Gorgeous for God is the story of my own spiritual awakening, based on A Course in Miracles. It is very ordinary story. Things happened slowly for me-there were no bells or whistles. No going into the light. I didn't have a near-death experience. Instead, one by one, things that were no longer serving me dissolved and fell away-alcoholism, cigarette-smoking, fear, conflict, doubt. I found that as time went on, the ego-identity that I had built up over the years started to crumble, slowly, very slowly (at times painfully-slow!) and I found myself having almost no interest in the things I used be interested in. For me, enlightenment was when I stopped seeking for ways to improve myself. It was when I recognized that my old way of being was not working. I realized the necessity to see myself differently, as loved, loving and lovable, and not try to come up with a new improved identity.

Lisa Natoli is an author, healer and spiritual teacher who is devoted to helping others in their awakening. She is co-founder of the non-profit organization Teachers of God Foundation which supports, inspires and encourages people to undergo a transformation from fear to love and wake up to their own Divine Presence. She lives in New Hampshire. http://www.teachersofgod.org