This quote from “A Course in Miracles” (ACIM) has always brought me a lot of comfort: “Discomfort is aroused only to bring the need for correction into awareness.” FIP T-2.V.7 It helped me see a purpose to my overwhelming feelings of anxiety… anxiety was...
Q: If I am living an illusion as it says in ACIM, what is the point of eating well e.g. organic foods, exercising, taking vitamins, etc.? I have always done these sort of things because I want to be healthy. But at 57 years of age, I say what is the point if...
One of my ego’s favorite ways to hook my attention has been through fears of sickness. Worrying about the health of my body has been an ego pattern that has accompanied me throughout most of my life. “The god of sickness” (which the Course says is really a belief in...
What do unexplained nervousness and a grudge have in common? These feelings taught me a powerful lesson. By refusing to let go of a grudge, I was not only holding the other person to their body and ego, but I was holding myself to my own body and ego. Once I became...
I’ve never considered myself to have social anxiety, but there are definitely times when I feel more outgoing than others. I’m naturally on the quiet side. I took the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (a personality indicator) years ago when I was in college. I...