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pure Love. But by not appreciating the gift, I have forgotten my Self. Instead this world was made in
an attempt to find something I would like better, something more special.

Because I have not appreciated God's gifts to me, I do not know my Self, nor do I value my Self. It is
no wonder the world is filled with people who feel unworthy. This is why it is important for me to
thank my Father for His gifts to me. God doesn't need my thanks, but I need gratitude for His gifts in
order to know my Self. That is how I will know my worth. That is how I will find full appreciation for
my Self and all my brothers.

Help me Holy Spirit to recognize the value of God's gifts and the valuelessness of the ego's offerings,
for I would know my Self. This is my true desire.

Love is my Source. From Love came all that is real. I cannot leave my Source and become something
different. I cannot change my Self. I remain Love as I was created. Love holds only Love. Love
extends only Love. I am one with Love as I was created.

If I try to deny my Identity as Love, I will try to think I have changed myself into something else,
separate from Love. I will try to make up a world that is different from the oneness of Love. I will try
to make individuality and differences real in my mind. I will try to think I am separate and alone. I
will try to think I am independent of my Source.

I am learning now that this is the unhappy dream. In this unhappy dream I have denied my Identity
as part of God and have not appreciated God's gifts to me. I have denied that my mind holds only
what I think with God. It is now time to lay down this denial.

I want to return to happiness. I want to return to God's peace and joy and Love. I want to return to
my oneness with my Source. I want to remember that I am still one in the Mind of God. I want to
accept my Self as I was created. I want to let go of all the false ideas about individuality and being
separate from my Source.

Now is the time of return. Now is the time for me to remember that my mind holds only what I think
with God in truth. All the other thoughts I have added are nothing and nowhere. They are
meaningless ideas and I am willing to practice laying them down. I am thankful that these
meaningless ideas were never true and that I am still changeless Love as I was created.

I return to God's gifts as I open up to them, accept them and appreciate them. My gratitude for the
truth of my Identity as one with God opens my mind so that I can see that I never left. In truth my
mind has held only what I think with God. I have always remained one with God and so has
everyone. A false world of separation was never real. Only in dreams could I have imagined this.
Today I practice opening to the truth by being willing to lay this false dream down. I practice opening
to the truth that my mind holds only what I think with God.

God's Word is Love. Its attributes are peace and joy. It makes sense that to receive

God's Word, I must be at peace. The maze of conflicting thoughts of the ego cannot conceive of the
simple unity of Love. Learning to quiet my mind is an essential step in preparing myself to receive
God's Word. If I want the peace of God, I must welcome the peace of God.

Lessons by Marlyn Marval Feb 23th thru April 9th 2015