聽神談【關於「成長」與「感恩」】
記住，你們是生活在十大幻覺中的。然後要去了解這些幻覺的真相——是你們創造了這些幻覺，以及在它們之下的所有小幻覺，因此你們才能夠決定和宣告、表達和體驗、成為與實現「你們真正是誰」。
我已經跟你們說過許多次了，現在我要再跟你們說一遍：生命的一切都是一種禮物，一切都是完美的——是為了在你之內、做為你，並經由你表達完美本身之完美機會的完美工具。
當你了解了這點，你將保持在一種持續的感激 (continual appreciation) 狀態。這就是說，你將會成長。 成長就是「懂得感恩」的意思(Growth is the meaning of appreciation.)。當某個東西在增值（appreciate）時，它就會變得比它原本的更多。
在任何情境下，你們不僅是能夠選擇，因而控制你的情緒，你們也能在遇見一個情境之前就這樣做，真的是這樣。
也就是說，你們可以「事先就決定你要讓你的能量如何流動」——你的情緒會是什麼——來回應你生活中任何可預期的情況。
當你達到了這種層次的掌控，在你面對生活中任何非預期的情況時，你也就能夠做出同樣的選擇。
以此方式，你就已經能和你人生的外在幻覺協調合作地，而非相互衝突地，做出「你是誰」的決定。
摘自《與神合一》第18章
Remember that you are living The Ten Illusions. And then understand the truth about those Illusions that you created them, and all the little illusions beneath them, so that you might decide and declare, express and experience, become and fulfill Who You Really Are.
I have said to you many times before, and I will say to you again: All of Life is a gift, and all is perfection—the perfect tool with which to create the perfect opportunity for the perfect expression of perfection itself, in, as, and through you.
When you understand this, you will remain in a state of continual appreciation. That is, you will be growing. Growth is the meaning of appreciation. When something appreciates, it becomes more than it was.
It is true that not only are you able to choose, and therefore control, your emotions in the face of any circumstance, you may also do so before you encounter a circumstance.
That is, you can decide ahead of time how you are going to put your energy into motion— what your emotion is going to be—in response to any anticipated situation in your life.
When you reach this level of mastery, you will also become able to make these same choices in your response to any unanticipated situation in life.
In this way you will have decided Who You Are in concert with the exterior illusions of your life, rather than in conflict.
