This post contains my random observations on my recent series of posts called “Tommy’s Nightmare.” I invite you to share your observations, comments, and questions by responding to this post, sending an email, or commenting on Facebook.
This story vividly demonstrates something I teach in my book, Personal Peace of Mind, How to Live Within The Law of Miracles.
Here is a brief description:
- God is the source of all love and wisdom
- Life is easier when I know God’s thoughts about a situation
- God’s thoughts always bring joy, peace, love – I call this Peace of Mind.
- Due to society, religion, or other experiences, I might be afraid to hear from God directly, so I need an intermediary: someone to stand between God and me.
- Examples of commonly used intermediaries include Jesus, fortunetellers, rabbis, mediums, Fathers, angels, tarot card readers, Mary, palm readers, pastors, medicine men, Mohammad, and Moses.
- Truthfully, everyone and everything is an intermediary to God.
- These voices are trustworthy.
- Since we call flesh and blood intermediaries “mentors,†I call non-flesh voices, such as angels, ghosts, etc., “virtual mentors.â€
Tommy’s attacks come from a medical condition called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I’m not an expert on the medical part of it. However, I have talked with several people who have or previously had the condition. They describe it as a combination of intense fear and guilt tied to memories of previous events.
Tommy’s therapist eases his attacks by playing the roles of virtual mentor and mentor. As a virtual mentor, she eases his fear by showing up in his subconscious during his attacks. As a mentor, she removes his guilt by accepting him. (There is a lesson here for any of us who Desire to help others. The acts of being present and accepting others bring healing.)
Amy’s Mother substitutes as a virtual mentor during one of Tommy’s attacks. This appearance is significant for many reasons:Â
- Amy’s subconscious isn’t listening to Tommy or her Mother so they communicate to her through each other.
- Amy’s Mother is ready to move on and she won’t until she eases her daughter’s worries.
- When Tommy learns someone other than his therapist accepts him, his healing accelerates. (As a side note, his attacks have lessened tremendously since Amy’s mother appeared. In fact, the last time I talked to him, he had not experienced another attack.)
Tommy’s experience is consistent with The Law of Miracles. When I reach out in love to another being, I release fear, guilt, and blame. When I accept love from another being, I acknowledge that being as my mentor or virtual mentor and open the door for Miracles to occur in my life.