"I could see peace instead of this." - Course in Miracles Lesson 34

Lesson 34 of A Course in Miracles is one that many students of the material have adopted as one of their favorites. And no wonder. In any situation in which we are perceiving anything other than inner peace, the simple reminder of this lesson's title can bring instant reassurance and calm to our centers.

The lesson offers a more precise way of using its primary teaching when it says "If a specific form of temptation arises in your awareness, the exercise should take this form: I could see peace in this situation instead of what I now see in it." (Emphasis in original.)

Every breath, every moment presents us with an opportunity to choose again. The simple beauty and clarity of that truth acts as a constant reminder that nothing that happens in this life lasts forever. Everything ultimately passes. That means in turn that no choice we make is irrevocable, no outcome inevitable by any true definition of that word.

So if you encounter stress or anxiety or upset or anger or anything else but peace in your circumstances, pause, take a breath, and remind yourself, "I could see peace instead of this."

Namsté
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