An amazing woman passed last night. She was my hero. My Grandma. I say "passed" because, like many, I believe energy does not die. It transforms. This belief was reinforced when I looked at a book that had belonged to my Grandma: "Life After Life" by Raymond Moody, Jr., M.D.
It was comforting to pick it up and read after I heard she passed...and after crying...okay, it was more like crying and then trying to read to calm down. It worked. I calmed down and smiled with hope and happiness as I read accounts of near death experiences that were all similar. They floated above the room and could see their body below. There was a light. There was an ethereal spirit that met them. They were overcome with feelings of contentment and peace. They saw their loved ones. Then, for various reasons, the person was told or realized it was not yet their time to go. Perhaps a lesson or two still needed to be learned. Or maybe they needed to be instrumental in someone else's life. Interestingly, Moody pointed out the parallels of these accounts with The Bible (Old & New Testament), Plato's writings, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, and Emanuel Swedenborg's writings. All of them have similar descriptions of life after death.
What is even more meaningful for me is that one of my favorite movies--Somewhere in Time--depicts the same scene. Richard (played by Christopher Reeve) dies of a broken heart, floats up, looks down at the doctor trying to resuscitate him, then sees the white light (cue the most hauntingly beautiful music) and then reunites with his love (played by Jane Seymour). So, reading my Grandmother's book and imagining her reuniting with my Grandfather (her husband of 60+ years that passed 21 years ago) made me smile. Here is to you Arthur & Leona. Thank you for making my life so special with your loving care and for being role models of love, empathy, strength, compassion, conviction, values, and for always being available. I hope you are in a wonderful place.
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