Have you ever felt offended? Of course you have!  I used to be the QUEEN of taking offense. I was offended all day long. I actually used to look for things to be offended about. I would get so upset. It wasn’t until I made a commitment to practicing the principles of non-violence that I realized how much harm I was doing to myself by taking offense.

When I was willing to look deeply into it, I realized that, for me, taking offense was inflicting a heavy, negative, violent anger energy on myself.

Very often I didn’t even let people know that they had offended me. I just held it against them.

Then, I decided that LOVING MYSELF was way more important than anything else. I began to Love myself free of all the false beliefs and negative habits and I began to be able to be helpful to others in doing the same.

Here’s a wonderful and inspiring quote from A Course in Miracles on the topic – it’s so clear and so perfectly true!

“To love yourself is to heal yourself, and you cannot perceive part of you as sick and achieve your goal. Brother, we heal together as we live together and love together. Be not deceived in God’s Son, for he is one with himself and one with his Father. Love him who is beloved of his Father, and you will learn of the Father’s Love for you.

If you perceive offense in a brother pluck the offense from your mind, for you are offended by Christ and are deceived in Him. Heal in Christ and be not offended by Him, for there is no offense in Him. If what you perceive offends you, you are offended in yourself and are condemning God’s Son whom God condemneth not. Let the Holy Spirit remove all offenses of God’s Son against himself and perceive no one but through His guidance, for He would save you from all condemnation. Accept His healing power and use it for all He sends you, for He wills to heal the Son of God in whom He is not deceived.”

Together, let’s be willing to discover the Christ in ourselves by seeing it in others.

Let’s give up the habit of taking offense that blocks our experience of healing and awakening.

Let’s Love ourselves free of these negative habits and live as our true identity: Perfect Love!

RETREAT! Let’s get away together and have some fun while we’re having a lift-off! Early-bird on now! Power of Love In-Person Retreat Memorial Day Weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina! May 23 to May 26 – Come away with us! From the very first retreat I led back in 1998, people have been telling me that these retreats are life-changing, mind-expanding, heart opening – and OF COURSE THEY ARE! My intention is so strong that we have an amazing experience of transformation while also having fun, remembering to laugh and enjoying ourselves together. Let’s have a wonderful time together up in those glorious Blue Ridge Mountains, doing our spiritual work and playing, having fun, eating delicious food, getting spa treatments and relaxing in spiritual community together. Things are so intense right now – let’s get a way for along weekend and open ourselves to new insight and inspiration. We’ll anchor the Highest Vision for our life and let go of limiting habits and beliefs. The mountains alone are worth the trip! Let’s play!  Click here for more info!

LATEST ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: my topic is The Secret to True Prayer. There is a secret to true prayer, that’s so simple people don’t realize how healing and effective it is. True prayer isn’t about asking for things but about remembering that we already have everything we need in God and diving deeply into that knowing. In this week’s episode, drawing from The Song of Prayer, I unpacked the heart of true prayer as an offering, a letting go, a deep resting into Love itself. I shared my living experience of transformation, shedding the old, and embracing true prayer. True Prayer has healed my mind and transformed my life. It is a power tool!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! – 75% off! 9 Months | 9 Teachers | Just 99. If you’re ready to dump the old habits that drain you mentally, emotionally and physically, and replace them with habits that support you and increase your capacity for being loving and feeling connected to Spirit, come join me! We’re gaining REAL momentum this year! Change Your Mind About Your Self – new program! With Gary Renard, Alan Cohen, James Twyman, Lisa Natoli, Mark Anthony Lord, Jon Mundy, Terri Wade, Rev Myron Jones and myself. Click here to learn more and get the instant download of yesterday’s inspiring workshop!