11. dec. 2011

Tvillinger...og andre børnebørn


Dagen startet med at tage Veterantog fra Hillerød til Tisvildeleje - sammen med Pernille, Kajsa, Mynthe og tvillingerne Mikkeline og Frederikke.
Flot tur gennem Gribskov med det gamle tog...Frederikke (her nedenunder) var ikke særligt glad for julemanden som kom med pebernødder.
I Tisvildeleje på Birkepladsen fik vi købt to flotte juletræer, Kajsa og Mynthe fik en ridetur og Frederikke og Mikkeline fik kikket på kaniner, får og Luciaoptog.
Heldigvis tog det kun 5 minutter at komme hjem.  Frederikke og Mikkeline fik sig en velfortjent lur.
I eftermiddags har vi bare hygget os med at læse lidt og pigerne har leget meget med dukker.  Jeg fandt mine mavedansebælter frem og så har vi ellers løbet rundt i huset og "ringet" med de fine bælter...  God  træning!


Jeg var så optaget af at være sammen med børnebørnene, at jeg helt glemte jeg havde udstilling i Tisvildelejecafeen og at mine ikoner skulle være afhentet ved 16. tiden.  Det kom jeg først i tanke om når klokken var 17.00.  Så var det hele lukket og slukket.  Heldigvis havde en god veninde taget mine ikoner med hjem til sig.  Sådan er det når man ikke er helt tilstede - eller også var det fordi jeg var helt til stede...  Disse billeder blev taget efter middagsluren og viser to herlige børn - tvillinger og så helt forskellige - både af sind og udseende.  Smukke lysende små væsener er de.Stilheden var påtagende når alle var taget hjem - den er nu heller ikke dårlig.Og resten af dagen/aftenen skal jeg bruge på mig selv og min egen næsetip- og så tænker jeg jeg tar en tur i sauna - det var koldt og blæsende i Tisvildeleje i dag, og kroppen trænger til at blive varmet igennem. Jeg er heldig - jeg tænder for saunaen nu og takker for mit liv og for denne dejlige dag.




9. dec. 2011

Honesty - what does it mean?



The key element in the Course’s approach is honesty, which is the second of the ten characteristics of a teacher of God, discussed in the manual for teachers (M.4). Jesus states there that honesty means consistency: "There is nothing you say that contradicts what you think or do; no thought opposes any other thought..." (M.4.II.1). In other words, there is a consistency between your words (form) and your thoughts (content). If we set aside any ego investment in the situation, then only love will flow though us, and it will be expressed in a form that would be appropriate in that specific situation. The emphasis is on the content in our minds. If we are kind within, we will be kind on the outside. Our attention, thus, should be on searching for any unkindness lurking in our thoughts, and asking for help to let that go. Once we have gotten past the unkindness, whatever we say or do will be kind, in a form that is appropriate to the circumstances


From Question and Answer service - Foundation for A Course in Miracles


http://www.facimoutreach.org/qa/indextoquestions.htm

"All the world's a stage": Watching ourselves from the audience



Kenneth Wapnick, Ph.D. discusses the "you" whom Jesus addresses in his Course. He also presents a practical exercise students can use in their daily lives to help them observe their egos in action.


Thank you Mathine for reminding me of this!













7. dec. 2011

I will just walk on

No matter what seems to happen to me - I just walk on - the end is certain.
I do not have to worry about what to say - or what to do.
The only thing I will work on is observing  my thoughts.  I have to be vigilant of my thoughts. The ones I do not want - the ones that make me uneasy -  I will give to the Holy Spirit. 
And I will be - just be in my breath, my every step and my every move.


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Sounds easy!

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I am determined to see things differently


Kort nr. 6


I dag vil jeg se alle ting

 på en ny måde



Lad mig huske at mine reaktioner kun er bestemt af de beslutninger JEG træffer. Jeg vil træne mig selv i at beslutte at se mennesker og begivenheder med kærlighed i stedet for frygt. Hver gang jeg i dag føler den mindste uro eller frygt, siger jeg  til mig selv:


Jeg er fri til at vælge. I dag beslutter jeg mig for at se tingene på en ny måde.

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From lesson 21 in A Course in Miracles.  
"I am determined to see things differently". 
Most of my life I have behaved as if I was a robot, that was reacting on what other people said or did.  Now I see, that my reactions are a result of the decisions I make.  I declare my own freedom by training my own power of decision, to see people with love in stead of fear.

I repeat the following everytime I today feel tempted to see with the eyes of fear:

I am free.  Today I am determined to see things differently.

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6. dec. 2011

How to awaken from the ego's sleep.


How do I accomplish that? I know two things - 1) I am not able to do this on my own 2) I have a guide to help me always.
It takes my willingness though to ask my guide, Jesus, for help, help to see another's interests as my own. 
Accepting the atonement for myself, is the only responsability I have, and this comes about by, yes exactly,  not seeing your interests as apart from mine.  
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I have made a mistake by believing I am separate from God and separate from all my brothers. Jesus tells me that in A Course in Miracles.  He tells me I am mistaken, but He does not attack me.
There is nothing wrong then in telling people they are mistaken, many times this might be most helpful.  But the difficult part is to do it with Jesus, and not the ego, which means correcting kindly with the purpose of helping, not humiliating or attack.
I have decided to do that - with the help of Jesus.
So, when I think you are doing a mistake, I will ask Jesus for help to see that it has nothing to do with who you truly are.
If I on the other hand attack your mistake, I would be making real our joint belief that separation is reality. And  forgiveness is my action... 
When seeing our  interests as shared - this will carry us home together.


1. dec. 2011

Your heart knows the secret


Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.

Kahlil Gibran said that, and he was right. Listen, therefore, to your heart. Cultivate the ability to do this. Practice it. Produce it. Perfect it.

It is not that difficult. Just be quiet with yourself. And for heaven's sake, stop listening to your mind. You will not find the truth there. You may find the answer, but it will not be the truth unless it coincides with the answer in your heart.

You think there is more to know about life than this, but there is not. Your heart holds the key. Your heart holds the wisdom. Your heart holds the future. Your mind knows nothing but the past. It imagines the future will be just like yesterday, so it makes it decisions based on that. Only your heart can see beyond memory's horizon.

~Neale D. Walsch