We Do Take It With Us

I teach that when we show up on this planet, we choose who our parents are going to be and what life lessons we are going to learn.  We chose our physical body that we will be traveling in, and we choose when that physical body is going to no longer serve us—that is, when we will die.  I have peace knowing that when we move into the non-physical that our Spirit is eternal.  I know that we carry our personality, and our ability to be loving or not, into Spirit.  I have had peace with the concept of death, knowing that it wasn’t all really over, and that we would be connected to our loved ones forever. 

Knowing all of that as a medium, I grieve when those in spirit leave their physical bodies behind, because I know it isn’t all over just because we are dead.  I can feel what the individuals felt when they realized they were gone.  I believe some people are grateful to surrender and move on to the next level that God has planned for them.  I believe others are remorseful and sad for the choices they made while in their physical bodies.  I believe there are those that are just downright pissed off and, if possible, are willing to argue their case as to why they should be allowed to go back into their body and straighten some things out before they pass.

The very first time I heard the name “Mickey Shunick” I was in Orlando.  I was just returning from 7 days at sea on a cruise where my phone had been turned off and placed in a safe in our cabin on the ship.  When I reached for it and turned it on, I was startled from all of the downloading of text messages.  I knew something was wrong but could not read as fast as my ears were hearing the sounds of the multiple texts. There were numerous requests from people asking me to try to help find Mickey.

 I also had a voice mail from a close member of the Shunick family asking me to step into Mickey’s energy and see what I got.  Hours passed before I was finally sitting on an airplane when I had a moment of peace and silence.  At that time I asked for my guides to surround me and help me bring through Mickey.  I immediately saw a beautiful bubbly, blonde floating in mid air.  She was wearing a multiple layered gown, made of some sort of lightweight material, which surrounded her.  Her smile was heart warming, and she appeared not simply at peace, but happy.  I knew at that moment she indeed was in spirit and no longer in the physical. When I finally arrived into the Lafayette area and saw a picture of Mickey, I knew that was the young woman I saw. 

Several months before Mickey’s death, I had gotten a hit that someone I knew and was close to was going to die.  I knew what family it was and mentioned it to a close friend.  I told her I saw who was at the funeral home and which of our friends were gathered there.  A few months later there was a suicide in that family, and it broke my heart.  All of my friends were there just as Spirit had shown me.

A few weeks ago a client of mine, and someone I now consider a close friend, was found dead.  In her last reading I asked her to make peace with everyone she needed to forgive.  I believed those people would be making their exit soon because they were getting really up in age.  Never did it occur to me it was the woman sitting in front of me—a client for years—who would be making her exit.

By doing mediumship work and hearing from loved ones who have passed, I have learned that the life you create here on earth is the energy that you take with you to the other side. Please try to remember that death does not free you of all pain and suffering and remorse and regret or joy and happiness.  The choice is up to you with each decision you make while here on earth, and remember, “We do take it with us!” http://www.facebook.com/allyson.schram