly appear to be
very, very real. But they’re not. I need to ask for a different way of looking
at the situation. I need to “see” not with physical sight, but with spiritual
vision – to “see” the same way the Holy Spirit “sees:” Everything is either an
act of Love or a call for Love. That ability to “see” like the Holy Spirit is
given to me as a gift from God.
“So, I can protest, write my congressional representatives, send
emails, sign petitions, or contribute money sensing that this movement of our
new government is simply a call for Love. It is an attempt to assuage fear by
accumulating and exercising power to provide themselves with security. I can
try to accept (which is to be aware without fear or judgment) their insecurity
and attempt to correct their “not knowing” rather than screaming out of my
self-righteous anger and fear.”
In the March/April 2017 issue of
“Holy Encounter” (a
publication of the Miracle Distribution Center, www.miraclecenter.org), Beverly
Hutchinson McNeff writes about Collateral
Beauty – a term she borrowed from a new Will Smith movie by the same name.
She states, then proceeds to expound, on the theme of the movie and its
similarity to the message in the Course In Miracles (ACIM): Both the Course and
the movie ask “…us to look for the collateral beauty in tragedy, instead of the
damage….”
She goes on and states what I
tied to state in this earlier February message. I quote from her article: “… We
are entering a very different time in our country’s and the world’s history.
Fear seems to be gripping most arrears of the world and calls for isolation are
being sounded. From the United Kingdom’s Brexit to our country’s election of
Donald Trump, there is a fear… and a focus on separation. A focus on the
‘other’ as being responsible for our problems is a focus on the ego’s doctrine
of ‘seek but do not find.’ As long as we are looking outside of ourselves for
the solution to our problems, the more the solution will elude us. Therefore,
it behooves us to not make the same error we see being made.
“If we project our own anger
onto those we see as attacking us or others, we will miss the answers, the
collateral beauty, the miracles that are all around us. To truly lift our minds
to the healing solution of God, which is being held out for us, we must
remember [ACIM’s] early workbook lesson that says, ‘My attack thoughts are attacking my invulnerability.’ [Lesson 26]
If we want to feel the strength God is holding out to us, then we must act from
our invulnerability. Attacking back [against
perceived threats] proves we are vulnerable, but a focus on love and unity
proves our strength. Once we believe it, we will see it.
“The Women’s March that took
place the day after the presidential inauguration was a wonderful example of
how this truth can be put into action. This powerful event ... supported
women’s rights and other causes including immigration reform, health care
reform, protection of LBGTQ rights, racial justice, freedom of religion, and
workers’ rights. It was not a march against someone but a march in support of
everyone….
“These are the moments of unity
we need to focus on, the collateral beauty in the midst of chaos….”
As I’ve stated before, “I have
to understand, on a visceral level, who the “Me” or “I” really is when I am
speaking or thinking. The “I” that says to myself, “I really need a newer, more
reliable car” is a different “I” than the one that says to Spirit, “I can’t do
this anymore; help me perceive things the way You see them.”
Although these messages are
mostly for me, thanks for listening to me and getting to know me – warts and
all. As always, feel free to forward this message to your friends, family, and
those accompanying you on your spiritual journey.
Don
#2 Mar 2017
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