Why should you be at their mercy?

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] A fascinating passage in the Course’s original dictation explains why we feel imprisoned by other people. It begins by saying, “No one can be ‘taken over’...

It’s not me––it’s the ego!

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] After James’s and my backlash incident (Blog of June 8th), I thought a lot about how the ego operates. Then in the Workbook Companion, I read what Allen wrote...

Would other training be helpful?

In my last Teacher blog, in which we discussed the topic of “Providing a safe space,” Gerry mentioned that he had found his training as a spiritual director helpful in his Course teaching. Martha asked, “Do you think that would a way for me to gain the necessary...

Remember the love

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] On Sunday, the Unity church choir I sing in will be performing a beautiful song called “Seasons of Love,” from the musical Rent. (For a U-Tube video...

“The Thought of God”

I am so excited. For the first time ever, I have really got this lesson (165. Let not my mind deny the Thought of God)! Up until now, it’s been rather ho-hum for me, a lesson to practice but definitely not one to get excited about. Today’s practice changed...