David Hoffmeister began his journey to spiritual Enlightenment website in 1986 when he encountered a course in miracles and recognized it as the tool he had been seeking for a radical transformation of his mind and perceptions. In the early years, David studied the Course with passionate intensity, often reading it for eight or more hours a day.

Before the Course, my life felt so simple. I had my routines, my beliefs, and a sense of stability. Now, it's like I'm living in a fog. Everything feels shifting and I can't seem to find my way. Did I misunderstand something? Where did I go {wrong|astray|off course? Could it be that I wasn't ready for the truth of ACIM? {Is there something dee