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I want to urge you to throw aside the normal concept of religion. This belief that you have to *earn* your way to heaven or your worthiness. You were considered worthy before conception, and still are. I truely believe that we are here on this earth to learn. To grow in awareness and experience. The answer is so very, very simple that most people totally miss out on it.
Originally posted by Destinyone
reply to post by thedoctorswife
I decided to post the lighter side of the afterlife, to ease your concerns....
Fret not my love. You will have your very own Rainbow Unicorn to ride wherever you want. You'll be able to see through everyone's clothing, and they won't even be able to hear you giggling....
All farts will smell like fresh baked honey buns, and there is no such thing as halitosis in the afterlife.
It will be glorious...I promise.....
Des
edit on 23-10-2012 by Destinyone because: (no reason given)
try to be a snowflake that bounces off of and touches as many people and things as possible on my way down,because i wish to be REMEMBERED,for I believe that this is the real judgement we all face,our lifespans are decided by how long others REMEMBER US FOR
Originally posted by SpearMint
I don't know why you would get so worried about something that is only said to exist, the soul, an outdated concept used to explain conciousness before we started to understand how we work, yet still clung on to by old religions.
What happens, happens. Worrying won't change anything, therefore worrying is pointless, you might as well just have fun while it lasts.
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
Your issue is that your mind is living in tomorrow while your body is here now. You're worring about a future and forgetting the moment you are living today.
You may be in a rut or have too much routine. Break it. Do things spontaneously.Challenge yourself in some way, define a new goal for yourself and start.
Life is now, not yesterday, not next year - not even next hour.
Blow some bubbles with the kid down the street, try some ethnic food you've never tried, work on learning some phrases in a foreign language that you might like knowing.
Most of all get physically active,
Do that and the rest will follow for you and you'll stop worrying so much about death.
Dying only sucks if we've never lived.
Originally posted by earthdude
Originally posted by thedoctorswife
Originally posted by earthdude
I recently visited a nursing home and talked to people who were dying. This opened my eyes to many things. You may want to try it. When the end comes, we all react the same way. We see life as the love that it really is. Love endures, life is just a cycle.
Yes, your right, my gran was 92 when she died in 95 and she seemed quite happy to go, she was always saying" its my time, "
But i dont get your "Love endures" statement, what does that mean,? do we all react the same way? really? "we see life as the love that it really is" How does that relate to evil people, sorry, i just dont understand you. Or that could just be the strongbow
I guess what I am trying to say is that the things we value here on earth are such trivial things compared to the afterlife experience. I died once, and the love I felt made my fear of death vanish. Call it God if you want. But I know there is an afterlife. I'm here for a mission, but I don't really know what it is. Evil and good have no meaning in timelessness.
Originally posted by AwakeANDreaming
reply to post by thedoctorswife
Something I noticed in your title. "My issues are coming to a head"
That's wonderful! That means you are growing and integrating all these "lessons" you have learned being here. Far to often people just cover things with rainbows and forget to actually work on their issues. I applaud you efforts.
Nobody said this would be easy! We got on this bike, now we peddle it. Don't give up!
Everything is perspective, look at death like this. It helped me tremendously when dealing with the same fear. Tonight when you go to bed, realize you are dying a little death. Now think how many times you have died over the course of your life. Do that enough times and the concept of "death" seems silly!
Best wishes to you OP, take care!edit on 24-10-2012 by AwakeANDreaming because: (no reason given)edit on 24-10-2012 by AwakeANDreaming because: (no reason given)