“I’m the only friend you will ever need,” the clown doll proclaimed, out of nowhere, after suddenly sliding down the tiled backsplash of the kitchen counter I sat him on. For Halloween my daughter–sweet child of my own twisted heart—had sent me a creepy little clown doll I call Chuckles, programmed to deliver pithy little […]
Be gentle with yourself
Hi everyone: Well, I woke up this morning tired and hungry (or “hangry,” as my daughter says) and googled this phrase: “Ken Wapnick scarcity.” To my surprise, the first thing that came up was an interview I had originally done with Ken in 2012 entitled “Be Gentle with Yourself.” https://www.google.com/search?q=Ken+wapnick+scarcity&oq=Ken+wapnick+scarcity&aqs=chrome..69i57.5039j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Gentleness, especially with the puny […]
Being Normal in an Abnormal World
Hi everybody and a happy 2019 to all! My calendar and perennial To-Do list is already filled with so many tasks but fortunately our purpose remains the same: to make practicing true forgiveness the most important thing in our so-called lives! Our beloved teacher Ken Wapnick recommended this approach and elaborated on what he meant […]
Homeless, the ego seeks
“You’ll need to remove everything that might offend someone,” the realtor said. “You mean lose the Obama,” I said. Referring to the life-sized, standup cardboard cutout of our former POTUS procured during the 2008 election. Headed in 2016 for the dumpster, truth be told, but saved by the unexpected outcome of that election. Consequently retained […]
Truth has rushed to meet you (in stealth mode; but still!)
I sat in my car outside the university fitness center I belong to after completing another lonely ride to nowhere on a stationary bike. Mindlessly perusing magazines like People and US reporting on matters of dire importance such as reader polls revealing which celebrity wore which designer outfit best. Even as my iphone continued to […]
See you in September
“Just put on the God-damn glasses,” I said. “I mean, who do you think you are, anyway? Icarus? A two-year old? The President of the United States?” My inner professor tossed back his head and laughed. “We’ve talked about this,” he said. But I was just trying to protect him, for God’s sake, and let’s […]
The (Eventually) Happy Learner
(Here’s another excerpt from my most recent collection of acim forgiveness essays, Forgiveness: the Key to Happiness—hope you enjoy!) The proverbial battlefield still smoldered above strewn, severed limbs as tangled as a Picasso painting, the sun a distant orb obscured by the bitter ash of betrayal. I lay writhing in pain in the middle of […]
Talking with Jeffrey Seibert, Summer 2017
Jeffrey Seibert (along with colleague and fellow teacher Rosemarie LoSasso) worked closely with Kenneth and Gloria Wapnick at the Foundation for A Course in Miracles www.facim.org for decades. Jeff and Rosemarie continue to present Ken’s mind-healing message of forgiveness through the lens of their own forgiveness classrooms in their Foundation classes (live and streamed) http://www.facim.org/temecula-schedule.aspx, […]
What you teach is teaching you
Talking with Rosemarie LoSasso, Spring 2017
Rosemarie LoSasso worked closely with Kenneth and Gloria Wapnick for decades, editing his books and audios and teaching at the Foundation for A Course in Miracles (www.facim.org) from its earliest days in the 1980s. (You can read more about Rosemarie’s journey here: https://www.foraysinforgiveness.com/a-conversation-with-rosemarie-losasso-foundation-for-a-course-in-miracles.) She continues to share Ken’s mind-healing work and Jesus’ loving message through […]