Inner Space the Final Frontier ~ Abridged Version ~ Free!

Foreword

In A Course of Love – the Complete Course we are reminded that to tell someone, even a young child, that a caterpillar becomes a butterfly is seemingly unbelievable. This does not make it any less true. The butterfly, although some perceive it as being lovelier to behold, is still the same being as the caterpillar. The caterpillar did not cease to exist; it simply transformed into what it was. Thus it would seem as if the butterfly is both butterfly and caterpillar, two separate things becoming one. You are well aware of the fact that if you could not see the transformation take place “with your own eyes,” you would not believe that the two seemingly disparate creatures were the same. Someone telling you this story of transformation without being able to show you proof that you could see would be accused of making up a fairy tale for your amusement.

We are asked how many of us see the story of our own Self in this same frame of mind? It is a nice fairy tale, an acceptable myth, but until our body’s eyes can behold the proof, this is what it will remain. This is the insanity we choose not to awaken from. It is as if we have said we will not open our eyes until someone proves to us that they will see when they are opened. We sit in darkness awaiting proof that only our own light will dispel.

A Course of Love - the Complete Course presented by MARI PERRON and DAN ODEGARD, Hodder and Stoughton, 2001, Prelude, pp. 40-41

Can we believe we are radiant, lighted beings?

Our inner sense of being knows the truth. We need only listen and learn.

We live our being in our own true sense

We are all brothers and sisters. We are all the same. If our condition is to love and be loved, why does love elude us? If we want to love and be happy, why do we fear?

If I think I am unloved, I believe I am unloved. This belief attracts life experiences or conditions that mirror back what I think and feel. It’s that simple! I create my own reality!

We must mind our thinking. I mean it. We must remember who we are.

Who are we?

We are spiritual beings living a human experience. We are all brothers and sisters. We are all the same. There is neither a higher nor a lower sense of human identity. We are God’s children – all of us – and we are loved unconditionally. This is an absolute truth.

As often as I need to replace my fears, I claim my true identity not once but a hundred times a day –

I am One with All Creation. I need never fear. I am loved unconditionally.

I create my reality in oneness. This is my truth.

As I write I begin to think I play spare wheel to my friends. If I allow this insecurity to root, I will attract difficulties in my friendships. I create negative conditions and situations. Is this the reality I want? Moreover, my fears are ungrounded.

I apply my mind consciously and directly and do not allow negative thinking to permeate my better sense. I make a conscious, consistent and direct choice to think positively. What's more, I face my personal fears – I embrace insecurity. I am human.

Lessons, more lessons ... and yet more lessons

My lesson is a lesson of love. I have made it a hard lesson. My lesson is to realise my higher self – to attune my real self to the essence of Divine Love Within. I must learn to value who I am. I am worthy. I am complete. I am whole. God is Love and I am one with Love. As I grow in spiritual awareness I evolve – my highest thought is Love.

This is not my natural home. I exist in human form but I carry the essence of the Divine Within. I choose this human experience to learn. I am here to learn. If I don’t learn my lessons, I must relearn my lessons until they are learned. If I’m not learning, it’s my fault. I’m equipped with all the tools I need to learn my lessons. If I choose not to listen and learn, the lessons will be repeated time and time again. If history repeats itself, I’m not learning and, if need be, the lessons will be hard.

It doesn’t have to be difficult. Simply, let’s make up our mind.

Happiness begins within

As I walk within, I accept I am responsible for my own happiness. I value these lessons for I grow in understanding – I am already complete. I am good enough.

If you find yourself in a downward spiral, it’s time for positive change. You have to make a choice – do you sink or rise?

The process of creating a happier life begins with a fundamental choice – a choice to live our being in love.

Consciousness of love

Self-love is an expression of the Divine Love Within. It is this essence that defines our true selves. It is a core of infinite compassion and unconditional love. We honour this presence as an expression of how we would choose to live our being. We make conscious choices to honour the Self Divine Within. The path to oneness begins with an awareness of our real selves – the Self Within. The inner path is our true consciousness. It is along this path that we grow in understanding of our true selves. It is a journey of self-discovery and it carries great rewards – a more evolved human existence.

Living our being in love allows true self expression – we are good enough. We choose to see the positive and good in all experience. We treat others as we would ourselves wish to be treated. We reaffirm we are One with All Creation –

I am one with all creation. I need never fear. I am loved unconditionally.

I create my reality in oneness. This is my truth.

Being one with all creation brings love into focus – we inspire in our selves a love of truth. We are mindful – we think how it feels. Our life focus is directed inwardly to embrace our real selves and to accept and appreciate our completeness –

We are already whole.

We Fear Truth

We fear truth. We have all experienced the full scope of human emotions, attitudes and actions. This is why it becomes difficult to judge our thinking and actions. In living our being in love, we inspire a process towards positive change.

Imagine a world where we honour the Love Divine Within. We understand that the reality we choose is the reality we would claim. We are clear our reality serves our true purpose – to grow in unconditional love and regard of self. A choice to love unconditionally is to accept and appreciate our selves. We are God’s children in human form and our journey within realises all that is.

As I begin to feel depressed, I make a conscious choice to lighten my mood. I consider my feelings. If I feel sad, I clarify why I feel this way.

In truth, I make too much of this world. I need to lighten up.

If you feel lost, I empathise. I know how you feel. I feel your shock, denial, depression, anger, daze, confusion, loneliness, rage, and so on, for this is human. Our lives happen. Things change. We suffer occasional fatigue.

People should treat others as they would themselves wish to be treated

Do we think and feel the same or do we think and feel apart?

When we forget to feel compassion, we suffer fatigue. Occasional fatigue is human. We live in a chaotic reality. We believe life is hard. We use and abuse.

What do I want?

I want Heaven on Earth.

Who am I?

I am a spiritual being living a human experience. This experience is merely a moment in life eternal.

Why am I here?

I am here simply to remember my truth. I live my being as I would myself wish to live it. What would you choose? What is your heart’s desire?

Loneliness define

I feel miserable. I am lonely.

I think to look up loneliness define. An image downloads –

Left us on 5th September 1997.

My heart warms and I recognise this human wonder. I scroll down and read –

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger and it will make not only for our happiness but that of the world at large.

Mahatma Ghandi

Consciously directing our thinking allows us to change the way we think and feel. As we grow in self-love, we claim our love of self and one another. We refuse to deplete our capacity for self-acceptance and appreciation. We disallow feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness. We redefine our being – we are worthy.

We choose to heal and create a reality we can rejoice in. We do not allow our fears to define who we are any longer. We learn to make appropriate choices.

We live our being in love. We refuse to continue patterns that do not serve us. We are ever mindful that we create our own reality. We are skilful actors, applying our selves consciously and strengthening our resolve to grow in loving kindness towards our inner selves.

Our greatest satisfaction is growing in self-appreciation and allowing good things to happen in our lives. We are faithful and true to the total beauty of our nature divine.

Walking the middle way

Life offers many opportunities for self-growth. Our life experiences mirror back what we truly believe. These self-mirroring experiences offer us real insights. We grow in understanding and self-knowledge. The insights we gain inspire wisdom. We learn to do things differently. There is little point in effecting change unless it serves to inspire positive change. Walking the middle way inspires a choice of being. In achieving a perfect balance, we live a more evolved human existence. We accept and appreciate ourselves in our total being. We use our head and follow our hearts. We juggle our balancing act. A lesson learned is never forgotten for it may happen that the lesson to be repeated is a hard one. The sooner we learn to trust our selves, the sooner we learn to make appropriate choices. It is sustained effort in achieving our perfect balance that we learn to walk the middle way. A sense of peace and harmony inspires serene and calm expression. We live our being in harmony. We are one with all.

Redefining our Selves

We honour our spiritual selves - I am a spiritual being living a human experience.

We remember our true nature – I am one with all creation.

We remember our natural home – the spiritual realm is my true home.

We have faith that our lives have purpose – I choose my own experiences.

We allow abundance in our lives – I have everything I need. I give thanks.

We learn to quiet our mind – the path towards my higher self is directed inwardly.

We are consistent in our thinking – we think and feel the same.

There is neither right nor wrong – all experience is relative.

Divine Love is unconditional – this is an absolute truth.

We grow in wisdom and self love – we embrace our higher selves.

We mind our thinking – we think how it feels.

Patience, practice and discipline work wonders. We don’t lose sight of the glimmer light. We don’t lose focus. The light shines brightly as we reach the end of our journey.

Love is All That Is

Our inner world is love. We choose love for love is the source of our being. We dedicate our thoughts to love for we are one with love. Our true purpose is to live our being in love.

We reaffirm –

We are one with all creation. We need never fear.

We are loved unconditionally. We create our reality in oneness. This is our truth.

How quickly we forget!

Being one with love embodies our completeness and wholeness. We choose to live our being in the Love Divine. We choose to live our being in harmony.

When we choose fear, we withdraw into our own misery. We believe we are unloved. We are all one with creation. There is neither a higher nor a lower sense of our sameness. One is one. Our unifying consciousness is fair and equal. We are not children of a lesser or greater God. God is. God is.

When we choose fear, we think and feel separate. God never forsakes his creations! It is we who forget!

I am reminded that the injunction to rest in peace is for the living, not the dead!

A Course of Love - the Complete Course presented by MARI PERRON and DAN ODEGARD, Hodder and Stoughton, 2001, Chapter 9, 9.41

This is a high truth!

Our natural state is happy and peaceful. So what will it take to live our being in harmony?

We simply allow our birthright. We let love be.

One is One

We interchange one with same. In this reality, one is one and one and same is equal. I am you. You are me. I exist. You exist. Together, we co-exist. We are one. We are the same. I am unique but our uniqueness is a quality we all share.

We are free beings. We are free to make our own choices. Do we make a choice for love or do we make a choice for fear?

Oneness is wholeness

I am one with all creation. I am God’s child. I exist in physical form but I am a radiant, lighted being.

The essence of Divine Love exists within me. I am Spirit-Soul.

I choose to live my being in love for I choose to make a choice for love. My fear gives me nothing. If I feel a lack of love in others, I realise that these feelings come from my inability to receive love. I allow giving and receiving to be one.

Inner space

My journey begins within. I choose to live my being in a new consciousness. This consciousness defines my true self. I am one with all. All is one. All is all that is.

Who am I?

I am a spiritual being living a human experience. I am one with all creation. I am deeply and exquisitely loved. I am dearly loved. I am truly loved. I am loved unconditionally. I am appreciated beyond measure!

In being, I transcend. I am being in mind and heart. I am one with all. I am a lighted, radiant being. Lest I forget, let this be my truth – I am one with all creation. I must never forget – for if I do – the experience stays forgotten.

We are one with all creation.

I am one with all creation.

I am one with all. All is one. One is all. All is all. I am truly loved.

Let the game begin

The fundamental objective of the game we call Life is to learn who we are. There are no rules. There are simply guidelines.

Guideline # One

We all have to learn to play this game.

Guideline # Two

This is not a game of > or <. All is fair and equal.

Guideline # Three

It’s all about choice.

Guideline # Four

We begin now.

Guideline # Five

There is nothing to prove.

Guideline # Six

We can all win this game.

Guideline # Seven

We are all good enough.

Let go and let God.

Give in. Surrender. Let go and let God. Let Love be.

Be like a child

Bianca, my daughter, at 9 years’ old, asks one evening –

What is God?

God is.

How did God begin?

God never began.

How did Earth start?

God created Earth.

What is Heaven?

Heaven is another place for God.

What must we do on Earth?

We must learn.

What must we learn?

You already know.

Should we be truly happy on Earth?

Yes.

Is Heaven a truly happy place?

Very.

What does God look like?

You.

Is God a He or a She?

Both.

Does everything on Earth go back to Heaven?

Yes.

Should we learn to take it easy on Earth?

Yes.

That’s all. Thank you.

When Bianca turned eleven, I reminded her of our conversation. On the question What is Heaven? and my answer Heaven is another place for God, Bianca disagreed. She revised my answer with –

Heaven is where you go to after you have been to another world. It is a resting place until you go to a next world. Heaven is full of love, joy and happiness. There’s nothing better than it. You can do what you want to do and never die but when you go to another world you do die. Heaven is like a pit stop - after all the worlds you’ve been to, you need a break. Heaven is the pit stop. Heaven is the source of all worlds. You travel to other worlds and when you have had enough you come back to rest in Heaven and go on with your journey.

How do you know this?

I just know somehow.

Thelma’s words ring true –

My mind and heart are in the right place … but my dream catcher’s not working.

Now, don’t forget!

To live our being in love is to live an amazing and great life. It couldn’t be any other way.

I am One with All Creation.

I am at peace and in harmony with the world.

Life is truly a great gift.

Thank you, Beloved One in Spirit