| LinEL: Greetings. This is LinEL. I am your [[teacher]]. I am glad to be here amongst you tonight. I am glad to see new [[visiting]] faces. Please feel [[welcome]] and feel that you can [[participate]] as fully as you wish. I thought tonight it would be pleasant and interesting for all to [[discuss]] some on the [[quiet]] time. I know that all of you have been doing this for some time. There were initial [[questions]] as to the [[value]] of this quiet time and its [[purpose]]. I [[hope]] that many of you have begun to [[understand]], and I would also like tonight to answer any questions or [[fears]]/concerns you may have about your reactions to this time. I would say that within each of you is an [[infinite]] possibility in this [[reaction]], this [[interaction]] that you enter into when you commit to [[the Father]] in the [[quiet time]]. | | LinEL: Greetings. This is LinEL. I am your [[teacher]]. I am glad to be here amongst you tonight. I am glad to see new [[visiting]] faces. Please feel [[welcome]] and feel that you can [[participate]] as fully as you wish. I thought tonight it would be pleasant and interesting for all to [[discuss]] some on the [[quiet]] time. I know that all of you have been doing this for some time. There were initial [[questions]] as to the [[value]] of this quiet time and its [[purpose]]. I [[hope]] that many of you have begun to [[understand]], and I would also like tonight to answer any questions or [[fears]]/concerns you may have about your reactions to this time. I would say that within each of you is an [[infinite]] possibility in this [[reaction]], this [[interaction]] that you enter into when you commit to [[the Father]] in the [[quiet time]]. |
− | ===='''''[[Stillness]]'''''', '''''[[Expectations]]'''''==== | + | ===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Expectations]]'''''==== |
| I know that many of you go to this time with [[expectations]] at one level or another. This is [[natural]]. This is the way your [[minds]] operate when dealing with an [[unknown]] situation. This is not something that you were [[trained]] to do. I know that in your [[quiet]] times you have [[experienced]] many things. I would like to say that anything that you have experienced in this [[time]] is valuable, is worth [[considering]]. Do not shove it away as a mere mental [[noise]]. Do try to attain this [[quiet]] [[space]]. However, notice the type of [[static]] that comes up when you approach this time. Some of you have [[difficulty]] with the amount of time. Your mind begins to wander after a minute or so, perhaps even less. I know this is [[difficult]] for you and often causes more [[disappointment]] than the situation merits. It is acceptable for you to reach for [[the Father]] throughout the day, for small grasps, small [[touches]], small [[thoughts]] in his direction. This will serve in the same [[manner]]. It will also serve to begin to create a [[habit]], a habit of reaching to [[the Father]] throughout your day in the midst of your lives, your [[busyness]] and your [[anxiety]]. I would suggest to some of you if you have trouble with disturbing images of perhaps [[violence]], [[anxiety]] or unknown disturbing [[emotions]], I would suggest to you to remember these [[feelings]]. | | I know that many of you go to this time with [[expectations]] at one level or another. This is [[natural]]. This is the way your [[minds]] operate when dealing with an [[unknown]] situation. This is not something that you were [[trained]] to do. I know that in your [[quiet]] times you have [[experienced]] many things. I would like to say that anything that you have experienced in this [[time]] is valuable, is worth [[considering]]. Do not shove it away as a mere mental [[noise]]. Do try to attain this [[quiet]] [[space]]. However, notice the type of [[static]] that comes up when you approach this time. Some of you have [[difficulty]] with the amount of time. Your mind begins to wander after a minute or so, perhaps even less. I know this is [[difficult]] for you and often causes more [[disappointment]] than the situation merits. It is acceptable for you to reach for [[the Father]] throughout the day, for small grasps, small [[touches]], small [[thoughts]] in his direction. This will serve in the same [[manner]]. It will also serve to begin to create a [[habit]], a habit of reaching to [[the Father]] throughout your day in the midst of your lives, your [[busyness]] and your [[anxiety]]. I would suggest to some of you if you have trouble with disturbing images of perhaps [[violence]], [[anxiety]] or unknown disturbing [[emotions]], I would suggest to you to remember these [[feelings]]. |
| I [[encourage]] any questions and comments at this [[time]]. Please feel free to [[share]], and/ or ask anything about this [[process]], anything that troubles you. We truly wish for this time to be special for you. We know that it is a [[struggle]], and it is [[difficult]], and we would like to help in any way possible to clear up any [[confusion]], alleviate any [[fears]]. | | I [[encourage]] any questions and comments at this [[time]]. Please feel free to [[share]], and/ or ask anything about this [[process]], anything that troubles you. We truly wish for this time to be special for you. We know that it is a [[struggle]], and it is [[difficult]], and we would like to help in any way possible to clear up any [[confusion]], alleviate any [[fears]]. |