| Many years ago, my children were raised on | | | | back again after I die, then can I come back |
| the various teachings and concepts of "magic" | | | | again and again if I want to?""There are some |
| as I was studying different religions and | | | | people who say yes you can and there are some |
| spiritual beliefs. I had come across many | | | | people who say no you can't. They say you |
| metaphysical teachings woven throughout most | | | | only get one turn at life.""Is it okay with |
| of the different religions. It was very | | | | you if I come back again?""Yeah sure," I |
| important to me that they stay authentic and | | | | shrugged, "if you want to. I don't see why |
| real. I didn't want them to ever allow anyone | | | | not.""I can come back and live again and |
| to convince them to be something other than | | | | again if I want to?""It's okay with me. You |
| the beautiful souls they already were. They | | | | can come back as many times as you want. It's |
| took to the metaphysical teachings quite | | | | really up to you."With a worried look on his |
| easily and naturally. Often they already knew | | | | face he asked, "Will you be my mom every |
| whatever it was I had thought I was going to | | | | time?""Yes, of course, honey. I'll always be |
| teach them.My four-year-old son asked me one | | | | your mom forever and ever."His face lit up |
| morning, "Where did I live before I got into | | | | with relief at the reassurance that I'd |
| your tummy to be born." He naturally assumed | | | | always be here for him. Then he asked, "So |
| that he'd always existed despite his lack of | | | | next time, can we be farmers?""No, absolutely |
| memory about life before being born. It was | | | | not."He did his best to argue the point, but |
| just after Valentine's Day and I reminded him | | | | he never could convince me to become a |
| of those cupid style angel babies that we had | | | | farmer. I always told him that I was tired of |
| seen in the stores. We had both really like | | | | working that hard and that I wanted to play |
| all of the statues, greeting cards, and | | | | more in my next life. He enjoyed a childhood |
| pictures of the little cherubs. I told him | | | | in which he believed that he could be |
| that he was one of those little baby angels | | | | anything and everything he could dream of. He |
| up in heaven before I got pregnant with | | | | never worried about running out of time, |
| him.He asked if his younger sister had been a | | | | because he had so many lifetimes to fill.Over |
| cherub too. "Yes, of course." He then double | | | | the years, he's asked many big cosmic |
| checked to make sure they had been hanging | | | | questions about spiritual and paranormal |
| out up in heaven together waiting to come | | | | topics. How is it that sometimes we see |
| down. He seemed satisfied with the idea that | | | | visions of things before they happen? How is |
| his little sister and him had both played | | | | it that we can talk to guardian angels that |
| together as little winged babies in up in | | | | we can't see and yet we can hear answers? How |
| heaven waiting for their turn to be born.My | | | | come not everyone hears them? Who's in |
| son had heard the stories of how I had seen | | | | charge? Why is it that the religions are all |
| visions of his sister for five years before | | | | so much alike and yet people fight so much |
| she finally came into our lives. He wanted to | | | | over which one's exactly right? Who's right? |
| know if I'd had visions of him too. "No, just | | | | How is it he could have memories of being an |
| this one dream where you were running around | | | | adult Native American warrior when he was |
| peeing on everything. However just because I | | | | only a young boy? Why is their music so |
| didn't see you ahead of time doesn't mean | | | | haunting? How come he sees Celtic symbols in |
| that you aren't a wonderful and amazing gift | | | | his dreams at night sometimes? Why is he so |
| in my life. It doesn't mean that I don't love | | | | attached to the falcons?He's in high school |
| you just the same as if I had seen you coming | | | | now and has studied many different belief |
| ahead of time." He sat there nodding his head | | | | systems. He's not so sure now that |
| with this wise old man's expression on his | | | | reincarnation is how it all works. He's open |
| face as he thought for awhile.When he spoke | | | | to different beliefs, but as a rather |
| next, I almost laughed aloud at his | | | | scientific type, he's really quite skeptical |
| reasoning. So, he wanted to know, didn't this | | | | and requires a lot of proof. I encourage him |
| all mean that he was faster than his sister | | | | to do his own research and find proof as to |
| and had bested her in yet another race? After | | | | what really happens after we die. He hasn't |
| all, he'd beat her by two whole years. | | | | really studied religions for quite some time |
| "Yeah," I chuckled at where his mind had gone | | | | now because he's far more interested in |
| with it all, "I guess you did." With that he | | | | studying girls and bass guitars. I'm not too |
| ran off to rub it in her face. He always took | | | | worried about it because I know that the |
| such pride in being bigger, faster, and older | | | | seeds of spirituality were firmly planted in |
| than her. As far as he was concerned, it was | | | | his upbringing and at some point in his |
| proof that yet again, he was faster than | | | | future he will again look towards the heavens |
| her.Later that evening he came back to ask me | | | | for answers as to where he was before he was |
| some more questions, "So, if I was in heaven | | | | born. |
| before I got into your tummy and I'm going | | | | |