JOY IN THE STREETS

Well, I've come upon a note I wrote to myself in 1989. It is in quotation marks; unfortunately I did not note who originally said it, but I only love it: We teach best that which we need to learn.

For all I know, that's a famous quote that the whole world would recognize, but it's new to me...again. And ain't it the truth? According to me, that's the basis for what we see is always ourselves.

Think about it, using you and your bad behavior as my textbook to teach by, I could set my universe aright. The rest of the story, of course, is that you could use me and my bad as your textbook and be right on target, too.

But isn't that part of the human condition, judging? And doesn't that prove the truth of the human condition as God's laugh track!

It seems to me the mistake we make in trying not to judge is in the trying not. Even if we succeed through sheer force of self-will, we have gained nothing...nada...zilch. For our ego-victory mind will continue to natter, and we'll wind up cursing the TV and feeling put upon. It's nigh impossible to feel the presence of God while feeling put upon (she said, based on her own experience).

The reason we're learning and relearning that what we see is always ourselves is not to learn not to judge...we learned that (or heard it at any rate) in Bible School, at age 4, 5 or 6.

We're learning what we see is always ourselves in order to get It, the Big Picture, which is to realize that you, me and the Father are One. And to be happy about that! To love and laugh and dance in the streets of our mind. There it is...the peace that passes understanding.

Thank you.