26-03 What If Vision is Different ?

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Mandala of the Week 26-03 What If Vision is Different — Outline for Coloring

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”My Thoughts Shape My World”

ACIM Lessons: 15-21

Lesson 15: My thoughts are images I have made.
AI Reframe: The mind creates internal pictures based on interpretation.

Lesson 16: I have no neutral thoughts.
AI Reframe: Every thought carries some kind of influence or charge.

Lesson 17: I see no neutral things.
AI Reframe: My perceptions reflect my inner state; nothing appears neutral to me.

Lesson 18: I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.
AI Reframe: The way I perceive and behave influences others.

Lesson 19: I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.
AI Reframe: My thoughts ripple outward in subtle ways.

Lesson 20: I am determined to see.
AI Reframe: I choose to shift toward clearer, truer perception.

Lesson 21: I am determined to see things differently.
AI Reframe: I’m willing to reinterpret my experiences in a more helpful way.

Message

“I Choose to Open New Eyes”

I’m reminded of the adage: “What you see, is what you get.” In the language of A Course in Miracles, it might translate as: “What you think, is what you get… to see.”

How we think—and on which thoughts we choose to focus—determines how we see the world. Our thoughts act like filters, a lens we look through before anything ever reaches our awareness. We don’t see first and then think about it. We think first… and then create that vision.

For example, if we believe that people, in general, are mean, that belief becomes the filter through which we view everything. Because of that, all we seem to encounter are mean people. And from that assumption, we interact—guarded, defensive, braced for impact; the antithesis of who we truly are.

The thing is, those people may or may not actually be mean. In truth, they’re neutral. But once the ego-mind assigns meaning, neutrality doesn’t stand a chance. Because we think they are mean, they are mean—at least in the world our mind has made.

This week, through lessons 15–21, we’re invited to loosen our grip on these filters just enough to let a little light seep in. Not to force ourselves into pollyanna-ish optimism, but to open—just a crack—to the possibility that vision could be different. And maybe, if we’re feeling especially brave, we could want to see differently.

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 and Minds

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