Sunday, February 8, 2009 A True "Gruesome But Fantastic" Vietnam War Story
This diary entry describes an incident that my older brother, Lance Corporal Pierce Malmquist, experienced while serving in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam in 1968. This happened shortly before he was killed by an "enemy" mortar shell on October 8, 1968.
Monday, November 3, 2008 Miracles as True Perception
These thoughts were inspired by and adapted from a section of Chapter 3 of the book "A Course in Miracles".
Friday, October 31, 2008 Of Rats and People: Happy Halloween (1 comments)
This is a true tale of what happens when the bamboo trees blossom every 48 years in certain parts of Asia, namely India and Bangladesh.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The Purpose of Time (2 comments)
This sequence of words attempting to explain the true purpose of time was inspired by and adapted from a section of Chapter 2 of the book "A Course in Miracles". I hope that you will read it (if you have a little spare time) and perhaps be inspired yourself to read more in this great book.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Shaking Fear
Here are some thoughts on fear inspired by and adapted from a section of the book "A Course in Miracles".
Monday, October 27, 2008 Are We Responsible for Our Thoughts? (2 comments)
Do we really have a choice about the things we think about, or do they occur spontaneously without our having any control of them? These words were inspired by and adapted from a section of Chapter 2 of the book "A Course in Miracles".
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Laughing Quadruplets
Need a good old-fashioned belly laugh? Watch this short video of these little kids that is guaranteed to make even the most cranky old curmudgeon smile.....
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Principles of Healing and Miracles
Here are some thoughts to ponder that were adapted and inspired by a section from Chapter 2 of the book "A Course in Miracles". Peace!
Thursday, October 23, 2008 Inner Radiance
This sequence of words was adapted and inspired by several passages from the second chapter of the book "A Course in Miracles". Feel free to post your comments about these concepts.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Escaping Darkness (3 comments)
These are some thoughts adapted from the book "A Course in Miracles" that I hope you enjoy reading....
Sunday, October 12, 2008 Thoughts from "Miracles" (2 comments)
These words are adapted and inspired from the book "A Course in Miracles". I hope you find them inspirational.
Thursday, October 9, 2008 God's Justice (2 comments)
These words are adapted from Section 19, "What is Justice?", from the Manual for Teachers portion of the book "A Course in Miracles". This book offers a refreshing perspective on this crazy world we live in.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 On Our Way Home
This text is adapted from the Epilogue of the Workbook for Students section of the book "A Course in Miracles".
Friday, October 3, 2008 Will We All Face Judgment Day in the End?
This is adapted from the Manual for Teachers section of the book "A Course in Miracles". Are you ready to meet your maker?
Thursday, October 2, 2008 How Will the World End? (1 comments)
This text is adapted from the Manual for Teachers section of the book "A Course in Miracles". How do YOU think the world will end?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 The Real Meaning of "Sacrifice"
This text is adapted from the Manual for Teachers section of the book A Course in Miracles. Do you believe in "sacrifice"?
Sunday, September 28, 2008 Is Peace Possible in This World?
The following text is adapted from the Manual for Teachers section of a book called "A Course in Miracles" and discusses whether peace is possible in this crazy world we live in......
Sunday, September 14, 2008 New Way of Looking at the World (1 comments)
This awesome video brings us a new perspective to our planet.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 Teaching and Learning (1 comments)
This text is adapted from a discussion about teaching and learning found in the book, "A Course in Miracles". I am not a religious fanatic, just someone filled with spiritual curiosity.
Thursday, September 4, 2008 The Godfather One-Minute Version
Just in case you don't have time to watch the whole 3-episode Godfather Movie Series, these nice folks cut the whole saga down to about one minute:
Thursday, September 4, 2008 The Real Alternative
The text below is adapted from a portion of a chapter in the book "A Course in Miracles". I hope the reader will find these words inspirational.
Monday, August 18, 2008 Amazing Nature Video
This is an intense video of a safari encounter between water buffalos, lions, and a crocodile. It is quite graphic to watch, but you will find yourself pleased with its happy ending.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Reversing Effect and Cause and Joining (From ACIM) (2 comments)
This text is excerpted and slightly adapted from Chapter 28, The Undoing of Fear, from the book "A Course in Miracles", and offers a refreshing and unique way of looking at things......
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 The Undoing of Fear (From ACIM) (1 comments)
This text is excerpted and slightly adapted from Chapter 28, The Undoing of Fear, from the book A Course in Miracles. It teaches us that wondrous things happen when we abandon our fear.
Friday, June 20, 2008 What's Your Major (Mal)Function?
These inspiring words are taken from Lesson 257 of the Workbook for Students section of the book "A Course in Miracles". What is YOUR major (mal)function? [The previous sentence is not a quote from the book - that's just something some kid in our neighborhood used to always say whenever he walked up to a crowd of people.] All too often, we lose sight of what we set out to accomplish with our lives in the first place and we get too distracted with all the bullshit in life and get caught up doing things that will not bring us any closer to our real goals.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 What Is Sin? (10 comments)
This text is excerpted and slightly adapted from Part II of the Workbook for Students portion of the book titled "A Course in Miracles". Only a madman could believe there is such a thing as sin.
Thursday, June 5, 2008 The Justice of Heaven, According to "Miracles" (2 comments)
This text is excerpted and slightly adapted from a portion of Chapter 25, The Justice of God, from the book "A Course in Miracles". If true justice is as described here, then it is a very RARE commodity these days....
Thursday, June 5, 2008 Justice Returned to Love (from ACIM)
This text, excerpted and slightly adapted from the book "A Course in Miracles" Chapter 25, The Justice of God, provides and interesting perspective on the concept of justice.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 More Lessons from "Miracles" (1 comments)
Here are a few more lessons taken from the Workbook for Students section of the book "A Course in Miracles". The following text is excerpted and slightly adapted from Lessons 236 - 240 from the workbook, plus a BONUS track titled "What is the World?". I would encourage anyone who enjoys reading these messages to get themselves a copy of this book which is just chock full of thought-provoking ideas.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Lessons from "ACIM" Workbook (2 comments)
The text below is excerpted and slightly adapted from the book "A Course in Miracles" published by the Foundation for Inner Peace. I would like to point that, other than being a fan of this great work, I am not affiliated in any official capacity with the publishers and I receive no financial compensation for any sales of this book. I guess you could say that I post these "miraculous" diaries out of the goodness of my heart. Haha. Hope you enjoy reading these messages.....
Monday, May 26, 2008 Some Gave All
This is a tribute to all the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice serving and protecting their country (and also those who were sent on a fool's errand by our messed up government leaders).
Monday, May 26, 2008 Knock Off Osama, er I mean Obama? (5 comments)
Very interesting clip in which a Fox News contributor seems to infer it would be a good idea to knock off Osama Bin Laden and/or Barak Obama.... Hmmmm... was this a Freudian slip?
Monday, May 26, 2008 Libertarian Ideas
These clips from Libertarian Party candidate interviews present some novel ideas about government. I've always been a huge Mike Gravel fan, and the other Libertarian candidates present some great ideas also.
Thursday, May 22, 2008 God's Justice - The Savior from the Dark (4 comments)
This text is excerpted and adapted from Chapter 25, The Justice of God, of the book titled "A Course in Miracles" published by the Foundation for Inner Peace. Please note that I am not affilliated in any way with the author(s) or publishers and I receive no financial remuneration for any sales of this book. I merely am someone who thoroughly enjoys reading the messages contained in this book and it is these messages that I would like to promote to as many people who might also enjoy them.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 The Meeting Place (3 comments)
This text is excerpted and adapted from the book "A Course in Miracles" and is taken from a discussion of the principle of "specialness". Are you special? We have been taught since we were children that we are all "special" in our own magnificent ways, but we must be careful not to let this concept of "specialness" to separate ourselves from others, and ultimately from God Himself.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 Year of Miracles (1 comments)
This text is excerpted and adapted from the "Workbook for Students" section of a book called "A Course in Miracles" published by the Foundation for Inner Peace.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ACIM Workbook Practice Session Review: Lessons 201 220 (1 comments)
This text is excerpted and adapted from some of the lessons presented in the "Workbook for Students" portion of the book "A Course in Miracles" published by the Foundation for Inner Peace.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 Notes from "Miracles" (6 comments)
For the past year or so, I have been reading a wonderful book titled "A Course in Miracles". This book has a wealth of inspiring passages which offer a fresh perspective on life. I've been reading the daily lessons in the "Workbook for Students" portion of the book and I have started to compile short excerpts of these lessons and wanted to share these with anyone who might care to read them. I hope you enjoy reading them and I hope it encourages you to want to read this book for yourself.
