Once upon a time an exceptionally lively kitten by the name of Seven, took up residence with our family.
Mischievous.
Adventurous.
Expressive.
And very, very curious.
Seven was always up to something and kept us on our toes with his entertaining and heartwarming antics. We nicknamed him ‘Moses Poses’.
One day out of the blue, Seven threw a blood clot and was rushed to the hospital, where he remained in I.C.U. for four days. On the morning of the fifth day, the day we were to bring him home, I was on the telephone with the vet tech making arrangements to pick him up. I heard loud voices shouting in a distressing manner in the background. I then heard the vet tech exclaim “Oh No! He just died!” Seven threw another clot. This one took his life.
We picked up his tiny body that day and brought him home. We celebrated his life with a proper burial and proceeded to move on with our lives, the way we all do after losing a loved one. Life goes on and all that jazz.
Missing this frisky, enthralling feline, I lamented his physical presence each and every time I entered our home through the kitchen door.
I grieved for him every day… until that one day which changed my life forever.
On that day, as I entered the kitchen, I yearned for Seven with every cell of my body aching just to see him again. I looked around hoping he might magically appear – right there on the counter – right there in one of his ‘Moses Poses’ flopped over positions; when I heard him say “Don’t look for me. See me!”
In that instant everything changed! My perception, my pain, my longing, his absence. Suddenly and effortlessly he appeared. I could see him everywhere; I could sense his presence right there with me. I felt myself smile with joy, saw a reassuring twinkle in my eye and experienced a deep sense of connection and love within my heart.
The circle had completed itself. Seven hadn’t died. Seven had merely changed form.
His advice to ‘stop looking for him’ opened new pathways. Not only was I able to see those who had gone before me everywhere I looked, my connection with the spirit world deepened. I was suddenly able to open up in a much easier way and tune in on a more meaningful level. Connection with those in spirit became effortless and very, very rich.
Seven’s message is timeless and ageless. It applies to us all on so many levels and in so many realms. “Don’t look for me. See Me.”
Think about it, if you will…
- How often have you actually made a connection with a loved one in spirit but second guessed yourself because the connection wasn’t what you thought it would feel or be like?
- How many times have you gotten in your own way and blocked the flow of _________________? (Fill in the blank)
- How many times have you tried so hard that you found yourself creating agonizing resistance?
- How about not being able to see the forest for the trees? You want it so badly you can’t see it standing directly in front of you?
What would it take for you to step out of your own way and trust in the divine right order of things?
- What do you think that would feel like?
- How would doing so benefit you?
You may be surprised by the answers which will rise to the surface if you simply trust yourself.
I reflect back on Seven’s simple advice and feel grateful to him for reminding me that I had possessed the key all along. The key which opened the door and allowed me to move out from the room of doom and gloom, of pain and despair, into a space of lightheartedness and clarity. I had become so distraught after his death that I had forgotten I held the key.
Death has a way of doing that… of making you forget certain things.
May I remind you that you hold the key and you possess the power to experience life differently?
I suggest you start off gently and give Seven’s sage advice a go… especially if you are grieving the death of a loved one.
Rather than longing for their physical presence, feel them with you.
Listen to their words.
Take comfort in the knowing they are right there with you.
Don’t look for them. See them.
Diane Marie Ford, Certified Holistic Counselor, Spirit Medium ~ Accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.