A musing from John.

As I was meditating this morning (one day in April 2016, actually) the thought “honor yourself” flowed into my mind. And I suddenly realized (finally!) that that is the only rule we need to observe!

If I do not honor myself how can I possibly honor anyone else? The vast majority of humans, regardless of race, color, or creed, were, as children, told and shown that they were not good enough. It was (is?) believed that they had to be taught to behave well and honor others, BUT they themselves were not so honored! After all, they were only children!

We are all teachers, as ACIM makes very clear, and we teach what we believe even if we are unaware of it. So, as children, many of us are dishonored, unacknowledged, discounted, and that is what we learnt and then teach, purely by how we conduct ourselves, how we live our lives for all to see.

Our upbringing makes us feel inadequate at best, and at worst worthless! Our “elders and betters” think this is good for us because it was how they were brought up – children need to be disciplined – and that it is the correct way, otherwise they will become uncontrollable! Then in our teens, sometimes much earlier, we rebel against this unfair and unjust treatment, and are again harshly judged by those “elders and betters!” And we do become uncontrollable.

God said:

Of course, the Mind goes further than logic. The Mind can enrich you and travel with you far beyond logic.

Logic tends to be either/or, this and that, or, exclusively, this or that. Logic does not want you to argue with it. Logic tends to say: “Take this or not. There are no two ways about it. You must not stray. Stay on a straight line.”

Logic can entrap you into one way of thinking and block out Awareness of Oneness. Logic can be a secular-minded part of Life that confines you and denies you greater Vision. It can make hash of wide Vision. Logic can narrow your ability to think.

It is perfectly logical that when you have a tiny amount of food available, you want to keep it for yourself and your family. Logic tells you that you cannot afford to share what you have because what you have is finite, for then, as logic sees it, you have one of two choices:

If you feed another, you deny yourself and your family. By necessity, then, all you can do is to deny another. You’re sorry.

Even if you have enough today to feed another, you might not have enough tomorrow, so for your own survival, you are wise to play it safe.

All wars are based on logic. The logic was entitled The Call of the Wild – kill or be killed. With that kind of Earthward logic, there is no logical way to prevent some or most wars or any wars at all. Based on logical thinking, what can you do but fight a war? One way or another, war declared or war contemplated makes killing legit. Anything goes, for what else can be done?

Dear Ones, there is an infinite stream of unconditional love available to you at all times. Love is a constant. The variable is how much you are in acceptance and allowance of it.

We ask you to pay attention. Do you tend to give and not receive? Do you find it easy to serve but find it difficult to allow others to serve you? How many times do you turn down assistance or kindness from others? How often do you still yourself to connect with and feel the love and support of Source? How easy is it for you to accept compliments with grace and appreciation? Or do you shrug all of these things off when they try to come to you?

All of the above are indicators of how much you are allowing yourself the joy of truly experiencing the love that is always, always there for you. It is an endless resource that is there for the sole (soul) purpose of nurturing, sustaining, and cherishing you as a beloved part of that whole. All you have to do is agree to receive it. ~Archangel Gabriel

http://trinityesoterics.com/2017/09/03/daily-message-sunday-september-3-2017/

My dearest child; you live in and world and a time where you can be anything you choose.  When you can be anything you choose…..be fully and completely honest.  It’s one of the only things you truly own. ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/be-honest/