A Course in Miracles Song: It's Only Me

The spiritual journey guides us inward and inward toward a final recognition... an Experience of Awakening to our Divine Nature as the Holy Child of God, first by having us recognize that we've been a slave to our own dream of separation, and then by having us learn to take responsibility for our own state of mind... realizing that everyone and everything that appears to be external to us is actually a projection of our OWN mind's wish to remain separate.  Therefore, I wrote (was Given, rather) this song a while back as a means of expressing these ideas as clearly as possible; reinforcing and maintaining awareness of the fact that no matter who or what I THINK is the cause of my experience... it's only me! 

May this song be an inspiring reminder to you that healing is truly possible through the willingness to take 100% responsibility for our state of mind.

With Peace and Love...
Erik

P.S.  Scroll further down if you want to see the lyrics.




It's Only Me

Everyone that I see… and everything I perceive… is me.    
And now I’m Free.       
And anytime that I believe... that somebody else is the cause of my grief...
I need... to stop and see I am deceived.

Cause it’s only me.   I am the dreamer of this dream. 
I've just gotta learn to see... it’s only me. 
And when I’m afraid, it’s only of thoughts that I have made. 
There’s no one outside to blame… it’s only me.  And I am Free!

Everything that I perceive… are the projections of my false memory. 
There’s no need to ever take any of it seriously.  :-)
Cause all that’s ever seemed to be of time was just a foolish, fictional storyline. 
But I’m learning that it never really happened... except in my mind!

Cause it’s only me.   I am the dreamer of this dream. 
I just gotta learn to see... it’s only me!
And when I’m afraid, it’s only of thoughts that I have made. 
There’s no one outside to blame… it’s only me.  And I am Free. 
Free... in the Innocence that I see!

And everyone that I see… is just a part of myself who longs to be free…
and I know in my heart, yes I know in my heart we can be!
Cause nothing’s in the way… except an insane thought that says I’m full of shame.  But forgiving You is showing me the Innocence in me.  And I'm Free!
I'm Free… in the Innocence I see!

Yes, I’m free to love and I’m free to shine, I’m free to share this Peace of Mind!
'Cause I’m one with you and you’re one with me and we share same Soul eternally! 
But I fell asleep and I dreamed this dream and now I’ve got to take responsibility…
finally!

Cause it’s only me!   I am the dreamer of this dream. 
I just gotta learn to see... it’s only me. 
And when I’m afraid, it’s only of thoughts that I have made. 
There’s no one outside to blame… it’s only me.  And I am Free!

Free… in the Innocence… I see…        

Cause everyone that I see… and everything I perceive… is me.   
And I am...
I Am..
I Am Free.
:-)

Undoing the Belief in Linear Time

This has got to be the deepest and yet clearest talk on spiritual truth that's available on the planet.  It blows my mind WIDE OPEN every time I watch it and take in the ideas deeper and deeper...

Enjoy!

Dear Prudence (one of my favorite Beatles songs)

The Beatles wrote MANY remarkable and inspired songs, but this one always stood out for me as such a loving and gentle wake up call to the listener... "Come out to play!  Open up your eyes!  Let me see you smile!  You are part of EVERYTHING!"  Ahhh... may we all heed its words by letting our mind sink into our Heart and let It guide us throughout all of our days and in all of our ways.  It doesn't always seem easy... but it is truly ALWAYS quite simple.  It requires nothing more than that we honor our own heart above ALL ELSE, trusting that what's in our own heart's best interest, is ALWAYS in the best interests of EVERY heart... for it is a living Fact that we are all One...  We share one Heart, one Mind, and one Spirit. And when we choose to trust in our own heart, we are trusting in the One Heart that we all share, and so it is a gift, quite literally, for everyone!

So practice honoring your heart above ALL ELSE, trusting that your mind does not know your own best interests, but that your heart DOES!  You are a precious one, and the choices you make in honor of your Heart go out like a ripple to subconsciously affect EVERYONE to honor their own Heart as well.  I am grateful to you always for these wise choices you make, and know that you cannot fail in reaching the ultimate Goal of awakening to Reality, for it is quite literally... inevitable. 

Love and Blessings to you all forever!
Erik

A "Tear-Jerker"!

I was bawling my eyes out throughout this entire video! There is something so DEEPLY touching about people beginning - for the first time perhaps - to give themselves permission to share what's on their heart without holding back. Especially in China, where the society is so repressed that the government even censors the internet! In this video, David Hoffmeister holds a nonjudgmental space for people to open up their heart and share with him their deepest private thoughts, secret desires, hidden shameful memories... as a way of releasing them once and for all. Divine Innocence is then remembered in the hugs and laughter that follow!
Thank you David, for being such a powerful demonstration of Divine Love and Forgiveness in this world! I love you forever...

A Love Song from Jesus...

This is a song I learned several years ago called "The One Who Knows" written by a very talented female singer/songwriter named Dar Williams. I believe she wrote the song for her daughter, but whenever I sing it now, I think of it as somewhat of a Love song from our elder brother, Jesus, or just from the Universal Spirit... to all of us, God's precious children.

 

Silence is golden...

This is one of my first original songs, which I wrote back in college, called "Peace of Mind". In this video, I was going to share a little bit of the song's background and personal meaning, but apparently the Spirit had other plans... :-)




   

I can feel Your Love shine, shine, shine!

This is a song I wrote in 2009 called "Shine Through". It's about surrendering to God's Love and letting it guide and teach me.

Happy New Year!

With Armelle off in Utah right now, and my parents gone to a party, I had a nice quiet house all to myself to celebrate the New Year in my own perfect way... in meditation.  :-)

And I happened to record a video as well...