Perception is my state of mind, reflected outward

Perception is a mirror not a fact.

And what I look on is my state of mind,

Reflected outward

               From the book Gifts from a Course in Miracles, Vaughan and Walsh, Eds.

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don’t confuse me with the truth

no!  really !

I have my beliefs

I have my truths

I have my way of seeing the universe

and God

and the people around me

I have chosen my way

my path

my way of looking at things!

and my commitment to this path is so profound

so complete

that I really do not want any inconvenient truths

I love this power

I love this ability to create my own reality

of course it has its problems

this power

for it is shaped by whatever is in my heart

if hatred lives in the depth of my soul

if that is what is at my core

the I will see a world of hate

and I will fear

if greed lies deep

then I am consumed

and will look out on a world

ripe for plunder and manipulation

ah

but if I am filled with Spirit

with Sacred presence

with love

then I see need

and hurt

and hope

and value

and look out on the world with love

and compassion

and acceptance

if what I perceive is my state of mind

reflected outward

then may

truth

which is love

and which is the only thing that can set me 

free 

live in my soul

ripe for plunder and manipulation

ah