WAS THAT A MESSAGE THAT SAID HELLO, GOODBYE, I LOVE YOU, AND/OR I WILL PROTECT YOU?
Many have reported to me that frequently when they think of their loved one, something specific happens. For some, a feather falls at the moment they are deeply missing or thinking of his or her deceased loved one. For others, it may be that the phone rings or the doorbell – and nobody is there. There are those who report smelling the scent of the deceased’s favorite cologne or perfume and, again, at the very time they are intensely missing him or her. For some, the television goes on automatically or the lights in the house blink, and always when one is experiencing significant feelings of deep grief. Once we equate these events with a meaning, such as messages from beyond or from a deceased loved one, we experience feelings that either comfort or bring us pain – or sometimes do both. I call these instances “bittersweet moments.”
Whenever I ask recipients of these messages what the meaning might be, I am told, “Oh it was just a hello or a goodbye” or ‘I am always going to be with you.’ Sometimes, I am told, “That was my guardian angel protecting me – or my loved one letting me know he or she is with me.” Other times, I have been told, “That was my loved one making sure I am fine and that I am not forgetting him or her.” And sometimes, I am told, “He or she wanted to give me important information.” So, there are a number of basic meanings we assign to these various kinds of communication. All, however, have the power to soothe, comfort, sometimes heal and even transform those who are grieving.