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Tripping

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Looking through the internet looking glass and of course it’s Google Chrome, who by the way seems to be having its issues as in crashing my movie night.  Yes, I was able to go out there on the mass super computer highway of chaos and manage to find the fix on some totally unknown and obscure site.  Now the question is to download or not.  Do I trust this unknown entity with my life essence and false sense of security?

While I am on this techno adventure I seek some quiet, sombre but delicate music to help with the creative flow.  I go to my browser in YouTube and type in “piano music” I then have a menu of choices and the one I pick says “Long Playlist of Relaxing Soft Piano Music to Sleep and Study By”  So I’m thinking “perfect” just what my over hyper brain needs in order to put it to rest.  So click and the first thing I see is an ad scene I didn’t ask for. The screen displays fast moving images, flashing colours and some outrageous vocal which makes no sense to these over sensitive ears (oh forgot, not sensitive at all, practically deaf) trying to sell me product I do not need and can never afford.  Then click again and I get into my piano music to quiet my mind.

The music flows through me settling the feelings of butterflies fluttering throughout my stomach and nerve endings, calming the panic my mind tends to experience from time to time.  The warmth of each fluid note sings a melody that fills my heart, feeds my life force and finally gives way to acceptance to relax my quivering body.  Its peaceful here, I wish I could stay here everyday.  To not have to deal with life’s intrusion but being able to create my own images, just by closing my eyes and mind.  This action is my choice, not those of the invisible developers, marketers and corporate controllers of our internet.

Then the music ends and a “Luminosity” ad appears.  I look over to the right bar loaded yet again with more ads, I did not ask for.  What do I see below the next playlist link but “woman burned by McDonald’s hot coffee”.  Now what does that have to do with my search for quiet piano music?  How does that even happen when there is absolutely nothing remotely connective with my search and that information?  What are they trying to gain by this unrelated and unwanted negative information?

Oh well, a question for another day.  Its 7 am I’ve been awake all night and the sun is peeking through the clouds.  It’s now time to open my eyes, my mind and my body and receive the musical notes of the day. Filled with beautiful earth tones and life being lived.   All too soon, I’ll be back on that highway of controlled music with unwanted information and indoctrination at its best.

See you next trip.

Side-note:  Indoctrination  Merriam-Webster description “to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs.”

Proof of Heaven

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Proof of HeavenAs part of my current journey, I felt an unwanted need to reflect and take a look at death and question where I am at regarding my spiritually? As a baby boomer we may argue that we don’t go there but I’m betting that as we lose more and more loved one’s, friends and family, it’s inevitable at our age, you begin to question this very real and somewhat difficult life stage.  We are a hands on species, what we see, feel, touch and control guides us through our everyday existence.  I truly believe and accept that there are many different levels or realms of existence which define us and not limit our tie to our natural world.  This belief is based on a number of unexplained events that have happened over the years, for which I can only say allowed me to continue, and survive the many life threatening events throughout my 60 odd years.  That I am here to write about it today is somewhat of a miracle for which I feel truly blessed.

As we boomers begin to the battle the golden years the question of what’s after death becomes a subconscious voice in the depth of our minds. This voice sometimes buried deep in thought has been coming to the surface of my consciousness over these past few months, most certainly due to my current health fight and the fight of some very special people in my inner circle.

So when a very close friend  Lorrie and I started into a  discussion about NDE near-death experience during our drive back from dropping off my daughter at university, it was inevitable that the voice in my subconscious would start to remember things and my journey of rediscover was about to begin anew.

Lorrie passed on a wonderful little book “Proof of Heaven”.  This book was written by Dr. Eben Alexander, M.D a highly trained neurosurgeon, who develops a rare illness which shut down his brain and left him in a coma for seven days.  This is an academic, researcher and prominent neurosurgeon doctor in his field who clearly goes through an extraordinary NDE Near death experience which sent him on amazing journey of discovery and enlightenment that clearly defines his current work and changed his life course.  As he states in his book “I’m still a scientist, I’m still a doctor and as such I have two essential duties:  to honor truth and to help heal.  That means telling my story.”  He also states “Not only was my journey about love, but it was also about who we are and how connected we all are – the very meaning of all existence.”

I know for me, this little book “Proof of Heaven” has given me a peace and love glow that will carry me through and has reconfirmed my belief that I will always have an angel on my shoulder.  It’s a quick and wonderful read and just might help you live, love and smile at the possibilities to this last stage of life.  Dr. Alexander has created a website to  further your awakening, share your story and provide valuable research go to: Eternea.org