“I belong to the Church of What’s Happening Now.”—Flip Wilson
Despite its wordy reputation, A Course in Miracles is overtly simple. Boiled down, it offers two options. You either live in love or you live in fear. That’s it. Those are your only choices.
And since fear is False Evidence Appearing Real, that shrinks your choices even further. You can’t NOT live in love. You can’t NOT be love. So choice B is an illusion.
The essence of your being is love. And there’s not one thing you can do to change that. Whatever you believe you might have done has absolutely no impact on who you really are.
And those other bozos out there? How you see them can also be effortless. At all times, they’re either offering love or they’re offering a call for love. And guess what? Since now you know your true identity (big, bounteous love), it’s easy to see right through their illusion.
The Course makes no bones. It offers unspeakable happiness. And all it takes is changing our minds about the world and about who we think we are.
Suffering is only possible when we believe the evidence the ego takes to the courtroom of our minds. But when you start to realize that its wildly creative, fear-based misinterpretation of the world has changed nothing, you’re free to announce case closed. Love is all that is.
The illustration for this post (today’s Course lesson, My holiness envelops everything I see!) was created by Alberto Agraso, an incredible illustrator originally from Spain, now living in Canada. I discovered this fabulous Course artist when he sent a proposal for this year’s 222 Foundation gift.
Although we’ve chosen a different candidate, I fell in love with his work and I’ve sent it on to my editor at Hay House in the hopes they can publish an illustrated book or a card deck, making the Course even easier to grasp. I did my bit to make its profound wisdom easier to digest in my book, The Course in Miracles Experiment, but now it’s Alberto’s turn to simplify it even more.
Thank you, Alberto, for being a bright light. And thank you everyone who offered such incredible ideas for changing the consciousness of the world. As always, the announcement for this year’s gift will be made on February 22 (2/22).
#222 Forever!
Pam Grout is the author of 20 books including E-Squared, E-Cubed, Thank & Grow Rich and her latest, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World).
25 Responses
Beautiful post! From a grateful heart. Thanks, Pam.
Thank you!!!
LOVE it! Domo arigato, Pam!! 🙂
Dō itashimashite!!
I recently found you and so moved by your heartbreaking experience with the lose of your daughter. Thank you showing me how you turned that lose into a LOVE STORY! I bought your book, The Course in Miracles Experiment and loved the way you light up the lessons. Thank you!
I love this comment. I definitely have a love story with Taz. She’s my lobster! And always will be!
Oh, just wonderful words Pam. Thank you for introducing us to Alberto’s art. Looking forward to seeing more of his inspiring drawings.
His work and his story are worth checking out!!!
I’m from Colombia, I don’t know English.. So I have to translate each of your publications with the browser and I’ve read more than half of them… I SIMPLY LOVE THEM…. Plus the book “Thank & Grow Rich” change my life.. Simply THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Oh wow! I hope the translation engine does them justice. But one thing I translate from your message is pure love, so THANK YOU!!!
Fabulous as always dear Pam. You rock the course in miracles’ truths and make them so palatable and even enticing! I love this sentence: “suffering is only possible when we believe the evidence our ego takes to the courtroom of our minds.” Oh boy that is so true! So thankyou for your inspiring words, and for sharing the beautiful artwork of Alberto Agrasso. Blessings to you by the basketful and gratitude by the tonne for all you do for us. 🥰🦋🌺⭐️🌹🌏💛
I just love your insightful messages, Jenny! I even read them with an Australian accent.
I hope someday Pam I get to tell you how powerful this post was for myself and my family.
With Great Love and Gratitude,
Kate
I would love to hear the story. Its amazing how the universe shows up just when we need it.
WOW! Thank you for sharing this!
Always my pleasure!
Thank you for ALL you do 🤗❤️😘😊
You are SO welcome!
Thank you, Pam! I love you!
And I love you!!
That was a lesson for life. It is quite simple all is love. The illustration was marvelous. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much, Pam! I feel honoured by your kind words and your generous gesture of bringing my ACIM illustrations to your publisher! Nothing would make me happier than being published by Hay House, since Louise Hay’s “You can Heal Your Life” was the book that launched me on my new spirituality 25 years ago. 💖 Many blessings to you and my infinite gratitude! 😇🙏✨💕
Thank you so much, Pam! I feel honoured by your kind words and your generous gesture of bringing my ACIM illustrations to your publisher! Nothing would make me happier than being published by Hay House, since Louise Hay’s “You can Heal Your Life” was the book that launched me on my new spirituality 25 years ago. 💖 Many blessings to you and my infinite gratitude! 😇🙏✨💕
Infinite blessings to you, too, Alberto,
I sent an email to your hotmail address about a potential project. Hope to hear from you!!!
Thanks again, Pam!