Today we’re revisiting a post we wrote years ago.
Spirit
How often have you heard it said “Think only of others.” – “Love others unconditionally.” – “Put others before yourself.” – “Be of service to others.” – etc. etc.?
Those are noble-sounding sentiments. But they will guarantee you a life of misery and joylessness.
Many times, you’ve heard us, and others, say you cannot serve another unless you first serve yourself, you cannot love another if you do not first love yourself.… Read more
One of our readers recently wrote us asking about the possible poisonous effects of the virus vaccine. Since many people have the same concerns, we’re including parts of his letter in today’s post, with his permission.
The following is a discussion between Berna and Spirit about the letter, slightly edited.
Berna
Johnny and I have been talking about this subject many times.
It started when I started to doubt whether to get the vaccination or not, for various reasons. In my case, I had contrasting thoughts.… Read more
As you probably know, so-called daylight saving time has begun in most of the United States. It began a bit later in Europe.
I have never been a fan of the twice-yearly time switch. I know the arguments for and against it. But it never made much sense to me. In fact, I love these words from a wise old Native American:
Only a white man would believe you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket.… Read more
We’re living in a contentious era of disrespect and disregard for others’ opinions, especially if they do not agree with ours. Do you have a hard time talking with someone who does not agree with you?
Although this is rapidly changing, many of you still struggle with speaking with those whose ideas, lifestyles, and opinions are different from yours.
Today we’re asking you to ask yourselves why this is. And what you can do about it. We’ll give you a few of our ideas here.… Read more
Several people questioned our statement in the Sickness and Healing post a couple weeks ago. The statement:
“…as spirit embodied physically, you live in the illusion of linear time…. healing can appear to take time. But rest assured, the moment you ask, in that moment, you are permanently healed.“
Those ideas did not originate with us. You will find them, and related ideas, at least several times in A Course In Miracles. Here are a few examples.… Read more
