1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:01,280 Speaker 1: And you're here. 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 2: Thanks for choosing the iHeartRadio and Coast to Ghost Day 3 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 2: and Paranormal Podcast Network. Your quest for podcasts of the paranormal, supernatural, 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 2: and the unexplained ends here. They invite you to enjoy 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: all our shows we have on this network, and right now, 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: let's start with Chase of the Afterlife with Sandra Champlain. 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 3: Welcome to our podcast. Please be aware the thoughts and 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: opinions expressed by the host are their thoughts and opinions 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 3: only and do not reflect those of iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio, Coast 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: to Coast am employees of Premiere Networks, or their sponsors 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 3: and associates. We would like to encourage you to do 12 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 3: your own research and discover the subject matter for yourself. Hi. 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 3: I'm Sandra Champlain. For over twenty five years, I've been 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: on a journey to prove the existence of life after death. 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: On each episode, we'll discuss the reasons we now know 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: that our loved ones have survived physical debt, and so 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 3: will we. Welcome to Shades of the Afterlife. Do you 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 3: ever feel like a hamster on one of those hamster wheels? 19 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 3: You keep running, running, running, running, running, But what are 20 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 3: we accomplishing. Doesn't it seem like there's a lot of 21 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 3: doing and tough times. But where is all this pleasure? 22 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 3: Where is all this joy? Yes, I know we have 23 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 3: some of that, but our day to day lives can 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 3: feel like they're filled with pressure and next thing you know, 25 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 3: the day's over and it starts again. Sometimes it takes 26 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 3: taking a breath and recharging our batteries. Somehow I'm in 27 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 3: the same boat. Life isn't always easy, and I thought 28 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: today we can do some story time. Just some time, 29 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: get yourself a cup of tea, or if you're out 30 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: for a walk, just listen, listen to some real people 31 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 3: with their stories and see if it makes a difference 32 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 3: with you, if it can give you just that little 33 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 3: bit of a recharge to let you know that there's 34 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: a bigger picture going on here. I'm going to start 35 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 3: out with a story by a woman who uploaded this 36 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: to our friends at ians dot org, which is the 37 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: International Association for Near Death Studies, and this is titled 38 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 3: Suicidally depressed young woman has near death experience during minor surgery. 39 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 3: This happened in nineteen ninety two when I was forty 40 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 3: and living in California. I was in a clinical depression, 41 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 3: just one of many I experienced every year so far. 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 3: Antidepressants hadn't helped, and I had tried them all. I 43 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 3: tried eating better and exercising more. I read inspiring books 44 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 3: on how to reclaim my life. Every year. I had 45 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: a new theory of why this kept happening. I had 46 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: a wonderful husband and my kids were my world. So 47 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: what did I have to be depressed about. I didn't 48 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 3: know yet about the symptoms of depression, chemical imbalances of 49 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 3: the brain, or bipolar disorder, so I blamed myself for 50 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 3: it all. I was so mentally exhausted and couldn't imagine 51 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 3: a future with more of the same. I was thinking 52 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: about suicide all the time. At the same time, my 53 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: doctor was watching a swollen lymph node in my neck. Finally, 54 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 3: after a CT scan, he called me to schedule a biopsy, 55 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: as he feared it could be a cancerous tumor. Ha. 56 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: I couldn't believe my good fortune. I thought God was 57 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: answering my prayers by letting me die with dignity instead 58 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: of the suicide I was thinking of. So I went 59 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 3: into surgery. After surgery, I heard the doctor say, wake up, 60 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: now everything went fine. The tumor was benign. She's not 61 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: waking up, said the nurse, who kept tapping on my face. 62 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: The anesthesiologist replied, I told you to leave her alone. 63 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: She's paralyzed and won't be waking up anytime soon. We'll 64 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: all be here for a long haul today. Get her 65 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 3: down to ICU STAT. I listened to this conversation in 66 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: an unconscious state and found it very interesting. I tried 67 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 3: to move my arms and my legs, but I couldn't. 68 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 3: By darn, he's right, I thought to myself. I am paralyzed. 69 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: I wasn't at all alarmed, but instead became wrapped in 70 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 3: a cocoon of complete well being and peace. I heard thoughts, 71 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: but not mine, spoken in my mind. Somehow You're going 72 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 3: to be okay. It's just a matter of time. We'll 73 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 3: keep you safe in here until you wake up. Then 74 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: I entered a blacker beyond black pyramid like tunnel, much 75 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 3: like an iron lung. The blackness brought me even more comfort. 76 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: It seemed small but also large at the same time. 77 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 3: Hours later I started to awaken. Gone was the peace 78 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 3: I felt, replaced by confusion and helplessness. Loud alarms were sounding, 79 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 3: and people were moving all around me. Seemed like the 80 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: whole room was filling with chaos, and I didn't want 81 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: to be any part of it. I've since read noise 82 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 3: is amplified after exiting a peaceful place during a near 83 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 3: death experience, I wanted to go back to my comforting cocoon. 84 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 3: My arms were tied down and an X ray was 85 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 3: being taken to make sure my breathing tube was in place. 86 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 3: I couldn't breathe. I fought with all of my will 87 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 3: to free my hands, cry out for help and gulp 88 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 3: in air, but I couldn't. I was a deer frozen 89 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 3: in the headlights of a blinding light that would not 90 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 3: let it escape its imminent danger. I have never wanted 91 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 3: to live in my life so much. The need to 92 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 3: breathe seized me and created a frenzy of wild panic. 93 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 3: Get her husband quick. Un nurse yelled. Suddenly his face 94 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: was above me, saying, Denise, you had a reaction to 95 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: the anesthesia and it paralyzed your body. It doesn't feel 96 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: like you can breathe, but the machines are doing it 97 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 3: for you. Try not to fight it. You're going to 98 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: be okay. Then I was cradled in an all encompassing 99 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: love and peace. It permeated every pore and cell of 100 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: my body. The love was the most exquisite emotion I 101 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 3: have ever felt. I just rolled and basked in it. 102 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 3: There aren't words to express the complete well being I felt, 103 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: the stark opposite of emotions from just a moment ago, 104 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,679 Speaker 3: Gone was the excruciating need to draw the next breath. 105 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 3: I wasn't aware of having a body, only consciousness. I 106 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 3: didn't question where this was coming from. I only knew 107 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 3: I was having a heavenly experience. I never saw anyone, 108 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 3: but I could feel at least two presences. I still 109 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 3: had thoughts of my own and ones that weren't mine 110 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 3: but were spoken into my brain. Somehow, there was a 111 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: distinct difference between these thoughts. Then I was filled with 112 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 3: a saturated gratefulness for the love of my husband Ken 113 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 3: and his care of me. Surprisingly, those emotions encompassed the 114 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: family I grew up with but never felt very close to. 115 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 3: I loved and belonged to them and felt lucky to 116 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: have been part of their lives. I relished memories and 117 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: knew that that was the family experience I was supposed 118 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: to have for my youth. I felt a connection with 119 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: every human being in the universe, as if a fine 120 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: silver thread was sewing us all together. An image of 121 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 3: that appeared above me. I couldn't see how that many 122 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: people could fit all around me, but they did and 123 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 3: surrounded me in oneness. I felt how fragile we all are, 124 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 3: how much our actions affect one another, and how important 125 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: it was to try to be our best being on 126 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 3: earth and having the experience of life was meant for me, 127 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 3: and I belonged, truly belonged here. You are part of 128 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 3: everyone and belong here on earth. All of your lives 129 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 3: are difficult and full of trials. You are struggling. It's 130 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 3: important to live your life well so you don't create 131 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 3: any hardships for others that will make their uphill climb 132 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 3: any harder. You can never know what someone else has 133 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: been through. Do not judge too quickly how easy you 134 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 3: think other people's lives are. These words were spoken in 135 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: my mind and with a gentle rebuke to slow down 136 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 3: my self centered thinking. Meanings of some of my difficult 137 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 3: challenges were revealed to me and how they were helping 138 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: me to live my life well and grow and learn 139 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 3: and I did. I wanted with all of my heart 140 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: to live and do well. Though I can no longer 141 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 3: remember all they told me, I feel the revelations are 142 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 3: placed somewhere in my soul, helping me. The love, peace, 143 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 3: and contentment just continued to glow. I wanted to feel 144 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: this way forever and stay with them, but I knew 145 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 3: I had been told and shown all there was for 146 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: me to see and hear. Still, I tried as hard 147 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 3: as I could to follow them in my mind wherever 148 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 3: they were going. They didn't say anything, just gradually faded away. 149 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: Their last thought to me was, you are a spirit 150 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 3: having a human experience. Once again. I was aware of 151 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 3: my discomfort in my body. Ken was wiping tears from 152 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 3: my face and trying to console me. I couldn't tell 153 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 3: him the tears were from having the most sacred experience 154 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 3: of my life that I wanted to last forever. I 155 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 3: couldn't believe something this wondrous had happened to me. Later, 156 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 3: I asked Ken if I had drifted off during the 157 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 3: first time he was trying to encourage me to when 158 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 3: he was trying to comfort me, to any account for 159 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 3: time gaps in between. He said no, and wondered how 160 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 3: long did this encounter last. I don't know, but it 161 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: felt like at least thirty minutes, But it must have 162 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 3: been like a blink of an eye. That blink gave 163 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 3: me more insights about the meaning of my life. I 164 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: am more compassionate now and less prone to believe that 165 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 3: I have the hardest challenges in life. I lost some 166 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 3: of my fear around people, but still struggle to heal 167 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 3: that part of my life. I used to have a 168 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 3: paralyzing anxiety around the fear of death. I am no 169 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 3: longer afraid. I now believe our individual struggles are ours alone, 170 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 3: but we don't always have to struggle alone. Regardless of 171 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 3: our different challenges, we are one family of humanity and 172 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 3: each life is important. My life didn't sail along in 173 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 3: calm waters because I had that experience. Now, being diagnosed 174 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 3: with bipolar has been the biggest challenge of my lifetime. 175 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 3: But now I have this experience, I view as an 176 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 3: intervention whenever I need it and whenever I need a 177 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 3: message of hope. Mental health is something to be taken 178 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 3: very seriously. And when I did all the research on 179 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 3: grief many years ago, I hadn't realized that we lose 180 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 3: so many of these healthy neurotransmitters that run our beings, 181 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 3: things like dopamine and serotonin, and they're responsible for us 182 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 3: feeling good. And I don't know much about bipolar and 183 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 3: some other things, but if you feel unstable in any way, 184 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 3: it's always good to talk to someone. We humans think 185 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 3: that we can handle anything. And just a reminder at 186 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 3: the bottom of the page. At my website, we Don't 187 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 3: Die dot com, you can join my mailing list and 188 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 3: you'll get a free copy of my book. Chapter ten 189 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 3: is How to Survive Grief and it goes into much 190 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 3: greater detail about the chemistry changes within us when we grieve. 191 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 3: This episode is about stories that let you know you're 192 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 3: not alone, whether it's family members, guides, or just beings 193 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 3: in that unseen world letting you know that you are loved. 194 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 3: So let's go to the break and we will hear 195 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 3: some stories, some signs and more. 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A misty rain fell 225 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 3: as we stood in Sue's driveway to mark the second 226 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 3: anniversary of her passing. My twin sister, Sue, just forty 227 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 3: one years old, had died suddenly, leaving her children and 228 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 3: her husband Bill. Just yesterday, while chatting with my friend 229 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: I mentioned Sue's upcoming anniversary. Mary, who knew first hand 230 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 3: the heartache of loss after the passing of her ten 231 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 3: year old son John, offered me an idea for John's birthday. 232 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 3: We write messages to him on balloons, and then we 233 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: released them. I headed for the store and bought three 234 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 3: purple balloons, since purple was Sue's favorite color. Now Here 235 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 3: I stood watching the balloons leave the little hands that 236 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 3: held them so tightly privately before liftoff, I read many 237 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: of the messages, I miss you, mommy, to my loving wife, 238 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 3: all my love, we love you, Aunt Susie, and and 239 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 3: when I added, using her nickname, I miss you twin pop. 240 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 3: Filled with anticipation, we watched as the balloons were released. Immediately, 241 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: they drifted down onto the driveway. 242 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 6: It was too cold. 243 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 3: Realizing my mistake, I thought I should have waited for 244 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: a nicer day and prayed, Please God help me. Suddenly 245 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 3: the wind kicked up. I held my breath as the 246 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 3: balloons slowly lifted. Two floated up past the trees to 247 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 3: the sky, but the third wedged itself between two branches. 248 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 3: Uh oh, Sue's youngest Billy exclaimed, it's going to pop. 249 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 3: Sue's husband, Bill and I looked at each other. Oh boy, 250 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 3: he whispered again. I prayed, Please, God, don't let them pop. 251 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 3: The kids began to cheer for the one lone balloon. 252 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 3: Slowly it began to creep out of its trap, bobbing 253 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 3: along the prickly branches until it made its way to freedom. Go, 254 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: Go go, the kids shouted. We let out a collective 255 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 3: sigh as we watched the balloon finally edge its way 256 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 3: around the trees, miraculously not popping. It then took off 257 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 3: to catch up with the other two balloons and sailed 258 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 3: out of sight. Thank you, I offered silently. I looked 259 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 3: around at all the smiles, and I knew somewhere in heaven, 260 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 3: Sue was smiling too. A week later, my youngest Caroline 261 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 3: was upstairs. She looked out her bedroom window and then 262 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 3: called to me, Mommy, there is a purple balloon out back. 263 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 3: Is it the one we sent Aunt Susy. I glanced 264 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 3: out the kitchen window and spotted a purple balloon bouncing 265 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 3: on the grass. I walked out the back door to 266 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 3: take a closer look. As I approached, the balloon took 267 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 3: off through my neighbor's yard, with me in my pajamas 268 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 3: chasing after it. Finally, I grabbed the purple balloon. It 269 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 3: looked identical to the ones we sent the messages. Hmm, 270 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: I thought, what a coincidence. I brought the balloon into 271 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 3: our house. Caroline asked, Mommy, did Aunt Susie send you 272 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 3: that balloon? 273 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 6: I wouldn't doubt. 274 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 3: It, Caroline, I answered with a smile. That same spring, 275 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: my mom became very sick after a series of mini strokes. 276 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 3: She was weak and confused and could no longer live alone. 277 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,479 Speaker 3: She soon developed dementia. I prayed daily as I placed 278 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 3: Mom's name on several nursing home waiting lists. I knew 279 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,719 Speaker 3: they would care for her in a way that I 280 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 3: could not physically do. Months passed and my mom continued 281 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 3: to decline. It had been a frustrating afternoon of phone 282 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 3: calls to nursing homes, agencies, and family. After one particular 283 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 3: phone call ended with an abrupt no, tears filled my eyes. 284 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 3: I was exhausted between with the loss of my twin 285 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 3: sister and now the concern I felt for my mom. 286 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 3: I was overwhelmed emotionally, physically and spiritually. Wiping away my tears, 287 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: I grabbed my coat and called to my kids, I 288 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 3: am going for a walk. It had started to snow. 289 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 3: As I walked, the snowflakes mingled with my tears. I 290 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 3: talked to my sister and I prayed to God, Please, 291 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 3: God help me sue. What am I going to do? 292 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 3: I thought about the past two years and wondered how 293 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 3: much more I could handle. Where would I get the 294 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 3: strength to continue. As I turned the corner, I noticed 295 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 3: the snow and wind beginning to pick up. But it 296 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 3: was not all that I noticed. On my neighbor's front lawn, 297 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 3: one purple balloon gently bobbed up and down in the snow. 298 00:19:55,800 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: I couldn't believe it. My heart lifted the purple blo again. 299 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,239 Speaker 3: I knew the days ahead would be tough, but I 300 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 3: was encouraged knowing I was not handling this alone. On 301 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 3: Christmas morning, my mom had a seizure and was admitted 302 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 3: to the hospital. Ten days later, she was stabilized and 303 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 3: scheduled for discharge. She was now blind in one eye 304 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 3: and could no longer feed herself or walk. In addition, 305 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 3: she was confused most of the time. Mom needed round 306 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 3: the clockcare. The hospital found a temporary placement for her 307 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 3: fifteen miles away. After she was admitted, I gradually realized 308 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 3: it was a terrible nursing home once I found her 309 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: asleep with her face lying in a full plate of food. 310 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 3: She often looked disheveled, unclean, and isolated. At first, I 311 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 3: thought maybe they are just understaffed today, or perhaps the 312 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 3: staff is still getting her into a routine. But soon 313 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 3: it became clear that I had to get her out 314 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 3: of that place. I was filled with guilt. I could 315 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 3: not physically care for her myself. At this point, I 316 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 3: couldn't even lift her again. I begged God, please find 317 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 3: her another place, Sue watch over her. Then I began 318 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 3: my search for a new nursing home. On my birthday, 319 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 3: I drove over to see my mom. I thought back 320 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 3: to happier days and all the celebrations with Mom that 321 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 3: Sue and I had shared on this special day. Turning 322 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 3: into the parking lot, my joyful birthday memories were soon 323 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 3: clouded with concern for Mom. Saddened, I entered her room. 324 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 3: There underneath her shabby metal framed bed was a single 325 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 3: purple balloon. I was stunned. Mom, where did you get 326 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 3: that purple balloon? I asked in astonishment, I don't know. 327 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,360 Speaker 3: She answered, someone gave it to me this morning. I smiled. 328 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 3: A few weeks later, later at work, my boss asked, 329 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 3: how are things with your mom not good? I responded, 330 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 3: she is still on waiting lists for a better nursing home. 331 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,199 Speaker 3: My grandmother lived at Pembrooke for years. It was great. 332 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: A coworker chimed in. I had never heard of Pembroke, 333 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 3: but I made a call. Miraculously a room was available. 334 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 3: My mom was being transferred by ambulance. I planned to 335 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 3: be there when she arrived. Driving up the pike, I 336 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 3: was so nervous. Is this a nice place? God? I 337 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 3: kept watch for the new nursing home, but it was 338 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 3: very easy to spot. Tied to the post just across 339 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 3: from the Pembrooke sign was one lone purple balloon. Oh, 340 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 3: that story just gave me goose bumps. I'd like to 341 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 3: read you another one. This one is by Wendy. She's 342 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 3: its both of my parents in a tragic car accident 343 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 3: when I was five. Fortunately, at that age a child 344 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 3: doesn't comprehend the finality of such an event. Many years later, 345 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 3: at the age of twenty three, I was planning my 346 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 3: wedding to Shelley. His name was actually Sheldon, a wonderful 347 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 3: twenty eight year old who came from a complete, loving family, 348 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 3: the type I envied. Shelley and I had purchased our 349 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 3: first home with a spacious, beautifully landscaped patio and yard, 350 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 3: perfect for an outdoor celebration. As the date grew closer, 351 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 3: we took ownership of the home. We began to clean, arrange, trim, 352 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 3: and discard inside and out. However, neither of us had 353 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 3: any expertise in landscaping. We only knew how to cut grass, 354 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 3: so we learned pruning, trimming, and plant care. The day 355 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 3: before our wedding we were putting the final touches on 356 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 3: the yard. Flowers had been planted, the grass cut, and 357 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 3: the hedges trimmed. We were so pleased with the neatness 358 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:12,919 Speaker 3: of it all, but one plant perplexed us. A rose 359 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 3: bush located just outside our front door, obviously carefully chosen 360 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 3: for such a place of prominence, was completely barren of 361 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 3: leaves or buds. It looked like it might be dead, 362 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 3: but since neither of us could be sure, we reluctantly 363 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 3: decided to keep it for the time being. That same evening, 364 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 3: after the traditional rehearsal and subsequent dinner, I was too 365 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 3: excited to sleep. Instead, I needed some quiet time to 366 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 3: reflect on the next day, I got up and retreated 367 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 3: to the backyard and sat in the warm, clear, star 368 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 3: filled night. It was there I realized the only thing 369 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 3: missing from my wedding would be my parents. There had 370 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 3: been no time to think of this up until now, 371 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 3: and the thought filled me with sadness. After all, every 372 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 3: girl dreams of having her father walk her down the 373 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 3: aisle and her mother there to comfort her nerves. Overcome 374 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 3: with emotion and alone in the yard, I began speaking 375 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 3: to my mom and dad, just as if I knew 376 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 3: they were listening. I asked them for a sign, something 377 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 3: I had never asked from them before, but now felt 378 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 3: compelled to do so. Please give me a sign on 379 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 3: my wedding day to let me know you're with me. 380 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 3: The next day, Shelley's excited voice repeatedly called my name, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy. 381 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 3: I rushed to join him at the front door. I 382 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 3: can't believe what I'm about to show you, he said. 383 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 3: He stood aside the baron rosebud had two huge roses 384 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 3: in full bloom. There is no doubt in my mind 385 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 3: we were witnessing a miracle, a miracle of love. Have 386 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 3: you ever witnessed a miracle? I'd love to hear and 387 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 3: let me know if I can share with other listeners. 388 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 3: You can email me Sandra Champlain at gmail dot com. 389 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 3: My dad always said, anticipate miracles. Let's do it. 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It's pleasurable. They're helping others, they're 419 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 3: enjoying themselves. But there's a word I love called by locate. 420 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 3: They can be doing their thing and they can be 421 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 3: here with us. They're just a thought away. Our next 422 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 3: story is from Sally, and she calls it buckets of pennies. Betty, 423 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 3: how can I go on? I said, pleading for an 424 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 3: easy answer. Sally, just keep putting one foot in front 425 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 3: of the other every day. It is not a destination, 426 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 3: but a journey, she counseled me. My mind drifted back 427 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 3: to that ugly day when this journey had begun. Paul, 428 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 3: my husband of forty six years, had died suddenly at 429 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 3: the age of sixty nine. I was set adrift in 430 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 3: a sea of grief. My days were filled with sadness 431 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 3: and crying. I longed for his touch, his laugh, and 432 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 3: his presence. My children had grown up and had families 433 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 3: of their own. They were scattered in far off cities. 434 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 3: I also missed the way we ran our household as 435 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 3: a couple. Paul took care of all the outside and 436 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 3: all of the maintenance, while I was inside the home 437 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 3: taking care of it. I missed this stability in my life. 438 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 3: Broken sprinklers, dying, dishwashers. Big purchases such as garage doors 439 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 3: and home repairs were so foreign to me. I was 440 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 3: swimming as fast as I could to cope with not 441 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 3: only my loss, but also my new duties as head 442 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:18,479 Speaker 3: of the house. Everything was upside down in my world, 443 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 3: and my spiritual side was shaken too. How could a 444 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 3: just and loving God take my sweet husband from me. 445 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 3: We had known each other since high school. He was 446 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 3: my rock. We were supposed to be together into old 447 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 3: age and beyond. I wanted him back and longed for 448 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 3: him every single day. In desperation, I turned to an 449 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 3: eighty year old friend and spiritually wise woman named Betty. 450 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 3: I asked her if I could drop by for some 451 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 3: tea and sympathy and words of wisdom. She had lost 452 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:00,959 Speaker 3: her grown daughter years before, so she under stood my grief. 453 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 3: I was begging for some reassurance that Paul was still 454 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 3: around me, just outside my realm and reach. Betty's words 455 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 3: brought me back from my reverie. Sally, are you listening 456 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 3: to me? 457 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 2: Oh? 458 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 3: I'm sorry, Betty, I was just remembering. I know it's 459 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 3: a journey. Even though I know it isn't possible to 460 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 3: get Paul back. I want to know that he is 461 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 3: with me. I want some signs that he hears me, 462 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 3: loves me, and watches over me from the other side, 463 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 3: I said, tears starting to flow. I know, sweetie, she said, 464 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 3: giving me a hug. This is what I want you 465 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 3: to do. Every time you go out, ask Paul for 466 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 3: a sign he is with you, and I'm sure he 467 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 3: will give you an answer. I followed Betty's advice, and 468 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 3: the strangest thing happened. I started to find pennies everywhere 469 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 3: I went. There were pennies in the apple bin at 470 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 3: my health food store, pennies under the clothes rack, at 471 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 3: the boutique, pennies where I walked to the dog, pennies 472 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 3: in the garden, pennies, pennies, pennies. I doubted they were 473 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 3: from Paul. I mean, come on, really, everyone finds pennies. 474 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 3: I called Betty. Betty, I keep finding pennies all over 475 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 3: the place. It's so simple. But could it be a 476 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 3: sign from Paul? Of course, Betty replied, I find pennies 477 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 3: from my daughter all the time. They are pennies from Heaven, 478 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 3: letting you know your loved one is with you. I 479 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 3: continued to doubt, but I guess Paul wanted to be 480 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 3: sure I understood the message. You see, I am a 481 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 3: cynic sometimes, so he delivered the message a loud and clear. 482 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 3: That following week, I stopped at my local pharmacy. I 483 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 3: was in a hurry to get home because I was 484 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 3: expecting a package to I stepped from my car, and 485 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 3: I looked down to make sure that in my haste, 486 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 3: I had parked between the lines. When I returned to 487 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,719 Speaker 3: my car no more than five minutes later, it looked 488 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 3: like someone had emptied a piggy bank in front of 489 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 3: my door. I stared in awe at the pile of pennies. 490 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 3: I opened my car door and crumpled onto the seat, sobbing. 491 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 3: How could I have ever doubted that Paul wasn't nearby. 492 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 3: I gathered all the pennies and went home to call Betty. Betty, 493 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 3: it's true, Paul is with me. I just found a 494 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 3: bucket of pennies in front of my car, I sputtered 495 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 3: out excitedly. I know, Sally, she said, isn't it grand? 496 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 3: The pennies keep coming, And I talked to Paul every day. Thanks, Honey, 497 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 3: I know you're there as my special angel. I love 498 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 3: you forever. I have an earthen wear jar that I 499 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 3: put my pennies from heaven in. Some day soon I 500 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 3: will buy a tree to plant in Paul's garden to 501 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 3: honor our love, and at the base will be a 502 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 3: plaque in his memory. At the rate I'm going finding pennies, 503 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 3: it won't be long now. This next story is from Tammy, 504 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 3: our thirteen year old son, Nick, who had been battling 505 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,479 Speaker 3: cancer for several years, had a seizure on Thanksgiving Day 506 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 3: of two thousand and eight. I feared that I would 507 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 3: never hear his voice again as I sat on the 508 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 3: floor next to him, holding his hand. At the very 509 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:43,720 Speaker 3: same time, our neighbor, Sandra's elderly mother, Myrna, was nearly 510 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 3: two hours away under the care of hospice. Sandra and 511 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 3: her husband were spending Thanksgiving with her and did not 512 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 3: know how sick Nick had become. They have not discussed 513 00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 3: his condition with Rna. Sandra's mom in over for six 514 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 3: months because Nick's illness upset her deeply. She had once 515 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 3: lived in our town and had watched Nick grow from 516 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 3: a cute little baby into a handsome, sweet, young teenager. 517 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 3: Hospice workers had given Sandra a book to read that 518 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 3: instructed family members to listen to every word their dying 519 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 3: relatives spoke, because many times they were sharing deep and 520 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 3: meaningful messages. The book shared how it was not unusual 521 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 3: for dying loved ones to have supernatural experiences in their 522 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 3: last months as they visited with those who had gone 523 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 3: home before them in audible conversations. In many ways, what 524 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 3: they recounted was often a last gift for the family. 525 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,240 Speaker 3: Little did Sandra know that Myrna was leaving a last 526 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 3: gift for our family too. As Tim and I were 527 00:35:55,560 --> 00:36:00,319 Speaker 3: facing terrifying moments within our home, Sandra was sitting at 528 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 3: her mom's bedside over one hundred miles away, listening closely 529 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 3: in case her mom said anything significant. miRNA would often 530 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 3: speak of seeing her husband, and this always made Sandra smile. However, 531 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:20,040 Speaker 3: on the evening, Nick had had his seizure Sandra, who 532 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 3: had no idea what was happening at our house, was 533 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:27,359 Speaker 3: not expecting to hear any words from her mom, as 534 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 3: she had become much, much worse. Imagine Sandra's surprise when 535 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 3: her mom reached out after days of silence and grabbed 536 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:41,720 Speaker 3: her arm. miRNA looked straight into Sandra's eyes and said, 537 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 3: tell Tammy not to be scared. I've got Nick. Nick 538 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 3: passed away forty eight hours later. Sandra shared this story 539 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 3: with me for the first time two months later, as 540 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 3: we stood in the church sanctuary at her mom's visitation. 541 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 3: She had been afraid to tell me the story when 542 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 3: it happened because she did not want to upset me. 543 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 3: Hearing these words brought me incredible peace and even a 544 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 3: sense of joy. As I reflected on the fear I 545 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 3: had felt during those last days of Nick's life, I 546 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 3: suddenly realized that while Nick seemed to be alone in 547 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 3: his sleep, he was not Rna, and I am sure 548 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:27,320 Speaker 3: many others were right there with him. They were taking 549 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,279 Speaker 3: him home, cheering him on. I do not know what 550 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 3: I would do today if it were not for all 551 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 3: those supernatural words from Rna. I was allowed a message 552 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 3: of hope and peace, even as she was dying, unaware 553 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 3: of our situation. Her words reaffirmed the closeness of heaven 554 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 3: and continued to give me strength to face my past 555 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 3: as well as my future. Here's one more short one. 556 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,520 Speaker 3: One day at church, as I sat in the pew 557 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 3: listening to the pastor became increasingly difficult. I continued to 558 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 3: push back scenes from that horrible day. It had only 559 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 3: been a few weeks since the accident, and honestly I 560 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 3: was exhausted. I tried to focus, but flashes from that 561 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 3: day kept pressing in. When Max, my husband of just 562 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 3: two years, was killed in a car accident, I didn't 563 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 3: understand why it happened, but thought God must be in control. 564 00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,399 Speaker 3: I continued to listen as I held my ten month 565 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 3: old sleeping daughter, Brianna, and prayed for peace from the 566 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:40,480 Speaker 3: terrible memories. As I sat praying, those memories were replaced 567 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 3: by a nudging to open my Bible to the sixteenth 568 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:49,360 Speaker 3: chapter of the Book of Luke. I wasn't sure what 569 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 3: I would find new in the Book of Luke, as 570 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 3: I had read it many times. Nevertheless, I decided there 571 00:38:56,719 --> 00:39:00,759 Speaker 3: must be something that God wanted me to see, so 572 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 3: I flipped through the pages to the Book of Luke. 573 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 3: I cried and I laughed when in the right margin 574 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:16,440 Speaker 3: beside Luke sixteen in my husband's handwriting were the words 575 00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:21,920 Speaker 3: I love you, Lisa Max. I'd like to leave you 576 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:24,799 Speaker 3: with this quote to think about during the break. This 577 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 3: is written by Norman Vincent Peel, the great writer and clergyman. 578 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 3: He says, the late missus Thomas A. Edison told me 579 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 3: that when her husband was dying, he whispered to his physician, 580 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 3: it is very beautiful over there. Edison was a scientist 581 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:49,480 Speaker 3: with a factual cast of mind. He never reported anything 582 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 3: as fact until he saw it work. He would have 583 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 3: never reported it is very beautiful over there, unless, having 584 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 3: said seen he knew it to be true. The hereafter 585 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 3: is closer than you think, and so are your loved ones. 586 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:11,440 Speaker 3: Let's take a break and we'll be back. 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I'm Sandra Champlain. 605 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,600 Speaker 3: I remember a book title called Do Dead People Watch 606 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 3: Me in the Shower? When we talk about our loved 607 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 3: ones keeping an eye on us and being around, you 608 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 3: have to wonder are they always watching? Well? Fear not. 609 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 3: They have their lives and they respect our privacy. Every Friday, 610 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:18,279 Speaker 3: trance medium Scott Milligan is with us for a demonstration 611 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:22,239 Speaker 3: and we can ask questions of his spirit friend who 612 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:25,839 Speaker 3: speaks through him. This very question was just asked, and 613 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,920 Speaker 3: I think you'll enjoy the answer. I understand our loved 614 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:33,479 Speaker 3: ones who have transitioned are with us and can hear 615 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 3: our thoughts. But there are some very personal thoughts I 616 00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 3: wish to keep private. Is there a way to maintain 617 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:42,920 Speaker 3: privacy from those around me? 618 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,520 Speaker 6: Well, may I say this to you. If you ought 619 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 6: to walk into a crowded room where everyone is talking 620 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:54,000 Speaker 6: with each other, there are some conversations that will draw 621 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,520 Speaker 6: you to your attention, and of us will stay into 622 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:03,360 Speaker 6: the background. Therefore, when we come close to you, we 623 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:07,680 Speaker 6: will listen to the thoughts that are appropriate. We have 624 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:13,160 Speaker 6: no consideration or no desire to listen to anything that 625 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 6: is personal to oneself. That is the natural law. We 626 00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:22,360 Speaker 6: do not see what your physical body may be doing 627 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 6: at the time, because, my friend, if you allow me 628 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:30,400 Speaker 6: to extend upon this, our world walks within your world. 629 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,280 Speaker 6: We just choose not to tune in at that moment. 630 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,359 Speaker 6: If one has no garment on, we will not pay 631 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:44,720 Speaker 6: any attention. But remember, my friends, and we have lived 632 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:49,200 Speaker 6: a life, and we have lived even further. And now, 633 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:52,680 Speaker 6: if I was to say this to you, you are 634 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:57,120 Speaker 6: listening to my thoughts that are being transmitted through the 635 00:43:57,200 --> 00:44:02,080 Speaker 6: one we love. You owe me hear what we wish 636 00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 6: you to hear, even though there is more the conversations 637 00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:11,000 Speaker 6: that we have with others of my peer that surround 638 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:16,759 Speaker 6: the link to maintain it. Understand this, my friends, we 639 00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 6: only wish to listen if there is the need for 640 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:26,880 Speaker 6: us to listen. Of course, my friend, you know I 641 00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:30,960 Speaker 6: am very fond and close to the link, but I 642 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:36,239 Speaker 6: choose to ignore him when he uses the profanities. It 643 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:39,439 Speaker 6: is something of his nature which I wish he would 644 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:43,520 Speaker 6: grow out of, but I must respect it is of 645 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:49,239 Speaker 6: his life, his decisions. And if you think the profanities 646 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:55,360 Speaker 6: are painful for ears, what he thinks is even more disturbing. 647 00:44:56,320 --> 00:45:00,680 Speaker 6: But my friends, as I've said, I choose to change 648 00:45:00,719 --> 00:45:07,560 Speaker 6: my vibration along with many who surround each of you. Remember, 649 00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:11,920 Speaker 6: my friends, if it is to keep a secret from 650 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:16,000 Speaker 6: a parent who has come to our side of life, 651 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:19,839 Speaker 6: the parent who only listen to what it needs to 652 00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 6: listen to, because, my friend, the vibration will change and 653 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:32,120 Speaker 6: they cannot tune in so easily. Sometimes in private moments, 654 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:36,520 Speaker 6: if we know it will serve a purpose in a 655 00:45:36,719 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 6: future days. For instance, if one is in the confinements 656 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:46,120 Speaker 6: of their room and they think of our world and 657 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 6: question the validity and say, well, if you exist, what 658 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 6: am I doing now, and then you go and sit 659 00:45:56,200 --> 00:46:01,560 Speaker 6: with a sensitive the media arm. May day the other 660 00:46:01,719 --> 00:46:07,000 Speaker 6: day you were sitting quietly, you asked a question, and 661 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:12,839 Speaker 6: this is the answer which will help convince you that 662 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:19,240 Speaker 6: our world is reality. But as I've said, in your world, 663 00:46:20,120 --> 00:46:23,680 Speaker 6: you act how you wish to act, you think how 664 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:28,759 Speaker 6: you wish to think. We respect there. Do not think 665 00:46:28,840 --> 00:46:33,120 Speaker 6: you have to guard your thoughts and be holy. Just 666 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:37,760 Speaker 6: be you. There are times you know, if you allow 667 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:42,400 Speaker 6: me to extend at the time of birth, our world 668 00:46:42,680 --> 00:46:48,520 Speaker 6: surround all of you to assist in the ceremony and 669 00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:53,279 Speaker 6: welcome in the soul into the physical world. Even though 670 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:57,600 Speaker 6: that certain language is not appropriate, and certain thoughts are 671 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:01,960 Speaker 6: even more not so appropriate. We are there for the 672 00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:07,120 Speaker 6: ceremony and we do not judge, as we have no 673 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:10,640 Speaker 6: right to. I have often said through the one we 674 00:47:10,719 --> 00:47:13,520 Speaker 6: love God or thoughts well as you do not know 675 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:18,520 Speaker 6: who is listening, but I mean tongue and cheek with them, 676 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:23,759 Speaker 6: because I wish you to walk the spiritual path. But 677 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:30,000 Speaker 6: think the spiritual way. As your thoughts have power, you 678 00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:35,520 Speaker 6: take it. It becomes a reality. As your thoughts are energy. 679 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:42,080 Speaker 6: Energy must either grow or it must dispend. So, my friend, 680 00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:46,240 Speaker 6: I say this to you. Do not concern yourselves. Think 681 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:51,560 Speaker 6: in a spiritual manner, but also think in a physical manner, 682 00:47:52,239 --> 00:47:56,399 Speaker 6: as you must live in a physical world. But we 683 00:47:56,440 --> 00:48:00,440 Speaker 6: will not judge and we will not pry. If you 684 00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:04,399 Speaker 6: allow me to say one more thing to you. Nich 685 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:08,600 Speaker 6: young man sits on the prethe and he talks to 686 00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:14,879 Speaker 6: our world. I choose not to engage. What one does 687 00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:18,959 Speaker 6: in the prethe is to understand. It is a time 688 00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:23,360 Speaker 6: of release, and I will play no part in a 689 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:29,840 Speaker 6: conversation when someone is doing that act. I will only 690 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:35,720 Speaker 6: address when it is appropriate. Young Daniel has just asked 691 00:48:35,719 --> 00:48:39,919 Speaker 6: me to speak in a modern way. Privy is a laboratory. 692 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:43,799 Speaker 6: Sorry to my friend. Is that pleasing for you? Yes? 693 00:48:43,840 --> 00:48:45,600 Speaker 3: It is, Thank you Eric very much. 694 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,600 Speaker 6: Just it is pleasing for our dear friend, who should 695 00:48:48,680 --> 00:48:54,279 Speaker 6: not concern themselves. We will not listen, as it is 696 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:58,280 Speaker 6: not for our ears, nor is it for our eyes. 697 00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:02,759 Speaker 3: Oh I just I want to say. Our conversations on 698 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:09,279 Speaker 3: Fridays two o'clock New York time, most Fridays are just extraordinary. 699 00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:12,200 Speaker 3: With Scott. You can leave a donation or you could 700 00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:15,720 Speaker 3: come for free. We're together about ninety minutes in total, 701 00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:19,399 Speaker 3: but we first start off with Scott leading us into 702 00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:23,480 Speaker 3: a gentle healing meditation, and then he keeps his eyes 703 00:49:23,520 --> 00:49:27,600 Speaker 3: closed in After a while, a beautiful voice of mister 704 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:31,680 Speaker 3: Eric comes out of Scott, and we can ask any 705 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:36,600 Speaker 3: question about life, death, orthy afterlife. We have been doing 706 00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:42,200 Speaker 3: this almost three years now. We have oh well over 707 00:49:42,239 --> 00:49:46,720 Speaker 3: one hundred hours of these conversations. You're welcome to listen 708 00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:50,359 Speaker 3: to any and all of them. Our home base, as 709 00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:53,000 Speaker 3: you know, is we Don't Die dot com. If you 710 00:49:53,040 --> 00:49:56,680 Speaker 3: go to the store page and scroll to the very bottom, 711 00:49:57,160 --> 00:50:00,600 Speaker 3: they're called in the Arms of Eternity, so you can 712 00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:04,800 Speaker 3: use coupon code free or sometimes it says what price 713 00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:06,520 Speaker 3: do you want to give so you can leave a 714 00:50:06,520 --> 00:50:10,319 Speaker 3: donation or just put in zero and you can enjoy these. 715 00:50:10,840 --> 00:50:15,400 Speaker 3: They're really good. I have witnessed so many great things, 716 00:50:15,480 --> 00:50:20,760 Speaker 3: not just great words coming out, but also while Scott's 717 00:50:20,800 --> 00:50:25,720 Speaker 3: eyes are closed, our friend mister Eric very often reads 718 00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:30,000 Speaker 3: the questions that only I can see in the Q 719 00:50:30,120 --> 00:50:35,759 Speaker 3: and a box on zoom. Highly intelligent. Also, sometimes he 720 00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:39,360 Speaker 3: acts as a medium, so if somebody has a question, 721 00:50:40,040 --> 00:50:43,719 Speaker 3: he may pause and say do you know someone who 722 00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:48,359 Speaker 3: this or that? And give messages with evidence from their 723 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:52,760 Speaker 3: loved one. It's wonderful to be part of it's wonderful 724 00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:56,760 Speaker 3: to witness, it's wonderful to be part of the class. 725 00:50:56,880 --> 00:51:01,120 Speaker 3: We have classes every Monday, just learning how to quiet 726 00:51:01,160 --> 00:51:04,680 Speaker 3: your mind and blend with this unseen world that our 727 00:51:04,719 --> 00:51:08,160 Speaker 3: loved ones live in. We are part of their world. 728 00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:12,400 Speaker 3: Heaven or the afterlife is not somewhere far out there. 729 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:17,240 Speaker 3: That's why I love the term hereafter. It's all right here, 730 00:51:17,960 --> 00:51:22,600 Speaker 3: just happening after our physical lives. They are very real, 731 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:26,480 Speaker 3: our loved ones are. We will see them again. And 732 00:51:26,520 --> 00:51:30,719 Speaker 3: to be living our life now knowing the reality of 733 00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:34,240 Speaker 3: the afterlife is the message I want to get across 734 00:51:34,280 --> 00:51:38,680 Speaker 3: to everyone. It is not easy to remember any of this, 735 00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:42,319 Speaker 3: and I don't think as human beings we are meant to. 736 00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:48,839 Speaker 3: Isn't it true that our greatest learning comes from a struggle, 737 00:51:49,640 --> 00:51:54,560 Speaker 3: not the good times. Through pain, through suffering, not only 738 00:51:54,920 --> 00:51:58,120 Speaker 3: do we have the potential to go on our spiritual journey, 739 00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:03,880 Speaker 3: but when we overcome, we are then able to serve 740 00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 3: another and help with our words in any way possible. 741 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:12,760 Speaker 3: And I think that caring for our fellow human beings 742 00:52:13,360 --> 00:52:17,040 Speaker 3: is what it's all about. Being here on earth. We 743 00:52:17,080 --> 00:52:21,239 Speaker 3: can add our pets and the planet as well. Not 744 00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:25,040 Speaker 3: a single one of us is alone. Go back and 745 00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:28,960 Speaker 3: listen to episode one point fifteen if you have some time. 746 00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:33,480 Speaker 3: That is the experiential journey that you learn a bit 747 00:52:33,560 --> 00:52:36,600 Speaker 3: how to quiet your mind, and towards the end is 748 00:52:36,640 --> 00:52:41,320 Speaker 3: a guided meditation to be together with your loved ones. 749 00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:46,560 Speaker 3: If you could imagine now the smiling faces smiling at you, 750 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:49,200 Speaker 3: so you might as well put a smile on your face. 751 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:53,319 Speaker 3: They're here to love you, to support you. They've been 752 00:52:53,360 --> 00:52:57,120 Speaker 3: here before. They know how difficult it is. Yes, you 753 00:52:57,200 --> 00:53:01,800 Speaker 3: have your privacy, of course, but life, life matters, it truly, 754 00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:07,080 Speaker 3: truly does. Ask for their help, ask for signs. You 755 00:53:07,160 --> 00:53:09,719 Speaker 3: might get an idea that comes out of nowhere, or 756 00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:13,279 Speaker 3: something might sound like your voice, but you know it's 757 00:53:13,320 --> 00:53:16,799 Speaker 3: not from you. You never know what miracles they can 758 00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:21,280 Speaker 3: do from their end. As a reminder, atweedodie dot com, 759 00:53:21,360 --> 00:53:24,680 Speaker 3: you can join our Facebook group and meet over seven 760 00:53:24,719 --> 00:53:28,600 Speaker 3: thousand great people who speak this language. Also, you can 761 00:53:28,680 --> 00:53:34,040 Speaker 3: listen to past episodes of this show and We Don't 762 00:53:34,040 --> 00:53:38,080 Speaker 3: Die Radio show. You can attend a free Sunday gathering 763 00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:41,080 Speaker 3: with medium demonstrations, or you can take one of our 764 00:53:41,120 --> 00:53:46,560 Speaker 3: fabulous medium courses, and so much more. Inclosing, my name 765 00:53:46,600 --> 00:53:50,480 Speaker 3: is Sandra Champlain and a big time thank you for 766 00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:54,319 Speaker 3: giving me your time. Really, thank you for listening to 767 00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:58,239 Speaker 3: Shades of the Afterlife on the iHeartRadio and Coast to 768 00:53:58,280 --> 00:54:01,640 Speaker 3: Coast AM paranorm Podcast Network. 769 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:11,719 Speaker 2: And if you liked this episode of Shades of the Afterlife, 770 00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:14,200 Speaker 2: wait until you hear the next one. Thank you for 771 00:54:14,320 --> 00:54:17,560 Speaker 2: listening to the iHeartRadio and Coast to Coast AM Paranormal 772 00:54:17,640 --> 00:54:18,760 Speaker 2: Podcast Network.