Gloria to God:
Dear God, does all suffering come from ego?
God:
Ego makes a judgment. Ego says, Boo hoo. And you believe it.
Ego believes in loss.
Who wouldn't cry when they lose something?
Object permanence is when a young child comes to understand that because something is out of sight doesn't mean it is gone. If it is out of sight, it is simply out of sight.
The ego says it is gone, and you will never have it again. And you weep.
The ego says it was yours in the first place.
The ego says it makes a difference.
My children weep for youth gone and old age coming. That is all of a temporary thing called the body.
In truth, inside, My children know they are not changed, and, furthermore, they know they are forever.
So what is all this fuss about?
There is no death of you or anyone. It is a moment's passing.
Your ego teaches your mind to play tricks on you.
You, Gloria, still miss and mourn little Ginger with all your heart. You thought it was her little body you loved, and that it was her little body that brought you happiness. It was her spirit, her indomitable loving spirit. And where has that gone? It can go nowhere. It is with Me, and it is with you.
Ginger was a decal of your love. You put your love on her. You loved her, but she was not your love. Your love did not pass with her. She did not take your love away when her body left. It's just that your ego, which believes in the supremacy of the physical, told you that your heart was wounded. And you believed that your love was gone, and that your heart was left cut, bereft, and bleeding.
Nothing changed. You called a certain wave of love to you and called it Ginger. Gingerness is now a part of you. She was always within you.
All love is Mine, and My love is never destroyed. My love is intact. Your love is intact. You decided on a penance called mourning. Decide on a reward called joy.
What Ginger gave to you, give to yourself.
Let your tribute to her be joy, not loss.
Ego says you are separate one from the other.
God says love never separates.
Sadness is always self-centered.
Why weep for Ginger? She is happy.
Why make yourself unhappy and attribute it to Ginger or anything else?
Keep the joy of Ginger, and let her physical go.
Her physical was a disguise around her.
Your sadness is a disguise around you.
Let go of sadness, and keep Ginger's heart.
Suffering is a decision.
Decide otherwise.
Disbelieve separation.
Believe Wholeness.
Gloria:
Dear God, when I read or write Your words, I am so happy. I am entranced in Your words. In what You say, even ego seems like a wonderful thing, mourning, death, all seem delectable when You speak of them. When You talk about it, letting go of ego seems like a lovely adventure and what fun to be on that adventure.
God:
And I speak truth, Gloria. Truth is delectable.
Gloria:
In my experience, losing ego is painful.
God:
That is because ego is the foothold of attachment. Your ego holds onto things and doesn't want to let go. You feel illusion being ripped from you. The illusion that you are always right and justified. The illusion that you are more or less than someone else. The illusion that all the things in the relative matter so much when, out of illusion, out of ego, they matter not at all. They are just matter. Matter is a mirage. Matter is the disguise of light. It is only a cover-up. What matters is not physical. What matters is truth.
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I am off for a week to Ashland, Oregon for an Elderhostel trip focusing on the Shakespeare festival there. I'll miss reading Heavenletters but am looking forward to reading them all afterwards. Be well.