We live such a small sphere of existence on this planet but, beyond greed, fear, wishes and wants what do we know?

Wow, it has been quite a while since i've visited here. I was reminded of this site yesterday and decided it was time for a blog. I've written quite a bit about relationships on this site and others. For the most part, i've talked about holy relationships...how they are defined in ACIM, and my own relationship with my late husband that i considered to be holy. But even holy relationships have their special moments (not special in a good sense, lol). We all desire our relationships to be holy, Bu… Continue

Cupid seems stupid at times, hitting very strange couples with his arrows. However, these couples are together for a reason. Example: A few years ago, a student of mine, about the same age, made sexual overtures to me. Holy Smokers! It threw me for a loop when I found out I was attracted back, since a sexual relationship with a student is against my ethics. Turns out this wasn't about sex at all, as Spirit explained--whew! Instead, he and I were in each other's lives as students and teachers of… Continue

"Love will enter immediately into any mind that truly wants it,
but it must want it truly."

"Love would ask you to lay down all defense
as merely foolish."

"See the Love of God in you, and you will see it
everywhere because it is everywhere."

"With Love in you, you have no need
excep… Continue

What am I doing here I wonder?

What are we doing together?

You are miserable almost all the time. You blame it on work, but I can see you can be happy. You just don't seem happy with me. I only frustrate you. I know you are always doing your best, but you do not believe the same about me. In your world everyone could and should be doing better than they are. You complain constantly about the way things are and it seems that you are the only one who can do anything right. I feel the distance be… Continue

An old cowboy sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee.
As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him.

She turned to the cowboy and asked, 'Are you a real cowboy?'

He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos, fixing fences, pulling calves, baling hay, doctoring calves, cleaning my barn, fixing flats, working on tractors, and feeding my dogs, so I guess I am a cowboy.'

She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day t… Continue

According to A Course in Miracles, we are all soulmates really, at the Spirit level. We long for relationship with God, which the Course calls holy relationship. But we end up most often with special relationships, meaning relationships based on fear rather than love. We may think we love the person, but it's really only sexual attraction, or clinging to what we've had in the past, or controlling the person to get it to be "right" according to our own ego. There's no need to avoid relationships… Continue

This is listed as one of many "Special Messages" in the Urtext. I found this so comforting and affirming of my experience of ACIM. Jesus is asking us to make a choice. I wanted to share it with you.

love, lana

(October 5, 1975)
Be comforted. You are not asked to do anything. There is a time when to step back is all that is asked of you. It is a time of rest and not of strain; a time of peace and not a time of conflict. That time is almost here. It seems fearful because it is not under your con… Continue

Monday, February 09, 2009

For you or against you

If the relationships in your life are not completely supportive, I hate to break the bad news to you, but you are not in a relationship.
If we allow ourselves to continue in relationships where people are jealous of who we are, what we do or what we have, we are not any use to anyone. Jesus tells us in ACIM that when we are not in our Right Mind we are of no use to Him, nor to ourselves.
When a friend/Brother sees/perceives you as themSelf, your… Continue

What is a Spiritual Relationship?

A relationship is how we relate to another. A spiritual relationship is a relationship that aims for the highest good for those in the relationship. It is one that facilitates our spiritual growth.

Here are some tips on how to cultivate a spiritual relationship… Continue