Preoccupied? How about spinning?

Lesson #8

My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.

Yell yes . . . my mind is preoccupied with past thoughts, as I cannot see into the future. This is a "thought" provoking exercise that on first reading seems to make little sense (that seems to be a common feeling with most of these exercises). As a typical person desiring immediate gratification, I want to jump to the end and see if all this comes together - is easier to understand. However, I have promised myself that I would follow the rules and take these lessons as they are laid out. If I am to believe that Jesus dictated these Miracle Lessons, they I need to believe that there is a method in place that will make this come together when it is time... But this is tough sometimes.

The lesson goes on to say that "No one really sees anything". And that the "purpose of the exercises is to train my mind to recognize when it is not really thinking at all". Again, a contrary process based on what we have learned from our past experiences . . . which never happened, of course. Wow, this is serious mind games.