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    her thoughts and come back to the mother that I knew, I left the
    room. We never spoke of this again.
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    Several days later, I received another visit from my grandfather.
    I was in my backyard when I felt his now familiar spirit.
    “Thank you.” I heard him say. “You and your mother have both
    helped me.”
    For first time since our visits began, I felt the warmth of his
    love reaching out to me. I assumed that I had helped him by giv-
    ing my mother his message. I was not sure how my mother helped
    him, but I supposed he needed her forgiveness and she came closer
    to this than I had thought possible. This was the first time since
    our encounters began that I felt peace with him. A shiver of energy moved up my spine and into my heart. The hair on my arms stood
    up as I felt rush of love flow over me. Then he was gone.
    Love Transcends Time and Space
    At the time I did not fully understand the impact and significance
    of this encounter, but I knew that my connection to the other
    side had changed. The spirit realm was no longer simply fun and
    games. My mother changed in a way that I had not thought pos-
    sible. If only for a magical moment while staring out the window
    in the kitchen, she remembered that her father loved her. Maybe
    more importantly through some kind of miracle that I could not
    fully grasp, she felt his love.
    My mother and grandfather came together in a way that they
    were not able to while my grandfather was alive on earth. They
    needed one another’s love and forgiveness. I witnessed a transfor-
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    mation in my mother that no friend, therapist, self-help protocol
    or positive affirmation could equal. I had never known my mother
    to express anything but bitterness and anger toward her father. I
    saw the light of hope and forgiveness peek out her of and it was
    wonderful.
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    Since my early days as a medium I have come to realize that
    being able to communicate with the other side is just part of the
    story. In the thousands of readings I have given since my encoun-
    ter with my grandfather I have witnessed a similar kind of power
    that changes lives. It heals, forgives and fills in the gaps where our human frailties keep us stuck. It resides within each one of us and is greater than any one of us. With it those on the other side help, comfort and heal us and with it we heal comfort and help them.
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    Spiritual Helpers,
    Angels and Guides
    Even though from an early age I was able to communicate with
    those on the other side, I had no desire to become a profes-
    sional medium. Although I love what I do and cannot imagine
    doing anything else, I have not always felt this way. For most of
    my childhood I knew I was different and that some considered my
    natural ability to communicate with the other side to be odd. I did not know of anyone else who was able to see hear, feel and sense
    the spirit realm in the way that I did. As I got older my encoun-
    ters and interactions with those on the other side intensified. There seemed to be nothing that I could do to turn off my sixth sense. As interesting and comforting as communicating with the other side
    could be, there was a part of me that wanted to fit in and be like
    everyone else. As I got older the idea of broadcasting my intuitive talents went against my natural reserved tendencies and I did all I could do to go in the opposite direction. You may be a bit like me.
    You too may have experienced some form of contact with the other
    side. Everyone has innate medium capabilities. Yet, many of us also hesitate, deny and do not readily claim our abilities.
    My path to becoming a professional medium has involved much
    more than refining my intuitive abilities. I have had to confront my 29
    inner fears and resistance and heal and grow in many areas of my
    life. Along the way I have had the wise and loving support of many, including those in the physical and spiritual realms. Yet, it