You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate With the Other Side (15 page)

come motivated from within to take of ourselves.

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Healthy (other side) Diet

People do not usually come in for a session to connect with a loved one who caused them pain. I do not blame them. Yet, the other side

often takes the opportunity during medium readings to resolve

pain and express forgiveness. This is what happened in the follow-

ing session.

Andrea is a single woman in her late thirties. She started her ca-

reer working in an insurance company but has been taking classes

to become a personal trainer. Unsure if she will be able to finan-

cially support herself if she leaves her current job, she came in for a reading.

“Good Morning!” I hear Andrea enthusiastically address me as

I open my office door. She quickly stands, shakes my hand and we

go into my office.

“I have never had a reading before.” She says. “You helped a

friend of mine and I thought I would give it a try.”

“Many of my clients have never had readings.” I assure her.

“Have a seat and relax. I do most of the work.”

“How does this work? Do you need to know why I am here?”

Andrea asks me.

“I begin with a short prayer and then tell you whatever infor-

mation I receive. Then at some point if you have any questions you

can ask them.”

“Okay that sounds good.” Andrea responds.

I begin the reading with a beautiful image. “There is a guardian

angel coming in. She is encouraging you to go forward. She shows

me your path. It is filled with light and there are people from spirit on both sides of it cheering you on.”

I continue communicating with her angel for several more min-

utes. I am discussing upcoming changes in her life when I suddenly

feel someone on the other side trying to get my attention.

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“There is a woman coming in from the other side. I have to

speak to her. She keeps drawing my focus to her. Is your mother

over? I keep hearing, mother, mother.”

“Yes, my mother passed over a few years ago.” Andrea tells me.

I focus my attention on her mother who now seems a little

more distant. I wait and listen. “Your mother is apologizing. I get the impression from her that she is not sure that you want to hear

from her. Is this correct?” I ask Andrea.

“I would like to hear what she has to say.” She answers.

As Andreas says this. I begin to feel her mother’s energy grow

stronger. I am now able to see her.

“Your mother has her hands on her chest. Did she have a heart

problem? Is this how she passed? I believe that she is talking about her physical health and her emotional health as well.”

“She had coronary artery disease. Why is she apologizing?” An-

drea asks me with a curious look on her face.

“Your mother says that she missed out on a good life with you.

She shows me a young girl. I believe that this is you. I get the impression from her that she did not love you the way that she now

knows she could have. She tells me that she did not value you. I feel a lot of regret coming from her.”

I hear a soft cry. Andrea is drying her eyes with a tissue.

“This means so much to me. You have no idea.” She says with a

sigh. “I tried so much to help my mother. But my love never seemed

like enough for her. I am glad to hear this. I just wish it could have been sooner.”

“Your mother wants you to know that you were never the prob-

lem. You were a blessing. It was her. She felt your love and care,

all through your life. But, she rejected it. She tells me that she was angry. I feel that this goes back to her childhood. I see a large family and I hear her say sisters. I get the impression that she did not feel loved and cared for as a child. She built up a lot of resentment.” I tell Andrea.

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“All of this is true.” She confirms. “My mother had three sisters.

She was jealous of her oldest sister June. I always tried to under-

stand what happened that kept them from being close as adults.

I know my mother felt June was her father’s favorite. I think she

may have spent a lot of her life trying to get the love that she never thought she received as a child. “

Andrea’s mother in spirit continues her honest and humble dis-

closure. “I get the impression from your mother that she had hoped

that you were a boy. Do you have an older sister? She wants you to

know that she now understands how much her disappointment at

having another girl affected you. She is truly sorry.” I tell Andrea.

“I was supposed to be Andrew. My mother was sure I was a boy.

I have an older sister and my mother wanted just two kids, a boy

and a girl. She never understood how difficult it was for me when

she told people that I was supposed to be her son.”

“Your mother is aware of the pain that this caused you. She

knows that you did not deserve this. She tells me that you were

smart and beautiful and full of love. You were a blessing, she says.

Your mother is also thanking you. I get the impression that you

tried to help her with her health. I can smell food cooking. Did you try to get her to improve her diet?” I ask Andrea.

“I tried and tried. Her diet was horrible. She was overweight

and she just wanted to sit in front of the television and eat junk

food. Even when the doctors told her how ill she was, she wouldn’t

change. But I tried. When I could not get her to eat better, I cooked food for her and brought it to her home. I would come back a few

days later and it would be sitting there untouched. It was very dis-couraging.” She explains.

“It wasn’t the food.” Your mother wants you to know.” I tell An-

drea. “It was the lack of love that she felt for herself. Your mother tried to fill her emptiness with food. Now she feels and knows all

the love that was always there for her. No one could give it to her.

She only had to let herself feel it. Your mother says that she car-

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ried resentment and jealously in her heart, all of her life. Someone else always seemed to be getting more and better than she was. I

know this might not make sense but I get the impression from your

mother that she is exercising and eating well in spirit. You would be proud of her she says.”

“Hmm, that is good to know. I just got a funny image of my

mother in a sweat suit working out and eating protein bars. I would like to think that there are gyms on the other side.” Andrea laughingly tells me.

“People on the other side, are engaged in all kinds of activities. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are spirit realm gyms.” I tell her.

More images continue to come through from Andrea’s mother.

“I see an image of a woman with a slender build and dark hair next

to her. I get the impression that this is your mother’s sister. I feel as if they are together on the other side.”

Andrea interrupts me. “That is a surprise. June passed over a

couple of years before my mother. Are they getting along?”

“Your mother says that it is not always easy, but she is learning

how to forgive and let go. I get the impression from her that in this life she was meant to learn how to be a part of a family. She needed to learn how to balance her personal wants and needs with what

would benefit the whole. She knows that she resisted the lesson.

Her stubbornness got in the way. I feel that she is still with her family and she is now learning this lesson. Your mother tells me that

you are helping her. She is watching you and learning from you.

Have you been in therapy? I get an image of you in a small group

of people. Maybe this is group therapy? I feel that you have been

able to work through some of the pain from your childhood. Your

mother seems to be proud of you.”

I know that this is a lot of information for Andrea to digest. I

look over at her and she is nodding her head in affirmation.

“I have been in both individual and group therapy” She tells

me. “I found myself making bad choices and decisions. I felt as if I
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was sabotaging my success and I didn’t know why. I learned a lot in therapy about myself. I had a lot of inner pain locked up inside. It felt very good to let it go. Do you think that maybe this helped my mother?”

“I feel that your courage in healing has been an inspiration to

her. You are doing the difficult work that she could not do when

she was here. Your mother wants you to know that she is healing

and learning alongside you.” I tell her.

I begin to feel love coming from Andrea’s mother. For the first

time since connecting with her, I feel her heart open as she sends

her daughter waves of warmth and love. “Your mother loves you

very much. Can you feel it? “I ask her. “Take a moment and just

breathe, close your eyes and imagine your mother’s spirit.

Andrea sits back and closes her eyes. I am silent for a few min-

utes. I see her face begin to soften and I know that she can feel her mother’s love.

“Can you forgive her?” I quietly ask her. “Just send this energy to your mother.”

A few tears roll down Andrea’s cheek. She opens her eyes.

“Thank you. I know that I need to forgive her to move on. It’s

funny but I can feel her love more now than I was able to when she

was alive in the physical world.”

The Heart of Work

The earth school lesson of the heart involves love in its many forms and expressions. Quite often the love that we are asked to give and share is expressed through our career and work choices. To be passionate about what we do is a gift and a blessing. But this earth

lesson goes beyond simply working at the coveted job or career of

our dreams.

We tend to believe that we cannot be happy or satisfied until we

do what we want to do. Many of my clients feel that they are stuck

in jobs and careers that give them no joy. In order to pay the bills,
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take care of their families and keep their homes, they believe that they must sacrifice what they most cherish, their day to day happiness.

The earth school lesson of the heart informs us differently. We

are called to give of ourselves in a true loving and authentic way

despite the circumstances and conditions that we find ourselves in.

Although it feels at times that our moods, feelings and quality of

life are controlled by outside influences we have come here to rec-

ognize our true power. If you spend your days feeling stifled and

victimized, your heart lacks energy and vitality. Eventually you can become depleted and ill. This lesson is less about your ego desires and more about loving where you are and what you do.

Give of Yourself

What makes you happy and where you most succeed is in those

things that engage your spirit. The essential question is: What am I here to give? How can I be of service?

The most difficult aspect of this lesson may be to accept that

you are right where you are meant to be. Doing exactly at this time what you are meant to do. When you discover something that you

love in what you do, your heart pumps vital energy though all of

your body. It invigorates and makes your mind, body and spirit

smile. You become empowered from within.

Give of yourself wholeheartedly, wherever you are and whatever

is asked of you. In this way you complete your purpose. The doors

then open and you are lead to the experience which most suits your

current soul needs. Find something to love about what you do. No

matter where you are, discover the service that you are meant to

be giving and sharing. The sooner you accept your purpose, the

sooner you move on to something better.

The lesson of expressing your authentic heart and living your

passion centers on your willingness to give and love. As much as we
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would like to think that what we do defines us. It is really what we give to what we do that is important.

Some of the most spiritual and loving people that I know, work

in corporations, organizations and businesses that seem to be some

of the least spiritual and loving of environments. Yet, they fully give of themselves, day after day. You may be divinely and unknowingly

guided to a certain job or situation for the purpose of being a catalyst for consciousness transformation and positivity to others. An

open hearted loving person in an environment that is rigid and

lacking in positive vital energy has a league of angels working with them. They are doing the difficult work of this planet. Planting

seeds of love, kindness and spirituality in places that lack life giving essential energy, is a masterful act of love. Like all service work, it also advances your soul evolution by leaps and bounds.

Other Side Employment

On the other side we do not have to work to make money to pay

our bills, buy food and pay for housing. But, we are involved in

some form of heart centered activity. Many busy souls have come in

during sessions to share their excitement in being of service. They may be involved in a variety of both earthly and celestial undertakings. Some help ill children, those in the military and confused and lonely soul feel comfort and peace. There are many who are a part

of teams of souls who band together to bring constructive solu-