26-02 Shadows of Belief

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Mandala of the Week 26-02 Shadows of Belief — Outline for Coloring

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”I See Only the Past”

ACIM Lessons: 8-14

Lesson 8: My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.
AI Reframe: My thoughts tend to circle around memories and past impressions.

Lesson 9: I see nothing as it is now.
AI Reframe: My perception rarely reflects the present moment clearly.

Lesson 10: My thoughts do not mean anything.
AI Reframe: The stream of thoughts in my mind isn’t inherently meaningful.

Lesson 11: My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
AI Reframe: Random thoughts lead me to interpret the world in unclear ways.

Lesson 12: I am upset because I see a meaningless world.
AI Reframe: Feeling unsettled comes from trying to make sense of things without clarity.

Lesson 13: A meaningless world engenders fear.
AI Reframe: When life feels without coherence, it can stir fear.

Lesson 14: God did not create a meaningless world.
AI Reframe: A deeper order exists beneath apparent chaos.

Message

My fearful thoughts paint a false picture.

As we go through this week, we’re encouraged to notice how much of our experiences from the past influence our present day life and how much of our focus is on our past (recent or otherwise). Like before, we’re not judging or analyzing, we’re just allowing ourselves to become aware of how influential our past is on our current level of peace.

And because our past influences our present, we’re also encouraged to consider how much of our past generates fears and meaningless thoughts, which in turn influence how we see and experience the world today.

For instance, for me because of the memory of my first marriage from years ago, I came away with the belief that in a marriage I want to be the “boss”; that I no longer wanted to feel “less than” ever again.

So in present day, with my current marriage, that has translated in me always being on the alert for when I thought or think my husband is trying to have the upper hand or “make me” feel or appear “less than”.

Because of that, I’ve been misinterpreting the majority of his helpful, supportive actions as potentially “trying to make me feel less than”. Which triggers my defensiveness and then leads into me trying to be the “more powerful” one in our relationship. It’s not pretty, it doesn’t feel good, and it definitely doesn’t create a peaceful world for me or my husband.

Ponder this Week: Is it possible that everything that appears upsetting in my life today is subconsciously being filtered through meaningless thoughts and beliefs established in my past ?

Peace & Blessings,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady
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I will be coloring portions of this mandala each day throughout the week and posting it with that day’s ACIM lesson on my blog site: MandalaoftheDay.com.

May Peace Prevail in our Hearts

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