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Practicing Nonjudgment, Course-Style

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I have been focusing on nonjudgment lately. Every now and then I get on a nonjudgment kick, probably because my mind is so judgment-oriented. I have a...

Practicing in "crunch time"

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] This afternoon, I was counseling a new Course student who has been having problems with his ex-wife. The two of them have a contentious relationship, but still...

Help in Understanding that Giving Is Receiving

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Today I am working with Lesson 126, "All that I give is given to myself." I love this lesson, even though I don't understand it. Actually, in saying that, I am...

I rest in God

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Lately I've been doing a lot of work with Lesson 109, "I rest in God." It is an absolutely stunning lesson, profound in its teaching, practice, and sheer poetic...

All my sorrows end in Your embrace

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Lately, my practice theme has been accepting my part in God's plan for salvation. I know that I have already accepted it to a degree, but I also know that my...

My Function IS My Happiness

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I have just had a wonderful experience with today’s lesson (66. “My happiness and my function are one”), and I want to write about it before it fades away. The...