August 4, 2007

• August 10, 1975
  Given at the Wigwam, Onset, Mass.
  through the mediumship
  of Alyce Andrews
  While on the earth plane, I was Andre Bonabartie and maybe not of great consequence.  I now know that I must put all of my forces, my love, and my energy into one purpose.  So today, I am going to lecture on how important it should be to you to have one purpose and not to scatter your forces, and energy into several directions.  Now you know, if you study, that many of those in the past who were famous and left fortunes or who have left a mark for others upon the earth, had this singleness of purpose.  If they fell, they picked themselves up and went on in the same direction. 

  Now  it is all right to have hobbies, and other things, but you must not have too many.  If you are painting as a hobby, then you must put all of your energy into that, because if you try to be proficient in too many things, you soon will find that you do not have proficiency in anything.  It is so, when you work on the spirit.  All who are trying to reach into the spirit world, will find, that they must put all of your energy in to it.  When you do it, you can not have a thought here and a thought there, but it must be concentrated.  You must not scatter thoughts. There are many things that can be done here in the spirit world that you cannot do well upon the earth.

  Now, it is necessary for you to concentrate upon each and every thing that you do.  If you want to do two or three things, then you must decide upon one that you want more than the others. You must put most of your time and effort into this one.  One point we must make clear; it is necessary for you to not only have work, study, and a singleness of purpose, but you must also have pleasure, and rest.  Your time must be divided evenly. For a little while you want to be away from what you are studying. So the mind can become freshened, not only with rest, but also, with pleasure.

   Now, I wish to tell you that I see upon the earth plane many people who try to have and know everything.  This you cannot do, because if you put your energy into one thing you will find that it will come along much faster and with much greater purpose and result. This must be, no matter what, and if you want to, do something else, such as music, then you must put all of your energy into that.  I would say to you; have one hobby, or outside activity, one purpose of work, and one form of pleasure. 

  If your pleasure is swimming, tennis, reading, or whatever, you cannot do all these things.  You could not possibly be excellent in all.  So, choose, and choose well.  We hope from our side here, that you will choose working for the spirit.  All of your inspiration, and all of that which is given to you, comes from spirit.  So I say to you now, we here know your desires.  We know what you are thinking at all times.  Do not think we do not know.  It is up to you, as you have free will.  We have said this over and over.  Free will is with everyone at all times.  Someone can give you advice, but in the end it is you who decides whether or not you will be proficient or whether you will slide. We give our love from spirit to all of you.  Know that we are with you at all times.  Merci.

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