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| Someone left an interesting comment on a blog I wrote "Hawaii Called". They encouraged me to go back and see my family first (which I was already planning on doing). Back in 1999, their son visited them just before going to Hawaii. They're so glad he did. Because one day he went out on a hike … and never returned. We never know which day will be our last. Harder still, we never know which day will be the last for a loved one, either. I sensed that now was a good time to see my family and friends in Florida. I sensed that if I went straight to Hawaii first, there really wouldn't be an opportunity to visit with them again. Or at least not for a long, long time. I don't know why. It could just be a matter of rising travel costs or busy, mis- matched schedules. But it could also be something else. Both my parents are in good health right now. But sometimes death comes suddenly and unexpectedly. And until that person wrote that comment on my blog, it hadn't occurred to me, maybe I'm the one who's not coming back. I'm not immortal. I'm not invincible. For all I know, I too could go on a hike one day and never return. Maybe I'll try surfing and hit my head on some rocks and drown. We're all mortal. Even the smallest and stupidest of things can complete our lives. But on that note, I want to add, our lives don't really end with death. Death is just the transition — from physical experience to spiritual. We, our souls, are immortal, and are invincible. Our souls are made of the same stuff of God — spirit, love, life. Spirit cannot be destroyed. Love is eternal. Life is always on-going. The form of life may change, but life always goes on. Right now, I'm in physical form. And unless you're an angel looking over my shoulder reading this, you too are also in physical form. But we won't always take that form. Our life, our heart, our soul … it is eternal, changeable, but unbreakable. I know from personal experience that we do have a soul, and life does go on, even after we no longer have use of a body. And just recently, I was reading a great book that talks about the very same thing. Life continues after death … we are still alive, just not in the same form. Still, it doesn't make it much easier when we can no longer talk to our loved one, hold our loved one, hug our loved one. We miss them. We know in our heart they're not truly gone. We know their soul is still alive and well — and actually, now happier and more peaceful hanging out with God and the angels. But it's still hard. We still miss them. Because they're no longer here in the way the used to be. The moral of the story is to take advantage of time and opportunity when it presents itself. Say "I love you." Give that friend or spouse a great hug. Not a quick hi-and-bye kind of hug, but really let them know you care. Stop rushing. Be present, be in the moment, just be with that person. The office can wait an extra 30 seconds for you to get there. You never know when the last time you'll see someone may be. We don't like to think about that because it scares us. But sooner or later, one day or another, there will be a time when you say hello or say goodbye — and it will be the last time. For you or for them. So make each moment in the present count. . Thank you, my friends, for taking this moment to connect with me through this blog. I love and value you. Your friend, namaste, David Michaels |
| Gone by David Michaels |
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| David Michaels is a writer and a motivational speaker who uses his talents to inspire others through his own observations of the world around him. He sees things with the eyes of a poet but his technique is to relate them to others in a way that is all too easy to understand. He has a way with words that is both simple yet thought provoking, without being preachy or difficult for his audiences to apply. David is the author of the book Spiritual Smarts. His fans follow his work with zeal. He lives in California. |
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