“This world you seem to live in is not home to you. And somewhere in your mind you know that this is true. A memory of home keeps haunting you, as if there were a place that called you to return, although you do not recognize the voice, nor what it is the voice reminds you of. Yet still you feel an alien here, from somewhere all unknown. Nothing so definite that you could say with certainty you are an exile here. Just a persistent feeling, sometimes not more than a tiny throb, at other times hardly remembered, actively dismissed, but surely to return to […]
G.W.
Question: what would actually help those who want help with thoughts of self harm who want to deal with them, but not act on them? Â G.W.
Sin is insanity. It is the means by which the mind is driven mad, and seeks to let illusions take the place of truth. And being mad, it sees illusions where the truth should be, and where it really is. Sin gave the body eyes, for what is there the sinless would behold? What need have they of sights or sounds or touch? What would they hear or reach to grasp? What would they sense at all? To sense is not to know. And truth can be but filled with knowledge, and with nothing else.
The body is the instrument the mind made in its efforts […]
Many have felt the dreamy unreality of their lives in this world; and it is a dream, because it is separate from God. But for the dreamer, it is very real. The dreamer shadow boxes against all things that seem to hurt him, never seeing that he but attacks himself. The silent comedian plays the man in bed shooting his foot under the covers, but the dreamer plays it as a drama. Still, there is a climax in which the dreamer awakens, sees his role, and is free. Here is how the Course puts it:
“The world you see is the delusional system of those […]
Yes, Little G, there is a difference between saying the words and meaning the words. What’s the difference? You have to cut through the silacone b.s. of intellectualism and take a look at what you really want. If you would look upon the darkness of the hidden motivations that you harbor just below the surface, you would abandon them.
Consider this:
I want the peace of God.
“To say these words is nothing. But to mean these words is everything. If you could but mean them for just an instant, there would be no further sorrow possible for you in any form; in any place or time. Heaven […]
If suicidal thoughts are to be replaced with thought of life, a new thought system must be utilized; one with a new focus and a new goal. Such is A Course in Miracles. It is flexible, in that, it sees you where you are, as you are, as well as where you could be without the thought of death. It provides a workbook of lessons to train the student in how the shift of perception can be made. It does not force, but enables. It does not appeal to everyone, though it has a profound effect on those whom find it appealing. Here is the […]
What if this were true?
“Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
Here is the answer to your search for peace. Here is the key to meaning in a world that seems to make no sense. Here is the way to safety in apparent dangers that appear to threaten you at every turn, and bring uncertainty to all your hopes of ever finding quietness and peace. Here are all questions answered; here the end of all uncertainty ensured at last.â€
If this were true, there would be no more uncertainty about where to focus your efforts or how your time could best be spent. If to forgive is divine, there […]
Let’s be honest about it.  The story line on this site is pretty much dominated by the sentiment that hurting one’s self is desirable or at least inescapable. Neither of these things is true, but there is value in admitting the obvious. There is also advantage in admitting that no one, however vehement their claimed desire for death, is completely enthusiastic about the prospect.
There is a way out of this self-defeating cycle of fear, hatred and guilt. It is forgiveness.
Everyone has felt that they have suffered at some point or other. How do some manage to continue on without being paralyzed, while others never recover […]
“When you are sad, know this need not be. Depression comes from a sense of being deprived of something you want and do not have. Remember that you are deprived of nothing except by your own decisions, and then decide otherwise.”
Dear Ones,
I, too, have felt suicidal, but I have also found hope of change. Having found it, I would like to pass it on for whatever help it may be. This is the first offering.
One of the difficulties is the lack of insight into why the nightmares come. Why? Others seem to get on ok, even thrive, but not me. I can not cope. How, if it is possible, can I come to a new perspective? If the “how†can be answered, I was very certain the why will also be resolved. A Course in Miracles has shown me how.
I was drawn to A Course […]