Often when I am especially grateful for A Course in Miracles, I write about it in what I hope are helpful ways. I try to focus on the mechanics as I understand them, and not to overdo the spiritual drama. Being happy is not a race so we’re all experts and beginners at once butContinue reading “The Many Ways We Get Home”
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A Course in Miracles Lesson 121
Forgiveness is the key to happiness. I want to talk a little about what can happen when we do the lessons of A Course in Miracles. There is a tendency to write or share about the lessons as if there is only one way to learn – using Lesson 121 as an example – thatContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 121”
Gifts of Light (Just Hug Already)
Say that you and I are sharing together. We are in a cafe, perhaps, having tea or coffee. We are talking about Emily Dickinson and her struggle to adequately express her deep spiritual insights and experiences in the Christian and other patriarchal languages that were given to her. There I am. There you are. ThereContinue reading “Gifts of Light (Just Hug Already)”
Students Need Teachers: ACIM to the Rescue
From time to time I remind myself that the primary (we could even say “sole” but I think that’s probably inaccurate) goal of A Course in Miracles is to introduce us to the Holy Spirit, who is our Teacher. From the course preface: The Course makes no claim to finality, nor are the Workbook lessonsContinue reading “Students Need Teachers: ACIM to the Rescue”
Vestigial Arguments and Grace
I like the idea of vestigial arguments – arguments we make over and over that serve no functional purpose but yet remain, like that little bump at the base of our spine where a long time ago in a very different sort of world we had a tail. Those arguments are non-functional but they doContinue reading “Vestigial Arguments and Grace”
Make Me One with Everything (is a Math Problem)
Say that I visit a psychotherapist. I have some choices. I can visit a Jungian or a Freudian or a Lacanian or a specialist in CBT or EMDR or Gendlin’s Focusing. In each case, the therapist will use a specialized language and practice to help me sort through whatever problem I am trying to solve.Continue reading “Make Me One with Everything (is a Math Problem)”