Same Kind of Different as Me stars Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Olivia Holt, and Jon Voight. In this story, we witness the unfolding and forging of an unlikely friendship between a married couple and a man named Denver, whose nickname is “Suicide”. The kindness and compassion that ultimately remove the barriers around Denver’s heart and mind are profound. We learn of the dark tales of his past and the racism and hardships that he endured during his tumultuous upbringing and we witness the unraveling of all of the hatred and trauma that have caused Denver to be the way that he is.

This movie helps to remind us that in our day-to-day journey, it is easy to become preoccupied with the differences between us and those with whom we share our journey. With this understanding comes the opportunity to look again and, instead of seeing where we are different, allowing ourselves to see where we are the same. We come to learn that we can look beyond skin color, social status, and gender and give our willingness to be shown we are much more alike than we are different.  The characters in this drama are willing to be shown this truth.  And in this movie, we see how love truly transcends all barriers.

This movie can be found on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, and on YouTube.

Rev. Kelly Barber will lead the Movie Group’s discussion of this movie on Sunday, June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/6 pm MT.

NTI John ends with a lovely description of the awakening process from identification with the false self to realization of unity consciousness. It describes the experience as a “merging” process. At first, we listen for guidance as if it is coming from outside of us. Then, we begin to recognize it is not coming from outside of us. Instead, it seems to move in us and through us naturally. Eventually we see ourselves as That, which we used to reach for or resist.

NTI John points out that until the merging process is complete, there will be resistance and doubt. There will also seem to be “tests,” which are situations when we are severely tempted to fall back on our old habits in order to feel safe. These “tests” do not come from truth. There aren’t any “tests” we have to pass to realize truth. The “tests” are times when the ego is screaming for us to turn away from truth. The “tests” come from our remaining resistance.

Today’s reading says:

But if you open to Me, even within your moments of doubt, the miracles that you experience will convince you that your faith is well placed, and you will continue to follow the guidance of the Light.

In other words, we are awakening to benevolence. By not returning to the ego during the “tests” of resistance, we discover the benevolence that is natural to truth, and we learn to trust it more. This positive reinforcement, which comes naturally when we do not return to our old habits, encourages us to let go of ego and merge with the light.

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Thoughts of Awakening # 107

You have no obligation
except to be love.
And ‘be love’ is all that you are
and all that you can be.

You have no obligation
to see what I say is true,
but the joy of your heart
is to know you as I do.

To know that you are love
without obligation to be different than you are,
observe everything without judgment
and watch how it all unfolds.

~From our Holy Spirit

Yesterday’s reading ended with this:

You stand before two voices, both witnessing to you and both claiming to be the voice of truth. Each voice has something to say, but what they say is different. And you must make a choice. … Which voice will you believe? … Which voice will you listen to?

Today’s reading points out that until we resolve to live by the voice for truth, we live by the ego. The ego is the default voice in the world. As long as we believe that we serve our best interests by thinking through options and making decisions based on thinking, we live in accordance with ego.

Most people will read today’s reading, feel the desire to live by the voice for truth, and then follow the ego predominantly anyway.

Why?

Because of the value put on one’s thinking.

The reading points out that you will suffer because of the choice to live by ego. This is important to see. If we notice how much suffering our thinking causes us, we will begin to value it less. The less we value our thinking, the more likely we are to follow our heart and live by the voice for truth instead of the ego.

It is helpful to notice how you feel when thinking is spinning in the mind. Notice that thinking is the cause of suffering. Grow tired of thinking as your guide.

It’s important to remember that the voice for truth is intuition, and intuition guides in the moment. That means that as we resolve to live by the voice for truth instead of thinking, we need to become comfortable with not knowing and with waiting until intuition makes known whatever it is that we need to know.

Watch your thinking. When something is not yet known, but the mind is trying to figure it out, put the thinking aside. Be willing to abide in unknowing presence until it is time to know. Through this decision, you wait for intuition instead of running off with thinking.

Thoughts of Awakening # 106

What is hate
but the wish that what you see
be different than the way
you are seeing it?

Good news, my brother!
It is different.
What you are seeing now
is not what is true,
and what is true is not
how you are seeing it.

Erase the ideas in the mind
that tell you you know what you see.
Look at all you believe
to be facts about what you see,
and be willing to realize
you are completely wrong
about everything.

~From our Holy Spirit