Jet Tucker said:

History.  Herstory.  Mystory.  Mystery?

I kept looking for the article and after circular route around and around, again and again, came to the conclusion….a belated ah-ha….that the comment was in its entirety as posted with simply four word.  Of course the message came through loud and clear with those four words…such a unique and unexpected approach even as we realize there is "no" story at all….only Truth! Thanks Jet.

I wanted to share the following that came to me from Jet.  Thank you Jet, I love this saying…..

Diana said:

I wanted to share the following that came to me from Jet.  Thank you Jet, I love this saying…..

"I am not who I think I am.  I am not who you think I am.  I am who I think

you think I am."

You are very welcome!  This came from somewhere years ago, so it's not my quote.  I don't remember who originally said it.  However, during a quiet time of reflection a couple of weeks ago, this came through as a variation and even better clarification for me:

You're not who you think you are.  You're not who I think you are.  You are who I think you think you are.

It's a thought universe.  (And I didn't coin that phrase, either!)

Jet Tucker said:

I've decided I'm not just a Spiritual Thinker – I'm a Spiritual Adventurer!

Yes you are JEt.  And ME too. !!!! thanks

What does it mean to be the idea or image of Love?

I was thinking about the word Idea in the context that “man is idea, the image of
love” as Mrs. Eddy states it.  I began delving into what this means.  The phrases, I am an idea of God or I am God’s reflection, or I am the image and likeness of Divine Mind are so frequently used that I started thinking what does that really mean.  What is idea?  What is image?  According to Webster, one of the definitions of idea is

 “a concept developed by the mind” or “any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.”

Continuing further, Webster defines Image as

“a mental representation; idea; conception”

Considering these definitions, what does it mean that we are “mental representations” of
God?  Or we are a “concept developed” by Divine Mind?  I am a visual learner in some respects so I wanted to visualize something to see clearer what that actually means.  Then I thought about
what an idea is to me?  After all, I have ideas.  Or so I think!!

So I let my imagination run with this line of thought.  What if I thought about the idea of my
perfect world.  Perhaps someone winning the lottery and living on the beach in the tropics having not a worry in the world.  This subject of my idea, let’s call him idea-man, I would make perfect and harmonious in every way.  It would be an expression of my love and I would want and think and know only perfect and good for this idea.  The substance of this idea’s experience would be what I thought for it or about it.  If I wanted idea-man to have long brown hair, well then poof he would have long brown hair.  If I wanted this person to go swimming, then poof they would go swimming. The point being that this idea of mine is totally and completely within
my control and governance because I am the one who is thinking him into being.  Additionally, this idea of mine is not dependent on time or space for any expression I want him to have.  If I want him to build a new house for example, it doesn’t take time to do this. Just poof and there is his house. There is nothing that can affect or limit or change this idea except for
my thoughts.  The only thoughts idea-man can have are the thoughts I have because idea-man is simply that, an expression of my thoughts.  And the expression of my thoughts are not dependent on time or space in any way.  All of my expressions or thought substance regarding this idea are instantaneous because whatever I know to be, is.

Now what if idea-man, unbeknownst to me of course, began to let in thoughts of doubt and fear.  What if they began to believe that the world view they are existing in was real?  And they began to fear what may happen to them.  How will they be provided for?  They may believe that their source of supply is actually the money that came from the lottery.  Because after all, that is what they believe happened to them and why they are able to live harmoniously on a tropic beach without a care in the world.   And uh oh!  What about chance or danger? This
world they are living in can cause them harm etc.  Whatever the belief they may get caught up
in, the fact is it is just a false belief. Now all this time, all I am seeing is the perfect idea-man that I created, which is the expression of my thoughts.  I know nothing about this fear or lack that they seem to think they are experiencing.  All I know is the truth of this perfect idea that I conjured up.  And as far as the lottery money being their source of supply, well that
is just a fun tidbit I included in my idea world.  But the lottery as idea-man sees it has
nothing at all to do with their source of supply.  The only source of supply they have is
me.  I provide them with everything they need and I love them.  I see them as I have
expressed, perfect harmonious in every way. I know what they need before they know and poof it is already provided.  

Now suppose idea-man somehow decides that he can be hurt or become sick.  Maybe they thought they fell and broke a limb or something.  They may believe that this limb needs to be set and it takes x number of weeks to heal.  Or since they are sick they need to rest and expect that it will take some amount of time to heal.  Caught up in this barrage of beliefs they
limit their experience unnecessarily.  I say unnecessarily because I know nothing about these beliefs, I know nothing about my ideas being limited.  Remember they are my ideas.  I am holding them as I always held them in perfect harmony. Unlimited expressions of my thinking. 
I see them as perfect right now. So it doesn’t take time for me to see this perfect expression, I see it now and always.  And since they are an expression of my thoughts they are perfect right now.  They don’t need to do or heal anything to be this perfect expression, they just ARE this perfect expression.  I am expressing them and I possess the power to express them.  So there is nothing they need to do or change to be this perfect expression.  Idea-man just needs to let go of the false views that he thinks he is seeing and experiencing.  Because the idea-man I have in thought, which is the real idea-man,  is running around happy and harmoniously. 

Although this is all kind of ridiculous and somewhat of a loving fascist viewpoint
consider for a moment the concept being illustrated.   One of the most ridiculous illustrations is that idea-man is even capable of thinking anything that I haven’t thought.  Since his whole being is the substance of my thought then it is not even possible for him to have any other thoughts.  If we direct this line of thinking to us as ideas of God, isn’t it just as ridiculous to think that we can experience or think anything that God hasn’t first thought or directed?  We are all ideas of Divine Love.  Perfect images of divine thought.  God’s image. God knows nothing of limitation of any kind.  God governs every detail of our experience and that government is an expression of harmonious perfect ideas of Love.  Now God isn’t some being somewhere that
conjures up stories and material world views for his ideas.  He doesn’t create perfect material worlds for his perfectly created ideas and then manage them like puppets.  But this story helped me see the idea of being an idea of God in the framework of my own experience, my own ideas, so to speak.  If we can see that God knows nothing of any material limitations or time or space of any kind then we can get a glimpse of our true source and our true substance of our true being.  We are right now and always cared for and governed by Divine Mind.  Divine Mind expressing nothing but harmony and good. If it isn’t good it isn’t real because it isn’t part of God’s
expression.  No matter what we sometimes think we see or experience, all we can really experience is the substance of God, good.  God governs every detail of our experience and that governance is nothing but good.

Jet,  I meant to reply to you earlier.  Thank you for your words about my post.  You always make them feel so special.  Thank you

Thank you