The meditation begins …..
They say everything happens for a reason – but is that really true?
I spent a large part of my working life analysing figures: spotting trends and looking for anomalies. Trying to read the ‘story’ written in figures rather than words, trying to isolate anything unusual that could represent a potential problem. I appreciated the order of a pattern and the simplicity of a natural projection, because that’s how I made sense of what was going on. As soon as I spotted something that didn’t seem to fit, I enjoyed the process of pulling it apart and gaining an understanding of what was happening. I had limitless patience because I didn’t give up until I had my logical explanation. Sometimes it was a simple mistake, human error or an indication that something fundamental had changed and the impact would need to be taken into account. So in my work life it was all about the detail.
My private life has been much the same. It’s taken a lot of ‘detail’ to get myself to the point where I am no longer a sceptic and I can say without hesitation that I believe there is life after death. What is particularly fascinating to me is the pattern of ‘coincidences’ that have helped on this journey to having my eyes opened. I instinctively want to add ‘for me’ and that also makes me smile.
In my quest to understand whether the saying ‘everything happens for a reason’ is really true, I can admit that it is a shock to me that my next step should be meditation. It was something I considered as a very young teenager when my enquiring mind was anxious to explore, but I never took it any further. Many years have passed without giving it a second thought, and then suddenly I just happened to meet someone who was skilled in teaching the art of meditation. I had gone to see him in his role as a medium and to receive messages that I knew my mother wanted me to hear. Her presence around me had become very intense.
Admitting that I had seen enough to become a ‘believer’ and having to drop the comfort of my scepticism, was like taking the lid off the proverbial ‘can of worms’. Of course I knew that would be the case and that was why I fought it for so long. So much easier not to believe … but the choice wasn’t mine. I was being pushed along my pathway of enlightenment by some very strong characters on the other side.
I’m beginning to realise that it’s easier to see the truth in ‘everything happens for a reason’ with hindsight, and as I look at the sequence of events the case builds. It took me a couple of years to find Richard Holmes, my medium of choice, after having seen him on stage once a few years ago. There were three mediums on the platform that night and although I rarely go to such events, I remember instantly feeling comfortable with him. When the time came, several years later, to seek someone out I was unable to find his contact details. Having recently moved house and eagerly awaiting the publication of my first novel, I wandered into the local bookshop to see what sort of books they stocked. As I stepped through the door I glanced at a notice board and the first thing I saw was a flyer with his picture on it. What a wonderful coincidence!
So Richard was able to pass on the messages my mother was so desperate for me to receive and I then discovered he had also written a series of books that held answers to many of my questions. He also introduced me to meditation. I have now begun a daily routine guided by Richard’s ‘Meditation With The Angels Part One CD’. You might think that isn’t particularly unusual, but I never saw myself as someone who would actually buy a CD with that title, let alone decide to include this as a part of my daily life. I was the sort of person who would walk straight past this sort of thing in a shop, with a wry smile on my face.