The Queen died. To most people who hear the words ‘The Queen’ the only queen that comes to mind is Queen Elizabeth II, the only queen most of us know and the queen who, according to a friend, managed to reinvent the monarchy, while making it look as if the reinvention was long lived tradition. […]
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I came across the following reflections written in July 2018, a little over a year from when I was first introduced to A Course in Miracles and started to study the Text: When I decided to join Emily Bennington’s Facebook group, I made a snap decision. Except I believe it was a guided decision that
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Last year, my daughter Kelly’s friend Amy invited me to make a contribution to her project, Grief Club, which came about following the death of Amy’s mother two years ago. She wanted to share with others who experienced/are experiencing grief, and build a community of hope and spread the word that it is ok to
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We find ourselves surrounded by so many external events that keep us in a constant state of fear. and uncertainty. For the past two and a half years it has been the pandemic. But there is always something: raging bushfires, floods, health issues, family members seeming to attack us. There is the political turmoil in
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Five years of studying A Course in Miracles, commonly referred to as ACIM or The Course in Course circles. One of the main reasons for setting up this website and writing was to share my experiences with the Course, which has changed my life in so many ways, all for the better. This is how
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Music and memories are tied so close together. Songs transport us to times in our lives and bring memories flooding back, some good, some bad, some sad. I remember sitting with Mummy in the evenings when the radio program came on. It might have been a weekly program where they played old favourites. The theme
We started to hear about the virus in January 2020 or so, while the bushfires in Australia were still foremost in our minds and hearts. While we were still coming to grips with the ferociousness of the fires that wiped out so much of our country and hoping this was the worst 2020 had to
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In today’s world we are constantly ‘multi-tasking’. In fact, there is a perception that we have to be doing several things at once, if we are to be deemed ‘productive’. But what we really crave is peace. Reading an Anthony Robbins’ books years ago I remember his comment that when he asked people what it
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I have been reading Sir David Attenborough’s latest book, A Life on the Planet -My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53916142-a-life-on-our-planet?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=566rrPbWme&rank=1 ), with increasing dismay as the news (certainly not new to me but elaborated by this venerated, seasoned planet warrior, who has spent years examining the length, depth and heights of
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