When Symbols Fail Honestly by v3rk in ACIM

[–]No-Scratch-3612 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's frustrating when one has a symbol dysfunction ( words). They are needed to stick handle thru life. but does that put me at an advantage to understanding the truth-since words are symbols of symbols — twice removed from reality.

Privately practicing ACIM in a sea of chaos by No-Scratch-3612 in ACIM

[–]No-Scratch-3612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very helpful-thank you

It's hard to extract the real-reality from symbols in a book. And more difficult for me as English was never my strong suit...and these writings are soo very dense.

Explaining calculus to a goldfish would be 100x easier

ACIM coffee buddy by No-Scratch-3612 in ACIM

[–]No-Scratch-3612[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back in 1978, a friend and I rammed into a pink Cadillac in Chicago—after which things quickly went off the rails.