Mendel said: It's a shame to have to hold something inside like to that to the
people you know best in life.
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it's so hard to express to our loved ones. When my mother was alive, I thought I would be able to share about retrievals, or about how I gained a willingness to not commit suicide, yes, I did, I wanted to leave this world, but then after the guiding spirit of the book told me I was very loved, I did want to live. I thought I could share retrievals with mother and tried, but she just looked at me funny
she had had contact with a spirit or two, friends of hers actually wiggled her toes. she was a little psychic. She tried to read ACIM for my sake but didn't get that far. she and I were very different in reading material we liked.
she loved to read romance/adventure novels. she didn't have a clue what I was doing, but she understood I was not the sort to grieve at anyone's transition, rather, I knew there was no absolute parting upon death. she knew this too, but going out of body was not her specialty, nor did she care to alleviate another's suffering.
her meditation periods consisted of a furrowed brow while sitting on her bed, or a disgruntled look at me as she passed me while I sat at the puter, one of those new fangled contraptions she wouldn't touch!
yet she had a light around her head. she was lovely in her own way. we expect our family to understand us, but maybe these that are family are the very ones who need to be around us, because of our difference perspectives?
for one thing she knew, she knew enough to find me out there upon transition. She knew love and relationships and forgiveness were the only values out there to access, but she knew this instinctually, to find me, then I retrieved her to the next level, what I couldn't do while she was physical, I could do, or share, when she was passed on.
actually Mike, I just built her a place. I had to go get guides to take her on. I seem to be very efficient to go get the guides assistance rather than take someone there by myself. but she needed the place, to be waiting in, until they could get there. So I would offer that when the time is right, focus 27 might be the place we all end up in, seems to be more opportunities there, but the person has to be ready.
my mother was wandering in the astral, but hey! love helps us find each other; she found me somehow and definetely by so doing, she benefitted tremendously as well it did my heart good to see her needing me at last for something I could do.
whoops, didn't mean to get so wordy.
well, if u get the notion Mike, I'd be pleased to read any retrievals you feel are unusual or especially enlightening, maybe in the retrieval thread. at least we understand each other!
and also I find people don't start thinking about whats on the other side in general until they encounter a death in the family, or get much older. yet even my mother at age 83 used to tell me she would fight death tooth and nail to the end. which she did. just her nature. well, its nice to have this board anyway, maybe things will change a bit later on, we can be more open.
love, alysia