How Anxiety About Surgery Created Miracles: Part I
A couple of years ago I needed to go for surgery. Since A Course in Miracles has been my “operating system” since I first began studying it in 1997, I immediately began applying the principles of ACIM to the anxiousness I was experiencing. As a result of...
Instantly restore your peace with this “reset button” in A Course in Miracles
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...
How the comparison trap… can help you heal?
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...The Link Between Anxiety and Honesty
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...
Why you don’t have to be afraid of an “ego backlash”
I used to get really freaked out that the more I turn to love, the more the ego is going to roar at me and whip me back into its little place. Many students of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) talk about the “ego backlash,” for the Course addresses that the ego (which is...
Surprising Guidance: Letting go of A Course in Miracles?!
Over the past several weeks, I noticed I had an unexplainable feeling of flatness surrounding A Course in Miracles (ACIM). Since I began studying it in 1997, I’ve honestly never put the book down. My typical enthusiasm and love for the Course seemed like it went away...
There is no better feeling than releasing fear
There is no better feeling than releasing fear. Each time I allow fear in my own mind to be replaced by Love, I am one step closer to knowing my Self. My sense of inner peace strengthens. A sense of safety and security wells up in me, which tells me there is nothing...Are you listening to the ego or Spirit? Here’s why you don’t have to worry about figuring it out…
I am often asked the question, “How do I know if I’m making a decision for ego purposes vs. if I am making the decision with the Holy Spirit?” My answer: “You don’t have to worry about figuring it out.” Here’s why. As long as...How family members can help us heal the past
At the end of the Workbook in A Course in Miracles it says, “No more specific lessons are assigned, for there is no more need of them. Henceforth, hear but the Voice for God and for your Self when you retire from the world, to seek reality instead.” (Epilogue, para....
The ego’s plan for undoing fear: “They need to change! Not me!”
Do you ever have one of those days where your entire day seems to be orchestrated around your ACIM Workbook Lesson? Today has been such a day for me. My lesson is #71: “Only God’s plan for salvation will work” (Salvation means “undoing of fear” or “undoing the belief...
Saying “NO!” to the ego
While we’re here on this planet, we have two voices with us for the duration our stay, and so we have two choices to decide between. Will we listen to the ego’s voice? Or will we listen to the voice of our Inner Teacher? The choice is up to us. This is a...
