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Now recruiting: miracle private investigators
Posted on July 6, 2020 163 Comments
“Hard times require furious dancing.”—Alice Walker This week, I was scheduled to give a weeklong Course in Miracles workshop at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. Called “All Heaven Will Break Loose,” the workshop was billed as a week “to switch off our thinking caps, cut up our vision boards and rest in the […]
Choosing a more nourishing narrative
Posted on June 13, 2020 63 Comments
“What time but now can truth be recognized?”—A Course in Miracles With all the uncertainty right now, it’s tempting to fill in the blanks with despair. When we don’t really know what’s going to happen—with the pandemic, with the economy, with the daily unrest—it’s easy to fast forward to fear. Lately, I’ve been doing just […]
Which came first? The miracle or the egg?
Posted on May 28, 2020 33 Comments
“Things that are impossible are everyday experiences when you live in advanced states of mind, when you live in a world of constant miraculous awareness.—Rama When I was a kid, I collected napkins. Now that I’m a bit (a lot!!!) older, I collect hats (which have turned out to be very useful during the pandemic), […]
Rely on the mystical
Posted on May 22, 2020 29 Comments
“Our minds and bodies have been laboring for decades to serve the demands, fears and neuroses of the illusory, finite self.”—Rupert Spira Happy Friday, my friends! Just wanted to share a couple quick things. The above quote by Rupert Spira, a brilliant ceramics artist from Great Britain, pretty much sums up the human condition. Rather […]
The new, magical way of existing in the world
Posted on April 28, 2020 40 Comments
“Let me trust that all of my own needs are always met in amazing ways and it is safe to give freely as my heart guides me.”—Tosha Silver Unlike most of the world, I’m in no hurry to return to “normal.” “Normal,” as prescribed by the existing culture, doesn’t always serve our best interests. “Normal” […]
Hitch a ride on the magic carpet
Posted on February 18, 2020 7 Comments
“Enchantment is never in short supply.”—Bayo Akomolafe I live in a college town. Right across the river is a funky little downtown with a wide assortment of late-night entertainment—bands, comics, pubs, deejays. Let’s just say adult beverages are frequently consumed. If you show up the next morning, there’s always money laying around. Sometimes even $100 […]
Yet another trio of tales from the annals of magic and enchantment
Posted on July 18, 2019 22 Comments
“What power is this. I can’t say. I just know that it’s there.”–Alexander Graham Bell I have a magical inbox. It delivers miracle stories from readers of my books. Anytime I need a boost, l simply open my email and voila! an inspiring new story shows up. Lately, these stories often include pictures of 222. […]
More stories to rock your world
Posted on September 10, 2018 12 Comments
“I pray for the change in perception that will let me see bigger and sweeter realities.”–Ann Lamott My favorite thing in the whole world is miracles. I’ve been a student of ‘A Course in Miracles’ for more than 25 years. The TV series I created is set in an ecovillage called Milagro Springs. Milagro, of […]
Miracles and the four-minute mile
Posted on August 7, 2018 27 Comments
“I do not believe in miracles, I rely on them.”— Yogi Bhajan So you might wonder why I’m always sharing miracle stories here on the blog. Those stories that tend to begin with some version of “You are never going to believe this.” I feel it’s my duty to point them out (and throw massive […]
Small sign, ginormous implications
Posted on May 23, 2018 31 Comments
“Facts, my dear Sancho, are the enemy of truth.”—Miquel de Cervantes The brain, as cool as it is, mainly serves as a reducing valve. It takes the overwhelming flood of information available and filters it down to a trickle. It’s efficient for survival, I suppose, but it screens out most of life’s wonderment. That’s why […]
