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I have a lot of Course study techniques I like, and I wasn't sure which one to write about for this month's CCC theme. So I asked myself: "What single thing has improved my study skills and deepened my understanding of the Course's thought system more than anything...

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Lesson 167 ("There is one life, and that I share with God") has one of my favourite Course quotations: Let us today be children of the truth and not deny our...

I have a number of favorite study techniques. I love inserting my name frequently into the Course's sentences. But the one I wanted to write about, inspired by John's post, is writing in my book. When I read the Course, I feel like I am wading in water that's over my...

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Amy Speach suggested the following for a blog topic: "I'm interested in hearing how others reconcile being a Course student with the responsibilities of being a...

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] My husband, James, had a polo shirt made up with these words on it for one of the Hallowe'en parties we had at the Circle, and I kept remembering them as we were...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] One morning about a week ago, I awoke very early and couldn't get back to sleep. Whenever this happens, I usually read for a while and then fall back asleep, so...