POSTING AND COMMENTING INFORMATION

Okay,  I just made some changes which hopefully will allow everyone to post and comment without problems. Let me know how it goes. Remember to clear your "cache" regularly; it will help your browser work better. And it will also help if you ENABLE 3RD PARTY COOKIES. This stops your browser from filtering excessively and may help you post and comment.  You can usually accomplish these tasks in preferences under privacy or security perhaps. Or try tools. Well, and gosh, I thought I was just teaching spiritual sorts of stuff. Ah well. A teacher's work is never done!

PRAYER OF RELEASE

"I fully and freely release you. I completely love you and let you go. I do not wish to hurt you. I wish you no harm. So far as I am concerned this trouble between us is over forever. You are free and I am free and all is well between us."

Dear Students, this prayer is helpful in all situations, even when you do not feel forgiveness or like letting go, even when you do not mean the words. Only your mind does not mean the words. Your heart speaks these words in all situations of letting go. This is because your heart always knows the Truth.  Say the words and the feeling will eventually follow. More importantly, you will be creating softness and serenity within your mind, heart, and being.

COPING WITH FEAR

Fear is the greatest weapon of control. Just look at history--both your own and the world's--to see that this is true. Fear is a dark force that has nothing to do with your true nature. Your true nature is light. Dark attracts dark. Fear attracts fear. This is the nature of fear.

In spite of the fear being broadcast into the world today, you can align with your higher nature which is light. You can go within yourself to find out what is true for you. You are not compelled to blindly believe everything you hear on the news, from the media, religious, or political leaders. News today is not meant to enlighten, but to enslave with fear. Fear is addictive. When the media or government can "excite" you with fear, they know they have you hooked and you will continue to come back for more and more, giving away more and more of your power to them. Have you noticed how the news plays the same horrifying images for days reliving horrifying events from the past?

Posting and Commenting Tips

Your ability to easily post and comment is related to the browser you use. Some popular browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari (for Macs) and Firefox. I normally use Firefox and I have a Macintosh computer.  If you want to try a new browser, you can always look it up on the Internet and download it, usually for free. To write a new post, click "new post" which is located on the top of your screen as you look to your right.

It is important to update your browser regularly, both for safety and ease of use. It is also important to "clear your cache" regularly. The cache might be located in your Tools menu bar or in your Preferences, or somewhere else, depending on the browser you use.

If you are having trouble posting/commenting, please check your browser. Update it. Clear the cache. Or try downloading a new browser, from the list above. Make sure you are properly logged in, with the same email address where you receive notification of your new lessons. Or create a google email address--if you do this, let me know, and I will delete your old email address and re-invite you  to your open classroom and schoolroom with your new e-mail.

I hope this helps.
Love, your practical teacher

Good Morning

At least it is morning here in Los Angeles and the day is already heating up. We had a wonderful angel evening on June 30, full of depth, inspiration, and learning. I loved being in the physical presence of students, as well as the presence of angels. I also love being with you here in our virtual classroom. 

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Hello, I wish you a beautiful summer.

Lots of Love

Ruth

YOUR NEW LESSONS ARE POSTED

I'll be sending out a reminder to you all to tell you that your new lessons are now posted in your schoolrooms, but whoever reads this gets a headstart. I wrote a new lesson for the first year students and revised lessons for the other classes. Enjoy!

Posting

Hi , I got Indira's message about can I post and comment. Just checking. Yes, I can do both!

An angel comedy bit

Says the angel comic,
I've grown a lot.
In fact, I'm still groaning.
Oh, groan.

thanks for the newest lesson

I love the newest lesson. The way that you wrote about your understanding of the story of Miss Hickory helped me understand how hard my head can be, how it can keep me from so much love and softness. I bought the book Miss Hickory and even though I am not a kid, I felt like one reading it. It's not a book I would've read as a kid, since I was more into outer space and aliens, so I am glad I have a teacher who points me in new directions and understandings.

DARKNESS AND LIGHT

light and dark

There are simple things we can incorporate into our life each day to help bring us into the Light. First we must understand that there is darkness and there is light and that the choices we make each day take us to one or the other. Darkness is synonymous with unconsciousness and light equates with Consciousness. One simple way to live more in the light is to watch our language. While swearing and profanity may be "normal" in the world,  it is not pure and natural to our hearts. The innocent heart is always hurt by the darkness that hides behind dark language. Imagine standing before the pure and perfect form of an angel of Light. Would you want to scowl and use dark language in front of a being of beautiful light? No, I don't think so. Please keep in mind that you are also a being of light. Yes, you are! Keep in mind that you are constantly in the presence of light. When you keep this in mind, you will naturally want to keep your language, your home, your life clean and bright, in honor of the Light.

CHANGE YOUR BODY CHANGE YOUR FEELING

Hello Cherry Blossoms, 

Speaking of cherry blossoms, ever notice how soft and flexible a flower is? This enables a flower to bend in the storm while the seemingly strong tree breaks! We can take lessons from nature. Nature is one of our greatest teachers and dearest companions when we take time to commune with her. Just as flowers constantly flow with the wind, bending and moving their tiny flower bodies, so must we, if we are to be happy, free, and joyous. Yes, we must be flexible. Over the years our bodies take on certain rigid patterns based on the way we think, feel, and act. Overtime we do not even realize that our bodies are in a holding pattern--holding onto stress and tension. So please begin to notice your body throughout your day. Notice the rigidity and tension. Then consciously breathe into these places as you release any pain, fear, and rigidity. Consciously change the position of your body. Yes! Teach your body new ways to be. Imagine yourself as a flower blowing in the soft wind -- flexible, free, and full of energy!

YOU ARE INVITED

June 30, Thursday, 7:15-9:45 pm
2nd ANGEL EVENING

My Office

2120 Huntington Drive 

S. Pasadena, CA 9103

By donation.

Space is limited.

Registration required.

Register now by phone 323-557-8934

or email: angel.lessons@earthlink.net

L.A. ANGEL WEEKEND LOS FELIZ, CA

      I hope to see some of you at the Los Angeles Angel Weekend! Do register as early as possible, since space is limited to 15 people. You may read more about it here:

http://www.theclearandsimpleway.com/losangelesseminar.htm

     Or here, and view photos of the beautiful seminar space and your friendly staff.

http://judithindiraparsons.blogspot.com/

YOUR WEBSITE

Do you have a website or blog that you would like to see posted here in Your Open Classroom? Tell me what it is, and I will post it here for you, so your classmates can easily find you!

TAKE TIME FOR TRUTH

The Clear and Simple Way School presents a practical, direct approach to both learning and applying spiritual principals to your life.  Make the most of your earthly existence. Keep showing up for your school. Do not believe you do not have time. Those are thoughts of darkness. The darkness always wants to keep you from the Light. It will try its best to convince you that you should spend time with your negative thoughts, feeling depressed or overwhelmed. Go against those thoughts! Come to where the Light is. Just as you must eat food every day to refuel your body, so must you eat spiritual Truth every day to refuel your spirit. The beautiful spirit that lives in your body has only you to rely upon. So be good to your spirit. Take time every day to spend time with the Light. Make your spirit happy. Then you will be happy too.

BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

During your day, see if you can remember to pause, take a breath, and notice what your mind is thinking and how you are feeling.  If your thoughts are dark or despairing, consciously brighten your day. Consciously examine your thoughts and shift your thinking in a more positive direction. Shift your body too. Jump up and down. Take some deep breaths. Run around the block. Or just stand straighter with your shoulders back and relaxed. Change your body and your mental state changes. You will start thinking differently about yourself and everyone around you. Stand and breathe as if you are on top of the world, even if you feel on the bottom. Pretend.  Pretending is the same as the actual experience because the brain doesn't know the difference between real and pretend.

CATHEDRAL OF NATURE

Have you read the June Message on my website?

FROM RUTH

Hi Everyone, Ruth had trouble posting for some reason and asked me to post this for her. So here it is! Enjoy! I love it when you all share poetry, and I love this clear and simple poem by Ruth.

Dear classmates, This is what I wrote a few days ago, as I woke up in the morning. Now I would like to share it with you. Greetings from Switzerland, Ruth

The Goddess
The Goddess in you radiates with beauty, inner peace, and strength.
She waits patiently for you discover her, trust her.
Gently, but with perseverance, she reminds you of your own strength, brings you into your inner peace, and is simply here.
Reassuring and reliable she is simply the Goddess in you. 
Not more and not less.

TRANSFORMATION

Hello Dear Students, This new page design is a reminder that your are growing and transforming just like the tiny seeds, flowers, and vines, the leaves on the trees, the birds that nest there, the swallows coming home to Capistrano (which is near here!) and spring becoming summer. You are part of nature, like a flower in a field. You are growing towards the Light, until finally you become One with that light. The more you show up for yourself, the more the angels show up for you.