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Message From the President

My beloved Co-servers,

Nineteen-hundred and ninety-nine has been quite a year for Shamballa, The Bridge to Spiritual Freedom, and all chelas everywhere! Our challenges have been many but we have risen to each and every opportunity. Although our numbers reduced in 1997 and 1998, this year those numbers are slowly and steadily climbing, just as they have during each and every period of change and transition this Activity of Light has ever encountered. New and wonderful people are again being drawn to Shamballa. Not only do we experience unity, brotherhood and peace during the conferences but now these qualities seem to permeate all aspects of the daily activities here at Shamballa.  

Our Forty-fifth Anniversary celebration was just that―a celebration! We celebrated forty-five years of joy, harmony, service and the Will of God. We prepared for the day's activities by using the Violet Fire to purify ourselves, all chelas, Shamballa, The Bridge and the entire planet Earth. A catered luncheon was served in Gautama's Garden and enjoyed by all present. We welcomed Mother Mary to the Ascension Focus and as we toured the property, we got to know this sacred and holy land a little better. We ended the day, giving back to this Activity of Light just some of what has been given to all of us, and we were truly grateful! The following week many of the Full Members worked very hard to assist in creating a strong foundation upon which The Bridge to Spiritual Freedom will grow and expand as we prepare to enter the next century.  

Looking ahead, we all plan to return to the Heartcenter, along with many other chelas, to welcome the energies of a new and glorious year, a new and glorious decade, a new and glorious century, and new and glorious millennium during the upcoming conference in December. We all look forward to spending time with each and every one of you then!  

I shall now close this quarter with a very simple message dear chelas! Particularly this year, I have observed how each person truly creates everything in his or her life. If one chooses to focus their attention upon what they do not have; what they cannot do; why no one understands them and why their life is not better than it is, then they will not have, they cannot do, no one will understand them, and their life will not be as good as it could be.  

Do you know why this is? It is because of where an individual chooses to focus their attention and the kind of energy that is attracted to them because of their choices. The Masters have often said, "Where your attention is, there you are!" It is time to take this divine principle to its next level beloved ones. Where your attention is, there you are and where you are, that is what you become! When we are grateful for what we have and don't compare ourselves to others, when we believe there is nothing beyond our grasp and we are willing to work for it; when we realize it is up to each of us to assist others in understanding what we believe; and we recognize how wonderful our life is and accept it just the way it is. Then, beloved ones, we are truly blessed!  

None of us knows what any other person needs to experience in this lifetime, or why they need to experience it. That is between each individual and God! However, we can and must support one another without judgment and without envy. In my case, I am grateful for my many friends, whether we have met physically as yet or not. I have worked hard to do what I believe is in the best and highest good of all concerned in every situation. I believe I have made it clear where I stand through my words and example. Finally, at this time there is no other place on Earth I would rather be, or anything else I would rather be doing. For I know there is a reason for all things and I do not―I cannot―always know the reason why. As Master Kuthumi as Saint Francis said, "Make me an instrument..." It is my hope that you are able to say the same my beloved friends and co-servers!  

Each and every one of us is aware that we now stand at the very threshold of the New Millennium! As we stand on this magnificent shore of human understanding, looking across a radiant sea of love, we must take time to feel the eternal sunrise of God Illumination blazing mighty Light Rays into the chalice of our consciousness. For you see, beloved ones, we not only have a wonderful opportunity, but a tremendous responsibility as well! May the coming months be filled with the Wisdom, Love, Peace, Freedom and Will of our Father-Mother God. So be it, beloved I AM.  

Rebecca Ann Laycock,

 President