Today: Step 221 - I am free to
be confused today. (MP3)
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| I am free to be confused today. Step 221 |
DO NOT VIEW YOUR CONFUSION AS A FAILURE. Do not view
your confusion as something that endangers you or belittles you. Confusion here
is merely a sign that you are realizing the limitations of your own ideas and
assumptions. You must give these up to allow Knowledge to become apparent to
you, for in the face of all important decisions that require your attention
this day, Knowledge has already provided an answer. It is not an answer that
you can find amongst the many answers that you provide for yourself or that you
assume others provide for you.
THEREFORE, LET ALL SUBSTITUTES FOR KNOWLEDGE fade
from you. Allow yourself to be confused, for in your genuine confusion Knowledge
may arise naturally. This, then, represents your freedom, for in freedom you
are free to be confused.
REMIND YOURSELF OF THIS IDEA upon the hour, and do
not be complacent with simple explanations or assumptions about its great meaning
for you. You must consider it deeply and realize that the true understanding
that it holds for you will be revealed in time. Today allow yourself to be
confused, for you are confused, and you must always begin from where you are.
Knowledge is with you. You are free to be confused. In your longer practice
periods today, enter into stillness whether you are confused or not, for
stillness, grace and peace are always available to you.
PRACTICE 221: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly
practice.
I have been confused many days. It is good to have
this freedom.
8:10
a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001
This
is my fine point ink pen. Free with God or without? The latter can't be.
If
you build a world, you must maintain that world. If you create a world, it will
need to be sustained. There is no particular reason to maintain and sustain a
world other than to manifest that which might be manifested. All the universe
has the same source, but it is not the same manifestation.
10:05
a.m. At work – DSB regional analysis. This must be done – to see the forces of
dissonance – barriers to cooperation.
11:05
p.m. Where am I? Stock market depressed. It's moving up, may have bottomed –
why did I even change my strategy? Where am I going? I have no idea – I’m not
getting ahead; getting more behind. Now what? Do nothing. K doesn't seem to
help. I'm working alone – the results?…
River
Rec tonight… 6:30 – 9:20 –
The Steps page had this:
I am getting the thoughts, but can I put them into
practice? A premature answer; must use restraint. When this happens, write it down - record it. 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.
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