Right now, we see how easy it is to be offended and to fly into upset and outrage.  It’s the perfect training ground for us as A Course in Miracles students.

I used to take offense so easily. I didn’t consciously realize what a profoundly destructive habit taking offense is.  Now, I can see that all attack is self-attack and taking offense is definitely an attack.

It was many years before I realized taking offense was draining my energy and preventing me from experiencing the good I hoped to create for myself.  Finally, I began to discover that I was free to make a higher choice.

I got to a place in my heart where I became willing to invite Love into my life more and take offense less. I became willing to invite Joy and Peace into every corner of my heart. I became willing to invite Prosperity and creativity into my experiences. I became interested in contributing more Love in the world, and in order to do that, I made a commitment to center myself in a loving and compassionate consciousness.

In keeping my attention on what I desire, it’s been very helpful to recognize that when other people around me take offense, they are reminding me of where I’ve come from. Hostile people give me the opportunity to practice Love and compassion, and extend the invitation to them to practice with me.   I can see the diamond in their heart now that I’m discovering the diamond in my own.

It’s not possible for me to be in a place of Love and receptivity AND take offense. I can only take offense when I’m centered in fear and hurt.

Love and compassion are the healing antidote for fear and hurt.

By being able to express Love and compassion for those around me who are taking offense and acting from their fear and hurt, I’m able to claim the learning from my past experiences and that brings benefit to everyone, because we’re all One.

Being compassionate with those who temporarily seem to lack compassion, allows me to extend an invitation with my mind.

In sharing the invitation, I get to re-qualify the times when I was the one who lacked compassion, and that’s healing, for which I am so very grateful.

If only the people I encountered when I was offended could have held space for me the way I’m able to do that for others – in this practice, the world is transformed.

In this way, I can daily harvest the learning from my past experiences.  With this practice, the years that the locusts seemed to have eaten are given back to me, and now my history feels like a blessing.  I am blessed and so are you!

Where once I was stuck in a habit of taking offense, I am willing to extend compassion to myself and others.  Punishing people with taking offense isn’t on my radar of possibilities anymore.  I am so grateful to let that painful habit of self-attack DISSOLVE.  Hallelujah!  I’ve changed my mind about my Self, and that’s changed everything.

THIS WEEKEND – Power of Love In-Person Retreat Memorial Day Weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina!  Friday May 23 to Monday, May 26.

RETREAT! Let’s get away together and have some fun while we’re having a lift-off!  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 Alan Cohen, When Love Becomes A Way of Life. When we’re truly living A Course in Miracles, then Love becomes our way of life. In this week’s episode, I join with Alan Cohen, author of many books including Of Course in Miracles: When Love Becomes A Way of Life and A Course in Miracles Made Easy. We share things we’ve learned along the way, our failures and our learning how to rise above the traps of the ego. To learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Course in Miracles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Powerofloveministry.net For the transcript of this episode and more please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LivingACourseinMiracles.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We’re born to Love and that’s why it feels so good!