Everlasting Thanksgiving
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  Greetings from New Zealand - -
Dear Friends,
We're dashing into the holiday season again. Christmas merchandise is already in the stores. Here in New Zealand (where I'm writing from), this is particularly disturbing because it is springtime!! The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, the lambs are baa-ing and people are singing fa la la la lahs on the the telly!
I've been overcome by the sheer magnificence and beauty of this country. It is truly "otherworldly" and it is not surprising that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed here. It is easy to imagine a Hobbit popping out of a house in a hillock or a forest of trees walking and talking s-l-o-w-ly. I've experienced magical things here including black swans and have not gotten used to steaming inland lakes and streams heated by underground volcanoes (see photo above).
A New Zealand medium felt led to take me on a trek through the bush to a hidden tri-pyramid. Immense cut stones placed one on another, have been mostly covered by trees and brush. The pyramid shapes still remain and it is a place of visions and dreams where time stands still. When I first approached, I touched the stones and said, "I come in infinite love and gratitude."
Then I started to climb. Anyone who knows me, understands that my climbing anything is an act of sheer stupidity or tremendous grace. I opted for grace and trusted that even if I fell and cracked my head, I would do it with love and gratitude.
When I reached the top, after some huffing and puffing, I sat at one of the pinnacles and rested my hands on the nearest tree expressing love and gratitude for being there (and being thankful for making the climb in one piece.) It was then that Spirit answered one of my greatest questions, "What is the peace which passes all understanding?" This question has bothered me for some time because when people ask if their loved ones are happy on the other side, the answer is often something like, "Happy isn't the right word. The word is peace." I've never been completely satisfied with that answer. Those I speak with in heaven always seem so busy with their lives while being interested in ours, so "resting in peace" doesn't seem to be an option.
Well, I experienced Peace with a capital "p" at the top of this pyramid. The sense of well being I experienced went beyond any concept of "rest " or "peace." It was a place of simply "being." Effortlessly, I could see spirits of other cultures surrounding me and there was constant communication taking place, easily, without strain. At no point was I unconscious of the world's violence and economic strife, but the fear couldn't affect or touch me there. All that has existed was in that moment and all knowledge accessible. Peace is weightless. Peace is powerful. Peace just IS.
Now I get it. And I can only hope to bring bits and pieces of that peace to those who come to me for help. None of us has to go to a pyramid in New Zealand or anywhere else. The pathway to that peace is actually simple: express love and gratitude in spite of the desperate and sometimes terrifying climb. Everyone and everything feels and appreciates love and gratitude - - the rocks, the trees, our pets, our friends and our loved ones in spirit. Those we love are in peace despite how difficult or challenging the end of earth life might have seemed to us.
We can share the peace of Spirit by giving thanks this Thanksgiving. With this newsletter, I've included a simple exercise which I hope will bring you even closer to those you love who are living on the other side of life.
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 An Attitude of Gratitude
A Simple Exercise for Thanking Those You Love
People often ask me for simple ways we can feel closer to those in spirit. I've discovered that one of the fastest and easiest is having an attitude of gratitude. When someone we love passes, it seems as though everything they are to us is also gone. But time and time again, the spirits come through and say, "Remember the time when . . ." Or "Remember me when you . ."
Thanksgiving provides a wonderful opportunity to remember and give thanks for all the wonderful ways we've been touched and changed by someone's life. Please be assured that they hear you! In fact, to illustrate that point, I'll be sending out a holiday email which lists the many ways our loved ones on the other side say "thanks" back to us.
(This simple exercise can be done at Thanksgiving with a group of family or friends or alone if you prefer at any time.)
Here's what you'll need:
- A basket or box with a lid. (This can be as simple or as fancy as you'd like to make it.) You can cover the box with stickers, or draw pictures on it, or glue family photos to it.
- Individual pieces of paper (or 3 1/2''x5" index cards)
- Pens, pencils or markers
- Photos of loved ones (optional)
1. Say the name of the one you love out loud while looking at a picture of the person or picturing him or her in your mind.
2. On individual pieces of paper, write down ways in which your life was enriched by this: i.e., a shared love of music, bad jokes that still make you laugh, encouragement that helped you get through school, teaching you how to swim, providing for you financially. Write down as many as you can in 5 minutes. (You can always add more "gifts" later.)
3. Pass the box around to collect all the "gifts" from those at the table.
4. As each person at the table adds their "gifts" to the box, they can choose to share their thoughts and memories with the group. The wonderful thing about this part of the exercise is that you get to share the gifts that your loved gave to others as well.
5. Once the box has been passed around and all the papers collected, thank the one you love for all the gifts that s/he gave to each and every person present.
6. Choose the who will be the keeper of the box. "Gifts" can be selected from or added to the box at other family gatherings.
Maintaining an attitude of gratitude can help reclaim many wonderful gifts that we thought were taken by death. Whenever you're missing the one you love, open the box, pull out a "gift" and your "thank you" will be heard in heaven.
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