We all wish that somehow life continues after the body dies. We make up stories to help us make that transition or to deal with the loss of ones we love. Reading about these stories gives me hope that we don't just vanish when the heartbeat stops, but somehow move on.
Sometimes all we need is a bit of hope to move forward.
While I haven't had a near death experience, I have had experiences where I've rec'd messages from the other side. My daughter's perfume would "magically" waft by, out of nowhere, with no one else around or a song I closely associate with her would come on the radio just as I'm thinking of her. I'm enough of a skeptic to wonder if I have a brain tumor rather than a psychic event but it does give me pause. And there's another club no one wants to be a member of - there isn't even a word in our language for it - losing a child. If you lose your parents, you're an orphan; if you lose your spouse you're a widow or widower. If you lose your child? If there's a word, I haven't heard it. I'm looking forward to listening to your Greyson interview, Bill!
I read his book and was riveted. My friend's mom had an NDE. She was in a coma for a week and when she woke, she was able to share exactly where her husband had parked in the parking lot that day and other things like that.
Great topic Bill. A lifetime ago, I remember reading a story in a Readers Digest Condensed Book about a man who told of his NDE experience. The book itself had a bit of age on it because my mom kept it in the bookcase along with several others and the whole kit and kaboodle had been moved with all the rest of our earthly belongings when we moved to a larger apartment. I’m guessing the book itself was printed in the ‘50s because we moved when I turned 13. Anyhoo, I read his story and came fascinated with the subject. Life as a teenager happened then college, marriage and babies all intervened before I could revisit this interest. It was around 1975 or so that Dr Raymond Moody’s book, “Life After Death” came out and then a subsequent one titled “Life After Life”. Needless to say, I read both which turned out to be well timed as my grandmother, who I adored, was diagnosed with the cancer that would claim her life. But not before she too had read his books and we had discussed them at length as her time here grew shorter. I’m pretty sure it was because of our talks that she asked me to handle her funeral details in order to give my mom some relief as my mother was still working at the time. She and I had been in the hospital with my grandmother when she died and I just remember how peacefully she left us which isn’t always the case.
I believe it was Dr Moody’s books that really paved the way for more and more NDE’s to come to light. As you said, it’s easier to talk when you know you won’t be looked at like you’ve got two heads or treated as if you’re nuts. There are You Tube channels that allow people to tell of their experiences. So I can say I’ve been a believer most of my life. We know that we are beings of energy. We run on electrical impulses and energy doesn’t just dry up when we cease to need it. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; transformed, yes but not destroyed. So people experiencing the phenomena is to be celebrated. Most say it changes their lives for the better. How could that be a bad thing?
We all wish that somehow life continues after the body dies. We make up stories to help us make that transition or to deal with the loss of ones we love. Reading about these stories gives me hope that we don't just vanish when the heartbeat stops, but somehow move on.
Sometimes all we need is a bit of hope to move forward.
While I haven't had a near death experience, I have had experiences where I've rec'd messages from the other side. My daughter's perfume would "magically" waft by, out of nowhere, with no one else around or a song I closely associate with her would come on the radio just as I'm thinking of her. I'm enough of a skeptic to wonder if I have a brain tumor rather than a psychic event but it does give me pause. And there's another club no one wants to be a member of - there isn't even a word in our language for it - losing a child. If you lose your parents, you're an orphan; if you lose your spouse you're a widow or widower. If you lose your child? If there's a word, I haven't heard it. I'm looking forward to listening to your Greyson interview, Bill!
I’m reading Dr. Greyson’s book After, right now! Totally fascinating
I read his book and was riveted. My friend's mom had an NDE. She was in a coma for a week and when she woke, she was able to share exactly where her husband had parked in the parking lot that day and other things like that.
Great topic Bill. A lifetime ago, I remember reading a story in a Readers Digest Condensed Book about a man who told of his NDE experience. The book itself had a bit of age on it because my mom kept it in the bookcase along with several others and the whole kit and kaboodle had been moved with all the rest of our earthly belongings when we moved to a larger apartment. I’m guessing the book itself was printed in the ‘50s because we moved when I turned 13. Anyhoo, I read his story and came fascinated with the subject. Life as a teenager happened then college, marriage and babies all intervened before I could revisit this interest. It was around 1975 or so that Dr Raymond Moody’s book, “Life After Death” came out and then a subsequent one titled “Life After Life”. Needless to say, I read both which turned out to be well timed as my grandmother, who I adored, was diagnosed with the cancer that would claim her life. But not before she too had read his books and we had discussed them at length as her time here grew shorter. I’m pretty sure it was because of our talks that she asked me to handle her funeral details in order to give my mom some relief as my mother was still working at the time. She and I had been in the hospital with my grandmother when she died and I just remember how peacefully she left us which isn’t always the case.
I believe it was Dr Moody’s books that really paved the way for more and more NDE’s to come to light. As you said, it’s easier to talk when you know you won’t be looked at like you’ve got two heads or treated as if you’re nuts. There are You Tube channels that allow people to tell of their experiences. So I can say I’ve been a believer most of my life. We know that we are beings of energy. We run on electrical impulses and energy doesn’t just dry up when we cease to need it. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; transformed, yes but not destroyed. So people experiencing the phenomena is to be celebrated. Most say it changes their lives for the better. How could that be a bad thing?