Some of you know that I have been diagnosed as being in end-stage liver failure.  I have known this for more than a year.  Back in 2009 one of my doctors told me that I should get onto a liver transplant list immediately.  I told him that I would not do that, explaining to him that, while it might give me more time before I die, it was a choice that would cost every last penny my wife and I have managed to save in our life together.  In the end I would still die but would leave my wife bankrupt on this planet.  I could not make the choice that would lead to such a financial outcome for me wife.

The progression of my incurable medical condition is at the point now that just keeping the body I live in alive is a difficult task.  I have good days and feel close to the energy level I had several years ago.  And, I have bad days when I am totally exhausted and it is all I can do to get from my bed to the kitchen, take my meds and then crawl bed to sleep.

So, I'm the Dying Man and I am open to discussions with those of you interested in asking.

Looking forward to our conversions.

Bruce

Okay, Bruce, what would you like to converse about?

As someone who learned about death in school under very wise nuns, and has come close to death a couple of times; once at 18 and again at 68, and now in my 8th decade, maybe I have some insight on some aspects of it.

Because there is so much to learn out there, maybe we can learn from each other.  I'm ready to learn more.
T'ressa

I might ask, Bruce, what are you present to?

In [one of] my community [communities] this is what we all bring when we come together. We share what we are present to because this is how we inform the field. Speaking to what we are present to is how we honor each other's journeys.

Bruce:

I don't mean to make light of your illness, it is ironic that you said "I look forward to our conversions" instead of "conversations" because that isn't your thing.

I have a question.

For the image at the back of your book "Voyage to Curiosity's Father" the green thread from you branches out to three different sub-threads, rather than just simply back to your Disk as one thread. Was this intentional? If so, why was it drawn this way?




Bruce Moen wrote on Oct 12^th, 2017 at 10:33pm:

Bruce, I am so sorry to hear about your health. I'll keep you in my prayers. You've been an immeasurable help to me in my understanding of the afterlife. You were my inspiration for attending Gateway at TMI.

It's all about love, Bruce. Only love.

Baroness wrote on Oct 13^th, 2017 at 9:33am:



Baroness,

Yes, and to satisfy Curiosity that in a way exploring the Great Unknown is more . . .  like . .  remember than finding something truly new.

Bruce

Thanks Bruce!

You've explored so much so I imagine with all you've discovered about the afterlife that it was more than you ever could have imagined. 

Is there any burning questions you still have about "out there" that you wish you could have explored and discovered and answered in this life?  Or are you satisfied with the notion that after death you'll be able to still be exploring and learning?

I'm just asking this because it's something I ask myself all the time.  I know I'll always be learning and growing even after this lifetime, but I definitely do want to do as much as I can as "me" in this lifetime as I can.  I don't want to look back and think, "Oh darn I wish I had done more".   I think it's when I got cancer a few years ago and believed I might possibly die soon from it that it made me feel more urgent about doing stuff now rather than put them off for the future.

Anyway, I hope you're feeling ok Bruce.  I'm sending you healing energy and love every day!   

Hi Bruce-

Over the years I've heard it said that being born is the real trauma. Being thrust into the physical world from the beauty and serenity of the non-physical is not something our spirit self welcomes.

Going home is far less traumatic. From many NDE accounts a common thread runs through- the person does not want to return to physical life.

I think leaving anywhere that's familiar has anxiety. We don't know how exactly what we'll find in a new job, new city or state, whatever. I know I'd be anxious but mainly for those I'd be leaving behind. As for just me, it would be so much easier.

One thing I really hope-that you'll be conscious during your transition and will be able to communicate what you are experiencing. I remember when Steve Jobs was passing. His last words were "Wow. Oh wow!"

Thanks for all you've done over the years. For 20 years yours was my go-to forum. No others came close.

Rondele