Ep 174 - You are a Stranger Here - Joan Dudley

Guest's Favorite ACIM Quote:You are a stranger here. ²But you belong to Him Who loves you as He loves Himself. ³Ask but my help to roll the stone away, and it is done according to His Will. ⁴We have begun the journey. ⁵Long ago the end was written in the stars and set into the Heavens with a shining Ray that held it safe within eternity and through all time as well. ⁶And holds it still; unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable. (ACIM, C-ep.2:1-6) Today's Guest:Joan Dudley joins Tam and Matt to discuss a forgiveness with an abusive father that cascaded to not only her but her siblings.Share your Forgiveness Story?Submit your forgiveness story at: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formSupport for the Podcast:If you feel inspired to make a donation to support the podcast you can do that here: https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateCheck out The ACIM Audio App:Experience the Course like never before with our app’s complete audio version, background music, deep study, meditations, and more.https://acim.org/audio-app/

Keith Kavanagh and Celina Granato sit down for an integrative fireside conversation on A Course in Miracles.Anchored in the Course’s central question—“What is it for?”—this episode invites you to look beyond appearances and address the root of suffering as the Course defines it: not the world, not circumstances, but what we take ourselves to be.What to expectThe Purpose of the Course: Forgiveness (without Story)A clear, uncompromising exploration of how forgiveness heals the mind by allowing emotions to be felt without narrative.Awakening to the Peace of GodHow the world was made to hide guilt—and how the Holy Spirit re-purposes the world for healing, revealing a peace the world can’t touch.From Metaphysics to Daily PracticeConcrete insight into how forgiveness is applied “in real time” in relationships and everyday life.This conversation offers a direct look at forgiveness as a quiet, powerful undoing of guilt through awareness and non-judgment—bringing a gentle return to purpose and the remembering of the one Identity we share.Connect with Keith Kavanagh: https://www.acimwithkeith.comFeature originally aired: 1/29/2026Music: Swaying Silhouettes by Nathan MooreFind More "Conversations on Course" here: https://www.youtube.com/@FoundationforInnerPeace/search?query=conversations%20on%20courseThe Foundation for Inner Peace does not endorse any individual interpretation of “A Course in Miracles.” We aim to provide a space for open discussion and exploration of its teachings.

ACIM Quote:"The Kingdom is perfectly united and perfectly protected, and the ego will not prevail against it. ¹³Amen." (ACIM, T-4.III.1:12-13)Notable Quote From Today's Guest:"So when we decide not to fight and we're going to a truce, that's not peace, because we're just saying that I'm gonna prepare, I'm gonna hold on to these things so that I can use these weapons at a later time, against my husband, against my friends, against my family.So true peace is to let go of all those imaginary weapons.” - CarlosToday's Guest:Tam and Matt are joined by Today's guest, Carlos. Carlos shares two forgiveness stories that involve confrontation. One with a dog owner and the second involving a mugging.Books Mentioned:"The Disappearance of The Universe " By Gary R. Renard https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Universe-Straight-Illusions-Forgiveness/dp/1401905668/From Plagues to Miracles: The Transformational Journey of Exodus, From the Slavery of Ego to the Promised Land of Spirit By: Dr. Robert Rosenthal https://www.amazon.com/Plagues-Miracles-Transformational-Journey-Promised/dp/1732049106/Want to Support Miracle Voices with a Donation?Visit: https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateThink your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others?Submit your forgiveness story here: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formClosing ACIM Quote:"When you want only love you will see nothing else." (ACIM, T-12.VII.8:1)

ACIM Quote:I am not the victim of the world I see. (ACIM, W-31)Today's Guest:Rachel Meixner joins Tam and Matt to discuss forgiveness lessons in close relationships, including with an ex-husband, a church group, and her parents.You Can Find Rachel's Books Here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rachel-Meixner/author/B0H59K6CXVWant to Support Miracle Voices with a Donation?Visit, https://www.miralcevoices.org/donateThink your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others?Submit your forgiveness story here: https://www.miraclevoices.org/form

ACIM Quote:"To do nothing is to rest, and make a place within you where the activity of the body ceases to demand attention. "(https://acim.org/acim/en/s/225#7:7 | T-18.VII.7:7) Today's Guest:Lindsay Vatterott joins Tam and Matt to share how a Kundalini energy came in out of the blue and disrupted her life in unexpected waya as a wife and mother of four children. Ultimately leading Lindsay to have to accept and forgive what seemed like unacceptable changes going on in her body and life circumstances.Connect with Lindsay at:https://www.livelikeeden.com/https://www.instagram.com/live.like.eden/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-like-eden/id1660060852https://open.spotify.com/show/3rzFyHt1VE8FRtHsRwDWgPBook Mentioned on the Podcast:The Kundalini Guide: A Companion for the Inward JourneyBy: Bonnie L. Greenwell Ph.Dhttps://www.amazon.com/Kundalini-Guide-Companion-Inward-Journey/dp/0962732729/Think your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others? Simply visit: https://www.miraclevoices.org/form and submit your forgiveness story.Feel Inspired To Make a Donation?Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateClosing ACIM Quote:Everyone here has entered darkness, yet no one has entered it alone. ²Nor need he stay more than an instant. ³For he has come with Heaven’s Help within him, ready to lead him out of darkness into light at any time. ⁴The time he chooses can be any time, for help is there, awaiting but his choice. ⁵And when he chooses to avail himself of what is given him, then will he see each situation that he thought before was means to justify his anger turned to an event which justifies his love. ⁶He will hear plainly that the calls to war he heard before are really calls to peace. ⁷He will perceive that where he gave attack is but another altar where he can, with equal ease and far more happiness, bestow forgiveness. ⁸And he will reinterpret all temptation as just another chance to bring him joy. (ACIM, T-25.III.6:1-8)

ACIM Quote:Into eternity, where all is one, there crept a tiny, mad idea, at which the Son of God remembered not to laugh. (ACIM, T-27.VIII.6:2)Today's Guest:Tam and Matt welcome Colleen Temesvari to the show and learn about a healing with her daughter that became a reflection of a larger healing of herself.Share your Forgiveness Story by visiting, https://www.miraclevoices.org/formFeel Inspired to Make a Donation? Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donate

ACIM Quote:Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. ⁵It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. (ACIM, T-in.1:4-5)Today's Guest:Jill Carel joins Tam and Matt to discuss a forgiveness that challenged her identity and her adult child's identity.Your Forgiveness Story: Think your forgiveness story could inspire others? Submit your forgiveness story for consideration at https://www.miraclevoices.org/formFeel Inspired to Make a Donation?Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateClosing ACIM Quote:God’s Will for me is perfect happiness. (ACIM, W-101)

ACIM Quote: When you want only love you will see nothing else (ACIM, T-12.VII.8:1)Today's Guest:Maryanne Wood joins Tam and Matt to discuss how an inflamed ego melted in a moment when a forgotten letter surfaced, creating a memorable healing opportunity.Maryanne's Book: We Need a Voice: Connecting Across Realms: Messages from the Spirit World. https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Voice-Connecting-Messages/dp/B0FFBHDG91/Think your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others? Submit your Forgiveness Story at: https://www.miraclevoices.org/formInspired to Make a Donation? Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateClosing ACIM Quote:²It is impossible that anyone be healed alone. ⁴But healing is his own decision to be one again, and to accept his Self with all Its parts intact and unassailed. (ACIM, W-137.3:2,4)

ACIM Quote:I give you to the Holy Spirit as part of myself. ⁶I know that you will be released, unless I want to use you to imprison myself. ⁷In the name of my freedom I choose your release, because I recognize that we will be released together. (ACIM, T-15.XI.10:5-7)Today's Guest: Levi Dean joins Tam and Matt to discuss being abandoned as a child twice and how hitting bottom later in adulthood led him to turn to forgiveness.Post-Interview Note from Levi:"It is important for me to share that my Mom has also worked hard to overcome and heal her past. Her and I share a strong loving relationship and she is a wonderful present grandmother to my children."Levi's Music:Streaming: https://open.spotify.com/album/6hMtx7ysD44nzz0qUoZHvA?si=BZr98pLzTCabIzxxOLWrswSocial Media: @levideanmusic Website: https://levideanandthemesarats.hearnow.com/back-to-the-pathMentioned On The Podcast:Santa Fe, New Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_MexicoBook: The Disappearance of The Universe By Gary R. Renard https://www.amazon.com/Disappearance-Universe-Straight-Illusions-Forgiveness/dp/B0BB8F6GDX/Want to Support The Podcast with a Donation?Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateThink your Forgiveness Story Could Inspire Others? Please submit your story at: https://www.miraclevoices.org/form

ACIM Quote:"If you knew Who walks beside you on the way that you have chosen, fear would be impossible." (ACIM, T-18.III.3:2)Today's Guest:Thomas Rich-Caverly joins Tam and Matt to discuss an over-arching forgiveness that occurred when a friend chose to see him differently.Key Quote from Guest:"What would keep you up at night when all is forgiven?"Connect with Thomas: https://www.sosliferecovery.com/ [email protected] Instagram: @t.rich.picturesHave a Forgiveness Story That Could Inspire Others? Submit your forgiveness story at http://www.miraclevoices.org/formFeel Inspired to Make a Donation? Visit https://www.miraclevoices.org/donateClosing ACIM Quote:"Love waits on welcome, not on time" (ACIM, T-13.VII.9:7)