In this post, I write about my experiences over the last few months with my dog, Wall-E, who is gravely ill. With so few distractions from the world outside our home, it is a time for deepening my practice of turning inwards and finding what I need there.

This post focuses on romantic relationships and the love and union they symbolize. It suggests some principles couples can use to transcend their sense of separate interests and experience more closeness and connection. (The title is taken from P-2.II.8:4.)

In fairy tales, especially ones in which two people meet and fall in love, the protagonists go on to ‘live happily ever after.’ In this post, I share the shift in mind-set taught in A Course in Miracles that paves the way to peace, love, and joy ‘ever after’ in our relationships.

Relationships bring enormous meaning to life and can also be the source of much suffering. This post introduces the two possible perspectives on relationships taught in A Course in Miracles. Understanding these perspectives clarifies the choice that can be made between them, with one choice sustaining suffering and the other bringing personal peace.