I often 'talk' to my late son. I can 'conjure' up his image, his smell and I can sense his presence when ever I need to. I can ask him for a hug and feel myself engulfed in the warmth of his being.
For months after I lost him, I would sit in the kitchen of the house we lived in back then, and see him sitting on the countertop listening to our family talk around the dinner table, smiling and nodding.
He is never far away...he's only a thought away.
T2
OK, I'll start one in the Prayers forum since I think it might be a little more applicable there. I'll start... and Talitsa, sorry to hijack your thread. You come right over there and tell us yours.
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Wow, I sure started a conversation here. I have a few comments...first off, it's not like being a psychic. I know people who do that for work, but I don't try to see things...it just happens. Only on a few rare occasions have I tried to see things.
I guess it doesn't have that much to do with heritage either. In Indian cultures, though, there are a lot of different gifts that people can have, it's just considered normal or maybe even special. For instance, one of my sons has some very strong gifts. At a very young age, he described seeing spirits here and there. That grew stronger over time and became overwhelming for him. I had to somehow explain to him what these things were, and that it is a gift and a burden. I also had to tell him to keep his mouth shut to anyone who wasn't Indian. Can you imagine the reaction if he would have told his teacher that he could see one of his ancestors in the classroom, singing him an honoring song? He would have been pegged as schizophrenic for sure, and if the teacher had a Christian background, they might not say that they thought our beliefs were some evil occult thing, but that would likely come up in thought.
For us, these things are natural and normal and an integrated part of the thought process of living.
I don't always understand what I see or sense or dream. I may not understand it until years later. Sometimes, what I see isn't meant for me, it is information that someone else needs.
I don't predict the future, or do psychic readings, or anything else like that. Can you believe that one guy on another bb here asked me if I knew a "shaman" who could read his WAW's mind for him?
Shiny, I don't know what the relationship is between that woman and I. I only know that there is one and I knew it right away. I guess you and I will figure it out at some point. Everything happens for a reason.
Tal, I don't think you are crazy either! Mine is more of a feeling, do you know what I mean.
Back in 1999, my D came home said she had to work both jobs that day and was then going to a party. Had a VERY BAD feeling. Asked her not to go,"don't burn the candle at both ends", it ended up in an arguement. And of course she didn't listen. At about 11pm, a cop came knocking at our door. "Please come with me, your D has been in an accident. My heart hit the floor!
It doesn't come often, but it is there. I hate when I get them, know sadness is just around the corner!
I think this is a great subject. And it brings to mind a song when I read T2 post. "I believe" by Diamond Rio.
Quote: He told me that things couldn't be done my way and in my timeframe. He also told me that my incessant need to do things my way was getting in HIS way... and told me that interfering in His work was only putting Him further behind.
I laid there in stunned silence. He told me to go away for awhile and take care of myself and the girls so that He could work on Mr. Wonderful. He added with a chuckle, "And you know that he's stubborn and going to take some work, so plan on making this a long vacation for yourself."
I think God is telling me this also... especially the stubborn and long part.
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
