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Elyon: I acknowledge your [[feelings]], and I [[discern]] that your sails are in good order, that your ropes are wound appropriately. You are ready to take on the seas.

Elyon: I acknowledge your [[feelings]], and I [[discern]] that your sails are in good order, that your ropes are wound appropriately. You are ready to take on the seas.

Mary: Machiventa, I thank you for your many years of [[service]] and devotion to [[Urantia]]. You were here in the times of [[Abraham]]. We see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa Mother Teresa] working in the gutters of India and what a blessed [[soul]] she is. I think you qualify for that, Machiventa. [[Urantia]] must be the lower end of [[the universe]] as far as desirable places. You have certainly been putting in your time. I [[appreciate]] you.

Mary: Machiventa, I thank you for your many years of [[service]] and devotion to [[Urantia]]. You were here in the times of [[Abraham]]. We see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa Mother Teresa] working in the gutters of India and what a blessed [[soul]] she is. I think you qualify for that, Machiventa. [[Urantia]] must be the lower end of [[the universe]] as far as desirable places. You have certainly been putting in your time. I [[appreciate]] you.

Machiventa (Mark): I accept your vocalizations of [[gratitude]]. I state that as a matter of course all [[glory]] and [[goodness]] are attributed to [[the Father]], that you may have some [[difficulty]] in your [[perspective]] understanding such long term [[devotion]] to patiently wait out this master plan. But I tell you that as impressive as that may be to you, one of the Father's creations, I am equally impressed by your having come from your station in life of a created being to the [[embrace]] of the Father and the [[wisdom]] that is [[inherent]] with that embrace. In one short lifetime it is exceedingly rare to witness such [[spiritual progress]]ion, and I am often in [[awe]] of the [[steps]] you each have taken to be at this place with me here and now. We each have a great deal to learn one from the other and we each have a great deal to [[share]] with the other in our [[understanding]] of the [[greatness]] and the [[glory]] that is [[the Father]]. I recognize you as well.

Machiventa (Mark): I accept your vocalizations of [[gratitude]]. I state that as a matter of course all [[glory]] and [[goodness]] are attributed to [[the Father]], that you may have some [[difficulty]] in your [[perspective]] understanding such long term [[devotion]] to patiently wait out this master plan. But I tell you that as impressive as that may be to you, one of the Father's creations, I am equally impressed by your having come from your station in life of a created being to the [[embrace]] of the Father and the [[wisdom]] that is [[inherent]] with that embrace. In one short lifetime it is exceedingly rare to witness such [[spiritual progress]]ion, and I am often in [[awe]] of the [[steps]] you each have taken to be at this place with me here and now. We each have a great deal to learn one from the other and we each have a great deal to [[share]] with the other in our [[understanding]] of the [[greatness]] and the [[glory]] that is [[the Father]]. I recognize you as well.

Elyon: Good point, and I would draw upon a word you said, "reflexive" and [[compare]] it to "repetitive" and [[parallel]] those with "fixation" and "firmness". Reflexive can occur almost without your [[ability]] to [[control]]. [[Repetitive]] is a [[decision]] to choose once again the same choice you made beforehand. That you have [[control]] over and can alter if the need arises.

Elyon: Good point, and I would draw upon a word you said, "reflexive" and [[compare]] it to "repetitive" and [[parallel]] those with "fixation" and "firmness". Reflexive can occur almost without your [[ability]] to [[control]]. [[Repetitive]] is a [[decision]] to choose once again the same choice you made beforehand. That you have [[control]] over and can alter if the need arises.

Mary: [[Choice]] can interrupt a [[habit]] we may have seen as reflexive. By engaging consciously we can interrupt a cycle in need of change. Now may be the time to interject choice and make it current and appropriate.

Mary: [[Choice]] can interrupt a [[habit]] we may have seen as reflexive. By engaging consciously we can interrupt a [[cycle]] in need of [[change]]. Now may be the time to interject choice and make it current and appropriate.

Machiventa (Mark): Machiventa here again. I would offer you what may be a helpful, quick, flashcard type examination, when one is interested in discerning what one's fixation point may be in a given situation or what the anchor may be. One might simply ask yourself the following; "I would do great things if it were not for ____." That is, "I would do lofty things; I would be idealistic; I would follow my visions if it were not for ____". Therein you will find your tether; you will find what binds you to your fixation point. It could be a variety of things, but the urge to follow your loftiest ideal may be reined in, may be anchored, at a specific point. If you follow that back to the anchor you will find the source of your fixation. So, next time inspiration comes to you, say to yourself, "That is a great idea. I would do that except for ____", and then you have something for you to work on.

Machiventa (Mark): Machiventa here again. I would offer you what may be a helpful, quick, flashcard type examination, when one is interested in [[discerning]] what one's fixation point may be in a given situation or what the anchor may be. One might simply ask yourself the following; "I would do great things if it were not for ____." That is, "I would do lofty things; I would be idealistic; I would follow my [[visions]] if it were not for ____". Therein you will find your tether; you will find what binds you to your fixation point. It could be a variety of things, but the urge to follow your loftiest [[ideal]] may be reined in, may be anchored, at a specific point. If you follow that back to the anchor you will find the source of your fixation. So, next time [[inspiration]] comes to you, say to yourself, "That is a great [[idea]]. I would do that except for ____", and then you have something for you to work on.

Jonathan: We can be firm in saying, "I would (such and such)" and notice where we fix it, and then address those two points, what is desired to be accomplished and what we are using to thwart the purpose.

Jonathan: We can be firm in saying, "I would (such and such)" and notice where we fix it, and then address those two points, what is [[desired]] to be accomplished and what we are using to thwart the [[purpose]].

Machiventa: Even to take it one step further, rather than, "I would, if it were not for ____", "I will even if I have to overcome ____". That is the difference between the long range, "I will conquer" and the short range, "I would if it were not for ____". One denotes determination to conquer, the other denotes defeat at your anchor cable point.

Machiventa: Even to take it one [[step]] further, rather than, "I would, if it were not for ____", "I will even if I have to overcome ____". That is the difference between the long range, "I will [[conquer]]" and the short range, "I would if it were not for ____". One denotes [[determination]] to conquer, the other denotes [[defeat]] at your anchor cable point.

Tom: That's where we find our freedom.

Tom: That's where we find our [[freedom]].

Machiventa: Well said. Cut the tether if it does not serve you. You are entitled to cut the anchor cable.

Machiventa: Well said. Cut the tether if it does not serve you. You are entitled to cut the anchor cable.

Thank you, class.

Thank you, class.

===Closing===

===Closing===

Elyon (Jonathan): This is Elyon. I would draw a close to our meeting by saying let's pull into port and take shore leave.

Elyon (Jonathan): This is Elyon. I would draw a close to our [[meeting]] by saying let's pull into port and take shore leave.

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