"I see nothing as it is now."

OK, this work is starting to annoy me. I understand the concepts are supposed to be new, and the whole idea of DIY spiritual transformation from a book, while not exactly new, if attempted without support and direction, could be a bit challenging (think about how some people weird out when reading the Bible alone with no context).

So anyway, today's thought is "I see nothing as it is now." To apply this idea, first it is necessary to recognize that I don't understand it. The point of this is to practice these exercises, not to understand them.

A mind untrained in ACIM can't believe that it appears to picture that which is not there. Yet, that's all that's necessary to apply this idea. It's consistent with the idea (I think) that we create our own reality, that thoughts have power, that we are what we think, that if I can believe it I can achieve it, and so on. Each of these little exercises is designed to help get to the smooth continued application of these concepts; each of these small steps should clear a little of the darkness away, and finally, according to ACIM, unerstanding will come to lighten every corner of the mind that has been cleared of the debris that darkens it.

This is about looking around and applying the idea for the day to whatever I see, indiscriminately, excluding nothing. So I don't see this keypad as it is not. I don't see this screen as it is now. I don't see this tv as it is now. I don't see this shredder as it is now.

I'm heading to church. This should be interesting. I'm watching a giraffe who was born with her rear hooves turned inward. They've given her prosthetics so she could walk. She has pink and purple prosthetics on her hooves. But I don't see that as it is now.