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I am Stephen. Thank you for this opportunity.

I am Stephen. Thank you for this opportunity.

Evelyn: It sounds like when you develop traits from what you already have, you can remake what you might consider negative traits, bad habits. There's probably some element of good qualities in them that can be built upon. Stubbornness can be seen, for instance, as either persistence or blindedness. Stephen: Yes. Stubbornness, a trait you would frown upon, can be converted into steadfastness, a trait you would admire. Often what you do have in character is translatable, transformable. You are already well endowed with character traits, for, as you have indicated, the negative ones can become transformed rather than eliminated.

Evelyn: It sounds like when you develop traits from what you already have, you can remake what you might consider negative traits, bad habits. There's probably some element of good qualities in them that can be built upon. Stubbornness can be seen, for instance, as either persistence or blindedness. Stephen: Yes. Stubbornness, a trait you would frown upon, can be converted into steadfastness, a trait you would admire. Often what you do have in character is translatable, transformable. You are already well endowed with character traits, for, as you have indicated, the negative ones can become transformed rather than eliminated.

Jonathan: I'm getting a line: The transformation of character is the evolution of soul through the juxtaposition of circumstance and the directionization of will.

Jonathan: I'm getting a line: The transformation of character is the evolution of soul through the juxtaposition of circumstance and the directionization of will.

Evelyn: That probably spells something. An acronym. Something with a J in it!

Evelyn: That probably spells something. An acronym. Something with a J in it!

Sheila: We'll have to think about that one for awhile.

Sheila: We'll have to think about that one for awhile.

Evelyn: It seems personal. You couldn't tell if someone else were growing or building or neither. You can really only apply it to yourself because of motive. Outwardly it might seem the same whether you are acting on some deep motive or just trying to paste on some new behavior.

Evelyn: It seems personal. You couldn't tell if someone else were growing or building or neither. You can really only apply it to yourself because of motive. Outwardly it might seem the same whether you are acting on some deep motive or just trying to paste on some new behavior.

Sheila: That is what I heard. Observing others' traits you can apply that to yourself, like maybe I would handle this situation like this. Then that would add the growth to yourself, as opposed to attacking or judging.

Sheila: That is what I heard. Observing others' traits you can apply that to yourself, like maybe I would handle this situation like this. Then that would add the growth to yourself, as opposed to attacking or judging.

John: The guides have been talking to me about skills, being skillful. I get uncomfortable with that because there are a lot of experts who aren't experts. We are imperfect beings. How can we determine when we are skilled? We can say something doesn't bother us anymore, that we have healed that trait or imperfection, but have we? How do we know if we are skilled? Is heaven the judge?

John: The guides have been talking to me about skills, being skillful. I get uncomfortable with that because there are a lot of experts who aren't experts. We are imperfect beings. How can we determine when we are skilled? We can say something doesn't bother us anymore, that we have healed that trait or imperfection, but have we? How do we know if we are skilled? Is heaven the judge?

I make this statement to apply value to theory, both for yourself at the beginning of an experience and for others as you have concluded and shared your experience.

I make this statement to apply value to theory, both for yourself at the beginning of an experience and for others as you have concluded and shared your experience.

Has this provided help?

Has this provided help?

John: So, what I am going to be an expert on is what John and Father together, through experience, create? What I was thinking of was an expert's skills, according to the major population. My skills and my expertise will be according to who I am. Whether it resonates with the population is not my concern.

John: So, what I am going to be an expert on is what John and Father together, through experience, create? What I was thinking of was an expert's skills, according to the major population. My skills and my expertise will be according to who I am. Whether it resonates with the population is not my concern.