Am I Doing The Course Right?

A friend wrote to Nick: "I had another rough night. I feel like things are still being stripped away and I'm not handling it well."

Nick's comment: I don't think you are giving yourself enough credit. I would say you are handling it very well. It is just that at some unconscious level there is still attachment and you are being placed in a positions to surrender it. And really, there is nothing you need to do except to continue offering your experience to the Holy Spirit, and staying with the feelings.

So really, your ego is being undone faster than you think and at a much deeper level you are simply ready for it. So just hang in there, continue to offer your thoughts and feelings to the Holy Spirit, and do whatever you feel moved to do. Just know that what you are experiencing is simply the ego throwing a tantrum attempting to get your attention.

Remember, to the best of your abilities, keep your attention on Truth and not illusions. The Holy Spirit is very happy to remove your illusions from you if you are willing to release them to It. And our unconscious resistance is really what we are dealing with, not the Holy Spirit's willingness to lift the burden of our thoughts.

You are doing fantastic, just continue observing what is without resisting it. And in that place, the suffering stops. Even if for few seconds, that peace is prove of the fact that being with the experience is far more beneficial than trying to fix it, judge it, or wishing it a way for that would simply plant it there more firmly. Also in that moment of peace you will realize that you are not at the effect of anything. Once again, it is not a matter of knowledge or better understanding, it is only a matter of practice!

Just a word of caution, this is the danger in having Course in Miracles' teachers who have not done the work giving advice. They would probably try to tell you what you should do in order to fix whatever illusion you may be experiencing because your experience would probably trigger fears in them, and they simply reflect them back at you.

One thing I know for sure is, you are actually doing the work. And I know that if you feel moved to teach the Course, you are one of these lights who said yes to Spirit, and you will be used as a vehicle for transformation. So keep up the good work! You are doing fantastic!!!

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