The Blog: To Open Your Mind

Are These Days The Reason For The Course?

It may be that the events that the world has experienced over the last hear and a half or so (you know what I am talking about) might be the reason A Course in Miracles was given to us. Nothing can help in times of total despair and helplessness more than the simple...
Find the Barrier!

Find the Barrier!

Do you seek peace? It's important to remember peace is not something you find, reach, seek or grab. It is what you are, it is your essence. But it is hidden behind barriers. What are these barriers? Where do they come from? How can you recognize them? How can you get...

The Big Switch

The Big Switch

How do you stay focused when chaos seems to be the order of your day? Just like a train heading down the wrong track, you must make a switch. There are two worlds you need to choose between every minute of the day. If the one you are in is chaotic, leave it...

Penny for your Thoughts

Penny for your Thoughts

Have you ever thought about what thoughts are?  It is hard for our "old mind" to understand the nature of a thought, because a thought is not physical. Our egos work very hard all day long to keep us grounded in the physical world. Instead of trying to "visualize"...

Why Are You Closing Your Eyes?

Why Are You Closing Your Eyes?

We are actually in darkness. The devil is in the details. so to speak. When you consider that "the devil" would be the equivalent of what blocks you from spending more time in your "Right Mind," then this world really is the equivalent of what might be called "the...

“But Doc, how do I get rid of this feeling?”

“But Doc, how do I get rid of this feeling?”

If you ever feel negative for any reason, I have a method you can try that might lift you out of the funk you've found yourself in. Whatever seems to be the cause of your negative feeling, whether it be fear, worry, anger, or any other negative emotion, just forgive...

Another Really Good Question

Another Really Good Question

What is it for? With everything you experience at work today, you should ask this question in regard to that thing, that situation, that task, whatever it may be. If the thing you are thinking about doesn't advance your right mind, then it is merely another pointless...

The Only Question You Need to Ask Today

The Only Question You Need to Ask Today

What are you? The answer to that question will change the way you think and will change everything you see around you. If you think you are a body and see other bodies all day long, then you are "buying into" the illusion of time and space and you will have endless...

Question Authority? No. Question more than that!

Question Authority? No. Question more than that!

The old bumper sticker slogan "QUESTION AUTHORITY" was pretty cool in its day. I propose a new version of the same idea, except it goes way beyond that. My new motto is "QUESTION REALITY!" The first step toward your achieving inner peace, which leads to health in the...

A Mistake can be corrected, a Sin cannot

A Mistake can be corrected, a Sin cannot

We need to be careful with our interpretation of everything that happens in our workday. Don't ever think anything negative can't be corrected, and corrected easily. There are no unforgivable sins, only correctable mistakes. When we feel any type of fear, pain, or we...