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A Course In Miracles Lesson 118

🌿 I am starting to notice how much noise I carry in my mind. Constant evaluation, reaction, anticipation. It feels normal, but it keeps me from hearing anything deeper. Today is about stepping out of that noise.

Review III — Lessons 105–106

🧩 (L105) God’s peace and joy are mine.

I have treated peace like something I earn after everything settles. But this idea says it is already available. When I stop replacing it with stress and control, it becomes easier to recognize.

🧩 (L106) Let me be still and listen to the truth.

Stillness used to feel uncomfortable, even unsafe. But I am beginning to see that it is not empty — it is where clarity shows up. When I stop filling the space, something real becomes audible.

God’s peace and joy are mine.

Let me be still and listen to the truth.

I am MovingStill.

#iammovingstill #reentry #acim #spirituality #healing

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Through my own experience with Lesson 118 from A Course In Miracles, I’ve come to understand how much mental chatter can cloud true peace. The lesson emphasizes that God’s peace and joy are not something to be earned later but are already present, waiting to be accepted. This realization was transformational for me because I had long mistaken peace as a reward after external circumstances improved. Instead, I began practicing stillness intentionally, as the lesson suggests, allowing myself to stop replacing inner calm with stress or control. Initially, sitting in stillness was uncomfortable and felt like an empty space that needed filling. But as I persisted, I noticed something remarkable: stillness became the doorway to clarity. When I quieted my own 'feeble voice' of doubt and distraction, I was able to hear the 'mighty Voice for Truth' within me. It reassured me that I am inherently whole and connected to God's peace. In practical terms, I integrated mini pauses during my day—on the hour and half-hour as the lesson encourages—to remind myself: "God’s peace and joy are mine" and "Let me be still and listen to the truth." These simple affirmations helped anchor my awareness away from habitual mental noise toward a deeper spiritual calm. For anyone struggling with anxiety or the relentless mental evaluation of daily life, I recommend embracing the practice of stillness and acceptance presented in this lesson. It’s not about forcing serenity but about gently allowing the mind’s noise to settle so that peace can emerge naturally. The process is gradual but healing, offering not only relief from stress but a renewed connection with a deeper truth within. Ultimately, Lesson 118 guided me to step out of mental chaos and into a sacred space of quiet reflection where God’s peace and joy truly are mine.

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