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Renaissance Woman

She's in love with a book

Nothing Real can be threatened,
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.

I am in love with a book. A romance addict for so many years, I have now finally settled down with a book –  A Course In Miracles. This book strokes my mind and my heart. It reminds me who I am and why I am here. It nurtures me. It keeps me honest. It holds my attention. It inspires me to move in the direction I want to go.

The first section of A Course In Miracles (ACIM) consists of a series of beautiful essays that revolve around the importance of distinguishing between what is temporary and what is permanent: between what is Real and unreal, what is Love and fear, what is Spirit and ego, what is Heaven and hell, what is Knowledge and perception, Divine and mundane.

Learning to discern the difference between Real and unreal helps us put the external world into proper perspective. It allows us to spend more time in our natural state of peace, love, and joy, feeling the love in our hearts.

The second part of the course is a workbook with 365 lessons. In 2009, I made a series of videos to help us all (myself included!) study the lessons. The videos are stored on YouTube and can be viewed here at ACIM Essentials. The lessons are posted nightly for the next day, in this order:  January 1 = Lesson 1, January 2 = Lesson 2, etc. You can sign up for daily reminders in two different ways at the Subscribe tab, above. If you are studying on a different schedule, please let me know when you sign up and I can make sure you get the correct lesson tomorrow.

A Course In Miracles is one of the most profound books I’ve ever read on the subject of healing and how to live a truly spiritual life on planet earth. Yet all that is accomplished without having to go to school, change your name, wear different clothing, join a “club”, speak a foreign language or change your religion. The course is down to earth, practical, and a literary work of art. It’s a “keeper”.

It has been my privilege and honor to have facilitated A Course In Miracles study groups for over twenty years, both in person and on the web. I now look forward to studying the lessons with you.

Some consider A Course In Miracles to be the “graduate level” to the Twelve-Step Program. ACIM makes immediate sense to those who are acquainted with the 12 steps.

If you would like to study ACIM together online or would like to engage in coaching or counseling based on the healing principles of A Course In Miracles, please go to the Contact tab, above. Let’s get together very soon.

I now recommend A Course in Miracles – Original Edition (the book with pearls on the cover at your right) as a first choice for purchase, or as a valuable addition to your current ACIM library. Original Edition is nearer the original dictation than any other version. It contains a lot of material that was omitted from what is considered to be the official edited version. Its language is easier to read.

I hope you will enjoy and benefit from A Course in Miracles as much as I do!

She’s in love with a book

Nothing Real can be threatened,
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.

I am in love with a book. A romance addict for so many years, I have now finally settled down with a book –  A Course In Miracles. This book strokes my mind and my heart. It reminds me who I am and why I am here. It nurtures me. It keeps me honest. It holds my attention. It inspires me to move in the direction I want to go.

The first section of A Course In Miracles (ACIM) consists of a series of beautiful essays that revolve around the importance of distinguishing between what is temporary and what is permanent: between what is Real and unreal, what is Love and fear, what is Spirit and ego, what is Heaven and hell, what is Knowledge and perception, Divine and mundane.

Learning to discern the difference between Real and unreal helps us put the external world into proper perspective. It allows us to spend more time in our natural state of peace, love, and joy, feeling the love in our hearts.

The second part of the course is a workbook with 365 lessons. In 2009, I made a series of videos to help us all (myself included!) study the lessons. The videos are stored on YouTube and can be viewed here at ACIM Essentials. The lessons are posted nightly for the next day, in this order:  January 1 = Lesson 1, January 2 = Lesson 2, etc. You can sign up for daily reminders in two different ways at the Subscribe tab, above. If you are studying on a different schedule, please let me know when you sign up and I can make sure you get the correct lesson tomorrow.

A Course In Miracles is one of the most profound books I’ve ever read on the subject of healing and how to live a truly spiritual life on planet earth. Yet all that is accomplished without having to go to school, change your name, wear different clothing, join a “club”, speak a foreign language or change your religion. The course is down to earth, practical, and a literary work of art. It’s a “keeper”.

It has been my privilege and honor to have facilitated A Course In Miracles study groups for over twenty years, both in person and on the web. I now look forward to studying the lessons with you.

Some consider A Course In Miracles to be the “graduate level” to the Twelve-Step Program. ACIM makes immediate sense to those who are acquainted with the 12 steps.

If you would like to study ACIM together online or would like to engage in coaching or counseling based on the healing principles of A Course In Miracles, please go to the Contact tab, above. Let’s get together very soon.

I now recommend A Course in Miracles – Original Edition (the book with pearls on the cover at your right) as a first choice for purchase, or as a valuable addition to your current ACIM library. Original Edition is nearer the original dictation than any other version. It contains a lot of material that was omitted from what is considered to be the official edited version. Its language is easier to read.

I hope you will enjoy and benefit from A Course in Miracles as much as I do!

Purchase “The Rape of Innocence” ebook & paperback

The revised edition of my book, The Rape of Innocence: Female genital mutilation and circumcision in the USA (released May 2010) is now available as an ebook for the price you choose – and as a paperback at amazon.com.

See the special ebook offer and receive FREE ebook with your purchase of a paperback.

Ask your local library and bookstores to buy copies. Tell friends, family, doctors, nurses, physical therapists and psychoanalysts, parents. They have all been caught in a cruel meme, a socially transmitted practice detrimental to children, that sticks like glue to the adult he or she becomes.

It is the lingering trauma and programming that concerns me, and that should concern us all. Circumcision is a quality of life issue. It is a human right denied. Every child who is cut leaves not only with a physical scar, but with PTSD, a legacy of terror, a host of psychological scars that can last a lifetime.

Read the book. If you like it, please go back to amazon.com and leave a review.

Please join the movement to end this socially sanctioned abuse of children. In the Resources section at the back of the book are many organizations that will welcome your help.

Purchase “The Rape of Innocence” ebook & paperback

The revised edition of my book, The Rape of Innocence: Female genital mutilation and circumcision in the USA (released May 2010) is now available as an ebook for the price you choose – and as a paperback at amazon.com.

See the special ebook offer and receive FREE ebook with your purchase of a paperback.

Ask your local library and bookstores to buy copies. Tell friends, family, doctors, nurses, physical therapists and psychoanalysts, parents. They have all been caught in a cruel meme, a socially transmitted practice detrimental to children, that sticks like glue to the adult he or she becomes.

It is the lingering trauma and programming that concerns me, and that should concern us all. Circumcision is a quality of life issue. It is a human right denied. Every child who is cut leaves not only with a physical scar, but with PTSD, a legacy of terror, a host of psychological scars that can last a lifetime.

Read the book. If you like it, please go back to amazon.com and leave a review.

Please join the movement to end this socially sanctioned abuse of children. In the Resources section at the back of the book are many organizations that will welcome your help.

Hot time in the old town tonight

astro.com chart may 6 2010Oh, my! I am intrigued by the amazing astrological configuration that is occurring right now. The chart to the left is provided by the kindness of www.Astro.comClick on the chart to see it full size in a new window.  Three “outer” planets are at 28-29 degrees… three “heavy” planets.

Saturn at 28 Virgo is opposite Uranus at 29 Pisces. Neptune at 28 Aquarius is 30 degrees from Uranus and 150 degrees from Saturn. Since my own Ascendant, Descendant and Midheaven are at 28.5 of Sagittarius, Pisces and Virgo, I feel like a tuning fork on steroids.

If you’d like to know how this amazingly intense configuration is affecting your personal chart, what it is triggering in your life, and the highest and best possible ways to use this powerful energy, then…

Please click on the contact tab and let’s make an appointment to review your chart. Call anytime. If I’m not here, I’ll call you back when I return. Or send an email.


"Backwards" abundance manifestation

Mark Silver sent this lovely little free pdf out yesterday and I was entranced.  Backwards: Why Common Abundance Manifestation Approaches Are Sabotaging Your Success. It’s  brilliant.

Your heart experiences abundance and ease
when your work benefits others,
does not incur any sin or karma,
and is honest.

Backwards by Mark SilverAbundance, he says, is on the level of soul, and “money” and “stuff” are on the physical world level. The good news is that you can feel abundance regardless of your physical circumstances.

And there is a beautiful process to build a healthier relationship with the physical world  by developing our reliance on divine qualities. It has helped me breathe easier already.

Thank you, Mark!

“Backwards” abundance manifestation

Mark Silver sent this lovely little free pdf out yesterday and I was entranced.  Backwards: Why Common Abundance Manifestation Approaches Are Sabotaging Your Success. It’s  brilliant.

Your heart experiences abundance and ease
when your work benefits others,
does not incur any sin or karma,
and is honest.

Backwards by Mark SilverAbundance, he says, is on the level of soul, and “money” and “stuff” are on the physical world level. The good news is that you can feel abundance regardless of your physical circumstances.

And there is a beautiful process to build a healthier relationship with the physical world  by developing our reliance on divine qualities. It has helped me breathe easier already.

Thank you, Mark!