Blog Archives • Circle of Atonement

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’ unless...

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 in...

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 skills...

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 of the movie...

"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 all that. It...