June - 2022

My Face about to Blow! ACIM Review V: Lesson #180

Jun 30, 2022
2 min

My Face about to Blow! ACIM Review V: Lesson #180

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./By grace I live. By grace I am released. There is no cruelty in God and none in me. Lesson 180 is a tough one for me right now. Given recent political decisions, I have a hard time thinking kind thoughts. I him and I haw. I get angry and I react. But Lesson 180 brings me back to the truth of who I am. It reminds me that no matter what is going on in the external, the truth of who I am (and, by extension, who my brothers & sisters are) i

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Don't Miss the Treats! ACIM Review V: Lesson #179

Estelle Kristy

Jun 29, 2022
2 min

Don't Miss the Treats! ACIM Review V: Lesson #179

God is but Love, and therefore so am I. /There is one life, and that I share with God/Source. Your grace is given me. I claim it now. When I was little my mom would take me with her to the grocery store. One day she told me before leaving that I could pick out one thing. Anything I wanted. And she would buy it. Being a discerning, and arguably anxious child, this was a big deal. As my mom rolled through the aisles, I carefully evaluated all we passed to see if it was worthy o

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Let the Clouds Pass You By! ACIM Review V: Lesson #178

Estelle Kristy

Jun 28, 2022
2 min

Let the Clouds Pass You By! ACIM Review V: Lesson #178

God/Source is but Love and therefore so am I. / Let my mind not deny the thought of God/Source. I am entrusted with the gifts of God. Yesterday I had a pretty simple day. Some plans got canceled so I hung out on my deck, watching the clouds jog by. It was beautiful. The sun peeking through in angelic-like radiance. Two guesses what I was doing? Yup. Phone scrolling. I need to put XYZ on the grocery list for next week. My parents are coming up so I should probably clean the ho

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Dreaming a Little Dream-ACIM Review V: Lesson #177

Estelle Kristy

Jun 27, 2022
2 min

Dreaming a Little Dream-ACIM Review V: Lesson #177

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./There is no death. The Son of God is free. Now are we one with Him Who is our Source. I had an interesting dream last night. The world was made up of sprawling houses. They looked like mansions. They had extensions upon extensions. Mashed together like mismatched puzzle pieces. The strange thing was that though the buildings looked like they were falling apart, their foundations crumbling, the entrances were new. And someone was clearly

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 26, 2022
1 min

Namaste-ACIM Review V: Lesson 176

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./Give me your blessing, holy Son/Daughter of God. I am as God created me. There is a trick to loving one-another. It is a simple trick. It is looking for the element of ourselves that exists in the other. Sound selfish? Not so much. If we are as God created us. If we are one. Beautiful. Eternal. Magnificent. If we are all of these things, then we are created from a single Source. Full of all of the good juju we can possibly recall. And t

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Remembering the Miracles-ACIM Review V: Lesson #175

Estelle Kristy

Jun 25, 2022
2 min

Remembering the Miracles-ACIM Review V: Lesson #175

*A Note: I gave serious thought to changing my blog for today, given recent events. Instead, I chose to share a miracle. Which I think we could maybe use a reminder of today. Enjoy* God is but Love, and therefore so am I./I give the miracles I have received. I am at home. Fear is the stranger here. (Anyone else hearing a little ‘We will ROCK you’ kindov vibe for this Review? Ok just me.) Yesterday I witnessed a miracle. A miracle I say! Well, you be the judge. The backstory i

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 24, 2022
2 min

Be the Toast-ACIM Review V: Lesson #174

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./Into his presence I would enter now. Today I learn to give as I receive. My partner is a GIVE-er. Whenever he makes a sandwich. He always makes me one too. Last piece of cheese? Do you want it babe? He jokes (as an Aries) that he is totally out for #1 (‘cause Aries are often champions). But he’s actually the first to say hi to a stranger or to help a neighbor. I tease him it’s because he’s the oldest. Required to give up clothes, food,

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Let it Go....Let it Goooooo. ACIM Review V: Lesson # 173

Estelle Kristy

Jun 23, 2022
2 min

Let it Go....Let it Goooooo. ACIM Review V: Lesson # 173

God is Love and therefore so am I./I will step back and let Source lead the way. I walk with God/Source in perfect holiness. (Are you beginning to see a theme here? We are LOVE my friends.) I maaaay have mentioned I am a bit of a control freak right? Several. Hundred. Times. And I was tested, dear friends. Very, very recently on this life’s lesson. I went on vacation. *Gasp* Yes. Vacation. But here’s the kicker. My youngest (cat-child) was ill. Well, not ill per se. He had s

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Turtles of the World Unite! ACIM Review V: Lesson #172

Estelle Kristy

Jun 22, 2022
2 min

Turtles of the World Unite! ACIM Review V: Lesson #172

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./In my defenselessness my safety lies. I am among the ministers of God. Yesterday I tried on a new group of people. These things make me a bit uncomfortable. I am, unfortunately, not a socially graceful gazelle of a gal. I’m more of a turtle. A cute little turtle. Hovering in her shell. Popping her tiny head out once and awhile. Afraid of being smacked for my insolence. So, well, it took a bit to put myself out there. To leave the shell

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The Formula for Success. ACIM Review V: Lesson # 171

Estelle Kristy

Jun 21, 2022
2 min

The Formula for Success. ACIM Review V: Lesson # 171

God is but Love, and therefore so am I./All things are echoes of the Voice of God. The power of decision is my own. We have been taught, seemingly from inception, that we need to know it all. And what we don’t know-we should have learned by now already. Or so we tell ourselves. 3-step processes to change, the keys to loving ourselves more. All of these are ragers. Super popular. And, I’ll admit-I love them too. I want a process that explains my road to enlightenment. A formul

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 21, 2022
1 min

I'm Lovin' It! ACIM Review V: Preview

Time for Review! Woohooo! Time to Review our last 20 ACIM Lessons. Here’s the skinny, in case you missed it. Each Day ACIM Reviews two of the last 20 lessons. There’s a basic theme to the Review, which sandwiches two lessons (aka greatest hits) within the theme’s context. Review V’s basic theme/premise is: God/Source is but Love, and therefore so am I. It reminds us that we are more than our meat suits. Our holy selves. Pure Source love. Martha Beck encourages an exercise tha

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Loving our Doppelgangers: ACIM Lesson #169

Estelle Kristy

Jun 20, 2022
2 min

Loving our Doppelgangers: ACIM Lesson #169

By grace I live. By grace I am released. My partner is currently watching the Obi-Wan/Star Wars series. In all its sci-fy-ie glory. In the series there is a character who appears to be against our hero. Tala Durith. But on exploring further (spoiler alert) we find that she is more complicated than she appears. You see, she originally signed up to work with the Empire (aka the ‘bad’ guys) before pivoting. What I like about this plot line is, not that Tala joined the ‘good guys

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Dare to Chance the Rapids-ACIM Lesson #168

Estelle Kristy

Jun 19, 2022
2 min

Dare to Chance the Rapids-ACIM Lesson #168

Your grace is given me. I claim it now. When I was youngish I hated trying new things. The expectation. The fear of not measuring up. The fear was great enough I avoided trying things. Like getting my lifeguarding certificate. Or paddling rapids white water rafting. In truth, I was seldom up for an adventure. I was nestled, quite comfortably, in my own fear. I thought my caution insulated me. That it helped keep me safe. But it followed me into adulthood. Where I stayed in ma

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 18, 2022
1 min

Remembering our Truth-ACIM Lesson #167

There is one life, and that I share with God. Occasionally I might misremember something. Something, I was certain happened. Like visiting a restaurant. Or winning the Super Bowl. You know. Little things. Just yesterday I was telling the story of visiting a trail in Tahoe with my partner. Of how we entered this magical cove with breathtaking views. It was glorious. But he had never been there. Only me. Lesson 167 reminds me that no matter how many times we may misremember who

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You are the Bridge over Troubled Waters -ACIM Lesson #166

Estelle Kristy

Jun 17, 2022
1 min

You are the Bridge over Troubled Waters -ACIM Lesson #166

I am entrusted with the gifts of God. Thich Nhat Hanh tells a story of refugees fleeing Vietnam in the 70’s. He talks about the dangers these poor people faced. Floating in boats in the middle of the ocean, seeking safety. Occasionally pirates would overtake the boats. If the people on the boats panicked, the boat would immediately capsize, and all the inhabitants would drown. But if, instead, one person could remain calm, the entire boat would be calm, and their balance was

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 16, 2022
2 min

Level Up! ACIM Lesson # 165

Let not my mind deny the thought of God. When I was a teenager I LOVED playing Super Mario Brothers. I’d master the jumps. The shortcuts. The magic mushrooms that allowed Mario to enter whole new worlds and Levels in the clouds. But Super Mario Brothers had a catch. When you lost a life, you had to return to the beginning of your level…And replay the whole thing over again. This frustrated me. It seemed so boring. I would often rush through the first challenges… and inadverte

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Working from Your Power-ACIM Lesson #164

Estelle Kristy

Jun 15, 2022
1 min

Working from Your Power-ACIM Lesson #164

Now are we one with Him Who is our Source. Gathas are short phrases popularized by Thich Nhat Hanh that remind us to return to the present moment. Like Lesson 164, they ask us to recognize that the present moment is the only moment that is. Our point of power. Because where we direct our focus and attention is what we choose to attract. And what we look for in our lives. A few of my favorite gathas from Hanh are: Present moment. Precious moment. Waking up this morning, I smil

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Estelle Kristy

Jun 14, 2022
1 min

You down with ACC? ACIM Lesson # 163

There is no death. The Son/Daughter of God/Source is free. We are always in choice. To choose to worship the things of this world. Or to choose to see beyond it. I don’t know about you. But lately seeing beyond the things of this world to my freedom…Well, it ain’t easy. So I’ve been trying on a 3 step process to get me through. ACC: 1. A: Awareness. Acknowledging what I am feeling in the moment without judgement. Really (yipes!) being willing to take an honest look. 2.

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Reunited after all These Years-ACIM Lesson #162

Estelle Kristy

Jun 13, 2022
1 min

Reunited after all These Years-ACIM Lesson #162

I am as God/Source created me. Ayoooo! One of ACIM’s all-time greatest hits. They are repeated throughout the text. And repeated for a reason. Because I forget. Because we evolve. Lesson 162 says these words are the answer to every doubt or illusion we could ever create. We are as Source created us. Even every time I spill the salsa. Or trip over kitty toys. Lesson 162 says that no matter how many times we think we do something wrong-we are still as Source created us. Powerfu

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Ryan Reynolds & My not-so-6-pack abs-ACIM Lesson 161

Estelle Kristy

Jun 12, 2022
2 min

Ryan Reynolds & My not-so-6-pack abs-ACIM Lesson 161

Give me your blessing, holy son of God. Last night we watched The Adam Project. Ryan Reynolds perfection! The storyline is a man who time travels from the future to locate elements of his past. Reynolds character is angry. He’s sarcastic. He’s full of regret and defensiveness. I won’t give away the deets, but at one point his younger self looks deeply at him and points out: I think it’s easier to be angry than it is to be sad. And I guess, when I get older, I forget there’s a

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Copy of Check out my View! ACIM Lesson # 78

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