

I sat at your side through things people in my world would find loathsome and I did it with my head held high. His torso jerked, it was almost imperceptible, but I caught it. I had a lot of people who loved me that loved me back." I sucked in a breath and then whispered, "But as much as your world scared me, as much as our practices repulsed me, I still chose you." I know that and I know that my life was good.
WHNE YOUR LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES HOW TO
He's wondering where I am and if I'm okay and how to get me back. He's out of his mind with worry, I know that too. He'll know the difference, though, I KNOW it. "He's alive and at home and living maybe with a fake Circe. "I thought, perhaps, when I learned I had powers, I might be able to use them to go home," his eyes flashed but that was all I got so I kept on going, "but not for good. It helps us grow and empathise, and see all the little pictures that make up the bigger one we see from the omniscience of the narrator.” What is certain is that we return better, because experiencing the lives of others makes us understand their aims and dreams, their fears and foils, the challenges and difficulties, and joys and triumphs, that they face. When we return to our own life, we might return a little shaken, likely a little stronger, hopefully a little wiser. In this, we don't merely write *about* a character - we momentarily *become* them, and walk as they walk, think as they think, and do as they do. It is like a lucid dream, where we guide the outcome. With reading, we get to live other lives vicariously, and this is doubly so with writing.

If a character's life flashes before their eyes, it flashes before the author's eyes too, and he or she remembers it as his or her own. Through this, the author gets to experience multiple lives. They completely overcome the author, and only when they do this can they cause a similar reaction in the reader. What do you see? Are you honoring your higher self? Are you living the life you wanted to live? If not, you have time to change your course.“When writing, there are some scenes that are emotionally overwhelming. Connect them together and take a step back to look at the tapestry you’ve woven.

Tune in to the moments that made you who you are today. I like who I am and what I’ve become.ĭon’t wait for death to let your life flash before you. I saw how all the threads I wove grew into a tapestry of this current life, and I liked what I saw. I saw myself letting go of things I thought I wanted and embracing change even when it was hard.īy the time my “life review” was done, I felt really in touch with my inner being and my higher self. I saw the times I stayed too long, gave too much, and held on to something that wasn’t ever really there. I also saw the times I strayed off my path and went against my intuition, or the times I was duped by others. In my own way, in ways I never could have predicted, I became what my child-self wanted me to be. She wanted to be a beacon of light for those lost in the dark. She wanted to help people who were suffering. I asked myself if the life I was living today was honoring the dreams she dreamed in my youth. I started to really remember the child that I was, her experiences, her challenges, her goals and dreams. Some were times I solved a problem or had a huge shift in my way of thinking. Some were moments of victory, excitement, and joy. Some moments were sad, challenging, difficult, and scary. I started seeing my life flash before my eyes in quick snippets of activities and experiences. I closed my eyes, got into a meditative state with some nice music in the background, and I said to my guides, “Show me the moments that made me. I was sitting in my car the other day taking a break from running errands, and I started wondering if there was a way to see it all now while I’m still alive and kicking. Moments you didn’t realize were important at the time but which, at the end of your life, you realize made you the person you became. You know how they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die or have a near death experience? It’s like you get to see all the impactful moments of your life in rapid succession.
