Category Archives: ACIM Daily Lessons

I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts. It cannot be said enough that our thoughts are causes and the world we see and perceive (which includes our body) is their effect. Repetition can breed acceptance – or at least the willingness to accept. Even after we have intellectually graspedContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 23”

What I see is a form of vengeance. This lesson introduces the critical idea that what we see is a “form of vengenance.” Accepting this – which means becoming responsible for our thinking – represents a major undoing of what blocks love. We encounter this idea in numerous forms throughout the workbook and text. HereContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 22”

I am determined to see things differently. Lesson 21 of A Course in Miracles extends the previous lesson in two particular ways. First, it focuses on anger. Second, it emphasizes specificity. Somewhat less obviously, it reinforces the underlying concept enshrined in the first miracle principle: miracles do not acknowledge and are not subject to ordersContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 21”

I am determined to see. There are at least two aspects of Lesson 20 of A Course in Miracles that bear reflection. The first is its commentary on structure and effort. The second is its explicit emphasis on our willingness to see conjoined with the implicit emphasis that we do not, presently, see. The firstContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 20”

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts. This is one of those ACIM lessons that you just knew was coming. Just as our vision links us, so do our thoughts. Again, we are asked to take note of our fundamental unity as thoughts in the mind of God. Not me andContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 19”

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.  Lesson 18 of A Course in Miracles is simple but hearty, like oatmeal. It doesn’t pose any dramatic challenges to the structure of our thinking; it doesn’t expose any fireworks or light shows.  And yet, the idea contained in this lesson is so fundamentalContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 18”