The time is Now

There are no coincidences in life. I believe that what we are exposed to and who we encounter is designed to teach us and allows us to grow. Believe me I have a lot of growing to do which is why I think that I tend to encounter great people that expedite my learning. I have been given a lot of life lessons....the most valuable ones did not come without some pain attached to them but I am grateful for them all.

In life there have been a lot of people that I have met and a lot of words that people have said that I have instinctively known would be important. I guess its called using your intuitive powers when you recognize things that resonate with you. For some reason whenever someone has mentioned the text "a Course in Miracles" to me I have a sensation in my solar plexus similar to the one you get when you ride a roller coaster.....the very first few seconds of the big descent. Ever since I read the Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle I realized that I should probably examine a Course in Miracles.

I love books but part of my love of books is involved in its acquisition. I love looking through old second hand book stores and finding the treasures within. So for over two years I have been actively looking for a Course in Miracles in second hand book stores. Not really an easy book to find. I finally gave up and ordered the book from a spiritually based book store here in North Vancouver. I didn't tell anyone that I ordered the book neither did I mention to anyone that I was looking for the book. The day after I ordered it my son (who is 4) and I were at a friends house just spending some time. Dave has an amazing book collection. Alot of books that cause you to question life, self and the universe. I tend to borrow books periodically. As we ere leaving Obinna (my son) mentioned that I should borrow a book from Dave before we went. he went into Dave's room (not a place that I have frequented) and comes out with a Blue soft cover book that was so well loved that the gold letters were missing from the front. I had no idea what the book was but I knew that I needed to read that book. I opened the front cover to discover that it was A course in Miracles. Now Obinna, like most children, has one foot in heaven and one foot on earth.....which is why I am assuming he intuitively picked this book for me. I explained to Dave that I have been looking for this book and wanted to explore it and mentioned that I just ordered a copy from a "real bookstore". After telling him that I had been looking for the book for years and couldn't find it second hand.....he explained to me that people either buy it and it causes such profound changes in self that it is constantly being used and referenced or ....or conversely it causes such a perspective shift that the person that they question reality and cannot accept the concepts being discussed and therefor want to sever all ties with the book and that they probably burn it.

So this is where this part of the journey begins. I will be chronicling my perspective on A Course in Miracles and also giving you glimpses into my life.

Enjoy,
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