Amen.DA Y 69
I  w i l l  w a l k  m y  o w n  p a t h  t o d a y . I  m ay or may not be liked by everyone. Not everyone will see th ings as
I do, or feel what I feel, or think what I think. Only my belief that they
should can cause me pain. I w ill seek to li ve my authentic truth, regardless of whether i t is a
solitary path. I will not try to “fit in” to the crowd today , but rather I will
seek to discern more clearly the path that is mine to walk. Dear God ,
Help me find Y our will for me ,
That I may not be tempted by the will of the world. May Y ours be the only voice I hear . May I see the path Y ou would have me walk ,
And may I walk it without fear . Amen.DA Y 70
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O n  R e c o g n i z i n g  O u r  S o u r c e
A ccording to A Course in Miracles, what we have i s an “authorship”
problem. Not recognizing our divine source, we express ourselves as
creations of the world rather than as creations of spirit. The world has
imprinted upon our psyches its brokenness and pain. And there is no
point in trying to heal that pain until we heal our misplaced sense of
heritage. W e are not children of  the world; we are children of God. W e
don’ t ha ve to allow the false input of a weary world to af fec t us as it
does. Confusion about our divine heritage translates into confusion about
ourselves: not understanding w ho we are or where we come from, we
find it hard to un derstand who we are now or where we are now . And so
we l ack spiritual stability . In the absence of the sense of a divine creator ,
the mind assumes that we’re ou r own creator and thus our own God. If
God isn’ t the big cheese, then I  must be the big cheese! And that thought
—that we’re it, we’re the greatest—is not merely narcissism. It’ s a
psychosis that permeates the human condition. In remem bering the truth of wh ere we came from, we become more
open to the truth of who we are.DA Y 71
I  p l a c e  m y  m i n d  i n  s e r v i c e  t o  l o v e . W hen I think without love, I am not thinking at all. Unloving thoughts
but make illusions. I wish to be awake today to truer truths, the love
beyond our mortal fears. I proactively make the choice today to place my mind in service to
love, so I can experience the miracles only love can bring. May I not be
tempted to for get my function as a bringer of love to everyone. Dear God ,
Please send Y our spirit to illuminate my mind. May all my thoughts lead me into love
And away fr om fear . May love light my way all day . Amen.DA Y 72
T o d a y  I  c l a i m  t h e  p o w e r  o f  l o v e . L et m e cleave to love in moments when I am tempted by fear . May I
remember that there is nothing  love cannot do. There is no feeling,
circumstance, s ituation, or relationship so filled with fear that love
cannot transform it. T oday I claim the power of love. May my mind b e so aligned with love that its power within me  feels
natural. I wield the power to work miracles with humility and grace. Ther e is no situation my love will not transform, if I look at
everyone thr oug h the eyes of for giveness. I claim the power that
love brin gs with it, to deliver my world fr om fear to love. T oday I
do not just believe in love; I claim its power as my own.DA Y 73
M y  g r e a t e s t  p o w e r  i s  t h e  p o w e r  t o  c h a n g e  m y
m i n d . N o m atter what i s happening, no one but me can determine w hat I
choose t o think. I can choose to believe in miracles.I can choose to have
faith in the g oodness of others regardless of how they express
themselves. By d oing so, I develop the power of my spiritual mind. I develop the
power to invoke the world I w ish to see. When I believe in people’ s
goodness, they are more likely to show me their goodness. When I
believe in the p ossibility of miracles, I’m more likely to ex perience
them. I will not be deterred today by the spiritual ignorance of the
worldly mind. May I see bey ond the veil today , that I might invoke the
miraculous. May  I see beyond the pr obable, to what I know in my
heart is possible. T oday I will e xer cise the power of the spiritua l
mind.DA Y 74
I  a m  n o t  a f r a i d  t o  s h o w  l o v e  t o d a y . S ometimes I am afraid that if I show my love, my vulnerability , my fear ,
then I will be in danger . What a sad misunderstanding that is. For only
when I show my love can I be truly seen. Only in letting down my guard can I appear to others in the light of
my t rue self. On ly in my softne ss does my tenderness reveal its elf. Only
in my defenselessness does my true safety lie. I pray to be a gentler
version of myself
Dear God ,
Remove the walls I have constructed ar ound my heart. Remove the barriers that obstruct my love ,
That I might give and r eceive it. Remove my fears, that I might dwell in peace. And shar e my peace with everyone. Amen.DA Y 75
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O n  A g i n g
I f we  don’ t exercise our bodies , then our muscles begin to co nstrict. And if we don’ t exercise our mi nds, then our attitudes begin to constrict. Nothing constri cts our life ex periences like the constriction  of our
thoughts. It limits our possibiliti es, and it limits our joy . W e hav e all seen
people who’ve aged with sorrow ; we’ve seen others as well who’ve aged
with joy . It’ s time to intend to age with joy , deciding that the joy  of youth
is a good kind of joy , but it’ s not the only kind. In fact, there is  a joy in
knowing that after all these years, we’ve finally grown up.DA Y 76
I  s e n d  m y  l o v e  t o  e v e r y o n e  t o d a y . A s I enter  any situation, may my love be sent before me. Any room I
enter , I blast with all my love. Thus wi ll my life be blessed, and the forces of chaos remain at bay . I
throw light upon all things, that darkness cannot dwell there. I
proactively call forth the love that then casts out all fear . I dedica te my mind to the miraculous, to the world beyond th is
one, and  to the joy that is available ther e. May every thought I
think help penetrate the veil that hides the light fr om everyone. For love is a mighty for ce for good.DA Y 77
I  c h o o s e  t o  d w e l l  i n  t h e  u n i v e r s e  o f  l o v e . I  may  en counter many reasons to get upset today , to be angry , to judge
or blame others or myself. I can dwell within that universe, or I can
choose again. There is another world, a truer world, where only peace exist s. No
one is blamed o r judged or atta cked, but rather love is used to heal all
things. I need not dwell in the universe of darkness; I can c hoose to
dwell in the universe of love. May my  mind not wander into  dark terrain today , but may I
r emain w ithin the field of light. May I not be tempted to attack my
br other , or attack myself. May I cleave instead to love.DA Y 78
I  s e e  b e y o n d  g u i l t  t o  i n n o c e n c e  t o d a y . F or giveness is “selective rememb ering”—a conscious decision to  focus
on l ove and let the rest go. The ego is relentless, and it will subtly and
insidiously try to convince me o f my brother ’ s guilt. I will not listen to
the voice of my ego today . May the spirit of God deliver me today from the temptation to judge,
to find fault, to criticize. May I be saved from my tendency to c ondemn. May my eyes be opened to the innocence in everyone. Only when I see  the light in others, can I r emember that it is i n
me. Only in ex tending the light to others, can I be at peace
myself. Only thr ough for giveness can I be set fr ee.DA Y 79
I  p l a c e  m y s e l f  i n  s e r v i c e  t o  t h e  l o v e  t h a t  h e a l s  a l l
t h i n g s . T here is no one more deserving  than I to wear the mantle of God’ s
peace an d power . There is no one more special, or less special, than me. For all of us are one. T oday I accept the mantle of God’ s love, to be drawn around my
shoulders and assign to me His power . May others find in me a rest for
their souls, as the love of God extends through me to give a ll beings
peace. I acc ept with hu mility the peace of God, bestowed upon me, that  I
might be  a conduit thr ough which he bestows it on the world. I
place myself in service to the love that heals all things, and pray
to be used in the highest, best way .DA Y 80
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O n  t h e  H o l i n e s s  o f  a  Q u i e t  M o m e n t
T here’ s a way of r elaxing into our center , letting other people hav e their
say , knowing our being is even more radiant at times when we’re in a
space of  not-do ing. When the e go steps back, the power of God steps
forward. T oo often we feel we’re invisible unless we’re making  the cool
comment, doing  this or doing that. But we’re so much more powerful
when gr ounded in silence. T aking a deep breath, knowing that what you
don’ t sa y can be as powerful as what you do say , thinking deeply about
something before making a response—such actions leave room for the
spirit to flow , to harmonize your circumstances and move them in a more
positive directio n. How many ti mes have we felt we’ve blown it simply
by talking when we later wish we hadn’ t or by showing of f when we
could have just sat there and seemed intriguing? God’ s spirit will always reveal the truth to us if we simply don’ t
block His guidance. And we block it by talking first, attitudinally
walking ahead of truth. This h appens when we push too hard, trying
frantically to make things happen, or keep things from happening,
because we lack faith in an invi sible order of things. That is why a holy
instant m atters: it is a moment of quiet when the spirit enters an d makes
right all things.DA Y 81
O n l y  i n  m y  m i n d  d o e s  t h e  p a s t  e x i s t . O nly i n my mind does the past exist. T oday I atone for the errors of my
past and  for giv e others for theirs as well. Thus I am free of the
consequences of wrong-minded thought and action. T oday I dwell i n the eternal pr esent. In any moment I am free to
restart my life. I am not held back by the mistakes of my past, as I atone
for t hem in my heart. Freeing myself from the chains of the pa st, I free
the future to be unlike it. May the love in my heart today interrupt the patterns of the past. I r elease the futur e as I r elease the past, knowing love will make
all things right. Dwelling fully in the pr esent, I r elease both pa st
and futur e to a higher place.DA Y 82
I  f r e e  t h e  u n i v e r s e  f r o m  m y  e f f o r t s  t o  c o n t r o l  i t . I  can not control the universe, th ough I act at times as though I  think I
can. The universe is planned for  divine right functioning, and my ef forts
to control it only interrupt God’ s plan. T oday I release the reins that are not mine to begin with. I will n ot try
to c ontrol the world, on any level or in any way . I free all things and
people from the shackles of my self-will. How differ ent my life will be if I let go, allowing the universe t o
do its dance with out my constant interfer ence. T oday I r elease the
thought that I kn ow what is best —for myself, for the world, or for
anyone in it. I r elax into the pa tterns of a divinely or chestrated
universe, asking only to be guid ed wher e I can best fit in and be
used in service to love’ s will.DA Y 83
A s  l o n g  a s  I  a m  i n  s e r v i c e ,  I  a m  i n  t h e  f l o w  o f
d i v i n e  l o v e . T he o r ganizing principle of all life is service. Every cell serv es the
functioning of the or ganism of w hich it is a part. The sun serve s life by
sharing its warmth and light. The rain serves the earth by pouring water
on growing things. Plants serve life by giving us oxygen and food. W e, too,  find our right place in the universe when we place ours elves
in service to life. As long as I enter any situation with the primary goal of
being of service, being of use to  the furtherance of goodness an d love, I
will find my place and find my peace. May all that I think and do be in service to a higher love. May m y
personal goals be subsumed in my desir e to serve. May I not be
tempted to believe service entails sacrifice. May I always
r emember that the one I truly serve is myself.DA Y 84
G o d  i s  t h e  l i g h t  u p o n  m y  p a t h . T here’ s always more to any situa tion than meets the eye. Every person
carries within them the seed of God, and every aspect of time and space
carries the potential for miraculous unfoldment. It is not what is
happening on the outside, but how we view it from the inside, that
determines our grace within any  situation and the joy we can de rive from
it. I can  see throug h the eyes of the world, or I can see through the  eyes
of love. One produces darkness , while the other produces light. T oday I
make a choice for life and love. May Go d’ s hands be upon my shoulders that I might feel H is
love. May God’ s light be upon my vision that I might see things as
they truly ar e.DA Y 85
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O n  T r u e  F o r g i v e n e s s
T rue for g iveness is not a lack of discernment or the product of fuzzy
thinking. It is a  “selective remembering.” W e choose to remember the
love we experien ced, and to let go of the rest as the illusion it re ally was. This doe sn’ t make us more vuln erable to manipulation or exploitation; in
fact, it makes us less so. For t he mind that for gives is a mind that is
closer to its true  nature. The fact that I for give you doesn’ t m ean you
“won.” I t doesn’ t mean you “go t away with something.” It simply means
I’m free to go back to the light, reclaim my inner peace, and stay there.DA Y 86
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  s a d n e s s  f o r  G o d  t o  h e a l . W hen sad ness overwhelms me, I can’ t cast it out with my rat ional
mind. I can’ t analyze depression and expect it to dissolve. There are
times when I need a miracle to rise above my tears. T oday , o r any day when I feel overcome with grief, I’ll reme mber
that God wipes away all tears a nd He will wipe away mine. This period
of sa dness is painful but it is tem porary . This too shall pass. So  have we
been promised by God, and His promises are real. Dear God ,
Please take away the sadness in my heart. Send Y our spirit to r earrange my thoughts ,
That my emotions might heal. Make my life again a happy place. Amen.DA Y 87
L e t  m y  h e a r t  b e  g u i d e d  b y  m e r c y  t o d a y . T oday I remember that all people make mistakes. Let me not be harsh
but m agnanimou s. May I show mercy to others as God has show n mercy
to me. All of us live in fear at times. May I be kinder today than I have been
before, t hat all those around me—those who rise as well as th ose who
fall—might feel from me the love of a friend. Those w ho have shown me mer cy have been angels in my lif e,
cr eating a space for me to rise w hen I have fallen down. May I b e
that to others, and pass along t he mer cy that has been shown at
times to me. Amen.DA Y 88
T o d a y  I  s e e k  t o  l o v e  t h o s e  w h o m  I  d o  n o t  l i k e . L ike everyone, I have my prejudices—my opinions about those who do
not agree with m y view of the world. Y et my incapacity to lov e them is
my own contribution to the fear s that plague the planet. T oday I seek to
love even those I cannot bring myself to like. I devote my day to blessing those whom I do not like, knowing that if
I kn ew t hem as God knows them, then I would love them as H e does. I
ask not that they change but that I might see them more clearly . May
their innocence become obvious to me. Dear God ,
I am willing to see the love
In those whom I cannot bring myself to like. I am willing to see the innocence in those I judge
And the beauty in those I condemn. Please heal my mind of its own darkness. Amen.DA Y 89
T o d a y  I  c l a i m  m y  o n e n e s s  w i t h  G o d . W hen not at peace , I am separate from my true self. When not feeling
love, I am separate from God. T oday I claim my oneness with  God so
that my suf fering shall end. May false and delusional fractals of my true self—angry , needy ,
controlling, or whatever—go back now to the nothingness from  whence
they came. For they are not me , and today I embrace the experience of
my true self. May ang els surr ound me and a lways r emind me of the truth of
who I r eally am, and the innoc ence in everyone. May I not be
tempted by the falsehoods of the world to for get that I am one
with God.DA Y 90
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O n  B e g i n n i n g  A g a i n
I n an y given mo ment, the universe is primed to give us new life, to
begin again, to create new opportunities, to miraculously heal all things,
to ch ange darkness to light and fear to love. God’ s light shines eternally
clear , un tarnished by our illusions. Our job is to take a deep breath, slow
down, s urrender all thoughts of past or future, and let the sp irit shine
forth in our awareness. God is not daunted by our nightmares of guilt; He
is ever awake to how beautiful we are. He made us that way , and so it is.DA Y 91
T h e  e g o  i s  p o w e r l e s s  b e f o r e  t h e  p o w e r  o f  l o v e . D espite my illusions and the shrieks of my ego, there lies a changeless,
undisturbable peace within me . W ithin it lies the answer to all my
questions and the end to all my fears. T oday , e ven at moments when I cannot find that peace, I empower
myself b y remem bering that it e xists. My faith will break throug h all my
illusions like a tiny flower through a crack in cement. Illusions will fall
and peace will prevail, in my life and in the world. Dear God ,
Despite whatever thoughts in my mind
Might hide Y our light today ,
Please show me what I need to see. I believe in Y our power ,
And I believe in Y our love. T oday may I experience
That which I believe. Amen.DA Y 92
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  a t t a c h m e n t  t o  l e s s e r  t h i n g s . I  know I’ve made  idols of many things, thinking this or that woul d bring
me joy . Y et only the experience of who I really am, at home at last within
myself, will bring to me the peace I seek. I sur render my a ttachments to people and places, riches and pre stige,
which my ego tells me would give me value. I know my value is  alone in
God. May I not  be tempted to for get today that the light with in me is
beyond all value. I will but to remember this. Dear God ,
Heal my mind
Of the false belief that I need anything mor e
Than to r emember love. May the toys of the world
Not tempt me to for get
The grandeur that is Y ou. Amen.DA Y 93
I  a m  h u g e l y  p o w e r f u l  t o d a y ,  f o r  t h e  p o w e r  o f  G o d
i s  i n  m e . M y po wer is not something that might reveal itself at a later date. My
power in the world is a result of  my decision to reveal it. I am powerful
in whatever moment I choose to be, for God is in my mind. The power of G od is the power  to heal. As I surrender my thoughts
to love, God’ s power moves through me and I become a hea ler . I am
lifted up  as a leader as I make myself a follower of the light of God
within. May the  power of God move thr ough me today , and make of me a
powerful r epr esentative of His love on earth. May my smaller self
be washed away . May His illumination shine thr ough my
personality , and r eveal itself thr ough me.DA Y 94
I  t h r o w  l i g h t  a r o u n d  m y  p r o b l e m s  t o d a y . I  al ign my thinking with the Min d of God, by aligning myself with love. In God all things are possible, a nd my mind is part of God’ s. May I co-
create with God today the miracles of love. What appears like a problem is merely a place where a miracle
awaits. I shower my love on all my problems, that God’ s power might
move th rough me and solve them. I depend on miracles, for th ere is no
limit to what the love of God can do. Dear God ,
I place in Y our hands
Every pr oblem I have ,
And I know they will be solved. Miracles occur naturally for you, dear God ,
And I know they ar e meant for me. Amen.DA Y 95
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O n  F a i t h
M y heart beats, my lungs breathe, my ears hear , my hair grows. And I
don’ t ha ve to make them work—they just do. Planets revolve around the
sun, see ds become flowers, embryos become babies, and with no help
from me. Their movement is bu ilt into a natural system. I am an integral
part of that syst em, too. I can let my life be directed by the sa me force
that makes flowers grow—or I can do it myself. T o trust in the fo rce that moves the universe is faith. Faith isn’ t b lind,
it’ s visio nary . Faith is believing that the universe is on my side,  and that
the univ erse knows what it’ s doing. Faith is a psychological awareness of
an unfol ding force for good, co nstantly at work in all dimensions. My
attempt to direct this force only interferes with it. My willingness to
relax into it allow s it to work on my behalf. W ithout faith, I’m frantically
trying to  control what it is not m y business to control, and fix what it is
not in my powe r to fix. What I’m trying to control is much b etter of f
without me, and what I’m tryin g to fix can’ t be fixed by me  anyway . W ithout faith, I’m wasting time.DA Y 96
I n  t h e  s p i r i t u a l  u n i v e r s e ,  a l l  o f  u s  a r e  o n e . B eyond a world of separate bodie s, there is a world of spiritual unity . In
the t ruer realms, there is no place where one of us stops and the other
begins. May I see beyon d the veil today , to a world of unity and truth. There
are no walls that separate us, n o conflicts that are even real. In truth,
there is only the love that unites us and makes us one in God. Dear God ,
May I see beyond the walls that appear
T o separate me fr om others. May I extend my love
Beyond the illusions of guilt and err or . May nothing hide the truth of my unity with everyone and everything. Amen.DA Y 97
I  c h o o s e  t o  s e e  i n n o c e n c e ,  n o t  g u i l t ,  t o d a y . T he b ody’ s eyes c an find guilt any where. Only the heart can alwa ys see
innocence. That which I cho ose to focus on  in others, I fortify within myself. If I
see s omeone as guilty , I will fee l guiltier . If I see them as innoce nt, I will
feel mo re innocent. In the words of A Course in Miracles , “An idea
doesn’ t leave its source.” Every  time I see anyone, depending on how I
choose to think of them, I am deciding what I will see in me. May my fear be  nullified as I r ealize the love that lies within a ll
of us. May my ego be quieted b y a choir of angels. Thus I attain
my p ower to wo rk miracles, and my own inner peace. Only in
seeing the beauty in others can I see it within myself.DA Y 98
A s  I  f o c u s  o n  l o v e ,  m y  f e a r  w i l l  r e c e d e . I  see in life what I choose to see, for projections precede perception. And as I focus on anything, all e vidence to the contrary begins to recede
from my awareness. If I’m looking for the positive, I won’ t notice the negative. I f I’m
looking for the negative, I won’ t notice the positive. The vision of a
world of love costs me the vision of a world of fear , and the vision of a
world of fear costs me the vision of a world of love. Such is the law that
rules perception. Dear God ,
May my per ceptions be purified. May my eyes see love so clearly
That fear r ecedes fr om my awar eness. May a vision of peace
Reveal the r eal world to me
And all else fall away . Amen.DA Y 99
I  c a n  b e  w h o e v e r  I  c h o o s e  t o  b e  t o d a y . W ho a nd h ow I was yesterday has no inherent connection to who  and
how I choose to be today . My present is not caused by my past, unless I
choose that it be so. For in any given moment, regardless of
circumstances, I can choose again. I can choose strength instead of
weakness, and love instead of  fear . I can choose to bless in stead of
blame, and to lean into the future rather than dragging with me the past. The lim its of yesterday have no power over the unlim ited
possibilities of this moment, for in God all things are possible and in
God all things are programmed to be perfect. I make myself av ailable to
this moment, allowing the spirit of God to illuminate my heart. Dear God ,
May this pr esent moment be a holy one ,
In which nothing but Y our light
Shines into my mind
And extends thr ough me. Amen.DA Y 100
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O n  M a k i n g  D e c i s i o n s
B ecause spirit is the part of our mind that remains in conscious contact
with Go d, we can safely place all decisions in His hands. The mortal ego
dwells in linear time and does not know the future; spirit d wells in
eternity and therefore does . He  kno ws not only what will happen in the
future, but also how every deci sion made will af fect every living thing
forever . Imagine an infinitely complex computer that could reliably
analyze any situation and give a readout, to the nth detail, of what would
happen if this, this, or that were to occur . W e don’ t get to see the readout,
of cours e, but we are given simp le instructions on how best to behave in
order to support the highest o utcome for ourselves and others. The
instructions might come in a form as simple as an intuitive fl ash, or a
complex process of growth and understanding that gradually unfolds
within us.DA Y 101
M y  t r u e  s e l f  i s  a  m a g n e t  f o r  g o o d . M y ego tells me I can make right my life, but only if I work hard
enough. I grasp, I scramble, yet ultimately I meet failure and loss. The spir it within  is my salvation , like a magnet that draws all t hings
into divi ne right  order . God alone is the light with which I can see, the
insight that gives me clarity , and  the ener gy that lifts me above my fear . God is the power through which I rise. I l et go my effor ts at trying to fix my world. Rather , I seek peace in
God. My  outer kingdom will fall into place once my inner one  is
filled with light. May I be filled with Y ou, dear God. And may I only be filled with Y ou. Amen.DA Y 102
M y  v u l n e r a b i l i t y  m a k e s  m e  i n v u l n e r a b l e . D efenses, emotio nal walls, and rigidity do not serve to protec t me. Rather , they invite the very r esponses guaranteed to make me feel
loneliness and fear . It is thro ugh allo wing my own vulnerability that I invite those ar ound
me to love me, h onor me, and recognize my oneness with them . T oday I
open the gates in front of my heart; may love rush in to find me. Dear God ,
Please r emove the walls in fr ont of my heart. May I see the gentleness in others ,
And may they see the gentleness in me. May Y our tenderness
Be my str ength
And Y our compassion be my guide. Amen.DA Y 103
M y  b o d y  i s  a  c r e a t i o n  o f  t h e  t h o u g h t s  I  t h i n k ;  I
s e n d  i t  l o v e  a n d  l i g h t . T oday I counter the stresses of the world that would assault my physical
body . Throughout the day , I send it love and flood it with God’ s light. W ith eve ry thou ght I think, I align with the love that heals my b ody . I
cultivate the health of my body by praying it be used as a vessel of God’ s
love. May every cell be infused with light. Dear God ,
I surr ender my body to Y ou
And pray it be used as a channel for Y our love. May any impurities in my body or soul
Be washed away by Y our divine physician
And neither sickness nor disease r emain. Amen.DA Y 104
L e t  m e  n o t  b e  d e t e r r e d  b y  t h e  r o u g h n e s s  o f  t h e
r o a d . T he journey to en lightenment is not always easy . Only the darkness I
have seen in myself can I then release to God. That proces s can be
painful, but it is pain that leads to peace. Let me not be deterred by the roughness of this road. Spiritual living
is not always qu iet, and spiritual relationships are not always easy . I am a
pilgrim on my way to bliss, and I will keep in mind the destinati on of my
heart. Dear God ,
Please send Y our angels to guide me
As I make my way towar d fr eedom fr om self. As my tortur ed ego cries out in pain
Upon sensing its own demise ,
May I be r eminded that the death of my ego
Is the birth of my true self. Amen.DA Y 105
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O n  B r i n g i n g  L i g h t  t o  t h e  W o r l d
G od and man are the ultimate creative team. God is like electricity . A
house can be wi red for it, but if there aren’ t any light fixtures, w hat good
does that do? If God is seen a s electricity , then we are His lamps. It
doesn’ t matter the size of the lamp, or its shape, or design. All that
matters is that it gets plugged in. It doesn’ t matter who we are , or what
our gifts are. All that matters is that we are willing to be used in His
service. Our willingness, our c onviction, give us a miraculous power . The servants of God bear the imprint of their Master . Lamps w ithout e lectricity cast no light, and electricity without l amps
casts no  light either . T ogether , however , they cast out all darkness and
bring light to all the world.DA Y 106
L e t  m e  r e m e m b e r  I  a m  c o m p l e t e  a l r e a d y . I  need not create the perfect me, for God has already created it. There is
no hole that I must fill. I am not lacking, for I am complete in God. My only need is to remember who I am: a child of God, eternally
innocent and changelessly pure. As I align my personality with the truth
of my spirit, the  light within me  then shines through. It is to this process
that I dedicate my life today . Dear God ,
Please r emove fr om me
The fears that hide my love ,
The darkness that hides my light
And the defects that hide my beauty . Purify my thinking ,
That I might be a r eflection on earth
Of the love that is divine. Amen.DA Y 107
I  d o  n o t  s h r i n k  f r o m  t h e  p a i n  o f  t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . M y eg o would prefer I avoid my pain, and not look too closely at the
root of its cause. T oday I choose the courage it takes to look honestly at
who I’ve been, how I’ve be haved, and how I’ve contributed the
problems that beset my life. A moment of cr isis can be a moment of growth, as the wounde d self
prepares to transform. From th e chrysalis of my pain, I will f or ge my
healing—the wings of my newborn self. Dear God ,
I am pr eparing to be a better me ,
Facing ways in which I have not been
The person Y ou would have me be. Be with me as I endur e the pain
Of my own humiliation
And emer ge for given
By Y ou and by me. Amen.DA Y 108
I n s t e a d  o f  a n g e r ,  I  c h o o s e  l o v e  t o d a y . M y anger is a tantrum of my frightened self, like a child in need of love
that I alone must provide. I can not expect anyone else to see the pain
beyond my anger . It is my responsibility to soften my behavior . Indulging my anger is an act of self-sabotage, as it pushes away the
very love I need. T oday , if I am tempted to anger , I will pr ay for a
miracle to set me free. I am committed to love as the way  to heal
whatever it is that has thrown me of f course. Dear God ,
Please take away my anger ,
For it is not an expr ession of my true self. Show me the love
That lies beyond it ,
And help me show it to others. Amen.DA Y 109
T o d a y  I  c o m m u n i c a t e  w i t h  l o v e  a n d  g r a c e . W henever I’m seeking to express myself to others, I am responsible for
my ef fect. It is my responsibility , and only mine, to communicate in such
a way as invites others into my heart. I a m aware that there are ways to speak, and ways to behave , that
cause fear instead of love to rise up in those around me. It is not the job
of others to figure out who I really am; rather , it is my job to make it
clear for all to see. If I want others to see the love in me, then I must
show it to them. Dear God ,
Help me hone my personality
So that my love is clear to all ,
My softness is hidden fr om no one ,
And my goodness is always expr essed. Help me always find a tender way
T o communicate my thoughts. Amen.DA Y 1 10
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O n  G i v i n g  B a c k  t o  G o d
G od has given me my identity , and that cannot be taken away . God has imbued me with infinite potential, and that cannot be taken
away . God has  provided me with the opportunity to change my thinking in
any instant, and that cannot be taken away . God has  given me the capacity to love, and that cannot be taken
away . God has entrusted me with the power to live in the light of His
abundance in any moment, and that cannot be taken away . God has given me all those things. I ask myself today , now what
shall I give back to God?DA Y 1 1 1
I  d e e p e n  m y  d e v o t i o n  t o  l o v e  t o d a y . I t isn ’ t th e breadth of my influence, but the depth of my devotion, that
determines my value to the world. As I deepen my search for God,
hastening my journey to love, I af fect the world from beneath the level of
things that are visible to the mortal eye. I see k v ertical reach into the things that matter most. For thus I will
be changed within, and have greater value to myself and others. Dear God ,
I sear ch for Y ou in all things today . May I hear fr om everyone the call for love
And see in everything the love that is ther e.
May my inner eye be opened
T o the world beyond the world
That I see with my physical eyes. Amen.DA Y 1 12
I  e m b r a c e  e a c h  m o m e n t  a s  a n  o p p o r t u n i t y  f o r  a
m i r a c l e . I nfinite o pportunity is built into the nature of the universe. It is not lack
of oppo rtunities, but rather the ways I have deflected them, that has
obstructed the flow of miracles into my life. T oday I ask God to take away all things that tempt me to deflect my
good. May I not  act from my wounds today , but rather may this  day be a
day of my healing. May God rem ove my defects of character an d replace
them with the characteristics of my immortal self. Dear God ,
Please r emove fr om me
All falsity and illusion ,
That I might be a shining example
Of a person
Set fr ee fr om fear . Amen.DA Y 1 13
I  p l a c e  a l l  p r o b l e m s  i n  t h e  h a n d s  o f  G o d . N o ma tter what m y problem, the perfect solution exists within the  Mind
of God. My job is not to be burdened by the question, but rather  to make
myself a vailable to the answer . My worrying only delays the answer ,
reflecting my lack of faith that there is one. T oday I will be still, knowing
every answer , every healing, and every solution is on its way . The universe is self-correcting , and I am a child of the universe. Miracles occur in response to every problem, yet it is my faith and
compassion that bring them forth. May my mind be a conduit of  love and
faith, that my problems may be solved. Dear God ,
In Y ou lies the answer to every question
And the solution to every pr oblem. I place my anxious mind
In Y our car e
And pray for the calm thr ough which
I can r eceive Y our answers. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 1 14
I  p l a c e  m y  s a d n e s s  i n  t h e  h a n d s  o f  G o d . O nly in feeling my sadness can I  learn from it and deepen through it. My sadness is o ften my teacher , as I learn to outgrow its caus es within
myself. I wi ll not anesth etize myself today , or distract myself from the  pain
of seein g what is dif ficult to se e but important to look at. Rather , I will
look wit h open eyes on the thing s I have done to attract my sad ness, and
commit myself to changing them. Dear God ,
Please r emove my sadness
By r emoving its causes. Reveal to me what I need to see
That I shall be sad no mor e.
Amen.DA Y 1 15
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O n  t h e  L o r d ’ s  P r a y e r
E very single moment, the univer se is ready to begin again. The only
time tha t God’ s time intersects with linear time is in the present moment;
miracles happen not in the past or future, but now . Every instant, God is
pouring forth His love for me, with endless opportunities for renewal and
rebirth. God is a lways saying, “Here is the glory of the universe. Do you
want it? Show up for it, because it’ s yours.”
So we say unto all eternity , moment after moment after moment:
God, wh o dwell s in the realm of truth, may your W ord be all-powerful in
my mind . May the world I live i n here on earth reflect the reality of love. May I think Y o ur thoughts, and make manifest Y our thoughts. T oday ,
may I receive what I need. May my way be unblocked, as I unblock my
heart to others. A nd when I’m te mpted into fear , may I be guided back to
loving th ought: that love might be my experience, and love might be my
power , and love might be my happiness and peace, in eve ry single
moment of my day . Our Fa ther , who art in heave n, hallowed be Thy name. Th y
kingdom come, Thy will be done , on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us th is d ay our daily br ead; and for give us our tr espasses, as we
for give those who tr espass ag ainst us. And leave us not in
temptation, but deliver us fr om evil; for Thine is the kingdom, and
the power , and the glory , for ever and ever . Amen.DA Y 1 16
T o d a y  I  w i l l  e x p e c t  l e s s  f r o m  o t h e r s ,  a n d  m o r e
f r o m  t h e  u n i v e r s e . T oday I will not  grasp at peopl e or things I feel I need in order to
supply m y good. Rather , I’ll remember that in God I already have
everything. As I  allo w all people and things to be, whomever and however  they
are, the universe will respond positively to my correct positioning of
heart an d mind. As I allow all things to be, all things will in turn be
wonderful. Dear God ,
Please take away my grasping natur e.
May my mind not seek to contr ol
Either people or events ,
But rather may I look with love on all things. Then and only then will my world transform
Fr om darkness to light
And fear to love. Amen.DA Y 1 17
I  a m  n o t  a t  t h e  e f f e c t  o f  o t h e r  p e o p l e ’ s  o p i n i o n s . G od h as created me good, and i n His eyes I am beautiful. If others
cannot s ee my beauty , it is not  that it isn’ t there. I, like every one, am
good at heart. As I remember my innocence and have faith in my goodness, I shall
not be swayed by the beliefs of others. While others may project their
shadows onto me, in truth I dw ell in light. I cleave to God tod ay , that I
might se e mysel f as He sees me. May His view of me, and His guidance,
be the beacon that I follow . Dear God ,
Though others may be convinced of my guilt ,
May I r emember the innocence in which I was cr eated. It is Y our light
And Y our counsel
That I seek to guide me. Please r emind me who I am. Amen.DA Y 1 18
T o d a y  I  f e e l  m y  b o d y  b r i l l i a n t . I  hav e a body of flesh, and a body of light—a body of my mor tal self,
and a body of my eternal self. T oday I feel my body brilliant, created by
God, and the home of my true being. Every c ell is filled with light. Neither disease nor compulsion  can
penetrate the shield of God’ s ble ssing upon me. My holiness is the key to
both my mental and my physic al health. I am lifted above the body of
my sorrows and delivered to my body of joy . Dear God ,
I surr ender my body to Y ou. T ransform each cell into love and light ,
That nothing but Y our perfection
Can live within me. Amen.DA Y 1 19
W h e n e v e r  I  a m  i n t e r n a l l y  s t i l l ,  c h a o s  c a n n o t  m o v e
m e . A s I ente r any worldly chaos from a place of internal peac e, my
stillness works to dissolve the c haos. I need not fear any turmoil in the
world, as long as there is peace in me. God’ s et ernal peace is the groun d on which I stand, as I naviga te the
shifting sands of time. The world is always changing, but God w ithin me
is ch angeless. I am loved, I am safe, I am blessed, and I am protected. As
I loo k up on others and wish them those things, I will experience  them in
myself. Dear God ,
May my mind know Y our peace
And never waver . May my heart know Y our love
And never deviate. May I find myself in Y ou
And Y ou expr ess Y ourself thr ough me
No matter what occurs. Amen.DA Y 120
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O n  a  S e l f - O r g a n i z i n g  U n i v e r s e
T he universe is both self-or ganizing and self-correcting. The invisible hand that makes our heart beat and our lungs breathe is
at work on multi-dimensional levels, arranging not only the
extraordinary physical processes that keep us alive but also what we
experience: insights, relationships, improbable meetings, creative
moments, falling in love, emotions and consciousness, and miraculous
occurrences. The universe, in fact, is one miracle after another , one strok e of
genius f ollowed by another stroke of its genius in an endless flow of
opportunity for life to fulfill its elf. And nature is not limited to the so-
called natural world. It’ s as much a stroke of genius that you’re sitting
next to whom yo u’re sitting next to on the bus today , as that your liver is
purifying your blood. The universe is intentional. It doesn’ t do anything
by accident. The dif f erence between the so-called natural world, and you and me,
is that you and I can say “No .” The embryo doesn’ t have a choice
whether or not to become a baby; the acorn doesn’ t have a choice
whether or not to become an oak tree; the bud doesn’ t have a choice
whether or not to become a blossom. Y ou and I do have a choice—
whether to be neurotic or wise, harsh or gentle, blaming or f or giving. And the  choice we make then determines not only who we will be in the
world but also the experiences we will have here.DA Y 121
M a y  a l l  m y  e n c o u n t e r s  b e  h o l y . T oday I view every encounter as a sacred one, blessing anyone I meet
or even think of. May a holy light shine forth from my heart and  bless all
living things. May my presence on earth be a touchstone for God’ s love. I place my relationships in the hands of God, and pray that they be
used by Him. May any one who enters my presence feel the healing balm of p eace. May my  though ts and actions e xtend the love that fills God’ s heart, and
mine. Dear God ,
Please use my encounters
T o incr ease Y our love. May they be a blessing
On all involved. Amen.DA Y 122
T o d a y  I  r e l e a s e  a l l  u n i m p o r t a n t  t h i n g s . I  will  not  be af fected by a world that exalts the meaningless. I cl aim my
mind fo r the light of T ruth, m aking it impenetrable to assault by the
unimportant. I do  not allow my time today to waste me, or be wasted. I pray for
the m ental and emotional discip line to notice and to act on on ly what’ s
important. May I overlook the rest. Dear God ,
Please send Y our angels
T o guar d my mind
And keep at bay
All meaningless thoughts. I devote this day to meaningful things
And serve them with all my heart. Amen.DA Y 123
I t  i s  n o t  w h a t  I  d o ,  b u t  r a t h e r  w h o  I  a m ,  t h a t
d e t e r m i n e s  t h e  q u a l i t y  o f  m y  l i f e . I  cen ter m yself o n the love in my heart, that it be as a beam of light to
whomever I meet and wherever  I go today . I need not worry what to do
and what to say , for the spirit o f my true being will guide my thoughts
and actions. My highest function and greatest mission is simply to be in any
moment the person I am capable of being, extending the love of God
through me to al l the world. Thu s I will shine and be radiant and feel the
joy of my true self. Dear God ,
I surr ender to you
Myself today ,
That I might find and be
Who I r eally am. Amen.DA Y 124E v e r y t h i n g  t h a t  o c c u r s  t o d a y  i s  p a r t  o f  G o d ’ s  p l a n . E verything that happens is part o f a mysterious educational process in
which I’m drawn to situations  that constitute my greater le arning. I
choose i n every situation today to be a more beautiful version o f myself,
so I may learn through joy . I am  inv ited to play life at a higher level—to be strong where I  have
been we ak, to be healed where I have acted from my wounds , to give
love wh ere I have withheld it. Thus shall this day serve the purposes of
God at work in my life. Dear God ,
I surr ender all that happens today ,
Every encounter and every occurr ence ,
T o Y our purposes in myself and others. Amen.DA Y 125
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O n  C a n c e r  a s  M e t a p h o r
A  can cer c ell is a cell that has gone insane. It has disconnected fr om its
natural intelligence. It has for gotten that it’ s here to collaborate with
other cells, that it exists to serve  the healthy functioning of the system of
which it  is part. It has separat ed from the or gan to which nature has
assigned it, gathering other cells as sick as it is to build its own kingdom
in a world apar t. This false kingdom, this malignant tumor , seeks to
preserve itself by growing more  of itself. Thus, it threatens not only its
host but also itself. This is not simply a description of cells in the body . It is a description
of the emotiona l malignancy of the human race, which has separated
itself from our natural intelligence. This emotional malignancy threatens
the w hole of hu manity , just as t he disease of cancer threatens o ne body . Our disease is the false belief that we are separate from each ot her , from
God, from the r est of life, beari ng no sense of responsibility or love for
anyone o r anything other than th e selected beneficiaries of our kindness. This distortion of our true sense  of self is a cancer that would lead to the
destruction of our species. It tempts us to for get our function as
collaborators w ith others in promoting the healthy functioning of the
whole of which we are a part. It will be healed, in our bodies and in our
world, as we return to our natural selves.DA Y 126
M a y  I  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n  G o d ’ s  w o r k  t o d a y . T oday I do not lo ok for ways that life might serve me, but rather for
how I can serve life. I place mys elf in service to God’ s endless creativity ,
praying to be th e pencil with w hich He writes and the paintbr ush with
which He paints. May all that is the work of God  be furthered by my choices today . I
put aside my sea rch for little things and participate freely in the glory of
creation. Dear God ,
May my thoughts and actions
Help further today
A work that is gr eater than my own. May all I am
And all I do
Be a channel for all things good. Amen.DA Y 127
T o d a y  I  c h o o s e  t h e  l i g h t ,  a n d  t u r n  a w a y  a l l
d a r k n e s s . I  know there is a force within t hat lures me toward the light, and yet
there is a competing force that would keep me bound to darkn ess. May
the lov e of God cast out the fear that has lodged in side my
consciousness, for truly there is no contest when love has power and fear
does not. My choice for God increases His power to dissolve my fea r and
suf fering. T oday I choose to live  in the light of for giveness and love, that
the darkness of fear shall fall away . Dear God ,
May my mind today be filled with light
So darkness cannot enter her e.
May love so saturate my every thought
That fear cannot r emain. Amen.DA Y 128
I  w i l l  n o t  r e s i s t  m y  g r o w t h  t o d a y . H ow often it see ms easier to re sist the call of a greater becoming,
remaining within the dark cocoon of a self that has settled for good
enough. I choose not to remain  at good today , but rather to an swer the
call to greatness. Not eve ry lesson  feels fun whil e it’ s happening, and at times I have
resisted growth fiercely . But I remain open today to the miracle of
transformation, and know that as I for ge ahead into a new realm of being
that love  itself will aid my progress. Spirit will erase the patterns of fear
that have sabotaged my past. Dear God ,
Over come the fear that would keep me bound
And deliver me to the highest heights. I am r eady and willing to for ge ahead. I know that Y ou alone
Can unbind my feet. Amen.DA Y 129
T o d a y  I  g i v e  b i r t h  t o  m y  h i g h e r  s e l f . I t isn ’ t ea sy givin g birth to my spiritual potential. Spiritual labor  can be
very ard uous—one instant at a time when I give it up, surrend er , don’ t
care if I’m righ t, for go my im patience, detach from the opinions and
prizes of the world, and rest in the arms of God. T oday I choose the way of the enlightened self, that enlightenment
might co me to me. I will try my best to walk the softer way , a nd allow
my heart to lead. Dear God ,
May Y our spirit
Be born into the world today
Thr ough who I am and what I do. May Y our ener gy move thr ough me ,
And may others feel it too. Amen.DA Y 130
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O n  M a k i n g  L o v e  t h e  B o t t o m  L i n e
T he p robability vectors for the  next twenty years are distu rbing. Humanity is like the T itanic hea ded for the iceber g, whether the iceber g
is weather catastrophe brought a bout by global warming, nuclear disaster
brought about by our reckless use of nuclear ener gy , or shortage of food
or water supply . If looked at only through a rational lens, it could be
ar gued that in all probability , one way or the other , our goose is cooked. But we have more than a ration al lens through which to look, for a
spiritual perspective broadens no t only the quality of our perspective but
also the quantity of our choices. That is the invitation of this moment in history: to step out of the
confines of the limited, mechanistic, fear -based thinking that now
dominates our civilization. The  human race has reached a crossroads:
continue to think and act as we have been thinking and acting, thus
reaping the consequences of a l oveless, reckless way of being; or break
through to the highest calling for life on earth: to make love our new
bottom line, thus creating the miracles that will save us from our own
self-destructive ways.DA Y 131
M a y  I  n o t  l o s e  s i g h t  o f  l o v e  t o d a y . W e inh abit the world we choose to see; may I not lose sight of love
today . If I read about war , may I also remember the possibilities for
peace. If  I see s omeone suf fer , may I not for get how many peo ple I can
help. M ay hope and faith in possible tomorrows inform my  view of
today . I will see the fear , but work for love. And fear will fall away . May I r emembe r today the r ealm of love that lies beyond th e
worldly veil, and not be drawn into the illusions of suffering that
dominate the earth. My heart r e mains open to the suffering of the
world, b ut also to its joy . Thus shall I be a bringer of joy , in
knowing it is always ther e.DA Y 132
H o l i n e s s  i s  m y  r e f u g e  t o d a y . I  gain power in a world that is  moving too fast by learning to slow
down. The life I want will not emer ge from electronic speed but rather
from a holiness  within me. The n, and only then, will I experience the
world as a place that reflects my soul. I s eek the quiet of God’ s presence today , regardless of what wo rldly
turmoil surround s me. First in the closet of my inner self, and then as I
walk through my day , I will seek and remain within the holy space. Dear God ,
May Y our cloak of holiness
Surr ound me today
And warm me fr om within. May the warmth of Y our pr esence
Deliver me fr om the coldness of the world. Amen.DA Y 133
M a y  o n l y  t h e  l o v e  i n  m y  p a s t  r e m a i n . M ay I not be at the ef fect of pa st hurts today . I for give myself  and
others, and open my heart to the miracle of new beginnings. May the
universe rewrite  the script of my life, as I allow God’ s love to purify my
mind. May on ly the love in my past remain, and all else fall away . May
others th ink of me with mercy , for giving my transgressions as I for give
them theirs. May we all be released from the chains of our former selves. Dear God ,
I place my past in Y our hands. Please purify my thoughts about it. May I only r emember the love I gave
And the love that I r eceived. May all else burn away
In the alchemy of for giveness. Amen.DA Y 134
T o d a y  I  b e l i e v e  i n  m i r a c l e s . E ven in the midst of my darkest  night, I sense the presence of angel
wings. Confronted with the limits of what I can do, I realize the
limitlessness of what God can do. When the world is at its worst, the
miracle of God’ s love is still ablaze within my mind. I w ill not be tem pted today to doubt God’ s power . No matter what
occurs today , I know a miracle is possible. I cleave to this kno wing and
to the power that it brings. Dear God ,
May I not for get Y our power ,
In my life or in the world. May Y our miracle
Be ever pr esent in my mind. May I r emember that in Y ou
Ther e is always hope. Amen.DA Y 135
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O n  B e c o m i n g  W h o  W e  R e a l l y  A r e
P ractice kindness , and you start to become kind. Practice disciplin e, and
you star t to become disciplined. Practice for giveness, and you start to
become for giving. Practice char ity , and you start to become charitable. Practice gentleness, and you start to become gentle. It doesn ’ t matte r whether you’re in the mood to be gracious t o the
bank teller today; do it anyway—and watch how it begins to af fect your
mood. Just push the button of the self you wish to be, and the synapses
that mak e up that personality begin to form. Y our best self alrea dy exists
in the ethers, jus t waiting to be downloaded. W e become gracio us when
we d ecide to be gracious. W e have the power to generate as wel l as react
to feelin gs; to hone our personalities as we travel through life. In the
words of Geor ge Eliot, “It is never too late to be what you might have
been.” It is never too late to become who we really are.DA Y 136
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  f i n a n c i a l  f e a r s  t o d a y . I n Go d, there is no lack; there i s only abundance. In God, ther e is no
meaningless pursuit; there is only endless creativity . In God, the re are no
endings but only the start of new beginnings. I d well in God, that I might be delivered—from the realm of lack,
from the  pain of meaninglessness, and from the sorrow of p erceived
failure. I am lifte d above the limits of the world to the endless abundance
of the Mind of God. And thus I need not fear . Dear God ,
I place in Y our hands
My financial concerns. As I abundantly give of myself ,
May abundance be given me. May I gift the universe
And the universe gift me
In an endless cycle of love. Amen.DA Y 137
I  h e a r  t h e  c a l l i n g  o f  t h e  a g e s  t o d a y . I  hea r the calling of the ages to day , to make of this world a glorious
place. I pray to be used in the precious task of perfecting an i mperfect
age. May all that I am and all that I do be a harbinger of good. May I not be deceived by temporal appearances, but live instead in
the r ealm of the eternal. May I thus be a conduit for greater po ssibility ,
for mys elf and others, now a nd always. Surely the future will be
abundantly blessed if we envision it now as a beautiful thing. Dear God ,
I surr ender the futur e to Y ou
And pray to be in service to its most
Beautiful manifestation. May my ears be filled with the call of the ages
And my actions be guided to serve it well. Amen.DA Y 138
I  f i n d  m y  o w n  s e l f - e s t e e m  b y  e s t e e m i n g  G o d . I n ex alting God, I myself am exalted. As I live in service to a higher
truth, I am delivered to a higher  place. Only in seeking to give praise to
God, do I find that I am praised. My smaller self is not the light  of the world. Rather , it is the spirit
within m e that lights up the uni verse. It is to God that all prais e is due,
for who and what I am in my light-filled place. Dear God ,
All praise and thanksgiving
T o the light Y ou ar e ,
And the light in me ,
Which is the light we shar e.
May I identify
Only with Y ou ,
That I might know who I truly am. Amen.DA Y 139
I  a m  n o t  a  b o d y . I  a m  a  c h i l d  o f  G o d . N ot my body , but my spirit, is who I truly am. My mortal self is not my
total self, but rather a fraction of my being. I accept today that I am part
of God, therefore a part of the immortal world. My body is but a temple space. May it serve me well in extending
light fro m my spirit into the world. My body is blessed as  I see it
correctly , as a device for giving love. Dear God ,
May my body serve Y our purposes
As a conduit of love. Deliver my cells
Fr om darkness
T o light
And my being
Fr om false to true. Amen.DA Y 140
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O n  t h e  K e y  t o  H a p p i n e s s
I t see ms to me that the key to happiness lies in getting over y ourself. The hap piest tim es of my life have been when I was more involved in
something I was doing for others than in something I was doing for
myself. For any perception that focuses only on our separate needs will
ultimately breed  fear , and any perception that focuses on our  oneness
with oth ers breeds peace. Many people struggle and fail to find peace
within th emselves, because they  don’ t really realize who their “self” is. That is why the ego is so dangerous: it would have us believe th at we are
separate, when in fact we’re not. W e can’ t have inner peace u nless we
feel com plete within ourselves,  and we can’ t feel complete outside our
connection with other people. Y ou can not find yourself by o nly looking to yourself, because in
essence that is not where you are. The real you is an expan ded self,
literally one with the entire world. And so we find ourselves in unity
with oth ers. W e cannot be hap py unless we are wishing everyone the
same.DA Y 141
M y  w o r k  f o r  G o d  i s  e f f o r t l e s s . E go s truggles, but spirit creates w ith ef fortlessness and joy . I rise above
the burden of work, as I give what I do to God. It doesn’ t feel like work
to work for love. Angels push me from behind today , and guide my thoughts and
actions. I relax into the flow of love, allowing myself to float upon the
waves o f a cosmic sea. I releas e all resistance that I might experience
accomplishment and joy . Dear God ,
I surr ender to Y ou
My worldly efforts. May I know not tension
But joy ,
As I am carried by the flow
Of love. Amen.DA Y 142
I  a l l o w  m y  d r e a m s  t o  l i v e  t o d a y . I  will not deflect, diminish, or invalidate my dreams today , or concoct
excuses for why they can’ t hap pen. However outrageous they seem to
be, I allow them to live within me. T oday I will not limit my dreams. I honor the images of my deeper  self, and invite them to reveal to me
the mea ning of their message. I  make a space within the temple of my
mind for God, the Dreamer of All of Life, to dream His dreams through
me. Dear God ,
May I not be r estricted by my mortal mind ,
For in Y ou all things ar e possible. May I not be limited by the thinking of the world ,
Or by the illusions of time and space. May the dr eams
That Y ou would dr eam thr ough me
Be not blocked by thoughts of fear . Amen.DA Y 143
T h e  p u r p o s e  o f  m y  l i f e  i s  t o  g r o w  i n t o  m y
p e r f e c t i o n . T he embryo needn’ t struggle to become a baby , and the acorn n eedn’ t
struggle to become an oak tree. Nor do I need to struggle to become the
person I am created to be. I am supported by nature in the process of my self-actualization. As I
show up in glor y , my life will be glorious. As I celebrate the b eauty of
life, life itself w ill celebrate my beauty . As I relax into the flow of the
miraculous, then miracles will find me. I will embody in time the
perfection of my true self. Dear God ,
I surr ender to the thoughts of love ,
That I might find my way to Y ou. In finding Y ou, I will find myself,
And then I will know joy . Amen.DA Y 144
I  t r u s t  t h a t  i t  i s  s a f e  t o  l o v e . K nowing my defenses merely brin g to me that which I defend aga inst, I
release my barriers to love today . It is my defenselessness that ensures
my safe ty . I need not fear love , for God’ s wisdom guides my  thinking
about everyone and everything. W ithin the space of love, I own my “yes” and my “no,” bot h my
gentleness and my firmness. I trust God’ s guidance to reveal to me where
I should and should not be. I trust that it is safe to love. Dear God ,
I place in Y our hands
My thoughts about everyone and everything. Please give me wisdom
And give me str ength. Show me what I need to see ,
That I might always r emain in light. Amen.DA Y 145
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O n  S h e d d i n g  L i g h t
T here is a way of being in the wo rld that transcends the world, a way of
being regular people and miracl e-workers at the same time. W e  become
the l amps that s hed the light th at emanates from the electricity of God. No o ne feels deeply at home on this plane; it is not where we come from,
and it is not where we are ultimately headed. It is a place we stay but for
a litt le w hile, be autiful and blessed when we allow our perceptions of it
to b e ov ershadowed by His, but a way station nonetheless. W e are here
because we have a mission: to be the love that is missing in a loveless
world and thus reclaim this darkened world for light.DA Y 146
I  s e e k  a  b i g g e r  l i f e  t o d a y . I  can not live in fear and expect great love. I cannot be narrow-minded
and exp ect the world to open up to me. I cannot experience my full
potential unless I’m willing to take risks. T oday I pray fo r courage. I surrender the attitudes and behav ioral
patterns that keep from me my greater good. I am willing to be  a bigger
person, that I might have a bigger life. Dear God ,
Please r emove the fears in me
That keep a fuller life at bay . Interrupt the patterns of weakness
I have inherited fr om former times. Deliver me to my gr eater self. Amen.DA Y 147
E v e r y  m o m e n t  h o l d s  t h e  p o s s i b i l i t y  o f  e n d l e s s
p o s s i b i l i t y . C reation itself is a thing of love, and where there is love the re are
always m iracles. Anything is possible where there are no impediments to
love. No matter what illusions of the world may rage, I believe i n the
possibility of infinite possibility . Miracles are built into the natu re of the
universe, and I a m open to recei ve them. May love prevail in myself and
others. Dear God ,
Please work the impossible
Wher e a miracle is needed. Please bring forth love
Wher e fear is rampant. Please pave a way beyond all darkness ,
And show the light to me. Amen.DA Y 148
M a y  I  s e e  m y s e l f  a s  G o d  s e e s  m e . G od creat ed me a perfect creatio n, and so in spirit I remain. May the
light of my internal perfection cast out any darkness in my mo rtal self. Thus may I express in the world the love that is in my heart. May Go d’ s opinion, and not the opinions of others, determine how I
see mys elf. May God’ s thoughts, and not my own, determine what is
possible for me. May my self-perception rest only on the vision that God
holds of me. Dear God ,
Please lift me above the shadows
Of my negative self-per ception. Please deliver me of the chains
That keep me bound to a smaller life. Please show me the beauty
Y ou have placed in me ,
And give me faith that it is ther e.
Amen.DA Y 149
T o d a y  I  s e e k  t o  d o  o n e  t h i n g  t h a t  i n t e r r u p t s  a
p a t t e r n  o f  f e a r . T oday is the day of my release, a s I declare myself free of the bondage
of the ego. I will do one thin g, however small, to for ge a  path of
greatness where I have formerly cowered in fear . I n eed not repair every aspect o f my wounded self today . Rat her , I
need onl y practi ce the thinking a nd behavior of a greater good. W ith this,
I build new pathways in my brain and in my life. Dear God ,
Please fr ee me of the habits
That keep me bound
T o a life I don’ t wish to live. Br eak the chains that hold me back
Fr om claiming my gr eater good. I will try today . Please help me. Amen.DA Y 150
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O n  S e e i n g  O u r s e l v e s  a s  G o d  S e e s  U s
W e can have in life whatever we are willing to be. For ultimately ,
being an d havin g are the same. When we grant ourselves perm ission to
live the life we want, there is little in the world that can stop  us. Our
weakness is often simply a we akness of faith—believing more in the
limitations of the world than in the limitlessness of God. In fact, there is
no limit  to what’ s possible in our lives. God does not just think—He
knows—we are unlimited being s, because that is how He created us. Our
task is to learn to see ourselves as He sees us—totally light, totally loved,
and totally empowered.DA Y 151
T h e  u n i v e r s e  i s  p r e g n a n t  w i t h  e v e r  g r e a t e r  p l a n s  f o r
m e . T here are times w hen nature gathers up its forces, outwardly calm but
inwardly busy preparing for its next great move. Such is true in the world
and in me. T oday I remain calm in the inne r knowing that great things are being
prepared for me. I prepare my heart for what is to come, receiving with
graciousness the beauty of a future beyond what I can imagine. Dear God ,
I thank you in advance
For all the miracles in stor e for me. May my heart be open
T o r eceive Y our blessings. Then may they extend thr ough me
T o bless the entir e world. Amen.DA Y 152
W h a t  I  a p p r e c i a t e  a p p r e c i a t e s . T oday I appreciat e all the blessing s in my life. I do not take for g ranted
all the wonderful things I have. I feel my gratitude with a humble heart. I a pprec iate my  abundance. I k now that as I do so, my abund ance
will appreciate. May all that I h ave be used by God to bless ot hers as it
blesses m e. I am reminded of those who live lives of pain, and p ray to be
useful to heal their suf fering. Dear God ,
T oday I give thanks for all I have. All that it is, I surr ender to you
And pray it be used for a gr eater good. And so it is. Amen.DA Y 153
T o d a y  I  w i l l  s p e a k  f r o m  m y  h e a r t . W hen I speak from my mind, others hear me with their minds. W hen I
speak from my h eart, others hear me with their hearts. T oday I w ill speak
from my heart.
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        Amen. DA Y 69
I  w i l l  w a l k  m y  o w n  p a t h  t o d a y. I  m ay or may not be liked by everyone. Not everyone will see th ings as
I do, or feel what I feel, or think what I think. Only my belief that they
should can cause me pain. I w ill seek to li ve my authentic truth, regardless of whether i t is a
solitary path. I will not try to “fit in” to the crowd today, but rather I will
seek to discern more clearly the path that is mine to walk. Dear God,
Help me find Y our will for me,
That I may not be tempted by the will of the world. May Y ours be the only voice I hear. May I see the path Y ou would have me walk,
And may I walk it without fear. Amen. DA Y 70
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O n  R e c o g n i z i n g  O u r  S o u r c e
A ccording to A Course in Miracles, what we have i s an “authorship”
problem. Not recognizing our divine source, we express ourselves as
creations of the world rather than as creations of spirit. The world has
imprinted upon our psyches its brokenness and pain. And there is no
point in trying to heal that pain until we heal our misplaced sense of
heritage. W e are not children of  the world; we are children of God. W e
don’ t ha ve to allow the false input of a weary world to af fec t us as it
does. Confusion about our divine heritage translates into confusion about
ourselves: not understanding w ho we are or where we come from, we
find it hard to un derstand who we are now or where we are now. And so
we l ack spiritual stability. In the absence of the sense of a divine creator,
the mind assumes that we’re ou r own creator and thus our own God. If
God isn’ t the big cheese, then I  must be the big cheese. And that thought
—that we’re it, we’re the greatest—is not merely narcissism. It’ s a
psychosis that permeates the human condition. In remem bering the truth of wh ere we came from, we become more
open to the truth of who we are. DA Y 71
I  p l a c e  m y  m i n d  i n  s e r v i c e  t o  l o v e. W hen I think without love, I am not thinking at all. Unloving thoughts
but make illusions. I wish to be awake today to truer truths, the love
beyond our mortal fears. I proactively make the choice today to place my mind in service to
love, so I can experience the miracles only love can bring. May I not be
tempted to for get my function as a bringer of love to everyone. Dear God,
Please send Y our spirit to illuminate my mind. May all my thoughts lead me into love
And away fr om fear. May love light my way all day.
The author's message in Day 69 is that they will seek to live their authentic truth, regardless of whether others like it or not.
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The author believes that true forgiveness is not a lack of discernment, but rather a conscious decision to focus on love and let go of the past.
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The author believes that the power of the mind is not in rational thinking, but in aligning with the love of God.
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The author emphasizes the importance of recognizing that we are not separate from God, but rather a part of a higher unity.
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The author's message in Day 151 is one of gratitude and surrender, thanking God for all that has been given and praying for the blessings to be used for a greater good.
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