“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now let me give you a more concrete example that each of you may use in your own way. Suppose the worst, that in this life you have the following background—you are poor, you are of a minority race, you are not intellectual, you are a woman, you have a severe physical defect and you are no beauty. Now these challenges, in a so-called past life, you have set for yourself. This does not mean you cannot use all your resolution, all your courage to solve those problems that you have set. To use those abilities that are still yours and to make from a seemingly chaotic pattern of personality and environment a product of joy and fulfillment.

(To Theodore) I have one note for our Dean over here. Do not try to take too many burdens from your mother. She needs the stimuli, she needs to exert herself. To take too many burdens from her is to tell her that she cannot handle them. You can only offer your father support, that is all you can do for him now and be acquiescent. Let him maintain those responsibilities that he can still maintain.

Let him maintain even those he thinks he can but keep an eye on the results. Do you see the difference? Your mother in particular will lose strength if you attempt to help her overmuch for she needs to feel that she is capable. Do not make them feel that they must suddenly relinquish all those adult rights into the hands of their children.