A Gift in My LifennMy friend Nel is a woman whom I can never forget. She is bright, funny and very excited about energy workâa part of my life that is very important to me. It really pleased me that she was in tune with my work and liked to share the healing energies. She practiced Reiki and was a certified hypnotherapist. The problem was, she would disappear periodically, even when we had made plans. I would feel that it was a personal rebuff and stop calling her. Eventual
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The concept of the Law of Attraction has become almost mainstream in American culture today. Instruction abounds. There's "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, the Seth material channeled by Jane Roberts, the Abraham teachings by Esther and Jerry Hicks, and, of course, the movie "The Secret." Essentially the Law of Attraction (LoA) states that "like attracts like," meaning that our thoughts are magnets drawing into our lives the equivalent of what we think. LoA makes it clear that positive thoughts are the way to go.
About eight years before I started studying A Course in Miracles and truly recognized it as my path home a close friend and fellow spiritual seeker gave me the big blue book. Someone had passed it on to her and although she recognized on some level that it held great wisdom, she just couldn’t get through it. “Read this,” she said. “Maybe you’ll get it.” Skipping the introduction and preface in my typical rush to ascend I opened it to the first page of the text and read: “There is no order of difficulty in miracles. One is not ‘harder’ or ‘bigger’ than another.
http://www.gorgeousforgod.com In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer We are standing smack in the middle of a global shift. If you think life is going to continue as it always has, then you are in for a brutal surprise. This world is changing, and fast. Where are you? Are you lost in dreams?
For most of my life, I assumed there was something deep, dark and shameful about myself that would make people recoil in horror from me, if they really got to know me. This belief was unconscious, and it actually took a lot of work for me to admit this to myself. It was necessary, because I kept getting involved with people who didn’t value me. This included boyfriends, bosses, friends, family, casual acquaintances, and strangers.
If your like every other person out there, the biggest thing you want in your lifenis someone to love you, and for you to give your love to in return. Some of younmay even want the person of your dreams instead of the person you have now. There is nothing wrong with that. So if the love of a ...
AUTHOR: JEREMIAH Jeremiah was called by GOD to be a Prophet to Judah(the Southern Kingdom). He faithfully confronted the leaders and the people with their sin, prophesied both their 70 year captivity in Babylon and their eventual return from exile. After surviving the fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah was forcefully taken to Egypt. Yet Jeremiah remained faithful inspite of Jerusalem's destruction. May we be able to stand through difficult times as did Jeremiah.
Do you know the difference between hoping and knowing? Hoping has you wanting a new outcomeâknowing has you living it. Hoping comes with skepticismâknowing stems from conscious intention. Whatever you call that Higher Being in your life, it is always delivering according to the strength and clarity of your loudest intention. Not your hopes or dreams. Your intentions. The loudest one. nnIf you want to know what you have intended, look around. Your life is the perfect refle
If you are anything like most people, you have taken a moment to ponder the meaning of your existence. To think about your place in the world and the universe. If you are anything like the rest of us, you very quickly realized that you are a very tiny speck of dust in comparison to the vastness ...
Quantum physics is confusing, confounding, and convoluted. It indicates that our universe is upside down, and what we think we see is not reality. In fact, physicists are having a hard time determining what reality really is. At the subatomic level, particles can be in two places at one time, can pop in and out of existence, can be created out of nothing, and can communicate faster than the speed of light, as if they are reading each others’ minds.
In this discourse, we will briefly cover the different types of angels and their purposes. There are nine different types of angels; angels, Archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim. In this class, we will learn about angels and Archangels. This is not to say that the other angels are not just as important but we are, generally, closer to the angels and Archangels than to the other orders of Heaven. Angels are a gift from the Div
There are many people in our society that would have us believe that the desire to be rich financially is a sin. People who believe that making a lot of money is wrong, and the wanting of making a lot of money is wrong. Most of the time these very same people are the ones who use guilt and ...
There was a time in my life when I was separated from someone I loved because he had to do military duty in Iraq. We were able to text and send letters and occasionally we even spoke on the phone. Inevitably we said, "I miss you."
Most of the time I find human nature to be depressing. We all seem so clearly out for ourselves. Put us together and inevitably trouble ensues; we fight, we divorce, we molest, we rob, we kill. We wage war not just on the battlefield, but on every field—in the bedroom, at the office, even ...
The phrase ‘eye of the storm’ is personified with peace, and solace. Outside of this Tranquil is turmoil and turbulence. There is no safety in the outside perimeter. The windsnnare unrestrained and raging. Devastation is in its path. In the Atlantic Ocean the stormsnnwith winds above ...
There are a few mistakes that most people make when working with the law of attraction, and most people make them right from the start. Knowing about these mistakes can help you avoid getting little to no results with the law of attraction. Here are the biggest mistakes people make. 1. Testing ...
The mind is an incredibly complex and powerful thing. Even today with all of the technology and understanding that we have, we have barely scratched the surface of the full potential of what the mind can do. Regardless of how it works or what it can do, there have been people for centuries ...
We all love to be on the receiving end of gentleness. It feels wonderful to be treated gently. Yet, on the giving end, we wonder if being gentle can get the job done. We live in a world resistant to change, even change for its own good. If we are going to make a positive difference, surely at ...
I listen to so many people when I ask them about there dreams make excusesnfor why they can't, or why they would, or what needs to happen in order fornthem to be able to. People need to realize that their life can be anything they wantnit to be, and choose for it to be. It is everything we ...
We all know that we are supposed to be patient, yet we are usually ambivalent about it. Patience means waiting calmly, without complaint, for something that we hope will occur. Waiting patiently often feels like reining in wild horses. We would like to step in and force that desired outcome. ...
The final element we need to discuss in this series is the element of void. Void really has no traits of it’s own except for one, freedom. Void is the ability to adapt and use what means are necessary to get the results we are shooting for. Void is about a freedom that very few people ever ...
This review is from: Awakening Through a Course in Miracles (Paperback) I studied A Course in Miracles for 19 years and thought I understood it. But reading Awakening Through A Course In Miracles took me to a much deeper level. What is so different about this book is that the author, David Hoffmeister, has been there and done that. Since his awakening almost two decades ago, David has clarified the message of the Course across the United States and in over 20 foreign countries. He consistently speaks with the wisdom and unconditional love of the Christ Mind.
Here is a little list for you to think about when working with the law of attraction. Use this list to make sure you are on track with where you need to be in order to attract and create what you want in your life. 1. Do you have a vision board? Do you have a wall, a poster board, a notebook, ...Here is a little list for you to think about when working with the law of attraction. Use this list to make sure you are on track with where you need to be in order to attract and create what you want in your life.
“Read it again, Mama,” my then two-year-old daughter would chant night after night at bedtime. And regardless of how tired I was, I would start over, vaguely conscious even then that my own little bunny would all too soon be running away as all little bunnies eventually do. “Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away,” I read. “So he said to his mother, ‘I am running away,’” my daughter would chime in. She loved that part. “’If you run away,’ said his mother,” I continued, “‘I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.’”
Have you ever been talking to someone who is looking around the room while you speak? Or who interrupts you to say something on a completely different subject? Maybe you were confiding in a friend who seemed distracted and when you accused her of not listening, she said indignantly, "I was listening!" and to prove it she parroted back the last phrase you had spoken.
HE’S PREPARING ME: FOR THE ‘MASTER’S USE By Lorene Hall PREPARING: To Make Ready For Use; To Arrange; To Position REFINING: Taking Away the Impurities; Transformation For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained (or prepared) that we should walk or live in them (Ephesians 2:10). We are God’s work of art, masterpiece. He’s preparing me, just because He loves me.
rnEveryone has a desire to see things more clearly and more truthfully...even if they are not aware of it. We all have a drive to grow and learn and discover who we are and who created us. Like our creator, we are also creators, thus we are creative and love to build things and express our true ... Everyone has a desire to see things more clearly and more truthfully...even if they are not aware of it. We all have a drive to grow and learn and discover who we are and who creat
Most of us don't use the word "sin" very much; it has a rather distasteful ring to it. But the concept, I believe, is deeply embedded in our psyches. What is sin? I am not versed in theological treatments of it, but I think I have a good grasp of the popular concept, the one lodged in our ...
In taking up this subject, let us very clearly understand that we do not differentiate betwee Conscious Mind and Spirit; there is no difference, for they are One. The Spirit of Intelligence, which is God, in order to do something for us must do that thing through us, and what It is to do must first become a part of our mentality before it can become an individual experience. OUR MENTALITIES ARE BUT THE SPIRIT WORKING THROUGH US AS INDIVIDUALS. In the new schools of thought
GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR MARRIAGE By Lorene Hall HEADSHIP: Servant Leadership In Biblical headship, the husband is assigned the primary responsibility for ...
“So, why is forgiveness so important?” you may ask. The reason is this: Forgiveness is the pathway to peace of mind and when your mind is at peace, the world is a beautiful place to be. We all want that! The kind of forgiveness that we are talking about is not the kind that involves ...
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) offers us a highly individualized curriculum where we use the body as a learning device under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Yoga is one of the classrooms the Holy Spirit offers me to use my body for spiritual purposes. ACIM provides a mind training, therefore all of its practices are in thought-form, or ideas. This can be challenging since the body demands our attention all day long. Yoga offers a body-based sadhana, or spiritual practice, using the body and breath to reconnect with God's Mind.
We use an entirely new modality of healing in the Miraculous Activations weekends, that of âMiraculous Healingâ. It is a unique form of healing developed from both my innate ability to see and understand the human experience in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms and the translation of information I have received from the Divine while working in partnership healing myself , my clients and friends. The technique of Miraculous Healing though it will feel fa
Recently a phrase popped into my head, "Inexplicably predictably happy." That's one way I experience God--words come to me and I can tell they are not mine (some people call this "channeling"). I was actually grieving at the time I "heard" those words, but even though I was grieving, I remembered to ask God to remind me of who I really was. In that moment, as I cried, I felt my heart expand and a peace move through me that was filled with joy. There was no logical explanation about why I needn't grieve--I just felt at peace, even as I wept.
More than one spiritual path explains that this world is an illusion. Even science now agrees. But what do they mean? And if this world is an illusion, what good does it do us to know that?
Any emotion that we feel is a direct result of our belief about either some words which were spoken or an event that has occurred which we think triggered us to feel a certain way. The truth is, when we subconsciously mistakenly believe something to be true about other people, we cause ourselves to feel angry. Likewise, when we mistakenly believe something to be true about ourself, we cause ourselves to feel anxious. Teachings from A Course in Miracles would have us evaluate our mistaken beliefs and to question which voice in our head we were listening to. Is it the voice of our ego-self?
I do not have explain further about what is meditation as it already grown popular around the world nowadays. People who practice meditation will notice that there are something unique about meditation. There are a lot of e-books on “how to meditation” and “meditation how to” that can easily be found in the search engines. You will learn step by step how to meditate and be able to meditate on your own.
We’ve all been there: stuck in fear or anxiety and wishing there was a quicker, easier way of getting free—of experiencing what A Course in Miracles describes as a miracle: “a shift away from fear to love”. So how do we make the shift more easily so we don’t remain hostage to our ego and to the suffering it brings us? By first being willing to conceive of the possibility that our true Identity can literally come into the fear we’re feeling and transform it for us.
How to be helpful to another is something we all wrestle with. When someone I care about is in need I find myself struggling to locate the right words, and I worry that I will bungle things. In short, I become filled with self-concern. It does not take a genius to see that being caught up in ...
Last night we had a guest from Israel in our Course in Miracles class. About an hour into class, I referred to the Holy Spirit as “He” and she bolted upright with surprise! “He?” she said, making sure she heard me right. “Yes,” I answered, “The Course in written with Christian terminology. It’s a genderless “He” but the masculine is used.” “Not in the Hebrew edition,” she said. “What does the Hebrew edition say?” we asked. “She,” was the answer. And then a lightbulb went off in my mind: Shekinah–the Divine Feminine.
The answer is YES! A single person can fight up to 10 or 50 opponent at once. You might wonder how can that be ? I will tell you how it is possible. Since we were born our body was equipped with auto protection system that is in part of our brain called medulla oblongata .The main function is to help us survive all the way to adulthood and alert us of danger coming exte ally or internally.r
I have always enjoyed super heroes. Spiderman, Batman, The X-Men, and many others. My favorite of all time would have to be Superman though. Superman always amazed me because he is one of the few super heroes who has to put on a costume to be normal. He also has the ability to have anything he ...
In total retrospect of my life; developing water on the brain, about six weeks after I was born, and the doctors giving me just 5yrs to live over 39yrs ago, I am so grateful to nthe almighty God for a miraculous development. From an infirm infant to an autonomous and athletically healthy ...
Everybody is searching for ways to improve their life. It doesn’t matter who you are. While others refuse and do not bother to even give a glance look at the truth that was standing in front of their eyes all along. In the end when life become harder the make a lousy choice to end their life. According to world suicide statistic ( refer : http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-statistics.html ) there are ;
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. She has published countless books, four of which - including the mega bestseller A Return to Love and the newly-released Everyday Grace - have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her titles also include Illuminata, A Woman's Worth, and Healing the Soul of America. She also edited Imagine: What American Could Be in the 21st Century, a compilation of essays by some of America's most visionary thinkers. nnM
There has been much internet chatter conce ing the term ‘Online Ordination.’ What was it? Is it legal? Why on Earth would any individual seek ordination online? ·If you want to be technical, your ordination is not happening on the internet. The internet is just a means your request to be ordained through the Universal Life Church. At the time you are done filling out the form, your request to become a minister is sent to headquarters in Modesto, CA to become looked at by a r
There are times that the “enlightened" among us take great satisfaction when we notice that others are sucked into the dualistic ideas of fear, lack and loss! I was talking to someone close to me the other day. She expressed her anger at hearing the traditional Christian preaching of Hell and Brimstone!
Whether we realize it or not, we are all teachers in this world and we are, in every moment, always teaching. A Course in Miracles would have us remember our role as teachers and questio "what" we are teaching by asking us to consider which mindset are we in. There are two mindsets: right-mindedness and wrong-mindedness. When we are in our right minds, we think with the Holy Spirit and bring wisdom, love and forgiveness. When we think with our wrong minds, we think from our ego-self and bring upset, conflict and judgmental thoughts.
David Hoffmeister speaks from Enlightened Mind all over the world (over 40 countries) upon invitation. Many free writings, audios and videos for Spiritual Awakening. A Course in Miracles, ACIM is one clear path to experience forgiveness and Love.