Important Course Concepts
“I need do nothing.” This teaching from A Course in Miracles came up recently on a Sunday night Study Group call. What does it mean? Should I literally do nothing, ever? In this week’s video, I break down this teaching in a way that has been really...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
I’m thrilled to share my talk with you from the Community Miracles Center conference on A Course in Miracles in Las Vegas! My dear friend and colleague, Craig Villarrubia, and I co-facilitated the session. The title of our talk was Change Your Mind Through...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) meets you where you are at. Getting caught in thinking that you should be somewhere OTHER than where you are right now is a sticky ego trap. Instead, allowing yourself to be where you are creates an opportunity to be present to whatever is...
Important Course Concepts
I recently had a powerful experience in my sleep demonstrating this teaching. In my sleeping dream I was experiencing fear. It felt difficult to look away from the fear because it was so compelling and strong. Yet in this dream, I remembered that it is my task to turn...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
Stepping outside of your comfort zone can be scary. For instance, I used to have knee-knocking fears of public speaking. I remember one of my first presentations during my freshman year of college where I was so nervous that I was gulping for air, trembling, and...
Important Course Concepts
Do you ever struggle with trying to understand the concepts in A Course in Miracles? Maybe you read something and get hooked with feeling you need to figure it out to progress with your study. In this vlog, I remind us that we’re like two-dimensional worms when...
Important Course Concepts
“It does not matter in the end whether you judge right or wrong. Either way, you are placing your belief in the unreal.” – A Course in Miracles Original Edition Love. This. Quote. If I’m looking to the outer world of form for peace or a certain...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
I used to be obsessed with a twisted cartoon from the 1990’s called Ren and Stimpy. In one particular episode, “Space Madness,” Stimpy the cat is told NOT to press a compelling big red button because it will erase time and space. Drawn to the...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
It is true! Falling into the comparison trap is an opportunity to heal the mind. If you are like most people, you’ve occasionally fallen into a trap of comparing yourself to others. This is a recipe for feeling like crap. Theodore Roosevelt summed it up...
A Course in Miracles editions, Important Course Concepts
As students of A Course in Miracles, we often fall into a trap of thinking that Holy Spirit (our Inner Teacher) is something outside of and separate from ourselves. I have done this too! I love this quote from the Urtext (the original manuscripts) of the Course....
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
I used to repeatedly give my fears, beliefs, and perceptions over to Spirit within (our Inner Teacher) in order to receive a miracle (a shift in perception) instead. However, there is a section in A Course in Miracles that used to bug me. That section is “Should...
Anxiety, Important Course Concepts
At first glance, it might seem like honesty has nothing to do with anxiety. But if we look a bit deeper, being hard core honest is how we reclaim the Self we never lost. According to A Course in Miracles, honesty means consistency. Internal consistency calls forth...
