The Truth About Death

I lost my dad a few months ago. There is such a strange turning point in our lives when we lose a parent. When the reality that my dad is now gone, was an awakening moment for me. I mourn his death and miss him in my life.. but I am also sad for him that his life is over.

People say things like "he is in a better place", which may be true.. but we don't know for sure. Of course, we all want to think there is a continuation of our soul after leaving this life. It was from this place of sadness for my dad that his life is over, where I began to question my own mortality and life after death.

The truth about death is we don't know the truth.

Death is something we as humans all have in common, yet not everyone agrees on their perception of what happens at death. If you are religious, you have beliefs that you learned. Most of the religions have a strong viewpoint regarding death. Nearly all the religions believe in afterlife, reincarnation, heaven and hell, or soul. Religion is a major part of life and death. In fact, the concept of death in different religions differs a lot. For instance, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism have discrete opinions about death and what comes after.

The thing I have always questioned is how one certain religion could be right and another wrong?

When I was a little girl, I feared death. I remember laying in bed at night wondering what happened after death and scaring myself with thoughts of just vast blackness and nothingness. Was this in part due to the fact that I wasn't raised in a religious home? Some might say not having been taught a certain religious concept could be why. Maybe.

I just never felt content putting myself into a certain religion's box of ideals. Which is why recently I have found myself going down a spiritual path. The idea that we are all individual souls connected to one Source living a life (or many lives) here with meaning and purpose for our soul's growth resonates with me. It has certainly lessened my fear of death but hasn't stopped me questioning what exactly happens after.

Is being religious or spiritual just our human way of comforting ourselves into believing that we have a soul and it lives on after we die?

Last month I had an amazing experience I will never forget. I was in a live broadcast with a psychic medium in a Facebook spiritual group I am currently in. Now, before you think oh here we go with the woo woo stuff.. I was skeptic too at the beginning. All I did was ask if there were any messages from my dad and the things she said just blew me away. There were so many personal things about my current life and my moms that were so specific, that I was convinced it had to be real. It gave me such comfort knowing my dad actually might be in a better place and his energy was always with us.

Are psychics able to tap into the truth about what happens to us after death? I will leave that up to you to decide. I choose to keep an open mind even though I realize I will never know the absolute truth until I join dad on the other side.