Cate Grieves, A Course in Miracles

This is our last session on the 10 giant strides and great steps lessons from A Course in Miracles. Cate and Shannon introduce the highlights from each of the giant strides and great step lessons and then members of the group share in beautiful detail how they have been changed by the deeper connection to the messages in these lessons. (This is number 11 and the last video of the eposide series).

 These sharings are amazingly touching. The session goes for nearly 2.5 hours but it is worth listening to the whole recording, as the sharings are amazing all through the session. Shannon and I are deeply grateful for everyone in the live group who participated in the last 10 weeks and also for the many who sent messages to us that this playlist has really helped them shift their awareness to a deeper connection with God.

The giant stride lessons are
W61 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
W66 MY HAPPINESS AND MY FUNCTION ARE ONE
W94 I AM AS GOD CREATED ME
W127 THERE IS NO LOVE BUT GOD'S (GREATEST GIANT STRIDE LESSON)
W130 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TWO WORLDS
W135 IF I DEFEND MYSELF I AM ATTACKED
W194 I PLACE THE FUTURE IN THE HANDS OF GOD

The large step lessons are: W108 TO GIVE AND RECEIVE ARE ONE IN TRUTH
W110 I AM AS GOD CREATED ME
W193 ALL THINGS ARE LESSONS GOD WOULD HAVE ME LEARN

Big hugs and we see only your pure holy Self, sweet child of God. Love Cate and Shannon

This is our last Satsang where we go work through the Great Strides, great advances and "overcome a thousand seeming obstacles" workbook lessons. This is no 10 of 10 lessons where Jesus calls them great strides, large advances and "overcome and thousand seeming obstacles".

This week Shannon and Cate read through Workbook lesson 193 of A Course in Miracles slowly and diligently, so that our mind rests in the understanding of what Jesus wants us to "do" in our mind, as he shines away the obstacles to peace. "All things are lessons God would have me learn".

"God wills the happiness His Son inherited of Him be undisturbed in the joy of full creation, and eternally open and wholly limitless in Him. That is His Will." W193,1

"Forgive and you will see this differently"
"I will forgive and this will disappear"

 These two lines are the lesson God would have us learn. God wants us to learn the lesson that when we forgive, we will see it differently and it will disappear. That is the lesson he wants us to verify and know, as an experience.

Cate leads the meditation this week... leading everyone through a practice of forgiveness and noticing, that the fear, guilt or belief in sin, disappears. THIS WILL DISAPPEAR! Thats what we want to remember. When we forgive, the upset will disappear. Therefore God would have us learn that everything is a lesson.... to learn that it is to apply forgiveness to and notice that it disappears!!. Big hugs, from Cate and Shannon xo

This weeks Satsang hosted by Cate and Shannon, is based on Workbook Lesson 110 I am as God created me.

Cate starts the meeting with the emphasis on the sentence "For this one thought would be enough to SAVE you and the world, if you believed it is TRUE." Cate and Shannon read and share how powerful the message is in this lesson. "Today's idea is all you need to let complete correction heal your mind, and give you prefect vision that will heal all the mistakes that any mind has made at any time or place." Shannon leads the group through another beautiful and healing meditation based on "I am God's Son. His Son can suffer nothing. And I AM His Son."

Deep gratitude to everyone who joined - Much love Cate and Shannon xo

This weeks lesson 108 - To give and receive are one in truth is deemed a "quick advance" by the Christ Mind. "Think of the exercises for today as "quick advances" in your learning, made still faster and more sure each time you say "To give and receive are one in truth'. Shannon and Cate take the group through the theory of "what we give, we receive" and then, let everyone validate for themselves, that what they "give" .... quietness, peace of mind and gentleness.... is exactly what they receive within themselves, as they offer it. For anyone watching or listening back, please verify your experience after you have done the exercise. It has "special usefulness" as it can be so easily tried (doing the exercise) and seen as true .... noticing that you actually experience quietness, peace of mind and gentleness, after you offer (extend) it to everyone or particular people. If you really want to have peace, you need to offer it to everyone. This particular law of God's, shows us very clearly through the actual experience of it, that it works! Enjoy the peace,gentleness and love that shows up in your experience as you extend it.

Blessings from Cate and Shannon xo

This weeks Satsang starts with Shannon sharing that this is one of her favorite lessons. Shannon and Cate start the group off by sharing how helpful this lesson has been for them, in regard to all the various "plans" that are made. Trying to get things done quickly so you can rest - is planning for yourself. In placing the future in the hands of God, we see that everything gets done in the right time, in a peaceful way. Then, there is no need to "rest" because the tasks are completed in a "restful, peaceful manner". This shows us how we can transform our mind, by choosing present peace and present trust, as we go through our day. Shannon leads the group through another beautiful and restorative meditation for releasing the future, past and present.
 
If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” through this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314422878894616 or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website here: https://www.thehappylearners.com/?post_type=tribe_events 

Many thanks everyone - Love Cate and Shannon xo

This weeks Satsang is on one of Cate and Shannon's favorite lessons - W135 If I defend myself, I am attacked. This lesson slowly and carefully takes us through what we defend against and what the defense actually does to us. Cate asks the group a series of questions so that each person can take the time to really find out what defenses they use and what the cost is. Jesus makes it very clear that each defense tightens our mind into believing the body is the self. He helps us realise that all defenses are to protect the "body" - which he reminds us "is not our Self". Shannon and Cate share and help the group to see these ideas with a deeper clarity so there may be a deeper committment to letting defenses go gently. In paragraph 10, Jesus focuses on the defense of "planning". He says that planning is not often recognised as a defense. So he is making us aware of all the plans we make for the body's safety... and asking us to instead, choose an answer that brings peace and harmony by using "present trust" in Him. He says this is the defense that promises a future undisturbed, without a trace of sorrow and with a joy that constantly increases, as life becomes a holy instant, set in time, buy heeding only immortality (Spirit). Shannon leads the group into a beautiful meditation at the end of the session.

Thank you to everyone who joined and thank you to you dear one, who is watching this video back. We hope you can do the writing exercises as instructed so you become more aware of "self-initiated plans".

If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” through this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314422878894616 or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website here: https://www.thehappylearners.com/?post_type=tribe_events


Blessings of holy love, Cate and Shannon

Workbook lesson 130 It is impossible to see two worlds is our 5th giant stride lesson. This week Cate starts off with a metaphysical share - to remind us what we are and where we are. Shannon and Cate then read and share ideas from the lesson and Shannon takes the group through a beautiful meditation at the end. Such a beautiful uplifting session allowing the Holy Spirit to guide and speak through us. We are here only to be truly helpful.

If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” through this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/314422878894616 or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website here: https://www.thehappylearners.com/?post_type=tribe_events

This comment by one of our participants: Cate Grieves was out the gate with this weeks giant step with a POW to the ego's thought system. With uncompromising focus she held my mind in the palm of her loving hand. Shannon with her angelic countenance more calls from heaven to my Soul. Thank you both. ❤
Blessings of Love & Gratitude,
Cate & Shannon

In this video, Cate and Shannon read through A Course in Miracles workbook lesson 127 - There is no love but God's. Cate starts the group off with a writing exercise, where she askes the group to list the attributes of God's Love versus the ego's love (special love and special hate relationships). A number of group members read their lists out and it is helpful to hear how the Holy Spirit works in our mind, to contrast these ideas, so that we will choose them more often. Cate and Shannon read through the lesson with sharings of personal forgiveness lessons they encountered. Half way through, Cate asks the group to write out the answer to this question"Why would Jesus say that this lesson is the "largest single step" this course requests in your advance towards its establish goal? Some group members share their answers. Then the group is taken through the meditation by Shannon, where we are asked to "escape from every law in which you now believe." Cate then leads everyone through the blessing of our brother, by experiencing the sharing of God's Love with them. Another beautiful sharing and uplifting gift to join and rest together.

If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website (www.thehappylearners.com)

Love to everyone. Cate and Shannon

In this weeks Satsang, Cate and Shannon go through the third great stride, Workbook Lesson 94, I am as God created me. Shannon starts off asking the group to write or think about what this lesson is pointing us to. What are the attributes of the essence of what we are, as God created us. A few of the group members then share what they wrote down. Later, Cate asks the group to write a 2nd list of attributes that "you have ascribed to yourself" (listened to the ego ascribe them) paragraph 4. We then compare these lists and feel the strength within to choose the first list over the second list of attributes. This is our power of CHOICE! Shannon then leads a beautiful meditation, inviting us to "try to reach the Son of God in you".

If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website (www.thehappylearners.com)

Blessings of Love & Gratitude,
Cate & Shannon

This week Cate and Shannon take the group through W66. My happiness and function are one.

Function = natural purpose. My happiness and my natural purpose are one. So my natural purpose is the same as my happiness. So being happy is my function. Being happy is my natural purpose. If I’m happy, I am fulfilling my natural purpose which God gives me.

Cate workshops the questions in paragraph 9 so that the answers will reveal to you, how what the ego suggests, never brings happiness. 

Shannon then guides the group with a meditation focusing on the gift of God's happiness. God gives me only happiness.

If you would like to join us live, you can find the details on the private Facebook group “Zoom to Miracles with Cate, Shannon and Myra” or find the details on the calendar on The Happy Learners website (www.thehappylearners.com) Blessings of Love & Gratitude, Cate & Shannon