Mindfulness & Happiness at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
“Happiness is a skill” – Dr. Richard Davidson Recently I had the honor of speaking at the “Nurturing the Nurse” conference at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. This was a meaningful opportunity for me because as you’ll hear in...
Healing Physical Symptoms By Undoing Guilt
I recently was “visited” by the residue of an old fear pattern. A physical symptom showed up and I noticed the mind starting to build a story around it. But having been down this road many times, I was alert to this being a simple ego hook, and I...
The Trump Election, A Course in Miracles, and an Opportunity for Healing
On the night of the Trump election, I awoke at 3:30am and learned of the results. I was flooded with fear and thought I might actually have a panic attack for the first time in seven years. Luckily, this didn’t happen because I turned to Spirit within and asked...
How I healed early morning anxiety
In the Miracle Share ACIM Community group on Facebook, a question recently arose about how to work with early morning anxiety. I used to wake up with terrible early morning anxiety that wasn’t attached to anything. My chest felt tight, my body felt like a solid a...
“What am I doing with my life?!” The ONE identity that will make you happy.
Do you ever stop and wonder, “WHAT am I doing with my life!?” “What is this all FOR?” Maybe this shows up like a quarter- or mid-life crisis and leaves you feeling quite unsettled and that you need to find a new identity or a new role in life....
The most beautiful parable of reality I have ever read
When I first read “The Hallway” by Coreen Walson, it created an experience within me. With a feeling of resonance and recognition, this story helped me take the next step my development of trust and in my ever deepening journey of remembering the Truth of...
The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation has been truly helpful for me in being a student of A Course in Miracles. It has helped me become more aware of my mind’s “miscreations” (FIP T-2.VI.4), return to the present, and it has helped me become a better listener to my...
How to use your present circumstances to uncover hidden beliefs
Whatever situation you find yourself in is always an opportunity for healing the belief that we are separate from Love. To do this, we must look at the situation WITH Spirit. In my own experience, I’ve found that this process of healing is accelerated by looking...
Undoing the fear of flying
This is one of the ideas from A Course in Miracles that has been enormously helpful to me in overcoming fear of flying. Although the words are comforting, I’ve experienced the truth of this teaching in momentary glimpses. And through these experiences, my trust...Allow yourself to be exactly where you are at
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...
Helpful quotes for stepping out of your comfort zone
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...
