“…so long as we project responsibility for our feelings outside ourselves, no genuine healing is possible — only a pseudo-healing that involves special love bargains or compromises in which we always feel we must give up something in order to get what we think we want.”
This audio conversation about emotionality and special relationships draws from the FACIM (Foundation for A Course In Miracles) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) #1143. We all have our favorite forgiveness classroom exercises by default, but we can undo our investment in the maladaptive practice of blame and victimhood by being gently mindful of when we catch ourselves projecting our unconscious hatred onto ‘others’ and turning it around with guidance from our Inner Kindness Teacher.
We also shared an excerpt from a favorite quote from ACIM’s Text:
“How can you who are so holy suffer? All your past except its beauty is gone, and nothing is left but a blessing. I have saved all your kindnesses and every loving thought you ever had. I have purified them of the errors that hid their light, and kept them for you in their own perfect radiance.”
– T-5.IV.8:1-4
Lyn Johnson moderates and contributes generously to the ACIM Gather online forum. Bruce Rawles is another multiple-decade student of ACIM. Lyn and Bruce have a weekly hour of conversation about ACIM on Saturday mornings on ACIM Gather, typically focusing on readings from FACIM online materials.
