Lisa, your 40-Day Program is the most Inspired program ever.
There’s no more conflict. It’s gone. I practically can’t believe it, except that I’m living it. Thank you!
“I feel so good Lisa. I’ve never been this happy before. I just finished listening to you and GOD IS BIG IN MY MIND. Tell me is this not cleaning out my subconscious earthly desires and seeing the hopeless, uselessness, and pointlessness of it all. I got up and I read your lesson today intent and elimination. Wow what an amazing and useful lesson to start the day with. It really is God speaking. Another thing it’s really every joyous second making the same intent until it becomes habit. Making that decision has got to happen it’s just a question of WHEN. Well the joy I’m feeling right now is worth remembering my intent over and over just to feel this glory. YAH!!!! So I’ll go to breakfast after mediating on God as preparation to stay with JOY, GOD, HAPPINESS. All day. THANK YOU AGAIN MY HOLY FRIEND LISA.”
“I quit two lifelong addictions thanks to you.”
Lisa, I shout YEE HA! …. I’m happy no matter what appears to be happening. I MAY see myself walking a tightrope… but really it is a beautiful bridge … a bridge to Love, with Love surrounding and holding me all along the way. Life can be a brilliant adventure if we trust its twists and turns and honor each footstep, grateful for the guidance we know will find.
GOD GOES WITH ME EVERYWHERE I GO.
I AM STILL
AS GOD CREATED ME.HERE. NOW. OK. LOVE.
Thank you dear guide.
“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
I am as always, so grateful to God for sending us you, Lisa
There are times when sadness and loneliness overwhelm me, the other week these feelings were very heavy and when I logged into my email I saw there was a email from you and I was thinking, “Not even Lisa will be able to help me with this.”, then I read your email and I felt my spirits lift, I was gratefully surprised and it was a welcome reminder from one of God’s helpers that He is the answer to all that ails me. I love you Lisa, You Go Girl Always….we need you.”“Hi Lisa,Oh yes! This is very exciting! Even as I was writing my grievances and trying to be as unspiritual as possible, I felt like on some level I was already done with this stuff and it’s kind of like going back in time. Last week, around the same time I signed up for this course, I confronted a lot of stuff and then suddenly I was getting flooded with miracles. Yesterday I had an exceptional breakthrough with my horse which brought tears of joy to my eyes, and that was not due to any kind of physical striving. So like you mentioned in the audio a lot of this feels completed and finished. So yes, I can let these grievances go.I think earlier this afternoon we must have been composing our messages at the same time. I agree with you that I have a lot to appreciate in my life and that I have tended to be a perfectionist.”“God bless you Lisa Natoli for arriving in my life.”
Hi Lisa, I have so many great/amazing things happening.
But yesterday was a spin out day. BLACK, BLACK, BLACK.
What does God want me to do?
Answer; be happy.
How simple!
So be happy and love. And see all has happened.
Illness is NOT REAL BUT IT APPEARS REAL.
I WANT GOD 100% of the time.
I WILL JOY I WILL HEALTH, I WILL LOVE EVERY MOMENT. I’M DONE. Love you Lisa
“I trust myself! I like myself! I love myself! I know what to do now. I just have to be VIGILANT IN PERCEPTION to remember God.”
“Hi and Hugs Lisa,
I love you and I love this course. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. I most definitely want to continue with it in whatever forum you create. I am grateful to you, to God for this day. thank you my Lovely Lisa
Sending you all my love and prayers.
God Bless.”
“I’ve been struggling with A Course in Miracles for over 10 years. I was waiting for someone to tell me what to do, and to show me where to go, and it’s you. I can’t thank you enough.”
“I’m so excited Lisa! I want to hug you. It came to me this morning that what I have been longing, yearning and praying for so badly is actually happening and I started to feel so happy and excited. I honestly never thought I would get it. … I’m living in the moment and loving it every second of it and it came to me that this is how I should be living my life. It also came to me that I should share all of it with you, to stop trying to control or be afraid of what you’ll think, there is nothing to fear because God sent you. I am the captain of this vessel (I like seeing myself as the Captain), you are my lighthouse and the light you are shining to me is the light of God. Wow what a day this is! Yahoooooooey Love Love Love -
Lisa, this program is the best!!! You are the best!!! I love you.
(this is one of my favorite from someone who in Week 1 said “I’m sorry Lisa, I can’t feel excited, the best I can do is appreciation.” And she sent this letter in Week 5) :Hi Lisa,
I love this lesson…it feels like this lesson, words that I hear are custom made for me. I love hearing that like on a road trip there are obstacles, road blocks and delays and it’s ok …it’s part of the journey… no need to beat myself up about it, feel guilty about it, give up on a journey…..just accept that’s the course of the journey and that what makes it great…I know where I am heading….being at ease, loving, kind, gentle, patience and being in trust in myself, in God, in process. I am heading that direction and I am on a journey for sure…I AM EXCITED….knowing I am getting closer. THANK YOU!!”
“Gorgeous for God” is funny, inspiring, totally true and nothing short of life-changing. Lisa Natoli displays amazing clarity in her writing and has the gift of telling you how it is. She is an inspiring teacher who writes and speaks with absolute certainty coming from her own experience and understanding of A Course in Miracles – demonstrating a life of uncompromising commitment to the truth.
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Hi Lisa, I cannot ever express to you how much your book Gorgeous for God has helped me. I cried like a baby the whole way through.
I had a heart to heart with the Holy Spirit this morning….although it seemed very one sided….and he brought me to the computer to write to you. I told him to tell me what I should think, do and say because I am at a loss. And your response to my email was exactly what I needed, Lisa. Honestly. You are so kind and intuitive, and your love of God shines through like a beacon. I love you, Lisa.
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Hey Lisa,
Your book is so true & beautiful!
I love your perspective…it’s amazing how many doubtful thoughts we can catch
throughout the day that want to pull us the opposite direction…I’m so
grateful for God waking us up to noticing these non me thoughts. It’s
great to look at life with new eyes, with God’s help & to remember that
God is love. Big hugs, Debbie
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Hi Lisa,
After reading your book, my whole thinking processed changed! As you know, I moved into my home and had a number of issues immediately. for the last two weeks I have been overly stressed with first my dryer breaking, then my refrigerator leaking, my new patio needs to be fixed, and my house is still not in order. Chaos drives me crazy!!!
Instead of being thankful that I have a house to fix, I was dwelling on how everything was going wrong. There was no excitement-only exhaustion and frustration.
today’s lesson reminded me that there is only now so why not make the best of each moment!
When things are going smoothly as when I am happy. this illusion is not smooth. It’s full of bumps and turns at every step. It’s how I react that matters. I need to be reminded every so often that keeping a high vibrational frequency will keep me in a happier place.
My dogs no longer have to live in a crate in my daughter’s garage, I can turn the air conditioning on whenever I want-I have so much to be greatful for.
I needed that gentle reminder to give my day to the Holy Spirit and not to take this dream so serious! Thank you Lisa for helping me get on track!
For me you are my spiritual coach! You keep me focused on the goal of remembering who I am and where I belong. You remind me that Love is what matters and there is no room for anything else.
God Bless,
Linda
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My life was a train-wreck. I was living in constant, agonizing emotional turmoil in every moment of consciousness. Everything was a struggle, everything hurt, I felt abandoned and alone (in the midst of life in a family of five) and misery was ALWAYS the loudest voice in my mind. I was living in utter poverty, involved in a terrible relationship, living in a house in the middle of nowhere that had no furniture and felt like a prison. I hated the way I looked, I hated the thoughts that were constantly going through my head, and I couldn’t find any reason to get out of bed most mornings. I spent most of my time in guilt and shame for not being the kind of person I thought I SHOULD be if I could only get my head above water.
I’d always been a seeker, looking for God in various places, none of which ever felt genuine, because I never felt cradled in His love the way I’d heard others speak of. I’d bought more self-help and spiritual-advice books than I care to admit, because I was always trying to find a way to “find and fix my problems”, and the certificates from different programs and workshops were starting to pile up and get dusty.
At some point in the height of my worst pain, a miracle happened. I heard about a book with a fantastic title: “Gorgeous For God” — and something in my heart lit up! I didn’t know anything about what was written in this book, but the title suggested to me that I could stop wasting my time trying to measure up to a world that I couldn’t figure out and just be…well, Gorgeous! Me? It wasn’t something I could really believe in consciously, but I knew I was at the end of my tolerance for the life I was living, so I bit.
I couldn’t affordit, but I put the title into a search engine and found a blog by the author (Lisa Natoli), and when I got there I was startled to find out that she was a teacher of A Course In Miracles, which was amazing, as studying the Course was the only thing that had ever brought me peace before. I read her blog every day, and I just kept waiting to read the book. One day, Lisa offered a copy of the book to the first person who sent her an email asking for it, and I happened to be sitting at my computer when she posted the offer! I “won”!
I read it in a matter of hours after it arrived, and then read it again. Then I gave it away, and after that I gave away a second copy that I bought.
In one short, easy to read book, Lisa distilled the most amazing truths of the Course and put them in language that was both funny and powerful. I couldn’t believe how easy it was, and how hard I’d been making my life.
Lisa and I became friends (Lisa loves EVERYONE and supports ANYONE who writes to her in need), and that friendship has changed my life.
Suddenly miracles started showing up — real bona fide, out-of-the-blue MIRACLES!
Money showed up! Lots of it! Enough to support my family and share with others!
My business went from a kitchen sink operation to a huge, successful affair.
I’ve made connections with giants in my industry out of nowhere (like the airport baggage claim, for example).
I moved out of the sticks and have lived in a progression of houses more beautiful than the last, until finally winding up in a furnished Victorian mansion in the heart of my city’s historic district…and I rent it for next to nothing!
My children are in the school of our dreams.
I’ve travelled all over the place, meeting people, learning, and experiencing new things.
I didn’t have to seek out any of these things. They came to ME! They sought me out and threw themselves at me, and I never had to do anything but show up!
Most miraculous of all, I’m happy. Truly, genuinely happy My family is happy. I am bathed in the love of God and it was there, waiting for me all the time…
That’s the real gift Lisa has given me. The world where miracles are always occuring, where God is holding me close, where conflict disappears and where fear and loneliness are memories to laugh at is RIGHT HERE! Lisa Natoli showed me how to see it.
Love, Karis
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Hi Lisa, I came across your Gorgeous For God blog a year ago and can’t thank you enough for the impact your thoughts/words have made in my life. Thank you for helping me recognize every day miracles!
I am experiencing miracles daily, especially in the little things I used to take for granted. I also have noticed that I see love in others’ actions, where before I would have only thought “that was nice of her/him”…but now I feel as though I really see God in the action or Jesus in the person.
Anyway, I do want to express my gratitude for being such an awesome teacher/mentor. It helps so much to hear your experiences and translations of the Course text. Honestly, it’s a highlight of my day and probably the most powerful aspect of this metamorphosis I am going through at the moment.
I can’t thank you enough. One of my favorite quotes is by Friedrich Nietzche: “The life you touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place your touch will be felt.” …without a doubt the ripple effect is enormous and I see you at the center, Lisa.
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Lisa, hi!
I am beginning to understand what you mean now, about “no transformation.”
I am beginning to see the two worlds that I step back and forth between. I call them World #1 and World #2. World #1 is God’s World. World #2 is my world of illusions.
When I step into either world I am there and so then there is no transformation.
I am in one world or another.
Both world’s exist (at least World #1 exists in my mind so you know what I mean.)
It’s amazing how quickly I can step between the worlds — like a crazy dance. But the good thing is that I don’t need to analyze, heal, forgive or manifest anything to go to World #1.
This does not take practice, like I thought it did.
But it does take insistence and commitment.
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Lisa, A Course in Miracles and Gorgeous for God help me show up to life.
I have been “doing” the Course like nobody’s business. Every hour!
The weight is coming off — nearly all gone. Everyone looks better. Feels better.
It has something to do with my increasing insistence to do the things I know God wants me to be doing, which of course make me happy. Including writing, horseback riding and aligning myself with the Course.
I know your 40-day program regarding weight and food addiction will be brilliant. Because I know you can explain things in a way that will lead people to the light.
Lori
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Hi Lisa,
Initially when i started the A Course in Miracles with you, you said a lot of things which you kept repeating throughout about i am the cause of the world i see, it made me soooooo mad and i would have knots in my stomach that how dare you say that! and how ridiculous is this and I kept ignoring that. But you kept repeating it with all the joy in the universe. Then I started to think: hey, maybe she’s right. Maybe I should start listening. Maybe I should just practice instead of being mad. And I have found that it is all 100 percent correct and the more i change the cause within me the better it gets.
Sangeeta
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Lisa, here’s the scoop — I’m just swooshing through an ocean of bliss all the time! Well, sometimes I don’t feel it, but all that is required is noticing the lack of bliss and *POOF* it’s back! I feel like St. Theresa!
I’m so excited to go find my Course book each morning and read the lesson, because the joy contained in those few pages is spectacular! And here’s the thing, Lisa; every time I’ve ever tried to do the workbook in my life it has been dry and obligatory — completely a mental exercise, nothing alive. It took YOUR passion and excitement for me to finally WAKE MY ASS UP to something more in those pages! WOOT!
I love you!
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Today I had a hard time focusing on the lesson. So I made myself stop and read it out loud. And when I came to this sentence — ” The end the dream instead; and last forever, for they come from God to His dear Son, whose other name is you” — I began to cry. I felt so much love. Like when someone looks you in the eyes and you just know how much you are loved. And it just takes your breath away — its you right there in your core. You can’t run from it. So you just stand there.
I just wanted to share that with you.
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Hi Lisa,
Everything must be turning upside down for me. When I first began reading your blogs I used to think,”how can she be so happy and why does the course come so easy to her.” It was depressing to me because I remember saying I did not know what happy means.
Today when I read your blog, you made me smile. Not because you have problems, just like me, but because now I feel like I am starting to get it! Happy for me may not be jumping for me (well maybe that will happen). A smile on my face and an ah-ha feeling was wonderful. You give such amazing simple solutions.
I don’t often reply on your blog because I feel like I am so far behind those who do respond. There blogs are often so elegant, and my thought process was miles away.
I perceived that as a problem. Now I realize that things that worry me are not problems. It’s just my mind making stuff up to keep me unhappy.
I am so very happy that you are my teacher, because I am happy for the first time in many years. And best of all, I have no problems! When you think you might have a problem, just remember your brother and how much you are helping us to be present and be the light of the world. Thank you again for your honesty and love.
God Bless,
Linda
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Lisa,
I found your pod casts on ITunes, and have been doing the daily lessons, and reading the text, then listening to your podcast on each chapter. In fact, you were my inspiration to quit skipping around and read the text straight through. The podcasts are really helping me understand the text.
I have had ACIM on my bookshelf for 10 years but never really understood it, so it has been collecting dust most of that time. I followed along with Eckhart and Oprah’s webcast on a New Earth, and after that my attention was somehow redirected back to ACIM, during the summer. I began doing the lessons on my own, then found you in the fall. The podcasts are so encouraging. I am beginning to see and feel the miracles, and most importantly, to live in the present. I thank you so much! I hope you continue to post podcasts. They have been so helpful.
Debbie
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Lovely Lisa~I am so grateful for the miracle-sync with you. You’re a straight-shot of inspiration for me each morning. I love your fresh, alive expression of miracle-mindedness. How fortunate for everyone seeking refuge in the storm of forgiveness lessons. Thank you ~ –
~lovedanét
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Thank you Lisa. Since I have been reading ACIM and doing the exercises, from being a bitter sometimes person toward my wife and family, now I greet them with Love, and a smile on my face. Fear is leaving me as I once feared, depression is leaving me as I once was depressed.
Love,
Earl
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Dear Lisa,
Are you really human? Your insight into all things has inspired me to ask. Each question or doubt I have you always give the answers without me asking. You have to be one with Jesus through him you know the questions before we even ask. Gratitude is a word but I cannot express my true emotions in writing how I feel about you. If you ever need me for anything I am here. I do not know what else to say. Jesus stay with us We love you.
All Blessings
Tom
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Hi Lisa,
Happy News.
I wanted to let you know that my life is improving, problems are being eliminated and I’m practicing the Course no matter what. Today, in fact, I had a problem miraculously eliminated. I ended up in the wrong place, running into the right person who was the key to eliminating the problem I was dealing with. It couldn’t have been more perfect. A minute earlier or later we might have missed each other. It was like a perfectly rehearsed play with a happy ending – “Cue traffic jam. Cue confusion. Cue guy who saves the day.”
I also want to tell you how much I look forward to reading your blog posts in my email every day. It doesn’t matter how unhappy I am or stressed out, when I read your words they just seem to lift me up out of the world and any problems I think I have. You give me a happy perspective to face the day with (or sometimes end the day with). So, thank you.
Love,
Karen
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Dear Lisa: Firstly, I want to thank you for sharing your gifts and talents with all of us! You truly are an artist at your work. I have been a student of the Course for 15 years now and feel that the commitment will always remain with me, however, some days I hit the bulls-eye and other days I’m so off the mark. I look forward to learning more about the Course through your “down to earth” teachings and have enjoyed reading your book, Gorgeous for God. Enclosed is “my story” that I wanted to share with you. I know that my life is never going to be the same…it’s truly only going to get far better and I’m so grateful for this experience. It is pushing me into another level I know I would not have gone if it wasn’t for my genetics – my mother, Grace, my faith and our Creator, God. Many Blessings, Lynne Lyons
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For me, Lisa is a necessary extension of the ACIM workbook lessons. I don’t have anyone around me that is doing these lessons to help encourage me to keep going and to share experiences with and Lisa is a constant provider of those things. As a bonus, her blog provides a whole network of people who are also practicing the lessons. To know that others are experiencing miracles in their lives helps me to know that what I’m doing is worthwhile not only for myself but for the whole planet. Of herself, she is proof that these lessons do work and miracles do happen when you commit yourself 100%. I’m the type of person that has never really committed to giving my best at anything and if I didn’t have her encouragement and guidance I’m sure I would have given up by now. I am constantly grateful to have Lisa in my life.
Lisa, I love you. – Carrie Collins
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Dear Lisa,
This is my third round of going through the workbook and I just wanted to say that I feel your comments on the lessons are so helpful.
The first two times I did the workbook, I read the lessons consistently, but I applied them in a half-ass way. Even this time only 31 lessons into the process I’m seeing how I create situations to let myself off the the hook, forget, get caught up in the chaotic insanity I’m creating and forget what this process is all about. At the beginning of this year I asked Jesus for his help in doing the workbook this time (go figure – seems like a good idea huh? : ) ) and recently I came across your site.
Just wanted to say thank you – Sincerely.
Warmly,
Don
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Last year I joined an Internet group and started the Course for the 3rd time. I looked up some other internet groups as well. They were all OK but kind of dry and somewhat lusterless. In July or so, quite by chance, I came upon the Gorgeous For God site. It was a total revelation! I was a serious child. Other girls played with dolls. I read books. As I was growing up, other girls started flirting with boys. I read books. And so it was with ACIM. I took it very seriously, and apparently, so did the 2 previous groups. Without fail, someone would start talking about a problem he/she had, and others would join in and talk about theirs: whining; whining; whining. As little as I knew about ACIM then, I began to realize that this was NOT what the Course was all about. But, I could not find my way and I knew I needed help.
And then came Lisa and she turned my world upside down, literally!!! Lisa IS a treasure trove of light and laugher; wisdom and knowledge; of incredible dedication and is indefatigable in her quest to lead us ALL to light and truth. Yes, she is a tough, disciplined, no-nonsense teacher, and, she is the type of teacher I want.
These thoughts were churning in my head for days. I was considering continuing with the lessons on my own. After all, I’ve reached almost half-way through, far more than ever before. Why would I want to start anew? And so it went: blah; blah, blah. I was confused, conflicted and agitated.
I woke up at 6am on Jan 6 with a very clear thought: “JUST DO IT!!!! At 7am the money was on its way to Lisa (via Paypal). It felt sooooo good!
And so I just wanted to share my own experience here for anyone who is worried about money. I know you are concerned about money, but consider this: at my first group, the donation was $3.00 for 1 hour once a week. At the 2nd group everyone paid $5.00 for 1-1/2 hours once a week. You do the math!!! Please!!!
Lisa is asking for $30.00 per month for access to her lessons every day, any time you want, as often as you want, day or night, from the comfort of your home, with your PJs on or off. You don’t have to travel anywhere and you save money on your tires and gas. And, you are not alone anymore!!! You have a fantastic teacher and a companion who offers you total access to your queries and “problems.” The $30.00 a month is the most generous, the most selfless, the most magnificent GIFT I ever got. I treasure it, and so will you! If you really want to see changes in yourself and want to be joyful: JUST GO FOR IT!!!!
And one more thing to consider: Lisa is tireless and totally committed to her function as a Teacher of God, but like all of us she has to pay her bills and has other financial obligations. She gives us ALL so much and asks for so little.
In conclusion I’d like to add that I was always a harsh judger (I am aware of it now and am working on it every chance I get). I would never say what I said above unless I really meant it. And I really do, with all my heart and with a profound gratitude. I hope you will join me.
Love to all ….. Bella
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Hi Lisa … I LOVE this lesson .. and you were right … Jesus doesn’t leave you in that “dark” place … if you are willing to feel and face the illusions in your mind, you find you have turned a corner. This is awesome .. and again, thank you for holding the flashlight. I trust you because I know that you know this path and I’m getting it on a whole new level. Today I can just throw all of those scary thoughts on to the fire. YOU ROCK !! -Love, Karolyn
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OH MY GOD!!!!! Today’s Lesson 14 today is the greatest!!! Lisa I love you! This is amazing. The Holy Spirit is working through you. Knowing you is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I’m happy again! Gem is right. Thank you doesn’t do it any justice but thank you anyways. wow. – Love, Julie
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Good morning Lisa and all my brothers and sisters – THANK YOU for your LOVE!
I wanted to share that I have been diligent in completing all of my lessons so far and look forward to my silly little bursts of laughter that seem to come more frequently – I mean the ones where I’m all by myself and not really thinking about anything in particular and I just feel a laugh so I let it out. It is amazing! I truly look back and wonder why I needed all those drugs to recover from my nervous breakdown and depression – if one of those therapists would have just handed me ACIM instead!
Namaste and all my love you to you~ Margo
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Lisa,
I love you.
Gorgeous for God has freed me from the ‘ bondage of self ‘.
And vision comes to take its place.
You pulled the curtain back to see there was no one there and that all fear was of my own making…wow.
I love that I have stopped scaring myself to death…literally.
I love that what you and ACIM Promises is true for me now.
Once the veil is lifted there is only the Love of God for His Son.
Me.
wow, this Course works!
But only once I committed fully to not dodge anything, to not pull the covers over my head one more time. to start telling the truth here, To allow myself to be wrong, completely wrong about everything and to give up any idea that I knew anything. That was the thing I was most afraid of … if I don’t know anything how will I know how and what to do to protect myself.
It is in the not defending myself that God comes in. And in not defending myself Heaven is all around me.
Lisa, thank you for always and all ways being here for me. Through everything. No one loved me the way you did while I was in the world struggling and fighting with everything and everyone… and you were the Light I prayed for.
Thank you…
God rocks.
Lisa rocks.
I love you,
gem.
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Hi Lisa,
I just wanted to drop you a line (or lines) to keep you updated on my progress. I love the new blog. Something different is happening this time around with the lessons for me. I think it’s a direct result from giving my total attention to the lessons and also probably the fact that I’m reading your blog posts everyday with the lessons. Anyway, I’m doing my best to face my fears and I never realized how hard it would be because I never allowed it to happen. But what I was noticing with yesterdays lesson is I had to force myself to practice the lesson. My initial thought was always, “I don’t want to think about fears”. Like I’m afraid to think about fears. But then I let them come up and face them. It’s like having the courage to go into battle. I realized though when I face my fears that the fears I have aren’t actually things that are happening to me. Most of them are things that happened in the past or things that I’m afraid might happen and so the fear actually goes away. I don’t have anything in the present to worry about and the present is all I have. Good news, right.
Love, Carrie
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Hi Lisa,
I’m having an interesting experience today as a result of this Lesson and wanted to share.
I’m “seeing” what has felt like a primary core of my ego-personality that has dogged me my whole life … the theme of this “self” is centered around a fear/belief in my ineptness, the fear/belief that I’m incompetent and that I can’t take care of myself .. and as a result I go into a panic because I believe I’m screwed … major guilt, you get the gist …. but this construct has been a propelling force in my personality .. one I’ve been compulsively attached to, tried to deny, fought against, projected on others and tried my darndest to change.
But something different is happening today. I’m doing the lesson, reading some chapters in the Course and all of a sudden I’m looking at this identity … not being this identity …. but looking at it, with a sense of distance …. I’m stepping back … no judgement … but realizing that it’s not real. It’s not “me.” It’s a construct of thought and emotion that repeats the same story every time it’s triggered, which is daily, and the story (identity) never changes.
It’s a very strange experience — a little bit disorienting …. and with this distance, the questions … “who am I if I’m not this?” …. what will I do with my time if I’m not compulsively looking for ways to fix this part or trying to prove that I’m not this part?” I have no answers … I’m just asking the questions. This part of me has always felt like the lynch pin of my ego/identity … but it’s a lie.
Stay tuned – Karolyn
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Hi there;
I’d like to share with you my story of how A Course in Miracles and Lisa Natoli affected my life. I was an A student throughout my studies; obtained a lucrative profession and was hired by one of the most prestigious companies in NYC. Some years later I started my own business, worked hard and made it successful and prosperous. And yet, despite my achievements and financial comfort, I always felt that something was missing. There was a sense of not belonging; a yearning and inner aching; I was often irritable and restless, for no apparent reason at all. This baffled and troubled me. I often thought: “What is wrong with me???!!!”
Many years ago I saw a cartoon in a magazine of a man with outstretched arms and an expression of horror on his face. The line below said: “Help! I am trapped in a body!” I didn’t understand what it meant but I was intrigued and decided to re-read Freud et al. I also bought new books by Alan Watts, James Allen, Deepak Chopra and others. I attended seminars and listened to motivational speakers. Each time I started a new book, a new seminar and so on, I would get all excited, inspired and hopeful that I would finally find an answer to my quest. Yet each time, after a while, the excitement and inspiration would fade away and I would become my old troubled self again.
I know now what I did not know then: that all the wonderful theories, suppositions and speculations, even though plausible and scientifically accepted, could not possibly work, because they were NOT fortified by PRACTICAL APPLICATION!! Doctors, musicians, et al, study for years. They PRACTICE over and over, until they become true experts in their respective fields.
And so it is with A Course in Miracles. It is a MIND TRAINING COURSE, one of its kind and SEEMINGLY very difficult to comprehend. I know quite a few old-timers who studied ACIM for 10 + years. They still don’t get it. They still whine and try to figure out how to solve their problems. And so did I, for 3 + years. I attempted to do ACIM 3 times before, failed 3 times and gave up. Now I know why! The key word here is ATTEMPTED. It was like saying: “I want to but I can’t.” Now however, thanks to Lisa, I am FULLY committed! And it works wonders. I KNOW I am growing, changing and TRANSFORMING.
Also, I thought I was intelligent enough to figure out things on my own. WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! I know now that intelligence has nothing to do with the Course. It is about clearing away the emotional bag we carry over our shoulder since the day we are born. And the funny thing about this bag is that it is very expandable. The more we fill it, there is still room to add more crap. And as we grow old, the bag gets so heavy, we are probably more than happy to die (!?).
And, NO! I cannot do it on my own. No one can. Plato and Socrates had teachers, and Buddha did not become Buddha in one day either. Last year I joined 2 ACIM groups on-line and read a few more. They were OK but somewhat dull and lusterless. Late last year, I came upon Gorgeous For God site and I instantly knew that my search was over. Lisa WAS what I was waiting for!
Lisa is totally devoted to her calling. She is indefatigable and I often wonder if she sleeps at all. She is firm, direct, yet gentle. She does not use lofty words or pompous lecturing. What you “see” is what you get. She is vibrant, bubbly and full of energy. I could not dream up a better teacher. How did I change? Well, let me count the ways:
1.I was a serious child; a serious teenager; a serious adolescent and a very serious adult. Needless to say, I took the Course very seriously. But Lisa took care of it. She taught me how to have fun with it. Today I do the Course with lots of enthusiasm and fun.
2.I lighten up and laugh a lot (something I could rarely do).
3. Sometimes I act outright silly. I was always so serious I could never imagine I could behave so foolishly, but I do and I love it! And so do my friends!!
4.Today I can walk into a room full of people and liven them all up!
Well, that’s enough for today. To those of you who are still hesitant about signing up for coaching with Lisa, for those who think they can do it on their own, I have only this to say: If you REALLY want to get rid of your emotional bag and be happy, don’t procrastinate, don’t wait. Join Lisa NOW! ___________________________________________________________
Hi Lisa,
A few days ago you asked to hear from Gorgeous for God members how ACIM is affecting our life.
I took a few days to really think about this, because my life has changed so dramatically, I did not know how to express it.
When i first started studying ACIM, which was Aug. 2008, I thought ACIM was impossible for me to understand, yet I was drawn to keep on studying. I began reading your blogs as well as other blogs and books about ACIM.
Although all the things I was reading was somewhat helpful, it was only head knowledge.
This year when you invited me to join your study group, i made a commitment that I was going to practice the lessons as best as I can.
My life is now changed, totally for the better. Three years ago my house flooded, i became seriously ill, my husband asked for a divorce, I sold our home, went through a terrible divorce, had to move in with my daughter and her family, and then last Nov. my former husband (who I love) passed away at 50 yrs. of age.
With all the stresses one after another, I ended up in therapy for two years. For over two years i did not even know what happiness or joy meant. I felt emotionally dead.
When I started to study ACIM, I had hope that I would get better, yet I struggled with depression and just wanting to live.
Since I made the commitment to really practice the lessons this year, I feel reborn! It was a slow process (I know you say it is not a process, but that is the only way I can describe it). I slowly began to feel brief moments of happiness. When my former husband passed in Nov., he generously left me as beneficiary on some accounts he had. There was enough money to buy a small house for me and my dogs. In the past I had a brand new home, beautifully decorated with a large yard. Now I was looking for a house on a very limited budget because I am on a fixed income (disability). I was a little depressed when I first started house hunting. I was used to so much more house. I started praying daily and often. I asked the Holy Spirit to help me find a house I could afford and be happy with it. I looked at least 100 houses! three houses I really liked sold before I could make an offer. I just knew the HS would help me with the right house. I did not worry or get upset. I kept praying. Last week I bought a house that was much smaller than I wanted, but I knew it was what I could afford. I believe the HS directed me to this house. I am content that some time next month, my dogs and I will have our own place.
I realize I am rambling, but a year ago if I was trying to buy a house on a small amount of money, I would have been so depressed and miserable!
Now I put my trust in God that he will take care of me.You asked if I wanted help. Yes, but I am getting help. I have Jesus holding my hand, the Holy Spirit filtering my thoughts with love, the trust of my loving Father, and of course you Lisa!
I am taking each moment as it comes, so I am not waiting for anything to happen. It’s all good-whatever it is.
I told you that I am going to be happy for one week: no fault finding, judging others, complaining, etc. Now if a thought of complaining pops into my head, I forgive it and delete it! I have no desire to cling to that which makes me believe I am separate. Yes, at times I get a brief moment of insanity-but I immediately ask the HS to help me choose correctly.
I didn’t have to pray for a miracle, they are happening every day. My thinking is now devoted to God. I certainly have a lot of learning and continued practicing of lessons to do. Many times I forget to do the lessons as often as required, but I forgive myself and continue on with A Course in Miracles.
I have had so much help and I am so grateful. I never acknowledged gratitude in the past. Now I try and remember to always show gratitude and that eliminates complaining!
I believe I was called by Jesus to ACIM. I never heard of it before. My sister-in-law said she read an interesting book called ACIM and I might want to read it. She did not tell me anything about it. I just bought it and i was hooked! I was lead to a number of blogs and books that help explain ACIM in a way I can more easily comprehend.
When I saw the picture of the wedding rings on your blog today, telling God I DO, I closed my eyes and could feel a ring being slipped on my finger as I prayed to God and said I want what you have made me. I ask constantly to remember that I am not a body but Spirit, and I feel that I am remembering more and more each Holy Instant.
So thank you Lisa. You are a wonderful minister of God. I am happy you decided to help brothers such as myself apply the course instead of just reading it! You are a miracle!
God Bless,
Linda
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Lisa is 100% dedicated to uplifting and inspiring people to live uncompromisingly joyous lives, and she does so through her book and her blog ( http://gorgeousforgod.com ) with brilliance, practicality and flair! Lisa is happy, loving, supportive and inspiring ALL THE TIME. I’ve never met anyone so active in helping people change their lives, and it is her dedicated, down to earth service through her writing that makes her a perfect candidate for being acknowledged as an extraordinary woman.
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I am writing to tell you about a wonderful woman I’ve only known for a short time. Her name is Lisa Natoli and she has written an amazing book called, “Gorgeous For God”. I found her about a week ago while browsing through blogs on the internet just looking for someone who was studying A Course in Miracles (I had just began my studies). I connected so well with what she wrote in her blog I immediately felt compelled to write to her. I was shocked when she responded saying how happy she was to read my email. In this short amount of time since we began to exchange emails she has given me so much of her knowledge and guidance. Her emails have supported me and encouraged me through every lesson. Every email she has written to me comes from pure love and the desire to be truly helpful and makes me feel like the most important person in the world.
This is a letter I sent her a couple of days ago. I think it really sums up how I feel about her and how much she has helped me use the lessons in A Course in Miracles to the fullest:
“You know, I’ve noticed lately I have been feeling less stressed and I’m starting to feel at my best again. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like myself. I’ve been more silly and playful and laughing a lot more. I am soooo glad to know you. It’s great to know someone who has been through all of the lessons and I greatly appreciate your guidance. I really don’t have the words to sufficiently express how happy I am to have found you. Thanks for all your help.”
I would like your viewers to experience the love, wisdom and guidance I was blessed to receive from Lisa. “Gorgeous For God” is a book the whole world needs to know about. Even if only a handful of people heed the message in this book, the world will be well on its way towards being healed.
Nowadays, more and more people are becoming open to spirituality and that’s really exciting to me. I would like to inspire even more! There are so many avenues I can see to inspire people and help bring them to truth…. through writing, art, teaching, being. I am just so excited about life right now! Just wanted to share that with you.
Carrie
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Lisa’s book is perhaps the most inspirationally helpful and healing books that I have ever read, along with “A Course in Miracles,” which she utilizes as her major catalyst of transformation and awakening.
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Lisa’s radiance shines through every page of her practical, funny and down to earth writing style, as she communicates simply and profoundly the way back to our natural state of wholeness, innocence and true love, peace and joy. In essence, she masterfully de-mystifies the awakening experience and “A Course in Miracles” and makes it SIMPLE, clear, practical and fun. She takes the next step from the springboard of Eckhart Tolle’s exercises in Presence, and brilliantly connects it with the Course in Miracles, our “user’s manual for the human condition” that is already here for us, which works perfectly to initiate a continuing experience of our natural awakening. Most importantly, she has an incredible sense of humor, so the healing power of laughter is felt throughout.
I am very familiar with all of the “spiritual” and “self-help” books out on the market including the ones relating to “A Course in Miracles” (which, except for Marianne Williamson’s, usually bore me to tears in comparison with the actual experience of the “Course in Miracles” itself!). So, I can honestly say that I have never found another book or author that comes close to Lisa’s pure dedication to God, her contagious enthusiasm and abundant Self-certainty, as well as her unparalleled desire and ability to be truly helpful to all those who need help…all those yearning to discover the way Home to their true whole healed awakened Self. She has a tremendous healing power in her words and her presence never fails to evoke a direct heart-felt experience of divine Love and Light, not just more concepts to fill your head. I also find her sincere, funny and uncompromising teaching style so very refreshing!
I personally experienced a total healing in myself when I read her book, as did everyone I shared it with (which was at least 100 people), and am completely inspired and activated by her continual and constant demonstration of awakened mind. I highly recommend that you read Gorgeous For God by Lisa Natoli.
Sincerely Yours in Love and Gratitude,
Kristen Kloostra
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Dear Lisa,
I started being a Course student about two plus years ago. I went into it by “accident.” I belong to the Unity church, and there are always workshops, speakers, or book talks at various times. I briefly read that there was a Course in Miracles gathering one night. I should have known that the word course means “a study of”, but I thought it was a one night thing…..because admittedly, I don’t always read things in their entirety. My “accident” turned out to be my way of life. We still meets once a week, and it has changed my life.
Your blog has been so incredibly helpful to me. I found your website, again, by “accident.” I was at work, felt as if I needed some Course material to read to get through the day. I plugged in Course in Miracles Prayers on the computer, and viola….there you were.
So you get a picture of who I am…..I am 51, divorced, but in a steady relationship now, two boys in college, and I teach 5th and 6th grade.
Since I started to really understand the Course, I have been at much greater peace. I have a better understanding of people, and of myself. The drama that I fed on is dissipating, I complain less, judge less, and love more.
I still have a few things that I am not totally at peace with. My oldest son, Neil, is in college, and drinks and drugs like there is no tomorrow. He is on the brink of flunking out. He holds a job while still in school, so yes, he does function in society. Although we have a good relationship, he doesn’t always treat me with love and respect. He will be coming home for the summer, and although I try to take a step back and let the Holy Spirit take over, I can’t help but dread the possible arguments about his drinking, sloppiness, etc. He is 21, so it is not like he is a young teenager. I am usually at a peaceful, joyful state until I think about this. Any practical, earthly advice, Lisa?
Again, I truly appreciate your blogs.
Love, Anne
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Dear Lisa,
Today I am happy, today I am at peace. Since I was a little girl, I felt disconnected from people and the world. I felt that I was from somewhere else. The world was strange and scary, and very little made sense to me. As I got older, these feelings continued, and in my mind I would say to myself that I just wanted to go home where everybody loved each other, and I’d be safe, happy and at peace, but I had no idea where that was or how to get there. But I knew a place like that had to exist, I just knew it! Unfortunately, since I couldn’t find it, I started taking medication and drinking a lot.
Once I was brave enough to say to l a friend that I didn’t feel fully human, he told me to go to Sedona! Like you, I was very uncomfortable in my body, and the things I thought about were just too “off the wall” so I could never discuss them with anyone. I was lonely, scared and very sad. I managed to read every book I could get my hands on regarding these “issues” hoping I would find the answers I’ve been searching for all of my life. I had to learn how to function, or just not be here anymore.
Anyway, the ways in which I finally found A Course in Miracles are many, but I found it, and I found you! Thank you for your book, thank you for taking the time to do what you do; your dedication and devotion, because it is working! I don’t feel weird and scared anymore- and I don’t take medication or get drunk anymore either.
I just want to share with you that I am happy, and I am learning how to heal myself. I, like others who have written you, am getting over things much more quickly, and remembering my only function here is the very reason why. Everything is speeding up now! I have to confess though, sometimes this seems to good to be true (is that common?) I know that this is the way, it is the only way. Your light is going everywhere!
Peace and Love,
Patricia
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By allowing myself to be in the present moments within my day I was truly Blessed to have come across a book “Gorgeous For God” by Lisa Natoli. This book comes from a place of absolute truth concerning the struggles we may find ourselves now dealing with by the sheer fact that we have stepped up to the plate concerning being the best we can be strictly because our earnest desire is to know God. Lisa addresses the truth of the lessons found within “The Course In Miracles.” If you love Marianne Williamson elegant words of wisdom then I can assure you that you will find this book incredibly awesome!!! Where Marianne is eloquent Lisa is eloquently simple in calling it exactly what it is. She blatantly bold as well as sincerly honest by constantly bringing us back to the truth that each moment is a brand new day!!!
I’d also like to tell you a story and I’ll try to be brief. At the beginning of the year I began my fourth ho hum trip through the work book of a “Course in Miracles.” I’ve been boringly faithful to the practice of the course. I’ve also been studying alone. I didn’t know of anyone else who even owned the books. I was just muddling along when I decided to try looking for others on the internet to share experiences with. I was amazed at how many I found. Most were either in extreme pain, more confused about the course then I ever was or teaching the course like clinicians.
Everyone seemed so serious. They all were making the concepts complex
and boring. I continued on because that is what I do. I figured that there was a message in all this boredom and I was determined to find it.
I read about a group called ACIM gather on paltalk. I figured it would be easier to listen to the boredom than to read it so I loaded
the software and logged in. It was a Sunday at the beginning of February and someone by the name of Lisa Natoli was teaching. The screen was filled with complex comments, emoticons?, pictures of flowers, etc. I sighed and made some coffee figuring sleep
wasn’t too far away.
Then something struck me. This woman, Lisa Natoli, was laughing. She was having a blast. Her passion for the material was captivating. Lisa’s message was the message of simplicity that I was searching for. After the broadcast I linked to her blog, gorgeous for God, and read and read and read some more. Wow! This was exactly what I was looking for! I enjoyed her delivery and like I said, her passion is contagious.
I sent her an e-mail thanking her for providing me with the inspiration that I had been looking for. I got a response from her almost immediately. Her response made me feel as though I had done her a great service by reading her blog! This was exactly what I was looking for!
My studies changed after that. Instead of devoting my time to the practice of the course I began devoting my life to the practice of the
course. That is inspiration! I began visiting her blog daily and taking her instructions to heart. It has been only a couple of months. Lisa doesn’t give ah-ha(s), she gives WAMMOS!
I read her book, “gorgeous for God.” Yes, I know you are asking what is a guy doing reading a book named, “gorgeous for God?” If I hadn’t been so inspired by her blog I never would have considered it. Imagine my friends seeing it sitting in my bookcase? The book simply took everything that I have experienced and learned and tied it all together with a clarity that has left me breathless! Everything has become crystal clear. I figure that the best way to thank her is to give her my endorsement.
Read it. You’ll love it. I promise.
I’m loving it all!!!
Al DeGirolamo
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April 15, 2008
I just finished reading your book and it is so amazing! You are what I have been asking for. Someone to guide me to the truth and spell it out for me. Someone to point the way. Someone who won’t take my crap. You are so totally awesome!
I think an alternate title for this book would be, “Gorgeous for God, or What Are You Waiting For? There’s No Excuse! Change Your Mind and Just Be Happy!” You truly are God’s Cheerleader.
Your book also made me laugh.. a lot. The other night I was reading a part of the book where you were talking about anger and attack and you said something like, when Jesus was on the cross did he say, “Screw you all to Hell, you stupid bastards!” No, he said, “Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.” I laughed out loud. Then read it to John. Steve ( John’s high school art instructor, the guy were staying with to help him out because he had cancer but is okay now but his house needs a lot of work because he hasn’t really been staying at his house for a couple of years) was in the other room and over heard me reading it to John and I heard him let out a loud chuckle and then mumble something about Jesus.
I also liked your story about how you and your husband ended up getting married. I think for John and I to finally get married it will have to be without us knowing it’s happening. We’ve each expressed our desire to be married to one another and we expect to be together for the rest of our lives, but the wedding just hasn’t happened.
I’ve been trying to be brand new every day and to look at John every morning as a new person. You had great advice on relationships in your book. I plan to read your book again and then maybe again and again.
There was a quote in your book from A Course in Miracles that I love. When I read it, it sounded like it should be called “The Pledge of Enlightenment”. It’s like, put your right hand over your heart and your left hand on A Course in Miracles and say, “In me is love perfected, fear impossible and joy established without opposite. I am complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of God’s love. We are the bringers of Salvation. We are the holy messengers of God….”
Towards the end you talked about your goal to be gorgeous for God and your mission statement. I was thinking about what my goal is. I have a goal in mind but haven’t figured out my mission statement yet. I decided after reviewing the times in my life in the past and present when I haven’t been fearful and have been full of love, being myself and stuff like that, that I am joyful. I am playful and fun and funny and people enjoy being in my company and I have so much energy. So I think my goal is to be joyful for God.
It’s like an ideal to hold up everyday of my life to remind me to think about God and be like Jesus and remember who I really am. It will help me to stay on track. I love it.
Anyway, I know this email is kind of long but I was without a computer for a couple of days and there’s just a lot of great things going on. One thing in particular wasn’t so great but the income was. I had some drama occur the other night. I don’t want to go into the gruesome details, though. It didn’t have to do with me but it was involving someone I love and I found myself in the middle of it all. At first I reacted like I normally would in a situation like this. I begged and pleaded and cried. But like always it didn’t help. What was happening was someone whom I care about wasn’t in their right mind and was determined to make a choice I was certain would result in harming himself. So, I prayed to see things differently and for the Holy Spirit to guide me. I couldn’t let this person make this choice. After I prayed this whole fiasco was still going on and he was still determined to make this poor choice. I put my hands on his shoulders and spoke to him. My words were uncompromising, direct and said with love. I couldn’t believe what was coming out of my mouth and sure that what I said would result in retaliation, but it didn’t. I said, I’m telling you this because I love you. I was convinced though that what I said had no effect and just when I was about to surrender and throw my hands up, he laid down on the couch and just went to sleep. Thank God! Everything ended up fine, no one got hurt and I didn’t have to get all bent out of shape over it.
I love you. Carrie
Hi Lisa,
I just recently started listening to The Max and Lisa Show. So exciting to hear the language used to talk about the things that I used to observe and which had me wondering. For example, I just listened to ‘Do You Have a Question (your holiness is the answer . . .)’ and especially the part about us carrying a story around that holds us in time and space. For so long I’ve noticed the wealthy, the poor, the educated, the uneducated, the healthy, the sickly, and so on. None of us innately have physical IDs, particular registration numbers, birth certificate, awards, and so on that identified us when we first arrived in this life as a baby human. So what I see is that we carry all these IDs like it is our life. If we lose them we likely go crazy. If we cannot share our story we feel we don’t exist amongst friends or acquaintances. My thought then was why can we not see that it is external things we use to define who we are and that without them we are looked on as nobodies. Why hang on so tightly to something that can be lost or stolen). I’ve heard of babies been switched at birth; the wealthy still reaching for more to maintain their financial lead; and so much more. So seeing that our identy isn’t really who we are and doesn’t bring ultimate security, I’ve many times lost myself in my own questions of why not find out who we really are. But, right now I’m excited to hear you and Max help me understand by giving me the words, language, and understanding into this part of the message from Jesus through A Course In Miracles. Thank you so very much. I can guard against identifying with anything that I did not come into this world with and therefore be open to remember who I really am.
Tina A.
Lisa, Thank you so much for sending this. I ordered the book and photocopied the pdf attachment. OMG. Lisa, please listen to what happened. Last evening we left our son sad and devastated over something. I was praying most of the night. Trying to connect to my Christ conscience, which was not easy in the state I was and asking God to “Shed his light on this situation and to banish the darkness”. Then suddenly I started feeling better. Images of my son came to me of him being so happy, free and normal. We contacted him this morning on the phone and his nurse said he is doing very well and he has said he is feeling “refreshed” and very good. Five minutes later I was reading this document you sent me this morning which read “I am the power of the health to the universe…….There shall be happy, joyous, free, fearless health through this universe from this day. All that have name and shape shall this day lift up their heads with new “refreshment”. (There is the word!!!!) The elixirs of a fadeless healing shall steal through them”. How wonderful is that? I was crying. I felt glowing with love. I have never heard my son or anybody else saying “refreshed” with regarding to him for the last several months. As soon as the Nurse said that I thought that is a “wonderful and a strange” word she used. That word did something to me and then 5 minutes later I was reading what you sent from Emma C Hopkins and finds the message for me in there!!!! I just had to tell you this. I am not scared anymore. I know HE is with us and leading us the way and TAKEN CHARGE. I have moved away and given the reins to my FATHER and I am at rest.
Dear Lisa,
Hi Lisa,
I thank God for finding you at a time when I needed to see things clearly. I have been a student of Course in Miracles for about 5 years. I read and learn it by myself. At the beginning I didn’t understand anything, still I kept on reading. When I read Course in Miracles afterwards, I understood most of it. At the moment I am reading your book “Gorgeous for God”. I love the way you write and your honesty. I feel your love through your words. So I became a member of your website and blog. I love receiving your emails and feel as if you are talking directly to me. Please keep up your work for God. I hope you know how much happiness and strength you bring to people who are baffled by this life.
My son who is 17 years old, is suffering from major depression and is undergoing treatment at a psychiatric facility here in Toronto. Though, as far as we know, his problem is only depression and some behavioural problems, everytime I visit him, I feel scared when I see other kids who have bigger battles to win, wondering whether he will identify himself with them, and start believing that there is something really wrong with him as well because he is there. He decided to go there on his own with his school’s recommendation. I know it is all an illusion that I have created myself and forgive myself and remember that God did not create this or any other pain for me or him. This is why your emails have been talking to me direct. I am sure it is God in you talking to me. If you ever read and had time to read this email, please say a quick prayer for my son the greatest gift God gave me, that he will be well and he finds God. I have learned without Him I am nothing. With him we are perfect, just like Him. I want him to learn that too.
Bless you and the work you do. I love you.
K.
Dear Lisa,
THANK YOU! Things are “clicking” as I heard you say,and just simple things like today I asked myself so many times- well do you want the peace of God or your anxiety- I stand in the “uncomfortableness of it ” as I heard you say and the light bulb went on in a different practical way. This is how you have helped me making it-SIMPLE. You really have a gift here, Lisa, You make it understandable and again PRACTICAL_ which is what I was missing, and I think a whole lot of people as well. It is clicking now how simple it is, but it took 6 decades to start to get it as I am now. I am only in the last month or two seen quite a breakthrough, and I think it was coming but your words with all the other things I have been doing is giving me a joy that i KNOW is real.
I have to tell you, Lisa, my favorite part- well one of them- is when you say”I love it” in the way you say that- I chuckle in joy when I hear that which is often in your teachings.
I love you, and am so grateful for you realizing we are all love and the courage and brillance to extend it to us so we can extend it to others in the endless reality of life to love as Jesus wanted us to hear. love always M.
Hi there;
I’d like to share with you my story of how A Course in Miracles and Lisa Natoli affected my life. I was an A student throughout my studies; obtained a lucrative profession and was hired by one of the most prestigious companies in NYC. Some years later I started my own business, worked hard and made it successful and prosperous. And yet, despite my achievements and financial comfort, I always felt that something was missing. There was a sense of not belonging; a yearning and inner aching; I was often irritable and restless, for no apparent reason at all. This baffled and troubled me. I often thought: “What is wrong with me???!!!”
Many years ago I saw a cartoon in a magazine of a man with outstretched arms and an expression of horror on his face. The line below said: “Help! I am trapped in a body!” I didn’t understand what it meant but I was intrigued and decided to re-read Freud et al. I also bought new books by Alan Watts, James Allen, Deepak Chopra and others. I attended seminars and listened to motivational speakers. Each time I started a new book, a new seminar and so on, I would get all excited, inspired and hopeful that I would finally find an answer to my quest. Yet each time, after a while, the excitement and inspiration would fade away and I would become my old troubled self again.
I know now what I did not know then: that all the wonderful theories, suppositions and speculations, even though plausible and scientifically accepted, could not possibly work, because they were NOT fortified by PRACTICAL APPLICATION!! Doctors, musicians, et al, study for years. They PRACTICE over and over, until they become true experts in their respective fields.
And so it is with A Course in Miracles. It is a MIND TRAINING COURSE, one of its kind and SEEMINGLY very difficult to comprehend. I know quite a few old-timers who studied ACIM for 10 + years. They still don’t get it. They still whine and try to figure out how to solve their problems. And so did I, for 3 + years. I attempted to do ACIM 3 times before, failed 3 times and gave up. Now I know why! The key word here is ATTEMPTED. It was like saying: “I want to but I can’t.” Now however, thanks to Lisa, I am FULLY committed! And it works wonders. I KNOW I am growing, changing and TRANSFORMING.
Also, I thought I was intelligent enough to figure out things on my own. WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! I know now that intelligence has nothing to do with the Course. It is about clearing away the emotional bag we carry over our shoulder since the day we are born. And the funny thing about this bag is that it is very expandable. The more we fill it, there is still room to add more crap. And as we grow old, the bag gets so heavy, we are probably more than happy to die (!?).
And, NO! I cannot do it on my own. No one can. Plato and Socrates had teachers, and Buddha did not become Buddha in one day either. Last year I joined 2 ACIM groups on-line and read a few more. They were OK but somewhat dull and lusterless. Late last year, I came upon Gorgeous For God site and I instantly knew that my search was over. Lisa WAS what I was waiting for!
Lisa is totally devoted to her calling. She is indefatigable and I often wonder if she sleeps at all. She is firm, direct, yet gentle. She does not use lofty words or pompous lecturing. What you “see” is what you get. She is vibrant, bubbly and full of energy. I could not dream up a better teacher. How did I change? Well, let me count the ways:
1. I was a serious child; a serious teenager; a serious adolescent and a very serious adult. Needless to say, I took the Course very seriously. But Lisa took care of it. She taught me how to have fun with it. Today I do the Course with lots of enthusiasm and fun.
2. I lighten up and laugh a lot (something I could rarely do).
3. Sometimes I act outright silly. I was always so serious I could never imagine I could behave so foolishly, but I do and I love it! And so do my friends!!
4. Today I can walk into a room full of people and liven them all up!
Well, that’s enough for today. To those of you who are still hesitant about signing up for coaching with Lisa, for those who think they can do it on their own, I have only this to say: If you REALLY want to get rid of your emotional bag and be happy, don’t procrastinate, don’t wait. Join Lisa NOW!
Dear Lisa,
I met you last spring. You are the only person in this world that when I met you you touched my wrist ,and I knew you saw me the same as you. To me this is what it is all about. I loved you immediately! Of course!
I could not go to the next day Saturday group as I had a work assignment, but you said –later somehow. Well we have all read Gorgeous For God now, and we all loved it. The way you talk I can really hear- who knows how that happens and who cares? I am now listening to your text audios, and so much is clearing up for me because I hear you. Thank you so much for sharing as it is not all that easy or so it seems to get through the text, but now I can read it again with your clarity. I am so excited to get home to listen to you!!! You make SO MUCH sense. I have a sister who used to read miracles in the 80′s, but stopped at the world is not real-all of that- but she is reading your book because she listened to you are the holy spirit, and she is in AA due to pill addiction. And she said she will forward that tape to friends.
Glad you and Bill are happy- seems so easy when all the blocks are removed- boy what a tangled web before awareness of how to do this. Well I am off to cook breakfast before work and listen to chapter19 by you!
love you so, M.
Hi Lisa,what you are doing for us is supernatural.. The beauty of your mission is LOVE…soooo much genuine help is here in these steps to inner peace. Thank you so much. You are golden! I LOVE YOU WHOLLY.Mary
I finally did listen to the whole thing all the way through and it’s very powerful stuff.Hi Lisa,
I had a shift this morning while listening to yesterday’s audio. I finally feel/believe the Holy Spirit is one with me and not outside me. I can’t wait to spend that 1/2 hour you suggest, meditate and listen for God’s voice. This is what I was hoping your Course would help me with; having a real relationship with God. I have lots of practice to do, but I am experiencing and feeling a shift towards God. Thank you!!! Lots of love to you!!
I am becoming more and more aware of my ego vs. God and trying to listen to the Holy Spirit’s voice. I like the lesson today to write a new story. Create the construct of your day. I used to do that all the time, but it usually self-centered. Now I would like God to create my day in his will and me being able to allow and trust Him. Like I said, it is definitely not natural for me. Thank you for listening and offering SO much, Lisa!!!
I’ll be in touch….
Ciao 4 now and lots of love!
Lisa,
I love this program. I know today is a new beginning and establishing a relationship with God. I am 100% committed to developing this relationship and walking with the Holy Spirit every moment of every day. This will be my new intent. Thank you.
Hi Lisa!
Thank you for all of your loving and encouraging words!! It helps me believe in me and in God. You are more than welcome to post my email on your website, especially if will help someone else. That is what it is all about; being one with each other in God! I’m so glad I am in the group!! I tend to be a loner, especially when it comes to my emotions, so this is really good for me!!
Hi Lisa,
I have been doing the lessons, listening to the audios and writing in my journal almost every day. I still haven’t got quiet enough to just sit and mediate, but I do a walking meditation with my dogs
I have been more emotional and having trouble sleeping for the past week or so. And I have been having some weird intense dreams, but I am trying to just take it in stride and not dwell on it. Yesterday, and today especially, I have had a shift in perception. I am feeling happier and hopeful. It is SO helpful and freeing when I am able to just let everyone and everything be as it is. Not controlling and just allowing is freeing, but not natural to me because I usually try to orchestrate it. Not easy at times, for sure, but I am staying mindful of the lessons and of God all day. I am trying to be the observer. Give myself time to think about and apply the lessons. Your daily lessons and audios are so inspiring and practical. The hardest part is remembering everything, but I’m sure that comes with practice.I have a pretty good forgetter sometimes. I’m feeling more positive than I have in a while. I told you that I have been having troubles with just letting drinking alcohol go this past year and I saw a new perception of what my drinking actually is doing. Keeping me in conflict instead of true peace. Keeping me in the shadow of darkness, unable to be one with the light. It is an ego distraction to continue in littleness…a low vibration. Your lesson on giving up death brought up feelings of fear, anxiety and definitely resistance. I decided I am done with littleness and conflict. I want to feel the joy and peace of God. I want to break through the clouds and stay in the Sonlight.
Being willing to let everything change is a hard one to let go of and trust God with, even though I want to and think I have. I continue to try every moment and with every situation. I am actually applying for a new position at my work. I feel unsure, but I would really like to be in that department and learn new skills. It is more my passion now to become a skilled electronic engineering tech. I am enrolling for classes next month and hope they will be willing to support me while I build my knowledge base. I have the basics, but I need to know more advanced skills, However, after talking with some of the engineers encouraging me to apply, I feel pretty confident in my chance to get it beacuse of my other strengths/ I have a great working relationship with all of the engineers here. Giving it to God is a big step for me and letting what happens, happen, believing everything that does is in my best interest and God’s will. It does feel good to give up control, but not natural.
I also had a thought today about everything else that isn’t love or a cry for love… it’s like the ego filling in the gaps; like a table covered with a beautiful feast, but when you look closer, you find that all the food is plastic- it’s just for show! It’s actually all made out of the same stuff, and you can’t eat it! Nothing’s going on! So, that’s my reply! Thanks Lisa. This is so great…. Thank you so much.
