May Cause Miracles Workshop Led by Kim Trotto Week 6: Working Miracles Written by Gabrielle Bernstein Workshop Led by Kim Trotto Week 6: Working Miracles

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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone. -Aung San Suu Kyi

Only Love is Real From ACIM Our exercises have been an invitation to your inner guide, humbly asking for guidance back to this belief This is fantastic, because your inner guide is committed to teaching you this truth, all we have to do is ask for help

The Course Doesn’t Suggest That we deny the fear of the world Instead we invite our inner guide to guide us to the right-minded perception of these fears When we do this, we are led to find solutions rather than focusing on sadness, we are guided back to love!

Each Subtle Shift Has surrendered your worldly fears to your inner guide for healing Each time you did this instead of following your ego, you invited your inner guide to reinterpret your fear from a loving perspective

In Doing So You were guided to a new perception, a miracle Returning to your truth, now you know that the miracle mind doesn’t deny fear, it sees it as an assignment to learn and grow Recognize this is a lifelong commitment

You Begin to Understand Love is crucial in the world, including loving yourself You have the capacity to become a miracle worker in the world

What Did You Come Here For? Maybe healing a relationship, earning more money, overcoming addiction, or letting go of some of your fear Hopefully you’ve started to achieve these things Hopefully you may be ready to take the next step

The True Purpose of the Work Healing your mind, so you can have a greater effect on the world

The Ego Might Trip You Up It convinces us we are helpless or not enough But, now we know better than to side with the ego The spiritual connection you have ignited is your greatest power

Your Super Power The spiritual connection you have ignited is your greatest power Teachers like Jesus, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Buddha, Nelson Mandela used their power to spread love and transformation They tapped into our collective consciousness of love

Choosing Love Over Fear Each time one chooses love over fear, they are a bridge for all others to follow their path Choosing love, creates a new energetic patter I see this so often in my classroom, if I choose love, the energy changes instantly

This Week We make the conscious decision to understand the effect our choices have on the world

If You Listen To your inner guide, you will know “where to go, what to say, and what to do.” All that is required is a desire to serve and heal

4 Steps for Miracle Working 1. Your purpose is to heal your mind 2. Continuously witness and surrender the fear that blocks your purpose 3. Listen to your inner guide and trust in the path 4. Choose love and know you’re changing the pattern of the world

You Are Prepared for This Week Be the witness Stay willing Embrace the shifts Have an attitude of gratitude When in doubt, throw down an F bomb and forgive These daily right actions are all you need to do to serve in your highest capacity

This Week Day 36 Witness your fear throughout the day and remember that your purpose is to heal your mind, so you can heal others (we are all connected, so if you heal yourself, you are healing others)

This Week Day 37 Surrender to the voice of your inner guide, your willingness is essential for miracles Day 38 Shift from a me mentality to a we mentality, calling on your inner guide for support

This Week Day 39 Share your gratitude with the world, shining light on the accomplishments of others brings more light to the world Day 40 Forgiveness for something you have been holding onto, this clears your mind

This Week Day 41 Accepting your own healing is the first step to becoming a miracle worker, next is sharing love through your thoughts, energy and actions

This Week Day 42 Reflect and honor your work! Throw a miracle party and celebrate you!

Ask Yourself “What am I choosing to bring to this world?” Do not judge your past Honor the path you have taken Accept it as your learning device to get to where you are Choose love

The Journey Has Just Begun As you heal your mind and help others shift their fears to love, you perform a miracle. “Without your smile, the world cannot be saved.” ACIM

Conclusion- Living a Miraculous Life The Buddha- Read Aloud p. 241-242

The Golden Buddha A beautiful metaphor for our own lives. We are all golden Buddhas, but we grow to believe we are made of clay. The ego covers our inner light and masks our truth Now we can embrace our light and reconnect to the Golden Buddha within

Symbols We Have Used in MCM Flashlight- We shined it upon our dark minds with the willingness to look at the ego’s illusions Chisel- We chipped away at our clay exterior by shifting our perspectives, practicing gratitude and embracing forgiveness

Symbols Continued Hammer- We’ve broken through layers of darkness to unleash golden inner light

New Job Keep chiseling to uncover more and more love each day

Typically One of Two Things 1. You are inspired and commit to deepening your spiritual practice each day 2. You feel great and conclude that the work is over. Within a few weeks the ego convinces you that you are healed and no longer need the daily practice

The Ego Has Been With You a Lifetime We started only 6 weeks ago ACIM says we can host love or be hostage to the ego Each day is a new opportunity to decide for love, inviting your inner guide as your teacher

Re-cap of the Seven Daily Practices Be the gentle witness Be willing to choose love Shift your perspective Foster a gratitude attitude Practice the F word Expect miracles Reflect and recap

Your New Job Continued Isn’t to figure everything out Is to invite your inner guide to be your teacher

The Flashlight Your witnessing, willingness to change, and miraculous shift in perception are the flashlight Accept that your job isn’t to make things right, but to fearlessly shine light on what is wrong & let your inner guide lead to learn and grow

3 Steps for the Flashlight 1. Be the Gentle Witness Key is to be nonjudgmental Don’t judge your ego with your ego No right or wrong way to this work Just witness your ego in action and remind yourself of the false perceptions you have chosen

3 Steps for the Flashlight 2. Be Willing to Choose Love Be willing to let go of yesterday and see today as new Choosing your inner guide is a moment to moment decision, it only requires your willingness to decide for love Use this affirmation: I choose to see love instead of this

3 Steps for the Flashlight 3. Shift Your Perspective ACIM teaches “ The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice.” Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity to heal.

The Chisel Represents gratitude and forgiveness in the miracle worker Foster a Gratitude Attitude; each day, intend to be grateful Practice the F Word, this is where your quantum shifts come from We allow, forgiveness, remain willing to forgive and allow your inner guide to lead you

The Hammer Living a miraculous life takes faith in and commitment to miracles Expecting miracles helps all the other principles set in and helps your work stick Being still and quieting your mind is essential for true shifts to occur, meditation is my salvation Slow down to experience the miracle fully

Miracles are the maximum service you can give to another.

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Gabby’s best tactics for keeping your light shining bright

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Be patient ACIM-”Infinite patience produces immediate results.” Trust that every simple shift toward love is a miracle Know that with love anything is possible

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Seek to Find Joy in a Joyless Place When it is dark, it is harder to be committed You have the power to “turn an ancient hatred into a holy love.” Use the affirmation: “I seek to find joy in a joyless place.”

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Look at the Problem So It Can Be Solved Don’t ignore the fear of the world, instead we can use it as a learning device Me- In life darkness and light often walk hand in hand, honor them both as part of the journey

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Don’t Obey the Ego’s Interpretation of Fear Acknowledging the ego’s fear is very different than believing it

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Let Go of External Perceptions As you deepen your practice, you’ll stop placing your happiness or sadness in external circumstances You’ll be relieved that your peace comes from inside of you

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Deny the Ego’s Interpretation of the World You will unconsciously and intuitively call on another thought instead

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Be Mindful Not to Make Your Practice Special You may feel special for choosing love, be mindful not to create more separation

Miracle Maintenance Toolkit Learn the Happy Lessons of Forgiveness Use Forgiveness in all situations Through forgiveness you will be released

Be Proud of Your Miracle-Worker Commitment Even if you don’t see major external shifts at first, you probably will feel relieved, this is because you have chosen the peaceful path Your commitment to love is the greatest gift you will ever give yourself or the world

All you need… Is the willingness to choose love, and the Universe will show you what to do

THANK YOU!!! You are a beautiful blessing in my life and I am grateful for your presence and energy in this process, whatever pace you have worked through it, the energy and love are the same. I hope you can feel the love I am sending to you!

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