Lesson 5

I am never upset for the reason I think. ~ Lesson 5, ACIM

I am never upset for the reason I think!!!

I am never upset for the reason I think???

I am never upset for the reason I think….

Say it 10 times fast! 😂

Damn, that’s good.

Straight to the heart of the matter.

Making matter of what we make matter and thinking it really matters.

Tongue twister, I know.

It’s so deep and so profound.

By getting clear on the idea that we don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are, it becomes so obvious that we are never upset about whatever we conjure to justify how we feel.

We are simply reacting to everything that’s ever happened that triggered a visceral response and this new thing smacks of that so we drag that entire past forward into the now.

And then we reinforce the justification by buying into whatever our feelings are telling us.

Learning to see through the upset (fear, disgust, anger, etc), we begin to see people and experiences as they truly are in the present moment.

No longer clinging to the filters that keep us safe and small.

More stretching and breathing room exists as we open ourselves to this revelation.