Corruption

The solidness that this world's foundation seems to have is found in this.  

For sin has changed creation from an Idea of God to an ideal the ego wants; a world it rules, made up of bodies, mindless and capable of complete corruption and decay.  

If this is a mistake, it can be undone easily by truth.  

Any mistake can be corrected, if truth be left to judge it.  

But if the mistake is given the status of truth, to what can it be brought? 

Begin Again

Broadly speaking, then, it can be said that it is well to start the day right. It is always possible to begin again, should the day begin with error. 

Yet there are obvious advantages in terms of saving time.

At the beginning, it is wise to think in terms of time. 
This is by no means the ultimate criterion, but at the outset it is probably the simplest to observe. 

The saving of time is an essential early emphasis which, although it remains important throughout the learning process, becomes less and less emphasized. 

At the outset, we can safely say that time devoted to starting the day right does indeed save time. How much time should be so spent? 

This must depend on the teacher of God himself. He cannot claim that title until he has gone through the workbook, since we are learning within the framework of our course. 

After completion of the more structured practice periods, which the workbook contains, individual need becomes the chief consideration.

Gifts

To gain you must give, not bargain.

To bargain is to limit giving, and this is not God's Will.

To will with God is to create like Him. God does not limit His gifts in any way.

You are His gifts, and so your gifts must be like His.

Your gifts to the Kingdom must be like His gifts to you.

I gave only love to the Kingdom because I believed that was what I was.

What you believe you are determines your gifts, and if God created you by extending Himself as you, you can only extend yourself as He did.

Only joy increases forever, since joy and eternity are inseparable.

Harmony

You are one Self, in perfect harmony with all there is, and all that there will be.

You are one Self, the holy Son of God, united with your brothers in that Self; united with your Father in His Will. 

Feel this one Self in you, and let It shine away all your illusions and your doubts.

This is your Self, the Son of God Himself, sinless as Its Creator, with His strength within you and His Love forever yours.

You are one Self, and it is given you to feel this Self within you, and to cast all your illusions out of the one Mind that is this Self, the holy truth in you.