You Are Never Upset For the Reason YOU Think | ✨ A Course in Miracles
Love & Learn
Jessica Flint
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🗓️ 20 October 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
"I am never upset for the reason I think." – A Course in Miracles Workbook, Lesson 5
What if the source of your frustration, anger, or fear isn’t what you think it is?
In this episode of Love & Learn, we continue our journey through A Course in Miracles Workbook with Lesson 5. This lesson invites us to question the surface reasons we believe are causing our emotional reactions and go deeper. It challenges the assumption that external situations are the source of our upset and encourages us to look within for the true cause.
By recognizing that the source of our upset is never what it appears to be, we begin to peel back the layers of fear and conditioning that keep us stuck in old patterns.
Key Insights on Lesson 5
- Peeling Back the Layers of Emotion: This lesson encourages us to dig deeper beneath the surface of our emotions. While we might think our upset is caused by a person, situation, or event, A Course in Miracles teaches us that the real cause often lies within—rooted in fear or past conditioning. This shift in perspective opens the door to deeper healing.
- The Illusion of Different Emotions: Anger, fear, jealousy, sadness—while these emotions may feel different, they all stem from the same underlying sense of separation from love. Recognizing this can help us see through the illusion of separation and move toward unity, peace, and love.
- Claiming Responsibility for Your Experience: By practicing this lesson, we take responsibility for our emotional responses. This doesn’t mean ignoring or denying emotions, but rather seeing them as opportunities to explore what’s really happening beneath the surface. This practice empowers us to choose love over fear and liberates us from automatic reactions.
As you practice Lesson 5 this week, remember to apply it to any moment of upset, no matter how big or small. The lesson to repeat is:
“I am never upset for the reason I think.”
“I am not angry at ________ for the reason I think.”
“I am not afraid of ________ for the reason I think.”
Take this opportunity to look beyond the surface and explore what’s really driving your emotional reactions. This practice can help you reclaim your peace, release old patterns, and move through life with greater clarity and openness to love.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Love and Learn. I'm your host, Jessica Flint, a transformational leader, spiritual |
| 0:12.9 | guide, and creative soul that is here to help you live a healthier and wealthier life from |
| 0:18.2 | the inside out. Each week on this podcast, we explore a best-selling book |
| 0:23.1 | and distill it down into life-changing concepts |
| 0:25.8 | that are actionable and healing to engage with, |
| 0:28.4 | even if you don't have the time to read. |
| 0:30.6 | By pressing play, you're choosing to prioritize your self-care, |
| 0:34.6 | nurture yourself love, and deepen your spiritual growth. |
| 0:39.0 | Together, let's unlock greater confidence, joy, and vitality that allows you to thrive, |
| 0:45.3 | not just in your personal and professional life, but in the fullness of who you are meant to be. |
| 0:51.2 | Let's get started. |
| 0:53.8 | Welcome back, my lovely learners, and happy Soul Sunday to be. Let's get started. Welcome back, my lovely learners and happy Soul Sunday to you. We are |
| 0:59.2 | continuing our journey through a course of miracles as we move forward to lesson five from |
| 1:04.4 | the workbook for students. Now, you can get free access to a course of miracles. I have links |
| 1:09.9 | below in the episode notes. So if you ever want to revisit any of the lessons, you can get free access to A Course of Miracles. I have links below in the episode notes. |
| 1:11.6 | So if you ever want to revisit any of the lessons, it is publicly available for free for you. |
| 1:19.0 | So just check those show notes there. |
| 1:21.1 | And a quick recap of what is a Course of Miracles and why are we spending each Sunday going |
| 1:25.7 | through the lessons is it's all about |
| 1:28.1 | shifting from a thought system that is based in fear, in judgment and separation, to a thought |
| 1:34.0 | system that is based in love, forgiveness, in unity. And the lessons are designed to really do |
| 1:40.9 | this mind training to help us practice that shift in a tangible way, |
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