I feel like I could just write forever. I have so many thoughts and ideas to work through. I just finished writing my 1,667 words for my June book, and I had so many thoughts still bubbling away after I’d written the 1,667 words, and I know I have other things to do right now […]
I’m entitled to miracles
I’m struck by the difference between the joy this lesson (#77, ACIM) is supposed to bring, and how I feel about it. I feel like miracles are not so much a gift as something I must make happen, a change I must make to my not good enough character. That is, I feel like a […]
Miracles and toughening up
I feel a bit rebellious against my habits today. I think I’m quite tired, I’m maybe almost too used to them now, so they don’t feel quite as exciting and shiny. I’m a bit sore from my running too. I’m aware that I have maybe just an hour of work to do today. Also, thinking […]
My two-pronged approach to happiness
I struggled a bit today with the A Course in Miracles lesson as it felt like it was saying I have to reject everything I love in the world, and I’m not sure if I’m misinterpreting the message. Given that I don’t really know whether I am or not, I’m just going to continue with […]
Worries, busyness and inner peace
Yesterday I asked the question of whether work and busyness were the cure for anxiety. Today I woke up feeling incredibly worried about money and my job, which are not going well at the moment. This worry was probably mainly due to the fact that yesterday evening I did my accounts for the first time […]
Is work the cure for anxiety?
I’m reading Mother’s Boy by Patrick Gayle. I’m only at the start of it and he’s describing how the protagonist’s mother and father met. Both of them are servants and he describes how hard their work is, their lives are, with very little time off, and falling into bed exhausted at night. Last Thursday evening […]