A Daily Course in Miracles
Lesson 2: What We Focus on Grows
I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning it has for me.
Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense, everything that comes from love is a miracle.
(T-1.1.3:1–3)
The lesson in the Course for Day 2 is that I have given meaning to the world around me, and not the other way around. It is a continuation of the lesson for Day 1 in that miracles require a shift in perception, removing meaning is where we start, and any meaning (or perception) is only there because I have assigned it. It becomes clearer as we practice.
Practice
Practice the lesson by applying it to the things near me, and then increase the range. In the practice, it is important again not to choose things on purpose or exclude things with purpose, but like yesterday, it isn’t the easiest thing to do as you can see from a few of my choices below:
- I have given that desk all the meaning it has for me.
- I have given this pen all the meaning it has for me.
- I have given that vase (one of the few…
