A Course in Miracles - Foundation For Inner Peace7674100
This innocuous book came to my attention in 2005 and it has passed through my hands several times since. I had no inclination to peruse its contents for I had ceased to believe in miracles. In 2005, I was cursing God for abandoning me. I was utilizing all my energy to stave off the hell I descended into 15 years earlier by marrying a man as un-Godly as anyone could be.
In 2007, whilst packing some books as donations for a book fair, my hand once again fell on "A Course in Miracles". By this time, I had secured a divorce from my husband but was nonetheless dealing with the fallout. As I grasped the book, I became extremely thoughtful and calm. What was it about this book that invoked feelings I hadn't experienced in a very long time? My hand clung to the book refusing to put it down. Realizing that this was a sign that I had better take a closer look, I produced a cup of tea and sat in my favorite reading chair. With great curiosity, I focused on the blue hardcover and read "A Course in Miracles, a foundation for inner peace." Wow. That was a pretty bold statement but okay, I decided to bite. Taking a deep breath, I pondered the most obvious question: What IS the foundation for inner peace? This book instantly opened an old wound and it had better have the answer to healing.
"A Course in Miracles" is really that, a course. Written in three components, this book is not to be taken lightly and can't be read in a week or even a month. There is text, a workbook for students and a manual for teachers. I had the sudden urge to fling the book across the room because I was deeply and profoundly afraid. I instinctively understood that once I began reading this book, I was going to have to alter and was I prepared for the journey ahead?
My preferred film is "The Matrix". The main character Neo is looking for the answer to the matrix. He understands the matrix exists but he doesn't know what it is. The man with the answer, Morpheus, contacts Neo and offers the chance for truth by giving Neo a choice between taking a blue pill or a red pill. Take the blue pill and stay ignorant or take the red pill and discover the answer to the matrix. Before he reaches for his pill of option, Morpheus cautions Neo that ought to he choose the red pill, he can by no means go back to the life he had been living.
