A Course in Miracles - Applied: O Holy Night. The Drama of Holiday Gatherings

[@herbertcrappell8309]

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[@jennyborrill1761]

So brilliant. Thank you so very much.

[@maxicap12]

❤🙏

[@mjyt67]

Thank you for helping to shine a light on the darkness.

[@lenafranzen6046]

Thank you for this! I was avoiding to watch this video because I was alone over Christmas. And now I realize how much I avoid feeling the guilt. And it's coming up now and I like the fact that it's the Holy Spirit's job to undo it. So thank you! ❤🙏

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Great! It’s so interesting that we can resist the Holy Spirit when we’re alone and when we’re with people :-).

[@cindys7890]

Wow, you're so timely with this. I feel silly for not seeing it...and for forgetting to ask Jesus to help me see it. Thank you so very much

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Happens to the best of us :-)

[@herbertcrappell8309]

Can we truly love anyone if we don’t love everyone I think I heard that in the course

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

The hard core answer is yes. But as long as we recognize that our love is but a shadow of a shadow of the real thing we can work toward it without feeling guilty I think.

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Actually I meant to say the hard core answer is no :-). Freudian slip :-)))

[@OhanSianatPair]

Hey, I can't help wondering what happened at your family gathering that triggered this video! It (secretly) makes us all feel better if your family is a bit more dysfunctional than ours :-P

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Everyone is very nice. I’m just very aware of my judgments. And as there are no small ones, it’s all one big ego fest :-)

[@OhanSianatPair]

I know, right? An ego fest or infestation. Honestly, it's like a virus that you're gradually discovering has infected absolutely everything. (Cue any number of alien virus movies.)

[@IfYouOnlyBelieve]

Dear Stefan, Thank you for your inspiring videos. I value your opinion highly, as it aligns with the perspectives of Ken and Margarethe Randow-Tesch. My daily Course practice involves writing down my thoughts - admittedly, they are often negative - and challenging them with quotes or key ideas from the Course. Recently, several spiritually inclined friends have emphasized the importance of gratitude. Apparently, numerous scientific studies show that reflecting daily on five things you’re grateful for can have a positive impact on one’s life. I find this approach interesting, but it seems to contradict the Course's main focus on "looking at the ego." Since I hold your opinion in high regard, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Best regards from Munich, Matthias P.s: A good video on this topic was shared by Circle of A. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJXFgptuprBroqM

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Dear Matthias, I remember meeting Margarethe back in Roscoe one summer. I wasn't sure if she was still actively teaching. I think gratitude is an initial correction for us feeling as a victim and it is extremely helpful to learn the effects of an "attitude of gratitude." However, the main focus after the initial stages of our journey, as you mention, is to look at the ego and in this case our unwillingness to be grateful, rather than trying actively to be grateful. Gratitude will be an automatic response once guilt is out of the way. It can be helpful to remember at times but trying to consistently make ourselves be grateful when we deep down want to give the other person our guilt, will not get us across the finish line. I believe I cover this in the segment about the ten characteristics of God's teachers and their connection to guilt. It's not directly about gratitude but the ten characteristics are very similar to it. Hope this helps. Frohes Neues Jahr!

[@IfYouOnlyBelieve]

@@acourseinmiracles-applied Yes, Margarethe still holds seminars in Germany and Austria, which I enjoy attending. I truly appreciate her competent, pragmatic, and down-to-earth approach. A friend and I agreed that you also display these admirable qualities in your videos. Thank you for your helpful response. I will revisit your video on the "Ten Characteristics of God's Teachers." A grateful attitude is indeed very helpful. In the process, it seems to be about repeatedly looking at the blocks, ideally together with Jesus. Only then can love, gratitude, and forgiveness naturally come to the surface-without needing to "tinker" with it actively. I also wish you a happy New Year!

[@jorgealmeida3491]

Be grateful for your triggers because they are showing us our mistaken BeLIEfs. 😁

[@acourseinmiracles-applied]

Nice :-)

[@herbertcrappell8309]

Can we truly love anyone if we don’t love everyone I think I heard that in the course