The Other Side

I've always wondered about the other side. Does it exist? Can we connect to it? Can we get the answers and closure we need from a loved one who has passed away? The answer is YES! I was one of the many skeptical people out there. I needed to see proof. It's probably just a bunch of bologna. It can't be real. Well it's REAL.

I started watching a show called Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead at the suggestion of my friend. I didn't know what to expect but thought I'd give it a try. Wow! Was I impressed. So impressed that I looked into getting my own reading with Lisa Williams. Of course, do to her popularity, she isn't accepting appointments. Another friend of mine suggested a psychic medium named Joanna. Out of curiosity I set up a phone reading with her. I had to wait about a month for the appointment but it was well worth it! It started out slow. I thought I was getting someone else's reading. I didn't recognize any of the names she was giving me. I was completely confused and quickly getting disappointed. Finally after about 10 or 15 minutes Joanna said these are not the people you wanted to be in contact with are they? I said no, I don't know any of the names you are saying. She said she would ask them to please leave so the loved ones I wanted to have contact with could come through. I was starting to think this was all hogwash at this point and was so disappointed but I was still open to anything that might happen. Suddenly she tells me there is a female presence right above you. Spooky! I was hoping it was my mother but didn't want to get too excited. Joanna says she keeps insisting I ask you about the pearl earrings. Does anybody have pearl earrings? She won't move on until I mention the pearl earrings she says. OH MY GOD!!! I was wearing my mother's pearl earrings. I told Joanna this and then started to cry. This was real… ok, now you've got my attention. She said she says you should wear them more often. A lot was said during my reading. Some of it I didn't understand but a lot of it I did. I was able to get the closure I needed about my mother's death. She said it was over quickly and it wasn't painful. I had always wondered about that. She said she didn't blame me for leaving that weekend before she died even though she had asked me to stay with her. I had carried that guilt with me for 18 years! Do you know a Michael? There is someone who had a stroke and I keep feeling the signs of a heart attack. Michael is my boyfriend's father who died of a stroke and heart attack!!! Wow! He decides to come through and he has a few things to say. She asks if I have a sister. No. Is there anybody who is pregnant and expecting soon? YES… my boyfriend's sister is 7 months pregnant. Well Michael says he is very happy about this and he is beaming about the pregnancy. Wow… again. This is crazy! I ask if my mom likes my boyfriend. Yes, she likes Rob and Rob's dad (Michael) likes you and they really like you both together and they will be there on your wedding day. Unbelievable! Is anybody engaged she asks. Well, we have been talking about getting married next year. I tell her I got my dress last night but no official engagement. Well they will be there on your wedding day and you have their blessing. Wow again… I mean how much can one person take? It was a wonderful experience. I was sobbing though most of it by the end. I was also shaking. It was such a weird experience. A good but weird experience. It even made a believer out of my skeptical boyfriend.

Just knowing that my mother died quickly and without pain after having such a painful life is very comforting. Knowing she doesn't blame me for her death and that she likes my boyfriend is also wonderful. A gift I will appreciate for the rest of my life.


Written December 2007