x2 Step 23 – Journal Step 22 - I am surrounded by the Teachers of God.

Today: Step 23 - I am loved, surrounded and supported by the Teachers of God. (MP3)

I am loved, surrounded and supported by the Teachers of God. Step 23

THE TRUTH OF THIS WILL BECOME SELF-EVIDENT as you prepare, but for now it may require great faith. This idea may challenge existing ideas or beliefs, but it is true nonetheless. God’s Plan is invisible and recognized by very few because very few have the openness of mind and the quality of attention that will allow them to see what is obviously occurring around them, which at this point is not obvious to them at all. Your Teachers love you, surround you and support you, for you are emerging into Knowledge. This calls them to your side. You are one of the few who has the promise and the opportunity to emerge from the sleep of your own imagination into the grace of Reality.

THEREFORE, IN YOUR TWO PRACTICE PERIODS TODAY, feel this love, support and direction. It is a feeling. It is not ideas. It is a feeling. It is something you must feel. Love is something you must feel to know. You are indeed loved, surrounded and supported by your Teachers, and you are very worthy of their great gift to you.

PRACTICE 23: Two 15-minute practice periods.

Picture:  Dickey Ridge Trail, Shenandoah National Park - May 5, 2014 This is spring, so the leaves are young – light green. For me, being in nature is where I most experience the presence of the Teachers of God.

From the journal:  Step 22 - I am surrounded by the Teachers of God.

8 a.m. Sunday, September 10, 2000

Mankind will give up its freedom to be perverse… In order to save freedoms?

– Cooperation leads to freedom – this is a vision – not a current reality. Technology gives a false sense of power. Freedom requires Knowledge, Regional cooperation/regional freedom.

Space is beautiful, space is harsh.

10:58 a.m. Where am I? Confused as usual. Traveling to the airport and at it – seeing the material wealth and experiencing what it takes to be part of this middle America life. Why travel? To see people and places. To get a perspective on life. Where is it going anyway? As the planet gets smaller – local means less. Still – to always travel requires another set of values.

We are here to manifest. Are we here to manifest? The RI idea has become a burden? No one would know if I dropped it. Promoting human cooperation – supported by data in the world.

11:22 a.m. I am surrounded by the Teachers of God. My vision is clearing, but my path is not totally visible. A greater framework is needed.

Here among the Community of Travelers – moving from a regional airport to regional airport. Loops to the world transport.

Beware the empty Christ. The phony second coming set up by aliens.

5:35 p.m. Pittsburgh – US Airways terminal. We signed on for a flight delay to get two free tickets. Will be in DC at 11 p.m. Then cab to Dulles – then to home. About 2 a.m. I’d guess.

Here in the second time through Steps, and consistently up to this day in 2015, when centering is needed, I ask: “Where am I?” This is, of course: “Step 2 – Knowledge is with me. Where am I?”

Knowing where we are and where we are going is critical to life navigation. Getting off course is common. Asking this question can help get us back on course, even though we are unsure of the ultimate destination.

Like the fishing trawler in the San Francisco Bay, the picture I use on this blog to represent the journey we are on. As we travel about on our simple daily missions, navigational direction comes From The Mystery as well and to which it is wise to be attentive.

Let us continue.

NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest due to this or other Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. You can use the posts on this blog as a companion if it helps. They will remain in order in the archives - one post per Step.

Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps once. For this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference how fast you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.