August - 2022

Aug 31, 2022
1 min

Net Positive-ACIM Lesson 242

This day is God’s. It is my gift to Him. On my morning walks I like to try a little experiment. I call it Net Positive. In this experiment I look for at least 1-2 pieces of trash on the ground and pick them up. Simple right? In my beautiful-mind arithmetic I decided if I dump no trash. And I pick up 1-2 pieces of trash. It is a Net Positive for the earth. Right? Lesson 242 says we can apply the same Net Positive math to this very day. If we see a person. And we keep our energ

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 30, 2022
1 min

This Holy Now Instant-ACIM Lesson #241

This holy instant is salvation come. My dear friend gifted me with a revelation yesterday. You know, one of those ah-ha moments you can’t come back from? Um hmm. She did it. We were talking a bit in our group about how we all felt a bit slothy, when my friend asked a question. The revolutionary question: What are we missing in the now while we are worrying about the next big thing? Hmmm….Wow. It made me wonder. What AM I missing? What is mine for me to do? And what is the tru

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What is the World? ACIM Preface for Lessons #241-250

Estelle Kristy

Aug 30, 2022
1 min

What is the World? ACIM Preface for Lessons #241-250

The precursor to the next 10 lessons can seem a little hard to digest at first. The world is made up? Whaaaaat????!!! Then why am I bothering to put pants on every morning ACIM? For context-See Lesson 1 & 2: AKA, Nothing we see means anything and We have given everything the meaning it has for us. Let me explain. You may have heard the phrase Projections are Reflections. In essence the world we see is selective, biased, and changeable. It is a phenomena psychologists call mot

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Costumes Can Not Hide Your Light-ACIM Lesson #240

Estelle Kristy

Aug 29, 2022
2 min

Costumes Can Not Hide Your Light-ACIM Lesson #240

Fear is not justified in any form. I love a good costume party! I know, I know, it’s not Halloween yet, but the stores have candy on the shelves and the spiders in my corners remind me that Fall is on the way. The thing about good costumes are-you can’t tell who is within. Besides the height and walk…It could be Jesus resurrected for all we can tell. It’s exciting. Intriguing. The sad part is, I always found the day after Halloween to be a bit of a letdown. After donning a pr

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You are Love Incarnate: ACIM Lesson #239

Estelle Kristy

Aug 28, 2022
1 min

You are Love Incarnate: ACIM Lesson #239

On my decision all salvation rests. We’re Not Worthy! Was a mantra from SNL’s (aka Saturday Night Live) Wayne’s Word. Wayne & Garth would fall on their knees & bow over and over again to their idols. Saying: We’re Not Worthy. It was funny at the time. But Lesson 239 (much like Alice Cooper in their videos) says No way Man. One of the best parts about Source (and evidently Alice Cooper) is that it is always on our side. No matter how many times we might berate ourselves for t

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Save the Grumpy People! Save the World. ACIM Lesson 238

Estelle Kristy

Aug 27, 2022
2 min

Save the Grumpy People! Save the World. ACIM Lesson 238

On my decision all salvation rests. This morning I was reading Marianne Williamson’s daily morning meditation from Transform. In it, she said something so profound it made me stop in my tracks. She mentioned that what we give we receive. What we put out there comes back. It wasn’t that I hadn’t heard this before. Treat your neighbor as yourself was in a key part of my religious life growing up. It was the way she said it. Williamson mentioned that when I put my grumpy-face ou

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YOU are the Light that Rocks the World. ACIM Lesson #237

Estelle Kristy

Aug 26, 2022
1 min

YOU are the Light that Rocks the World. ACIM Lesson #237

Now would I be as God created me. Lesson 237 is a little play on ACIM greatest hits Review VI-we are as Source created us. But this lesson takes it just a teeny step further-and places this concept in the now. The holy present moment. We are still as Source created us. But we show up for this creation in the Now. The only moment that exists. And who are we? The Light that rocks the world, angelic peeps. The glory of the sun rising on an empty horizon. The beauty and the majes

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 25, 2022
1 min

Mission So Possible: ACIM Lesson #236

I rule my mind which I alone must rule. Hmmm 236…..really??!? My immediate reaction to Lesson 236 is…uhhh….I’m not so sure. My mind loves to run away from me. The monkeys in my brain even throw poo words at times. It’s disgusting. So really ACIM Lesson 236 I rule my mind? Who’s ruling who here? ACIM concedes that it doesn’t SEEM like we are ruling this poo-house at all. Spiritually. Our minds seem to tell us what to do and feel. But, in truth, the mind is just an instrument f

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Retract! Retract! Living Soft Paws, ACIM Lesson #235

Estelle Kristy

Aug 24, 2022
1 min

Retract! Retract! Living Soft Paws, ACIM Lesson #235

God in his mercy wills that I be saved. This morning brought a tiny toe incident with bush kitty extraordinaire, CJ. As I was grabbing my coffee, I felt a little prick on my toes. CJ kitty thought my toes were toys. I informed him otherwise. In a way, wise CJ foreshadowed Lesson 235. Lesson 235 says we are not, appearances & toe clawing aside, at the mercy of our environment. That things we think are seeking to hurt us are really just hurt people hurting people (or cats). And

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Does that make me Craaayyzy? Acim Lesson #234

Estelle Kristy

Aug 23, 2022
2 min

Does that make me Craaayyzy? Acim Lesson #234

Father today I am Your child again. This morning I almost lost it on my children. You know, the two cat-children in my life? After an up-all-night-mouse-bringing-in kind of evening my youngest decided to fight with his older cat-brother. (I imagine those with any kind of children might relate). I was tired. I was annoyed. I was straight-up p*ssed. And I was a hair-breadth close to losing it. I was, most decidedly, not my best spiritual self. After mobilizing the proverbial wa

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Avoiding Life's Fire Coral: ACIM Lesson #233

Estelle Kristy

Aug 22, 2022
2 min

Avoiding Life's Fire Coral: ACIM Lesson #233

I give my life to God to run today. Once upon a time I went on a tropical vacation. Sounds awesome huh? Not so much. Well…I mean, my friends were awesome. The place we stayed was awesome. But my life felt threatened several times. Let me explain: 1. Excursion #1: Fire Coral. Fire Coral, for the uninitiated, is not actually coral at all but closer to a jellyfish. As such, though it is stationary…. it still burns when you touch it. Like really burns. As in close to 3rd de

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 21, 2022
1 min

The Moment I wake up…..ACIM Lesson 232

Be in my mind, my Father, through the day. On a typical day I get up, write my morning pages, herd the cats and have my coffee. Then I make my lists, do the dishes…Add more to my to-do list. Write a bit….Add more to my to-do list. Fold the laundry, make Dinner aaaand…you get the picture. The question is-where do I fit God/Source into all of that hot mess? Hmmmmmm. Lesson 232 reminds me that my life is more than my to-do’s. That, from the minute I wake up, Source shines its li

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Stop to Smell the Magic...ACIM Lesson #231

Estelle Kristy

Aug 20, 2022
2 min

Stop to Smell the Magic...ACIM Lesson #231

Father, I will but to remember You. Lately I’ve been asked to teach some classes-outside of my 9-5. You would think I’d be thrilled. Excited. Grateful. And I am. But there is also fear. The anticipation of the details. The logistics. It can all seem so overwhelming as I am running around thinking about outlines and lesson plans and swag to give. As I go-go gadget in my mind I often get lost in the doing in my day….and promptly forgets about the being that is my center. Lesson

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Finding Peace is Easier than Nemo-ACIM Lesson #230

Estelle Kristy

Aug 19, 2022
1 min

Finding Peace is Easier than Nemo-ACIM Lesson #230

Now will I seek and find the peace of God. In Buddhism there is a well-known practice called Metta or Maitri. Metta is simply a lovingkindness practice where the practitioner sends unconditional friendliness, safety, and peace to not only others, but themselves. The practice is built upon a foundation of compassion. That we can see the suffering or struggles of others within ourselves and that we wish that everyone, including ourselves reach a place of peace. The practice inc

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What the World Needs Now...Is Cake, Sweet Cake-ACIM Lesson #229

Estelle Kristy

Aug 18, 2022
1 min

What the World Needs Now...Is Cake, Sweet Cake-ACIM Lesson #229

Love, Which created me, is what I am. Have you ever lost your ID? What a hot mess. You have to go get another license from the DMV. Stand in line. Brush your hair. It’s a lot. Not to mention the fear of who has the darn thing. What they are doing with it? What if they are pretending to be you doing something nefarious…. Here’s the good thing about losing your ID. Your phone. Or anything else we might have identified as uber-earthly important: It’s not actually who we are. The

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 17, 2022
1 min

Con-Damn-ation-ACIM Lesson #228

God has condemned me not. No more do I. Yesterday I had a thing. A gathering with friends I was scheduled to attend. But when I got home…well I was just pooped. Maybe you can relate? I felt guilty. Embarrassed. I didn’t have a great reason for not attending the gathering. I adore my friends. But, I was tired. So I slept on the couch. Aaaaand then felt more guilty. Lesson 228 says these self-judgments are unnecessary. If the creator of the All-That-Is doesn’t judge us, then th

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 16, 2022
1 min

The Holy Instant-ACIM Lesson #227

This is my holy instant of release. ACIM defines the holy instant as where the past meets the future in the timeless perfection of the present. When we are fully here. Listening to the wind rustle through the trees. Feeling the dewy grass tickling between our toes. Face turned up to the glorious sunlight that kisses our faces. It is where we forget all of our illusory worries and endless laundry to remember, even for an instant, who we are and what we are here for. What we si

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Living in a SEA of possibilities-ACIM Lesson #226

Estelle Kristy

Aug 15, 2022
1 min

Living in a SEA of possibilities-ACIM Lesson #226

My home awaits me. I will hasten there. According to research done by Jeremy Clifton in 2018, our basic primal beliefs about the world can be divided into 3 basic categories: 1. Safe (vs. dangerous) 2. Enticing (vs. boring) 3. Alive (vs. hamster in a wheel running the same track everyday). AKA SEA. Clifton’s research found that those hovering on the positive end of the spectrum (Safe, Enticing, Alive) almost universally ended up with less depression, greater

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Shine Bright Like a Diamond-ACIM Lesson #225

Estelle Kristy

Aug 14, 2022
2 min

Shine Bright Like a Diamond-ACIM Lesson #225

God is my Father and His Son loves Him. A few days ago I had a time. I mean, I KNOW I’ve said I’ve had a an issues before but friends I mean I had a TIME. I was on a vacation with some beloveds. Canoeing and having a great time in nature. As we were getting ready to leave, I remembered I had taken my ring off in order to ensure I didn’t misplace it on the river. So I looked around….on the counter….no dice. On the sink…nope. I began slowly but deliberately going through all of

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Estelle Kristy

Aug 13, 2022
1 min

Shine On LightWorker! ACIM Lesson #224

God is my Source, and He/She loves their peeps. I’ll admit it. Some ACIM lessons are kindov downers. And there are times I don’t always connect with the message. Buuuuutt….Lesson 224 is killin’ it! After reading it I feel like Simone Biles landing that double pike. Baller. And I quote, our true identity is “so secure, so lofty, sinless, glorious and great…that Heaven looks to it to give it light.” Whaaaaat?!?! We are amazing folks. It is official. We are the lamp that lights

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