Subject: is your peace worth forgiveness?

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May 23, 2026

Hello Mighty Companion,


You ever notice how your mind can take one thing somebody said and turn it into a whole movie? You replay it, rewrite it, argue with them in your head, and then wonder why you don’t feel peaceful.


That’s what A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 72 is helping you look at: “Holding grievances is an attack on God’s plan for salvation.” In plain language, every time you hold on to a grievance, you are saying, “If this person, this situation, this body, this money, or this past were different, then I could be happy.” And the Course is telling you that ego's plan will never give you the peace you want.


So this week, don’t try to be spiritually impressive. Just get honest. Where are you still waiting for something outside you to change before you let yourself have peace? Where are you still telling yourself that somebody owes you an apology before you can be happy? Forgiveness does not mean you approve of what happened. It means you are willing to stop using that person or situation as the reason you cannot be free.


The grievance may feel justified, but ask yourself: is it giving you peace, or is it just keeping the pain alive?


If you’d like help applying these ideas instead of just thinking about them, I invite you to connect with me through Clarity Sessions, Coaching & Mentoring, or by joining the Mighty Companions Miracle Community. The Mighty Companions Miracle Community gives you steady support for actually practicing the Course — with live gatherings, weekly Study Guide Journals, unlisted ACIM playlists, the Language of Love Glossary, and exclusive workshops for applying ACIM in daily life.


This week, when a grievance comes up, pause before you attack, withdraw, or replay the story again. Ask yourself:

  • Where am I saying, “If this were different, I’d be happy”?

  • What am I making responsible for my peace?

    Am I willing to see this another way? 

You don’t have to force the answer. You don’t have to fix yourself. Just become willing to stop attacking your own happiness by making peace depend on something outside you.


Your peace is not waiting on them to change. It is waiting on your willingness to choose again.


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With love and appreciation,
Earl

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✨ Astrology for May 23–30: When Fear Picks a Fight

A lot of the astrology this week is working through Mars, so notice the part of your mind that wants to push, prove, war, conquer, or force an outcome. Around May 25–26, Mars in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius, which can bring up power struggles, old anger, control issues, and the desire to make something happen by sheer will. If something feels intense, it may not be asking you to fight harder. It may be asking you to notice where you are trying to control what feels uncertain.


At the same time, Venus is not exactly floating through the week untouched. On May 28, Venus in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries, which can stir up fear around love, rejection, tenderness, emotional safety, and whether your needs will be met. Venus in Cancer wants closeness and reassurance; Saturn in Aries can feel like a wall, a no, a delay, or a fear of being exposed. So if you notice yourself pulling back, hardening, testing someone, or expecting rejection before it happens, don’t judge it — just recognize the part of you trying to protect the heart.


This is not a week to let Mars drive the car while Venus hides in the back seat. It is a week to notice where anger and fear are working together. Mars may say, “Attack first.” Venus-Saturn may say, “Don’t risk opening your heart.” The grievance may look like strength, but it can still be an attack on your peace. The wall may look like protection, but it may also be keeping love out.


So this week, when the urge to fight, defend, withdraw, or prove rises, try this: pause before you act. Ask, “Am I choosing peace, or am I trying to conquer because I’m afraid?” 

Then ask, “Am I using this grievance to protect myself from rejection?” You do not have to collapse your boundary. You do not have to force a connection. But you can become honest about the difference between real guidance and fear dressed up as protection.

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