🌿 A Note on Language, Inclusivity, and This Project
A Course in Miracles has been a profound teacher for me for many years. Its central message — that peace is our natural state, that love is what we are, and that forgiveness is the way we remember this — continues to feel as relevant and transformative as ever.
That said, ACIM uses language rooted in Christian symbolism and masculine terminology — words such as God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, and Christ. While these terms point to universal principles of love, truth, and unity, they can feel limiting or alienating for some readers.
For this project, I’ve chosen to honor the essence of the Course while also offering inclusive, neutral re‑phrasings of the daily lesson titles. These alternative versions are not meant to replace ACIM, reinterpret it, or soften its depth — but to act as bridges. Invitations. Doorways.
If the traditional language resonates with you, you are warmly invited to use it.
If it doesn’t, you’re equally welcome here.
My intention is simple:
👉 Don’t miss the message because of the metaphors.
Why Mandalas?
ACIM is intellectually elegant — and sometimes mentally demanding.
Mandalas bring the teachings into the body.
Coloring, painting, and creating offer a gentle way for the lessons to settle beneath the thinking mind. The hands engage. The breath slows. The message lands not as something to analyze, but something to experience.
This project weaves together:
- Daily reflection
- Weekly integration
- Monthly themes
- A year‑long unfolding mandala
…so that the Course becomes something you live with, not something you wrestle with.
🤝 A Note on Collaboration
To support the creation of the neutral lesson re‑phrasings and structural clarity of this project, I worked in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI language model developed by OpenAI.
I used this tool as a creative and linguistic assistant — much like a brainstorming partner — to help translate ACIM’s lesson titles into inclusive, contemporary language while staying true to the Course’s core message.
All reflections, mandalas, artwork, and interpretations shared here are my own and arise from my personal relationship with the material.
🌟 An Invitation
Whether you are:
- brand new to A Course in Miracles
- returning to it after years away
- or someone who has struggled with its language but sensed its truth
…you are welcome here.
Take what resonates.
Leave what doesn’t.
Color outside the lines.
This is not about doing the Course perfectly.
It’s about remembering what’s already true — one day, one mandala, one moment at a time.
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