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This is easily exemplified by the [[fact]] that individuals who lack contact with other [[individuals]] or any [[force]] outside of themselves often wither and [[starve]] for this contact. To deprive a human of this contact is considered [[Solitary confinement|punishment in your culture]]. You are [[social]] creatures, and therefore it is a basic requirement to [[interact]] with those of your kind. I would [[encourage]] you to elevate this level of [[contact]] in your [[minds]] to a more [[spiritual]] level, more like the level you [[devote]] to the contact you share with me and with the rest of [[the teachers]]. In doing this you elevate those around you to a more spiritual [[focus]] even if the [[words]] you use at any given time do not necessarily [[reflect]] a spiritual cause. Your [[attitude]], if spiritually [[attuned]], prevails no matter what exchange you may have.

This is easily exemplified by the [[fact]] that individuals who lack contact with other [[individuals]] or any [[force]] outside of themselves often wither and [[starve]] for this contact. To deprive a human of this contact is considered [[Solitary confinement|punishment in your culture]]. You are [[social]] creatures, and therefore it is a basic requirement to [[interact]] with those of your kind. I would [[encourage]] you to elevate this level of [[contact]] in your [[minds]] to a more [[spiritual]] level, more like the level you [[devote]] to the contact you share with me and with the rest of [[the teachers]]. In doing this you elevate those around you to a more spiritual [[focus]] even if the [[words]] you use at any given time do not necessarily [[reflect]] a spiritual cause. Your [[attitude]], if spiritually [[attuned]], prevails no matter what exchange you may have.

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I would also offer comment on your previous [[discussion]] of changes. As has been stated before, changes are indeed impending. If you could picture the development of [[your planet]] as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave sine wave], you would [[interpret]] times of great change and upheaval as being the [[peaks]] and times of long [[stagnation]] as being the troughs. We are at a point in this sine wave of climbing to an [[apex]] of peak where [[potentials]] are brought to the [[surface]] and extra energy is provided as the [[impetus]] to propel forward. This is, again, nothing to be alarmed about. This is simply the [[status]] as viewed from the outside. This is, in [[fact]], a glorious time to be [[witness]] to the [[unfolding]] of [[potentials]] on your developing planet. This upcoming [[season]] is why we as teachers have [[uniformly]] attempted to [[prepare]] our [[students]] to have steady [[foundations]] on which to ride out possible shifts in [[attitude]]. It is why we have had the [[lesson plans]] that we have had. We have attempted to [[prepare]] you as [[individuals]] to [[weather]] the seeming storm. This may add slightly to your [[apprehension]] of [[events]] to [[unfold]], but we have made every effort to dispel [[fear]] and [[doubt]] and provide you with the substitutes of [[hope]] and [[faith]]. It is quite alright for you to feel [[uncertainty]]; we have not attempted to displace this, as uncertainty can provide the impetus for further [[growth]]. But [[fear]] and [[doubt]] are stifling to growth, and therefore I [[hope]] our lessons have conveyed to you a [[positive]] [[tone]], a forward-looking approach and [[acceptance]]. The [[faith]] in you has been our [[goal]] to foster and build so that you may be at your most effective in having a stabilizing effect on those around you whose [[uncertainty]] has cast them into [[fear]] and [[doubt]].

I would also offer comment on your previous [[discussion]] of changes. As has been stated before, changes are indeed impending. If you could picture the development of [[your planet]] as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave sine wave], you would [[interpret]] times of great change and upheaval as being the [[peaks]] and times of long [[stagnation]] as being the troughs. We are at a point in this sine wave of climbing to an [[apex]] of peak where [[potentials]] are brought to the [[surface]] and extra energy is provided as the [[impetus]] to propel forward. This is, again, nothing to be alarmed about. This is simply the [[status]] as viewed from the outside. This is, in [[fact]], a glorious time to be [[witness]] to the [[unfolding]] of [[potentials]] on your developing planet. This upcoming [[season]] is why we as teachers have [[uniformly]] attempted to [[prepare]] our [[students]] to have steady [[foundations]] on which to ride out possible shifts in [[attitude]]. It is why we have had the [[lesson plans]] that we have had. We have attempted to [[prepare]] you as [[individuals]] to [[weather]] the seeming storm. This may add slightly to your [[apprehension]] of [[events]] to [[unfold]], but we have made every effort to dispel [[fear]] and [[doubt]] and provide you with the substitutes of [[hope]] and [[faith]]. It is quite alright for you to feel [[uncertainty]]; we have not attempted to displace this, as uncertainty can provide the impetus for further [[growth]]. But [[fear]] and [[doubt]] are stifling to growth, and therefore I [[hope]] our lessons have conveyed to you a [[positive]] [[tone]], a forward-looking approach and [[acceptance]]. The [[faith]] in you has been our [[goal]] to foster and build so that you may be at your most effective in having a stabilizing effect on those around you whose [[uncertainty]] has cast them into [[fear]] and [[doubt]].

There will come a time when you look back on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave sine wave] of [[events]] to happen in your short [[existence]] here on [[this planet]], and you will [[smile]] to think how you thought at the time and how you [[reacted]] at the time of these various [[transformations]]. Your [[perspective]] in the [[future]] will provide you with the [[wisdom]] and [[insight]] to dispense with fears and doubts in favor of [[anticipation]] and [[faith]].

There will come a time when you look back on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave sine wave] of [[events]] to happen in your short [[existence]] here on [[this planet]], and you will [[smile]] to think how you thought at the time and how you [[reacted]] at the time of these various [[transformations]]. Your [[perspective]] in the [[future]] will provide you with the [[wisdom]] and [[insight]] to dispense with fears and doubts in favor of [[anticipation]] and [[faith]].

It is a [[difficult]] task, at the [[same time]], to attempt to prepare you for upcoming [[changes]] and simultaneously play down the effect of impending situations. I am [[hopeful]] that our lessons to date have done more to build on your [[positive]] tendencies than to [[illuminate]] any potentially distressing aspects. You all are in [[possession]] of great amounts of [[faith]], and I request that you reside there and in times of [[question]] or [[uncertainty]] that you return to your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_house safe house] of faith, that you return to your [[stillness]], to your attitude of the [[desiring]] of [[wisdom]] and that by doing so you will appear to those around you to be a [[stable]] [[isle]] in [[contrast]] to the seeming changing [[sea]] around you. I am not worried or unduly concerned for any [[individual]] in this group. I have every [[confidence]] and faith in you that, whatever gets thrown at you in this [[life]], you will [[triumph]], you will prevail. You are more and more [[aligning]] your [[attitude]] and your [[soul]] with [[the Father]]'s will. That alone is all that is required of you.

It is a [[difficult]] task, at the [[same time]], to attempt to prepare you for upcoming [[changes]] and simultaneously play down the effect of impending situations. I am [[hopeful]] that our lessons to date have done more to build on your [[positive]] tendencies than to [[illuminate]] any potentially distressing aspects. You all are in [[possession]] of great amounts of [[faith]], and I request that you reside there and in times of [[question]] or [[uncertainty]] that you return to your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_house safe house] of faith, that you return to your [[stillness]], to your attitude of the [[desiring]] of [[wisdom]] and that by doing so you will appear to those around you to be a [[stable]] [[isle]] in [[contrast]] to the seeming changing [[sea]] around you. I am not worried or unduly concerned for any [[individual]] in this group. I have every [[confidence]] and faith in you that, whatever gets thrown at you in this [[life]], you will [[triumph]], you will prevail. You are more and more [[aligning]] your [[attitude]] and your [[soul]] with [[the Father]]'s will. That alone is all that is required of you.

I give you all my [[love]] and my [[respect]] and look forward to this [[joyous]] time we have before us. [[The fruits]] will seem to ripen; the [[colors]] will seem to be brighter; the [[opportunities]] will be more for the taking, and we will all go through this together and [[experience]] this growthful time together.

I give you all my [[love]] and my [[respect]] and look forward to this [[joyous]] time we have before us. [[The fruits]] will seem to ripen; the [[colors]] will seem to be brighter; the [[opportunities]] will be more for the taking, and we will all go through this together and [[experience]] this growthful time together.