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Comment by Corinne Zupko on May 11, 2013 at 10:02pm

Wow Joanne! That is quite an entrance to the Course :)

Comment by joanne corbett on May 11, 2013 at 11:28am

It all started with a dream.I was dreaming there was a demon in my bathroom flushing a nightgown down the toilet? Instead of running I decided to stay and fight.I was fighting for my life it was violent and seemed real.I grabbed th demon by the neck and exclaimed"In the name of christ I command you to leave!" Suddenly the back of my head blew open and I entered the light,it"s very hard to descibe.I know I touched the Divine. I've never been the same since this took place in 2009.My friend and physician recomended I read DU and the rest is history..

Comment by Joe Wolfe on May 10, 2013 at 6:48pm

Comment by Joe Wolfe on September 25, 2012 at 12:39am

One of my greatest teachers and staunch advocator of A Course in Miracles, was Dr. David R. Hawkins. He told me once when I visited him is Sedona, to "Pick an ingreous spiritual discipline and stick to it." He suggested A Course in Miracles.

Dr Hawkins laid the body down a few days ago, on September 19th. His works, Power vs Force, The Eye of the I, Discovering the Presence of God, and others are sure to become treasures for many future seekers of the experience of enlightment.

Thank you Doc

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Comment by Eric G on September 23, 2012 at 8:59am

About 5 years ago I unexpectedly came upon this spiritual path. At the time I was not consciously looking to spirituality. It was in the process of trying to help other people overcome their addiction, that I was introduced to Tolle's "A New Earth." After that, I began to read various books, many of which mentioned and quoted ACIM.

    I immediately was very resistant to ACIM. Without knowing really anything about ACIM, I promised myself that I would never read such a "stupid" book. I don't know why, but I had it in my head that the cover of the book was a glossy picture of someone with a cheesy smile with a bubble saying, "You can get whatever your heart desires!!" Basically, the typical commercial self-help book.

   One of my favorite things to do on the weekends, is to walk down to the bookstore a few blocks away, grab a coffee and browse for books. So one day I decided to walk down to the bookstore and do just that. I walked in and in the front there is a table which features random books. Some are new and some are not. They are regularly rotated.

   This particular day I walked in and went to the table to take a look. On the table was this thick, simple, blue soft-cover book wrapped in shrink wrap. I looked and on the cover it said, "A Course in Miracles." I thought, "This is ACIM?" It looked nothing like I had imagined. I felt intrigued, or more like compelled to buy it, even though I couldn't even preview it because it was shrink wrapped.

   I bought it, took it home, and unwrapped it and began to read the preface. "Channelled?!!!" I thought. "Scribed?!! You have got to be kidding me!!" I was furious. I felt duped. I felt I had just wasted 30 bucks for nothing. I put the book down, angry that I didn't listen to the voice and keep my promise that I would never read such a "stupid" book.

    A little later on when I calmed down, I decided to read some of it for the heck of it. After all, I spent 30 bucks on this and was unsure if it could be returned due to it being unwrapped. I began to read and I began to feel that I was reading something very important. I read for hours and my head was swimming with this whole new thought system that was very unfamiliar to me, and yet, familiar at the same time. I wasn't getting "Aha" moments, but it was more of a remembering. Before reading the course, I had held an animosity towards God, much of which was projected onto God through the negative things I had continued to see done in His name. After reading the text, that conscious animosity was gone. I felt a deep love for God. I must have read the text about 6 times within the first 6 months and read the MFT and supplements a couple of times within the same time frame. It was about 6 months before I started to do the workbook lessons.

   It's amusing to see my own transformation of my attitude towards ACIM. I went from promising myself that I would never read such a "stupid" book, and now, I have 2 copies of the FIP edition (hardback and soft-cover), 2 copies of the Original Edition (hardback and pocket edition), a copy of the UrText, the complete FIP version with supplements on my iPod, the Original Edition text on my iPod, and a CD of an interview with Helen Schucman. Not to mention the countless books from various authors about the course (though these days, I pretty much stick to just reading the course itself).

  Though, I must admit that I am still somewhat skeptical to the origin of ACIM, I cannot deny the comprehensiveness and profundity of it.

Comment by Joe Wolfe on April 7, 2012 at 3:56am

My friend, Regina:

Her live discussion on how studying A Course in Miracles led her to the  Holy Spirit's direction in  her efforts to help others.

Click on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKg4UzVxfY

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Comment by Joe Wolfe on March 19, 2012 at 12:22pm

A Course in Miracles in Prison

A Letter to Joe Wolfe by RL Wisconsin

Thank you for the materials you sent me. I enjoyed the articles very much. Thank you for the information about the study groups and thank you for your time and effort in getting the materials to me. I really appreciate it.

I just wanted you to know that I’ve been a seeker for many years, always searching for that secret, hidden knowledge. That one thing that would make my life more meaningful. I’ve always felt that I was missing something; I just didn’t know what.

Books have been the main source for my quest. I thought that if I accumulated enough books about philosophy, psychology and various wisdom traditions I would eventually find what I was looking for. I figured that if I surrounded myself with the wisdom of the ages somehow that knowledge would come to me. I’ve read hundreds of these books and while many seemed to be pointing to the right path, nothing ever stuck.

After years of searching and collecting, I forgot the reason why I started in the first place. I found myself just accumulating obscure books, my quest being forgotten. I’m not sure if I would have ever even started looking again if it wasn’t for this unlikely set of events.

Early one morning in March 2009 I received a phone call from my son that would change my life. He asked me to drive one of his friends home who had passed out at this house. I reluctantly agreed to help him just as I had done so many times before.

I should have known better. I should have called 911. I didn’t realize that something was seriously wrong. I had a monumental lapse in judgment. I made a mistake that I felt could never be forgiven. As far as I was concerned my life was over.

On December 17, 2009 I was sentenced to four years in the Wisconsin Correctional System. I was extremely depressed. I just didn’t care anymore; I wanted it all to end. I entered the prison system a sixty year old first time felon. I was a completely humiliated and dejected man. This was the lowest point of my life…Little did I know then, that in a few weeks my life- long search would take an amazing twist. Instead of me doing the searching my “search” would seek me out.

[All new inmates are sent to a Maximum Security Prison to be processed.] After a few miserable weeks of being locked in a cell for 23 hours a day I was feeling extremely hopeless. One of the ways to get out of the cell was to attend one of the religious programs. I signed up for all of them. A couple of weeks later I was assigned to one called, “Miracles Recovery”. the next day I was given a pass to go to the group. I walked down the hall to the room that was written on the pass. When I entered the room I was greeted by a large sign that read:

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

I had just walked into a Course in Miracles Study Group hosted by A Course in Miracles International based in Wisconsin Dells, WI I couldn’t understand what it was, but I felt like I was being welcomed home. It was a wonderful 45 minutes that changed everything. When it was time to leave I was handed a booklet entitled “A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 1-50″.

On the first page of the pamphlet was written “The purpose of these workbook lessons is to train your mind in a systematic way to a different perception of everyone and everything in the world”. I immediately realized that this was exactly what I needed. I walked back to my cell with tears in my eyes and a feeling of hopefulness for the first time in almost a year.

After seven weeks and four Course meetings I was transferred to a Medium Security Prison. I was equipped with my workbook lessons and the knowledge that things were not always as they seemed….

Now I had a great desire to live. This new Medium Security Prison was quite a bit different than the last one. I had a lot more freedom but there were no Course meetings. They did have a Buddhist group so I signed up for that. I started studying Buddhism but I also kept reading my workbook lessons. I noticed quite a lot of similarities between these two schools of thought.

Seven months later I was transferred once again. This time to a Minimum Security Prison with no Course or Buddhist groups. Six months later I was moved again to the prison I’m at now. The day I arrived here I noticed another inmate picking up a large blue book from the mail room. Upon closer inspection I read:

A Course in Miracles Original Edition Course in Miracles Society

My eyes nearly popped out of my head! I asked where the book was from and my fellow inmate told me to stop by his room after I was moved in. Later that day he handed me the name and address of Spirit Light Outreach. I asked my daughter to go online and see if Joe Wolfe would send me a copy of the Course.

A few days later my copy of A Course in Miracles arrived. I now feel that my search is over. The Course is all I need.

I can’t wait to be reunited with my children and grandchildren.

I can’t wait to start the next chapter of my life.

Thank you so very much.

RL Wisconsin

http://SpiritLightOutreach.org

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Comment by Corinne Zupko on March 7, 2012 at 11:08am

Hi Lola!  I know what you mean when you say it takes bravery to start commenting and sharing... When I started writing about the Course publicly, I was terrified!  But now it just feels so right. :)

I'm so happy you're here! :)

Comment by Lola Green on March 7, 2012 at 12:44am

Corinne,

As a newcomer to MiracleShare, your comments meant a lot.  You are so supportive as I and others have bravely made our comments for the first time.  A big thanks!

Comment by Corinne Zupko on March 7, 2012 at 12:11am

Joe - I love that advice - to stick to one discipline!  

Miss Mixie (can I call you that for short? :)   I LOVE your story and I can't thank you enough for sharing it!  It is funny how something disappearing could be disconcerting... and yet hearing about it sounds so comforting to me! :)

Suzanne - I love your story too!! The cool thing that I've been feeling lately, with MiracleShare coming together and the massive awakening that seems to be happening, is that we're all "waking up" together!  As Joe recently posted "All of us are gonna be alright!"  I'm SO grateful for everyone in this community!!! I feel like my family has grown. xoxoxo

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