it’s seeing past the ego’s every mask — consistent courtesy is a moment’s meditation in which we reach out with gentle vision, having just a small determination to see each other as we truly are. I love the message of consistent courtesy, being from the original edition of A Course in Miracles, most recently coming to my attention, but now a practice that I so eagerly embrace. My entire day is given to that small determination, every encounter, and even my failures are given to the practice — courtesy, the easiest grace of forgiveness, is meant for my own mishaps as well.
