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The Embrace #36: A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love
A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love By Christine Fine Open the door! The windows! I cannot breathe. My lips have grown pale and drawn, my throat dry, my mind a spin with pain and sorrow, loss and envy. I have lost a relationship. A special relationship....
The Embrace #35: Is the World an Illusion?
Is the World an Illusion? By Mari Perron, First Receiver of A Course of Love The illusion, as spoken of in both A Course in Miracles and A Course of Love, isn’t about physics. It’s not about science. We see an illusion when we don’t see the truth. Illusion is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
The Embrace #28: The Way of Mother Mary and the Divine Feminine
The Way of Mother Mary and the Divine Feminine By Sally Patton When I read about the “way of Mother Mary” in The Forty Days and Forty Nights, (Days 18 and 19), I felt something in me break open. I stopped reading and went for a hike. Fortunately I can walk from my...