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The Embrace #125: Jesus on Elevated Form

Ground level seems to symbolize our every-day experience in our physical world. But the whole mountain is real, as real at its base as at the peak. Despite this, I have met many ACIM students that describe “ground level” as imaginary, as an illusion. Even the editor of ACIM, Kenneth Wapnick, was a very strong proponent of this description.

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The Embrace #34: I Have Nothing, I Have Everything

The Embrace #34: I Have Nothing, I Have Everything

I Have Nothing, I Have Everything: My Song of Gratitude By Sebastian Blaksley Note: Sebastian Blaksley, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born to a prominent Argentinian family. Although many opportunities were available to him, he wanted to be a monk. That not being...

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The Embrace #33: Of Course It’s Love

The Embrace #33: Of Course It’s Love

Of Course It's Love By Jeff Gilbert Editor’s note: Jeff is young in body yet remarkably mature spiritually. At three years of age he spontaneously, ecstatically, accepted Jesus. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and Philosophy from San Diego...

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The Embrace #32: My Greatest Experience – Ever

The Embrace #32: My Greatest Experience – Ever

My Greatest Experience - Ever By Miguel Carvalho It was the greatest experience of my life, what happened to me on August 14th, as I was exploring A Course of Love. And what is more, it was not a one-time occurrence, a fluke, a misinterpretation, or a figment of my...

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The Embrace #31: Accepting Feelings of ALL Kinds

The Embrace #31: Accepting Feelings of ALL Kinds

Accepting Feelings of ALL Kinds By Christine Fine I sing in the shower. Every morning. It’s a song of gratitude. There are so many things to be grateful for! I even made a list and laminated it so I could keep it in the shower with me. It helps inspire my morning time...

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The Embrace #30: Entering the Doorway of Acceptance

The Embrace #30: Entering the Doorway of Acceptance

Entering the Doorway of Acceptance By Susan Christine Greenwood “Simplicity, clarity, truth.” Words so beautiful that even reading them aloud brings peace and calm. For me, this is what ACOL has brought to my life. Complications are gone, replaced with simplicity....

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The Embrace #29: Beginning My Journey with ACOL

The Embrace #29: Beginning My Journey with ACOL

The Beginning of My Journey with ACOL By Juliana Kurokawa Editor’s Note: Juliana Kurokawa lives in São Carlos, Brazil. She is a professional translator who has recently begun translating A Course of Love into Portuguese. She says, “I could hardly believe that Spirit...

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The Embrace #27: My Dialogue with Jesus

The Embrace #27: My Dialogue with Jesus

My Dialogue with Jesus By Celia Hales In both A Course in Miracles and A Course of Love Jesus says that he is with us when we ask for him. So I took him at his word. It works. I have an ongoing dialogue with Jesus. In ACIM, he says that he will come upon “a single...

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The Embrace #26: A Portal to Wholehearted Living

The Embrace #26: A Portal to Wholehearted Living

A Portal to Wholehearted Living By Elliott Robertson A few years ago I began a practice of communicating with my heart. I open my notebook to a fresh page and ask my heart an open-ended question, inviting my heart to give counsel. I may write something like, “My dear...

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