Thought for the day - I accept my part in God's plan for salvation.

"The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened. It's only the middle-aged who are really conscious of their limitations - that is why one should be so patient with them."

Saki, Reginald At The Carlton in The Unrest - Cure and Other Stories.

Editor's note: One of my favorite bumper stickers reads "Don't believe everything you think." It makes me laugh because I realize that I project misconceptions on my life most of the time. My ego creates a world of illusions, most of which aren't true. What can I do but forgive myself and others for my imagined wrongs which I think I and they have done?

The lesson today I am working on in A Course Of Miracles is Lesson 114, part of which reads, "I will accept my part in God's plan for salvation." My part is to forgive myself and others for the nonsensical wrongs  I think they have done which make me fearful, then angry and resentful. Lesson 5 says "I am never upset for the reason I think." which, you might notice, is very similar to my favorite bumper sticker, "Don't believe everything you think.".

The old saying is "Ya either laugh or cry." As I get further into my study of the Course, I find I am laughing more. My ego nonsense is so stupid that I can't believe that I ever believed the nonsense that I did and do.

Laughing at the absurdity of life liberates me from my hell of resentment and grievances and as Saki writes in his quote, I need to be patient with the young, the old, the middle aged, (and myself), but more than patient, I need to forgive them. Playing my part in God's plan for salvation by forgiving myself and others is bringing me not only laughter, but joy and peace, and it seems that Brockport could use a little more of that.

If we could be forgiving of our brothers and sisters we could hasten the achievement of the Beloved Community here in Brockport. Will you join me? If we can each forgive one person today, we will have made a huge difference in creating more heaven on earth.