Here are the links to my previous posts for lessons 101 and 102 in A Course in Miracles:
Day 101: God's Will for me is perfect happiness.
Day 102: I share God's Will for happiness for me.
We are not meant to experience the traumas, the catastrophes, the sorrow and the pain that seem to be of daily occurrence on this planet. We are meant to be joyful all the time. That is God's Will. Our purpose on earth is to experience happiness in as many different ways as we possibly can. We are all tied to one another, and all of us are tied to our Creator. It is through our happy moments that God experiences joy, for we are but extensions of Him. Happiness is our birthright.
By sharing this will to be happy, by simply making the choice and determination to lead a happy life, we are putting ourselves into alignment with God and all of His creations.
Does this mean that there won't be difficulty, that we won't experience sadness from time to time? Absolutely not. We are at a stage of development where we are still very much "in the dark." Our entire global society needs to shift before Heaven will reign on earth. But it begins with us, and with our simple determination to look on the bright side.
This is literally what we are doing when we decide to lead a happy life - "look on the bright side." We are choosing to See, past the dark figures our egos and thoughts of separation have fabricated, and into the Light beyond. We are turning away from our shadows and facing the Light which has been shining upon our backs this whole time. All we need to do is turn around. And we do this my making the choice to turn our way of thinking around.
As difficult as it is at first to accept that we were created to be happy all the time, let us just imagine what kind of world we would have if there were no more violent crimes, no more war, no more devastation, and no more sickness... The fact that we can imagine it is proof that it is possible. That is the kind of world God intended for us to inhabit. That is the world we can have if we make the choice to share His Will of perfect Joy for us. Let us begin by simply turning around and looking on the bright side.
Until tomorrow,
Journeyman
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