Gratitude at the David Hoffmeister ACIM Monastery

I want to thank Jason, and everyone at the Monastery again for welcoming me with such openness. I'm still amazed that I was granted this possibility to see shining examples of the teachings of A Course in Miracles, and for the first time in a long while, I do not feel alone.

Section of me wanted to stay longer, but beneath that desire was the thought that I will be doing so for the wrong reason; as an easy way to avoid my problems. The stronger feeling was, and is, that my travels will continue.

Before I left, Jason asked if I'd had any insights. What I'm about to generally share was not yet clear during those times; only on the drive away made it happen coalesce.

That morning, several lines from a Vance Joy song kept running through my head, “I never must have told you, never must have let you see inside. Don't want it troubling your brain, won't you allow it to be?” This confused me as I really could not consider anything that I'd stated that I felt regret for.

Eventually, the phrase, “don't want it troubling your mind” stood out. This reminded me that the most prominent fear I'd in coming to the Monastery was that I'd somehow interfere with its residents'reassurance, simply by my presence alone. This belief that I really could negatively affect other people's state of mind has been with me for quite some time, and has colored a lot of my past experiences and relationships.a course in miracles 

This fear left my awareness right after I arrived. On the drive away it rose again, but I remembered David saying in one of his videos that minds cannot attack. I cried and laughed, and now feel as if the belief is being (has been?) released.

You will find other issues that happened that felt important, but I can't consider them right now.