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The Shamballa Letter
VOLUME 12 - Number 23 June 8th, 1990
Dear Ones,
We have spoken quite a bit about responsibility over the past weeks, and I know you are giving much thought to this subject, and applying the information I have given you. Know I AM grateful, for it speaks well of your forward steps in mastery of the situations within your lives and in your spheres of influence.
As situations arise in your lives and in the lives of those you love, both your sense of responsibility and your ability to express love at deeper levels is tested. The Flame of Opportunity always blazes brightly, and you are calling upon it more often.
A question that arises is - what should you do if you are asked to help with a painful situation which occurs in someone else's life? It is one thing to handle it for yourself, and quite another to help someone else through a painful experience.
Sometimes a friend or loved one will come to you for advice, and as a chela of the Ascended Masters, you must certainly try to be of assistance if you can. First of all, enter into your Heart Flame, and ask within for the guidance needed. Be assured that your 'I AM' Presence knows what is needed - where your human consciousness might fail! Also, speak to the Higher Self of the one who asks, and know that this will activate an intensified outpouring of Spiritual understanding at a rate which they can handle.
Secondly, consider the level of awareness of one who comes to you for advice. If the person in question is not yet on the conscious Path of Spiritual Mastery, then I suggest that you think as a "Spiritual Mother". Consider these points; a mother does not give more information to their child than they can handle at a certain age. Rather - give the love and comfort you can, letting them know you care and understand. You can assure them that our Father-Mother God never gives pain and trouble to any of his children. Even if you cannot give specific reasons as to why they are experiencing a problem, this assurance is most important. It is not necessary for you to pretend to have "all the answers" - but it is very important to display diplomacy, sensitivity to the difficult situations in other people's lives, and - most important - to know that simple kindness is one of the greatest expressions of love you can ever give to another person.
PORTIA - GODDESS OF JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY