Daisy

My friend Daisy passed away on Sunday night. She was 89 years old and has been slipping away for weeks. Although I had been praying for her peaceful transition it was still a shock when I heard the news that she was gone. Immediately my mind went to was anyone with her? - I did not say goodbye - I wish I had been there - she never said goodbye. I though of all the years I had been visiting her and I knew I would miss her sweet energy.

Needless to say I was in a funky mood all day, out of sorts, not feeling like I could give 100% to anything. I had a meeting at 2 and I went and was distracted for a couple of hours but as soon as I got in my car, Daisy was there with me again or rather her loss.

I thought of what my friend Bob, a medium had said to me, "we can each communicate with our loved ones on the other side, we don't need a medium, it is our own openness that allows them to come through."
(You can read the complete story in my book Spirit is Talking to You, called "Bob's Gift")

Feeling all the unsaid goodbyes, I began to speak out loud in my car as I drove, saying how she was missed and I hoped she was Ok. I let out all the thoughts I was keeping in, as if they had no place to go.
They had a place and they went out to Daisy. As I began to run out of things to express I found I had to speak for her now and say "Thank you" to myself for being there for her. It was really Daisy saying her goodbye and that was so typical of her to be expressing gratitude.
One of the last things at the nursing home that she had said to me was "Thank you" - her blue eyes opening and then closing to drift into sleep.

Instantly I felt the weight of grieving lift from me and I was back to myself again.
That night I randomly opened a book that had been sitting unread on my table and the verse I read was a message from Spirit. It was a quote from John O'Donohue in a book by Wayne Dyer.

"I believe that our friends among the dead really mind us and look out for us...we might be able to link up in a very creative way with our friends in the invisible world. We do not need to grieve for the dead. Why should we grieve for them? They are now in a place where there is no more shadow, darkness, loneliness, isolation or pain. They are home. They are with God from whom they came."

Thank You Spirit!