Purely constructive

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] After using Monday to get back on track, I have had a really nice week of practice. Tuesday I used an image from Chapter 2 in the Text, that of placing the...

Making the lesson not the pebble but the stream

In my earlier post, I shared how my practice really fell apart during the holidays (a time-honored ritual!). Since then, I have come back to it, but not nearly enough. Today I am really trying to get fully back on track, so I thought I would use the blog to reinforce...

No earthly parallel

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I’m back from the holidays. My practice just about completely fell apart. It was a time when my body gained weight, and I’m pretty sure my ego did,...

Why should I tolerate insane thinking?

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Yesterday I was researching for my January A Better Way article, which is going to be about the role of behavior in the Course (I’m really tired of...

That four-letter word: “holy”

In my practice this last weekend, I was focusing on the word “holiness.” It is a word that has grown in importance for me over the years. It is clearly important—indeed, central—in the Course. Between “holiness” and...