This is so very true – as almost always when I’m angry someone I care about or respect has either hurt my feelings or bruised myself concept. All we/I really want is to be loved and cared about. To realize that we are love – what a fabulous realization.

Lynn Pierson
author of the spiritual thriller compared to “The Da Vince Code” meets “A Course in Miracles.” http://www.thegreatawakeningsaga.com

What does today’s lesson mean to me?
This is such a rich lesson. There is such treasure in it. First, overall, it means that when I get upset, I think I know why I’m upset. I think something happened to me, or someone did something to me. I think I lack something. I can come up with lots of “causes” for my upset. What Jesus is telling me here is that I am wrong about all of them. This makes sense when I think about yesterday’s lesson which reminded me that my thoughts do not mean anything. How then could I believe that I know the reason I am upset.

I love that Jesus is telling us that the form of upset doesn’t matter and even though the form can look very different, they are really all the same. I love that I can use the different forms of upset as if they really were different to learn that they are not different. Isn’t that great? My favorite concept from this lesson, though, is that there are no small upsets. They are all equally disturbing to my mind. What does it matter the cause of the upset? How can I see it as big or little? Either I have peace or I don’t. I can’t have a little peace. It is peace or it isn’t. So every upset disturbs my peace and so they are all the same. I am so grateful to know this.

How can I apply this lesson to my life right now?
My mind wants to go to “what does this mean?” If I am not upset for the reason I think, then why am I upset? How does this work in my mind? There is a problem with doing that. When I try to logic my way through things, I am using the ego. The ego doesn’t know anything, and so I just go in circles getting more and more confused. I’m not going to go there today. I just accept that Jesus knows what he is doing and so I will just do the lessons. I will remember to use the many helpful tips he gives in this lesson to take full advantage of it. I will especially use, “I cannot keep this form of upset and let the others go”, to remind myself that to be useful, I must recognize that the Course is unequivocal in what it says. It applies to all things all the time, or it doesn’t work.

My message from Holy Spirit.
Myron you understand that all upsets are the same, and that each one must be forgiven (seen differently). You understand that none can be kept. Continue to practice this to increase your willingness. The peace that you will achieve will motivate you even more. Remember that one is not more or less in any way. It is only your resistance to releasing the past that makes it seem so.

You are right not to try to do anything more with this now. You are still using these lessons to undo ego concepts. Focus on that alone. Focus on doing each lesson as it comes up, doing it only as asked to. Let us now release, in these simple easy steps, all that you once believed was true. God will write the truth in on the blank slate you have made.

My message to Holy Spirit.
My heart is filled with gratitude, my dear Teacher. Thank you so much.