The holidays can be a difficult time for many on a grief journey. Many have asked how they can build a stronger link to those in spirit. During this time of year I offer an excerpt from my book Bridge to the Afterlife: A Medium’s Message of Hope and Healing.May this technique help you feel your loved ones this holiday season.

From Chapter 12: “More Than Just a Message”

“As a medium, but more importantly as a human being, it is my mission to be a bridge for people, whether they are here in the physical or on the other side, the calling to continue this work comes from the space of service. Being in service to others is where miracles occur, where ego falls away and the pure natural instinct to help and support your fellow neighbor comes through.

So what does all of this mean? I believe spirit communication provides us an opportunity to recognize how precious every moment of communication is with our loved ones. People often tell me how much they savor those moments of communication with their loved ones who come forward through my work. They comment on how the thing they long for the most is just the opportunity to talk with their loved one again, even if just for a moment. The power of this work is to remind people that the precious moment to connect is also occurring right now with their loved ones and friends who are alive.

What would you say to your mom or your best friend if you knew you wouldn’t see them again tomorrow? To be conscious, to be aware, to live in the present moment with everyone is an incredible experience to strive for. Now, sure it may be difficult to be present in every moment, but the joy of being there makes the effort worthwhile. If you really want to experience the beauty and the joy of the present moment with friends and family I encourage you to try this exercise:

Next time you are together at a birthday party or a holiday, imagine your loved ones who have passed away at that party. Feel that sense of longing and desire to be connected with their energy. Once you’ve recognized that desire to re-experience those moments with a lost loved one, realize that years down the road, you will have this feeling for the people you are with right now and they will have this desire for you. This subtle awareness can shift your experience in that moment and provide an enhanced sense of gratitude and joy.

In that moment, all five senses will be energized; your food will taste more flavorful, you’ll smell all the delicious fragrances, the sounds around you will be fine tuned, your sense of touch will be intensified and you will see the experience through a new set of eyes. With your five senses enhanced, you’ll also open up to your sixth sense, where you’ll discover the loved ones you were wishing were there, who are in spirit, ARE THERE in spirit because you will sense them, hear them or smell them.

Nature has shown us there are seasons to everything and cycles, what blossoms in the spring, grows and dies and returns again the next year. On a quantum level, we are energy and you cannot destroy or kill energy, it will just transform into another form of itself. What this work of spirit communication means is that our souls live on and our connection to our loved ones never dies.”

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