Please join the Board of Directors and Member Board of Trustees in welcoming Myron Jones to the Board of Directors.

Myron was nominated to the Board of Directors by the Member Board of Trustees on July 7, 2014. She was elected to the Board of Directors by the Board of Directors on July 14, 2014. We are thrilled to have Myron join us on the Boards of Awakening Together.

Myron Jones

Rev Myron Jones, a Pathways of Light ordained minister has been studying A  Course in Miracles since 1981. In 1999, she felt a calling to the ministry. She also began to dedicate herself fully to the healing of her mind through the study of the Course, and later to NTI, and The Teachings of Inner Ramana, all of which are still part of her spiritual path. Rev Myron delights in facilitating ministerial students, providing spiritual counseling, and giving workshops. Her deepest satisfaction comes from writing with Spirit each morning and sharing with others what comes through.

Bi-Annual ACIM Conference
Presented by Community Miracles Center
April 17-19, 2015
Hotel Pennsylvania in
New York City

Presenters Include:
Regina Dawn Akers, David Paul & Candace Doyle, David Fishman & Lisa Natoli, Maria Felipe, Mary Gerard Lenihan, Scott Grace, Larry Glenz & Myron Jones, Jennifer Hadley,David Hoffmeister, Cindy & Gary Renard, Jon Mundy, Kathy Scott Perry, Deb & Paul Phelps, Tony Ponticello, Earl Raj Purdy, Kevin Rice & Tom Whitmore, Amy Torres, Jim White, Joe Wolfe, and Diederik Wolsak

Hi Everyone,

I am very happy to announce some changes that were made to Awakening Together leadership at our last Board of Director’s Meeting on May 11, 2014.

H. David Fishman, who has served as our Vice President-Minister since the founding of Awakening Together, was promoted to Board of Directors. David was originally on the Board of Directors for Foundation for the Holy Spirit, and it is an honor to have him serve on our Board again. David is an Awakening Together ordained minster and the founder of ACIM Gather, which became Awakening Together Sanctuary on January 1, 2014.

Jacquelyn Eckert is the new Vice President of Awakening Together. She is an Awakening Together Licensed Minster and is currently a participant in the Awakening Together Minister Preparation Program. She is expected to be ordained in June 2015. Jacquelyn was one of the original team members who reorganized Foundation for the Holy Spirit into Awakening Together. She has served as our legal counsel since the very beginning. She agreed to serve on the Board of Directors as Secretary until recently when she generously accepted the more involved position of Vice President. As Vice President, Jacquelyn serves on the Member Board of Trustees and works closely with the President-Minister.

Barbara Deurwaarder was nominated to the Board of Directors by the Member Board of Trustees and elected to be Secretary of the Board of Directors by the Board of Directors. She is one of Awakening Together’s charter members, a Licensed Minster, the Sanctuary Administrator during our weekly gatherings and a regular speaker in the Sanctuary.

Please join me in welcoming David, Jacquelyn and Barbara to their new positions.

More Additions to Leadership Coming Our Way!

Within the next few weeks we will begin the process to elect three new people to the Member Board of Trustees. All members are invited to be a part of the nomination and election process. Learn more at the upcoming Member Meeting, 8pm ET on Sunday, June 1. Also, watch your email for more information.

Learn more about the Member Board of Trustees

Learn more about the Board of Directors

Love, Regina

Hi Everyone,

Here is the audio from our first member meeting. Our next member meeting will be the first Sunday in November.

Love, Regina

Hi Everyone,

September 20-22, 2013, the Awakening Together Board of Directors and Member Board Trustees gathered together in Canon City, Colorado. One purpose of that meeting was to sign the Awakening Together Constitution. It was agreed to and signed on September 21. A copy of the Constitution is posted on our website.

Click here to read the constitution

We continue to work on the assembly’s bylaws, policies and procedures and a new member’s access website.

Great love,
Regina

We welcome and encourage members to submit articles for Awakening Together Insights, our periodic newsletter, and for the Awakening Together Blog, which is a collection of articles posted on our website. Articles posted on the Awakening Together Blog are also sent to everyone who is subscribed to our Daily Updates and they are posted on the Awakening-Together Facebook page.

Articles published in Awakening Together Insights or on the Awakening Together Blog represent the spirit of Awakening Together. When we select articles to publish, we select articles that meet these guidelines:

1 – Articles are in harmony with the Awakening Together purpose and values.

For example, articles that directly indicate one spiritual path or teacher is better than another spiritual path or teacher would not be accepted because it is not in harmony with our core values.

2 – Articles avoid jargon and attempt to use language that is more commonly understood or includes a definition of terms that are used.

All spiritual paths have jargon that is common to practitioners of that path but not commonly understood by people who are not familiar with that path. For example, Buddhists understand Anapanasati, students of Vendata understand Atman and students of A Course in Miracles understand the Course’s meaning of the word atonement, but people who are unfamiliar with those paths may not understand those terms. Words are symbols and there are no perfect words; however, do your best to use language that is not path-specific.

If it does feel important to use path-specific language, be sure to define the language as you use it. For example, “When I looked at the clock and saw how much time had passed, I realized I must have been in samadhi, a deep meditation beyond the self.” Once a term is defined, it may be used throughout the article, for example, “Since my efforts to return to samadhi have only brought suffering, I realize I need to accept this present state as holy too.”

If an acronym is used in your article, be sure to fully introduce the acronym the first time it is used. For example, “I was reading A Course in Miracles (ACIM) when she walked up to me.” Once the acronym is introduced in the article, it may be used throughout the remaining portion of that article. For example, “I am so happy ACIM came into my life.”

If you have a personal reference for your inner guide, for God, for awakening or for anything else, you may use that reference in your article if you introduce it the first time it is used. For example, the first usage of a personal reference may look like this: “In my heart, I long to pop. Pop, for me, is a symbol of awakening.” Later use in the same article may look like this: “I find myself reading over and over again the story of Guatama Buddha’s pop.”

3 – Articles are written from the author’s own clarity.

It is very easy to read something, accept it intellectually and repeat it without having true inner clarity regarding what those words mean. Typically when we do this, our writing sounds very much like the source we read and accepted. Whenever we write from our own inner clarity, the writing also has our own unique style. Write from your own experience and inner wisdom. Although you may quote other sources in your article, quotes should be less and your own sharing should be more.

All clarity is celebrated and invited to be submitted. We do not see “degrees” of clarity. Simple or profound, it is welcome here.

One may receive a very clear realization, write about it in a perfect way, and then judge the article as “not profound” enough. This judgment is meaningless. Please do not let a judgment like that hold you back from submitting your article. The most simple realization is equal to the most profound. Both are pristine and perfect. In fact, simple is profound and profound is simple. If it is a clear “aha” for you, we would like to see what you have written. Thank you for trusting enough to send it to us for consideration.

4 – Articles do not profess an individual’s beliefs as if they are fact/truth.

It is very easy to adopt spiritual beliefs. Some beliefs are helpful for a time, because they point us in the direction of truth. However, beliefs are not truth. If a belief is shared in an article, the author should clearly state it as a belief. For example, “I believe in reincarnation,” or “I believe Jesus came into this world already enlightened.” This allows you to express your heart and it allows readers to contemplate what you are sharing, but it does not state a belief as truth or come into direct conflict with another person’s belief, which may be just as comforting or helpful for that person as your current belief is for you.

Listen to this audio for help determining the difference between beliefs and truth: listen to this brief audio.

5 – Articles do not proselytize or attempt to convert others to a spiritual path or practice.

We trust that each one is led from within according to his/her own willingness and in the way that is best for him/her. Therefore, we do not try to convince others that “my way is the true way” or “the best way.”

6 – Articles may appear authored or channeled.

Sometimes clarity seems to come through the personality and mind of the author and sometimes it seems to come to the author from another (or inner) source. We realize clarity can come in either way and accept both styles for submission.

Eckhart Tolle and Adyashanti are examples of written clarity that appears to come through the author’s personality and mind. A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) are examples of clarity that appears channeled. Whether your clarity comes through you or to you, it is your clarity and may be submitted.

7 – Common copyright laws must be followed in the article.

For example, if you quote a source be sure to give proper credit to that source. Do not represent someone else’s writing as your own.

US Copyright Law

Fair Use Exception

8 – We reserve the right to make minor edits to your article.

It is never our intention to change the message or tone of your article, but we may make edits for readability, such as grammar, spelling and sentence structure. If you do not give us permission to edit your article, please state that in the submission email. If it is not stated, we will assume the right to make minor edits.

9 – You must be a member to submit an article.

Submitting an article to be published is a member benefit. If you are not a member of Awakening Together and would like to join, click here.

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To submit an article, contact us
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All articles that are submitted will be read. If an article is not accepted, we will let you know why. Sometimes we may write to you recommending changes or additions. If you feel to edit your article based on our recommendations, you may resubmit the article for consideration. We reserve the right to revise our guidelines at any time.

Hi Everyone,

We are beginning a new joining in PalTalk starting Today! (8/12)

It is ‘Contemplation Together’.

In short, this joining involves each of us contemplating the same daily quote on our own during the day, then joining in PalTak at 10pm ET in the evening to share insights and experiences regarding the daily quote.

Click here for full details

I hope to see you in PalTalk tonight for our first Contemplative Joining!

(Currently scheduled for 6 nights per week at the same time. Hoping to add Fridays soon!)

Love, Regina

Awakening Together is now ready to accept members!

We are very excited to have you join us as a member if it is your heart’s calling to do so. All of our members agree to the following member covenant:

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As a member of Awakening Together, I profess a heart-felt desire to realize one universal truth. I willingly join this assembly of equals committed to discernment and awakening. I accept the assembly’s purpose as my purpose and its core values as my core values. I agree to:

~ Support each member of this assembly on the paths of awakening they feel called to follow.

~ Listen to each member of this assembly, respect each member of this assembly and allow each member to be where he/she is on the divine path of awakening.

~ Practice letting go of the belief that I am a specific and separate individual apart from the whole.

~ Embrace that which my inner wisdom says is helpful to awakening without idolizing any scripture, teaching or teacher as truth itself.

~ Honor all appearances and all experiences as guided by my inner wisdom while continually reflecting on that wisdom and/or changeless truth.

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Our purpose and values

Member Privileges

Become a Member

If you need more information in order to contemplate your decision to become a member, please visit our website or join us on our Facebook page. If you have questions, you may always contact us.

In loving presence, Regina Dawn Akers