When You Want a Result Badly: Why Impatience, Control, and Instability Hold You Back | ✨ A Course in Miracles
Love & Learn
Jessica Flint
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🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
"I see no neutral things." – A Course in Miracles Workbook, Lesson 17
What if every thought you hold assigns meaning to the world you see, shaping your reality as an extension of either love or fear?
In this episode of Love & Learn, we explore Lesson 17 from A Course in Miracles Workbook, diving into the idea that no thought is neutral, and therefore, no perception is neutral either. This lesson challenges us to recognize the impact of our thoughts and take responsibility for how they color our perceptions, opening the door to transforming our experiences and moving closer to peace and love.
This Lesson's Practice:
Observe Your Perceptions:
- Look around your environment with eyes open and say:
“I see no neutral things because I have no neutral thoughts.”
Assign Meaning Mindfully:
- Rest your gaze on each object or person long enough to say:
“I do not see a neutral [object/person], because my thoughts about [object/person] are not neutral.”
Repeat Daily:
- Practice this 3-4 times a day for a minute or so, or adjust as needed to remain comfortable. Use it whenever unease arises to bring awareness to the meaning your mind assigns to the world around you.
Key Insights on Lesson 17:
1. Thoughts Create Perception: Our thoughts come first, shaping how we see the world. Recognizing this gives us the power to change our inner reality and, consequently, the way we experience the outer world.
2. Perceptions Reflect Love or Fear: No thought or perception is neutral. Each is imbued with either love or fear. By becoming aware of this, we can begin choosing thoughts rooted in love, bringing greater peace and joy into our lives.
3. Awareness Opens the Door to Change: The first step toward transformation is noticing the habitual meanings we attach to the people, objects, and situations around us. Awareness helps us release fear and align with love and truth.
This lesson reminds us that we’re active participants in creating the world we experience. By acknowledging the power of our thoughts, we can begin to break free from fear-based patterns and embrace a reality shaped by love and forgiveness.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Love and Learn, a show dedicated helping you break free from unhealthy patterns and attachments that keep you from truly feeling lovable, loving, and loved. |
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| 1:00.0 | It's never too late. |
| 1:01.4 | Let's get started. |
| 1:04.3 | Welcome back, my lovely learners and happy Soul Sunday. |
| 1:08.8 | Today, we are diving in to lesson number 17 of a course and miracles |
| 1:13.4 | workbook for students. Now, together we are peeling back the layers of fear-based thinking |
| 1:19.6 | and opening up to inner peace and love on all levels. Before we dive in, I do want to remind you |
| 1:26.2 | of this core idea from the introduction from, of course, |
| 1:29.5 | Ameriacles Workbook of Students. And it goes as follows, quote, you need not believe the ideas. |
| 1:35.1 | You need not accept them. And you need not even welcome them. The power lies in the practice itself, |
| 1:41.0 | regardless of whether you fully understand or agree with the concepts yet, end quote. |
| 1:46.2 | So really what we are looking for here is radical open-mindedness and curiosity. |
| 1:51.9 | This is the name of the game here. And I am going along on this journey through Course of Miracles |
| 1:57.2 | workbook for students at the exact same pace as you. And really what draws me into |
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