Living Life with Joy in My Heart
My Journey through Grief
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A New Way of Being
Knowing and experiencing JOY is becoming more real in my life. My awareness of the circle of loved ones who are with me in spirit demonstrates that I am not alone even though it might appear otherwise. Guidance and help is readily available when I ask for it. This has perhaps been one of the hardest things for me to learn as it means relinquishing control of my life. It is a surrendering to and trusting in my inner guidance. Through this process I am discovering a new way of being. It is a way that brings greater ease in living life.
A number of experiences have brought me to this place. A year and a half after Don’s transition I was awakened in the early morning by a voice that called my name. I began to write.
What is a death? It is a loss of something in your life. It is not a bad thing to have happen. It can be good and helpful to one. When something dies, something new is born to take it’s place. There are many kinds of death. There are deaths of people and there are deaths of parts of self. You have experienced this loss many times and always something has been given to you to replace the loss. Something new is born or brought into your life. Remember and learn to rejoice as this is growth for you as a soul. Create a ritual which will make this a memorable time. You are dying to what has been in your life and at the same time being born into something new, a new you, a new way of being. This is the same as what I have experienced and it is good. It is to be celebrated. Rejoice in your new life, in your new way of being. Feel the joy as I do and be at peace. Be at one with me, be at one with all things. Recognize this day as a day of new beginnings and let your heart be filled with joy and happiness. Believe that all you need is provided for you. You are a faithful child of God and God is well pleased. Be at peace, my dear.
Relaxing, being at peace, and spending more time enjoying life, living it to the fullest possible extent are now my goals. Spending time in nature, slowing down, simply watching the birds, and listening to their joyous songs seems to turn everything around and are delightful ways to learn about the rhythm of life.
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Following the sudden, unexpected death of her loving husband of thirty-six years, a widow searches deeply for her will to live and feel again. She reaches in for calm and comes out with a story of grief and body/mind/spirit reunion. Through journaling, Ruthie finds Don again and receives wisdom from Spirit. Readers who have experienced the loss of a loved one or are interested in after-death communication will find solace in the message. The author shares her story with us, compelled by her renewed desire to live, feel, know, heal, create, serve and be. “As a retired psychotherapist, I would recommend this book as an invaluable tool to help others assuage their grief. It helps make finite the gap between ‘here’ and ‘hereafter.’ Ruthie has pointed the way for all of us who have suffered losses of loved ones to share more fully in the wondrous continuation of life that transcends death.” —Sandra Nohre, PhD, Ft. Myers, Florida “Ruthie just sits down and has a good cup of tea with the reader.” Joy Johnson, Centering Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska “I found this book helpful and reassuring. Ruthie’s open heart and spirit shine through.” —Seanne Larson Emerton, licensed marriage and family therapist, Grand Island, Nebraska
About the Author
Ruthie practices holistic health, is an experienced dowser using her pendulum, and does energy healing techniques of therapeutic touch and Reiki. Ruthie has lived in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than fifty years.