Deep down inside ourselves

The entire process of becoming happy consists in gradually weakening the False Self so that the True Self regains its rightful position in your life. The False Self is always unhappy. The True Self is never anything but happy.
Back in 1904 a scientist named A. V. L. Verneuil [Auguste Victor Louis Verneuil (1856 – 1913)] invented synthetic rubies. They were so similar to natural rubies that they nearly knocked the bottom out of the market for the natural gems. Nobody could tell the difference. The world of commercial rubies was thrown into panic and confusion.

Finally, some gem experts took their instruments and went to work on the synthetic stones. They made an interesting discovery. Deep down inside the man-made gems were some defects consisting of tiny bubbles. They broadcast their discovery.
Instantly, the price of natural rubies soared to its original high mark. Now that it was possible to tell the difference between the artificial and the real, no one wanted the false gems. Everyone desired the real, the natural, the genuinely valuable rubies.
That is how we can go at it. We can take courage to look deeply inside ourselves. Then we will see the difference between our real and our artificial personalities. Once we see it-once we really see it-we no longer value false ideas or attitudes. We want only the valuable emotions, the enriching thoughts, the beneficial interests and peaceful desires.
Remember, it is awareness of the difference between the two that gets us on the right track. VH

Light and joy and peace abide in me.

I am the home of light and joy and peace.
I welcome them into the home I share with God, because I am a part of Him.

I am as God created me.

I will remain forever as I was, created by the Changeless like Himself.
And I am one with Him, and He with me.

When you feel determined to carry out your plans at all hazards, stop to be sure your plan is not the suggestion of somebody else. When it is a righteous scheme you will feel strong and joyous and make others glad also. This is your text: "Counsel is mine and sound wisdom." ECH

Self-command or self-chaos is the simple test of whether or not we are living with our true self. VH