[darkeyes]

Tonite, as I was driving home from the dealer I get my car serviced at, I felt, not saw, as if my dad was sitting next to me, it was if our minds met, he told me all that I was doing (with my mom and stuff) was admirable and to hang in there.
Now, one asks, was his "spirit" there? Or was it just a way one's mind tries to console itself during a rough time?
Dad, brought us up not believing in a heaven, or after life, just telling us kids, that when we die, we cease and rot in the ground, just like the roadkill he pointed to
All my life I struggled with that, hoping there would be some after life and we would all be together again, perhaps in another time. Until tonite, and maybe a couple of others before, I felt dad was wrong, even laughed tonite when I sensed his presence, and said, "see, dad, your were wrong, I know you are here . . ."
Who knows, right? One of life's big mysteries.

Stay well,
DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

[heatherm]

{{{{{{{{Darkeyes}}}}}}}}

What a beautiful moment you must have had.

I am a believer in our loved ones spirits staying with us. I feel that the spirit is there to console us when we are hurting. There are days that I can still hear my Mom's voice as if she is right here with me. I can even smell the perfume she used to wear the odd time.

Yes it is a mystery but what a nice comforting mystery it is too though.

My thoughts are with you hun.


Heather

[Sam]

((((((((((Darkeyes))))))))))

That was beautifl sweetie! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Your friend Sam

"You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try."

i have to reply to your post....my dad died many years ago...he was always a lover of nature...shortly after his death i was sitting in my yard...thinking of him and missing him terribly when out of nowhere came a large monarch butterly which almost sat on my nose!.i knew at that minute that my dad had come back as a butterfly...and every year when the butterflies return.....there is always one that comes very close to me whenever i need reassurance...the sweetest time i remember was last summer..my small grandsons were running around in circles in their backyard....right above them hovered a big orange butterfly.......in my dads honor i raised butterflies for a few seasons and let them free when the temperature was warm enough....even went as far as having a butterfly tattooed over my heart......ya know.....sometimes it just helps to believe in miracles......

[LMo]

My mom died a few days after my 15th birthday. I still have very VERY vivid dreams about her almost 15 years later. In fact, I had one last night. We talk, and I tell her about how I wish that she was alive so that we could have a real relationship. She listens very kindly, has a few words of advice, and then leaves and I wake up. They are so unbelievably real... I don't believe in anything religious or afterlife or anything like that, but those dreams leave me knowing that somehow she still loves me.

We are ALL going to be a-ok!

[LMo]

ack - I'm older than that - bad math. I'm 34. Wasn't trying to lie about my age - sorry!

We are ALL going to be a-ok!

[LadyDragus]

I would belive this darkeyes.

I was younger and I was sitting in my room cryin my eyes out overy my boyfrined hitting me for the first time. I sensed a presence and I just leaned into it and every time I get really down, I can feel my Grandmother at my side. I hve seen her "spirt' lots of times..
It is all in how you belive.. I do not think it was a ghost I know who it was..

Sometime I will hve to tell you about my near death expericne on the O.R. table...

<font color=purple>The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
- G.K. Chesterton
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[darkeyes]

Hey there
You are a youngster Wait till you get to be my age, ha!ha!
The experience was comforting, and I like you, do not really believe in much of the same things you don't in regards to what you mentioned. Usually every so often I will dream of dad, but this awake experience was cool
Take care and thanks for replying

PS do not be a "stranger", okay

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

[darkeyes]

Thanks everybody for sharing your experiences and giving me hope

Sincerely,
DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

[darkeyes]

Today we visited my aunt and uncle, my uncle had his 8mm films of our family get togethers, his kids, us kids, etc.put onto VHS years ago and now will be going to DVD, but it was fun to see the old time shows, all having good times up to our recent gatherings. I knew when my dad would show up in these I feared I'd lose it big time but I contained myself, but my heart, my arms just wanted to reach into the image on the screen, pulling him out of it and have him here with us, my grandfather was sitting next to him, he too is deceased and as we looked on we realized almost all have passed on since those family movies, so very sad.
A thought, a feeling came over me, and I thought "if only there was a way to make them come to life again, as I watch the past right before my
eyes. . . for now I guess that is the closest we'll ever get.
Seeing dad on film tonite, in a sad but happy way made me feel he was right in the room, watching him laughing and joking around with the others at one of our family get togethers
again, more than half those people are now all deceased, but tonite they were there for that brief moment in time.

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON