You Are a Medium: Discover Your Natural Abilities to Communicate With the Other Side by Sherrie Dillard

not sure who that is.” Kevin looks confused.
    “Let me tell you the message.” I said “He is telling me that
    he had plenty of money. But, it didn’t make him happy. He was
    stressed and fearful when he was here. He held on tight to what he
    had. Didn’t share and give, even when others needed help. Now he
    doesn’t know why he lived like this.”
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    “That sounds like my Uncle Bo.” Kevin says. “My mother’s
    brother, he had his own insurance company. Made a lot of money,
    but he was really stingy. We didn’t know why. When my grand-
    mother needed help with her mortgage after my grandfather
    died, we all thought he would help her. But, he didn’t and he told
    my mother to stop whining and asking for a handout. He always
    thought that people were trying to get his money. There was a
    rumor that he kept a loaded gun under his bed. He was so sure that
    someone would try to rob him. He always lived in fear. I am really
    surprised that he is here. We were not very close.”
    Uncle Bo is listening intently and ready to continue. “Your
    Uncle says that he has to learn from you.” I share with Kevin. “He
    says that he does not know how you do it. You give so much away.
    You could be saving your money or buying a bigger home, retiring
    early. But you give it away. To animals, no less, stray dogs and cats.
    The angels like you. Your Uncle says that you can help him to learn how to give.”
    “I am glad I can help.” Kevin continues. “We never understood
    why Uncle Bo was so unhappy. Tell him that I wish him well and
    that I give because it makes me happy.”
    Uncle Bo still has more to say. I tell Kevin. “Your Uncle is be-
    ginning to feel the joy of giving through you. I get the impression from him that after he passed out of the physical body it took him
    a while to leave the earth realm. He shows me his home and things.
    He did not want to leave them. I see an older gentleman, maybe
    your grandfather, encouraging him to join him in the light of the
    heavens. I feel when he finally went into the light he was surprised at how much love and forgiveness he felt. I get the impression that his life review was quite an eye-opener. He experienced his selfish-ness and fear in a very different way. The angels guided him to you to help him to understand how good it feels to give.”
    As we ended our session Kevin thanked me, looked at his
    watch and told me that he had his afternoon rounds to make in
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    the mobile unit. The look in his eyes as he said goodbye was one
    of strength and renewed motivation. It was a wonderful session for
    me too.
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    Addictions,
    Embracing Your Spirit
    At some point in the course of your life, you cross paths with
    an addict. Whatever he or she may be addicted to is not neces-
    sarily important. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, food, gambling or playing video games, it is their all consuming passion
    and the focus of their lives. For the addict, there is little else as important as feeding the need and desire for their drug of choice. A
    higher high, a release from the pain, a dulling of the external senses and a false sense of connectedness is what the addict seeks. The addict is relentless in their desire for sensory obsessive pleasure and willingly gives their mind, body and soul over to an external fixa-tion.
    The earth school lesson of addiction is a harsh wake-up call
    from one’s spirit. When we persistently ignore and place no value
    on our spirit, it eventually recedes into the murky recesses of our consciousness. In the all-consuming grip of addiction, the spirit
    is deadened, vague and out of reach. The addict is surrounded by
    darkness and immersed in material and sensual desire that can
    never be fulfilled. This lesson is a difficult one. Yet, a soul elects to purse an addiction in order to experience a profound awakening.
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    I know it seems like a paradox. Why would our soul