| Death is out of the closet more these
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| | intimacy occurred around the death bed of
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| days than in the past, but it's still not
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| | my father's sister.
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| viewed as a natural process of life. The
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| | A group of us held a vigil around that
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| challenge lies in the understanding of
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| | bed: her son, my cousin; his son and his
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| what changes and that which never
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| | wife and her mother; my husband Tom, and
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| changes.
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| | me.
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| For instance, my body, my possessions,
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| | We told stories about her life and the
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| the people around me are all subject to a
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| | part we all played, while she slipped
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| momentary disappearing act, and could be
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| | deeper and deeper into unconsciousness.
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| gone at any time. I may as well accept
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| | My uncle was a bishop in the Episcopalian
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| that. My life will be much easier if I
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| | church. Episcopalian clergy visited our
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| do.
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| | gathering every hour. They would say a
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| But the silence and peace that is of God
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| | prayer, then join in the discourse for a
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| ess that I access during meditation is
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| | few minutes, to return some sixty minutes
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| changeless and permanent. My body and
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| | later.
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| possessions and all the people in my life
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| | That three day period was an exercise in
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| are impermanent. The more I access the
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| | joyous comradery.
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| peace, love and forgiveness that IS god
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| | The angels were there.
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| ess, then when a loss occurs, which it
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| | Those who had gone before were also
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| will most assuredly, then I will be
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| | there.
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| equipped to stand with strength against
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| | My aunt had lost a son and a grandson
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| this adversity.
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| | many years before.
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| I am one of those people who finds the
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| | They were there.
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| passing of people from this life to the
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| | Then, the time came, and my Aunt went on
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| next to be an enlightening experience. I
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| | to join those who were waiting.
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| was with my mother when she passed. WOW!!
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| | Those three days were over. We had to
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| What power! The entire room filled with
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| | return to the world where death is not
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| light, her spirit moved noticeably up and
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| | discussed. Or if it is, it's seen as a
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| out from the top of her head, and the 73
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| | calamity and disaster.
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| year old body that remained lost all its
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| | Certainly, to tell the story as I
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| wrinkles. My dear mum looked like a
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| | experienced it: that those three days
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| fourteen year old princess.
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| | were probably the most meaningful and
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| Then for a day or two, I felt true
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| | beautiful three days of my life, was
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| unconditional love and compassion for
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| | honest, but censored information.
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| everyone and everything that came my way.
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| | But I saw first hand the following truth:
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| I'll never forget that. Of course,
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| | That the body is a garment that we shed
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| ordinary grieving took place around me
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| | at the moment of death. Conscious contact
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| for my mother. My father had much fear
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| | with God/ess is a skill that when
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| and doubt about true matters of the
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| | practiced, enriches our understanding of
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| spirit so we comforted him the best we
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| | death, grief and life.
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| could. But my mother had many spiritual
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| | There is no right or wrong way to deal
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| women friends with whom I could share my
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| | with these issues.
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| experience.
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| | Sometimes the only way is through it,
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| When the experience receded and I
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| | like when a baby is born.
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| returned to ordinary, everyday
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| | As a Labor and Delivery nurse, I've been
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| consciousness, I never forgot what
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| | around many birthing beds. The difference
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| happened. I will draw upon it for insight
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| | between the birth and death bed is
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| when the time arises in the future for
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| | negligible.
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| another major loss. The gifts of
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| | The Angels and unseen forces are present
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| spiritual recovery make it possible to
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| | both places and times.
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| see the miracles of life and death.
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| | The healing that is possible is beyond
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| The same great feeling of eternal
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| | understanding.
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