MY BROTHER'S PASSING

I have great compassion, empathy, and understanding for the loss of your loved ones.

Sadly, my brother Greg took his life at age 45 on July 17, 2008. His two daughters were teenagers at the time. I was 48 years old.

As you know, life can be very difficult. At times, it can seem especially challenging. Life's journey often has hard knocks and takes unexpected turns. Eventually, divorce, depression, loneliness, despair, low self-esteem, alcohol, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) overcame my brother.

CTE is a brain disorder caused by repeated head injuries. CTE causes erratic behavior including aggression, depression, and suicidal thinking. My brother was a very accomplished, active athlete in school. From playing sports, he had several concussions to the head which we believe contributed to his change in thinking and behavior over time.

I know my brother did the very best he could for as long as he could. Deep in his heart, I don't believe Greg wanted to take his life. It's just that the pain of living had become so overwhelming for him. His suffering became too much to bear. My brother lost all hope and energy to create something better. He was desperate to find relief from his great emotional struggles and physical pain. He felt that suicide was the only way out of his misery.

Dressed in full military uniform, he took his life so that he would stop feeling the immense pain that he carried for years.

I do not condone his decision, nor do I condemn him for it. Naturally, I wish he had sought help and had chosen a different way and that things turned out differently, but it was not my choice to make. We can't place our own expectations on what we believe others "should" have done according to our ways of thinking.

None of us can say with certainty what we would have done had we been in his position. None of us know the depth of his pain, what he was thinking, or the severity of his situation. All we can do is have compassion for him and learn to accept his decision with understanding and love and find ways to heal.

I know that we do not leave before our time because our Life Plan is predetermined by our Soul prior to birth. The date and manner of our passing has already been chosen by our Soul to assist us and those around us to learn and grow spiritually.

After my brother passed, I found healing and inner peace through the signs and dreams I received from him in Spirit and from the mediumship readings I had with others. I also received guidance from a professional therapist, along with Divine healing from my Soul, God, my Spirit Guides, and my loved ones in Heaven. All of these things helped me to find peace.

The mediumship readings I received, along with the signs and dreams I had from my brother in Heaven, have helped me to know that he is alive as a consciousness. He is with us from the Spirit side of life. We all still miss his physical presence, his smile, charisma, sense of humor, and laughter, but the mediumship readings, signs, and dreams that my family, his children, and I received over the years have helped heal some of the intense grief.

I have had several visitation dreams where my brother and my Soul have connected in Spirit. We even touched hands in one very powerful visitation dream as our Souls joined together in Heaven.

Sometimes I feel my brother's presence when he is with me. I also frequently hear his name when he is near. I know my brother healed significantly since his passing. Greg apologized for the great pain he caused everyone. My brother reminded us that at the time he took his life, he felt he had no other choice. My brother is much happier now and most importantly, Greg found the peace he was seeking. I know and I remind myself that Greg is with our loved ones, friends, and beloved family dog in Heaven. We will all be together in Spirit again one day.

It is wonderful that those in Heaven can be with us in a new way and still communicate with us. Talk to them out loud or in your mind. They do hear you. Ask for them to give you signs and to meet you in a dream. Your loved ones in Heaven are aware of what is going on with you, your joys, and your challenges. Those in Heaven continue to love, guide, and support you throughout life until you are with them in Spirit.

UP WITH PEOPLE

After high school, I was honored to be selected to travel with 100 young people from around the world in the wonderful singing group called, "Up with People" (UWP). The respected UWP organization began in the 1960s and was non-profit, non-denominational, and international.

UWP promoted world peace, love, unity, respect, equality, and harmony. I still strongly believe in this philosophy and try to live by it. I want to make a positive difference in the world. I want to create change by helping people to heal, grow, and connect with their Soul for greater love, peace, personal power, and well-being. As each of us connect more deeply to the love and peace of our Soul within us, the world will be more loving and peaceful.

During the Great Spiritual Awakening, most things will change, but largely for the better. There will be more love, peace, respect, unity, equality, compassion, and care for one another moving forward. We will realize we are wise, powerful, intuitive Divine Beings!

We will realize that we are all connected, interdependent, and what affects one country, group, or person affects us all. We will begin to love ourselves and love others. We will treat others the way we wish to be treated knowing that we are all Divine Beings here as Souls to learn, grow, and heal.

Your Soul came here to learn, evolve, and to remember you are a powerful Divine Being. Be the Spiritual Master that you are and came here to live as in Higher Consciousness! Spirit and I assist you to navigate the changes within you and around you during humanity's Great Spiritual Awakening.

Divine Spirit and I look forward to supporting you on your Soul's journey in a private session, program, class, or through my books.

UWP performed 2-hour shows of songs and dances daily to share their inspirational message and to entertain people. During my year travelling in UWP, I enjoyed living with wonderful families in their homes who graciously hosted us in Mexico, Argentina, and the USA. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

After my year in UWP, I earned a BS degree in Art Education with a Kindergarten through 12th Grade Certification at The Ohio State University.

The photo above is a poster of UWP Cast A that I travelled with in 1978-79. See if you can find me in the photo! I am in the 1st row, 4th person in from the right, in a white dress, with shoulder length blonde hair.