They tell you in meditation to notice your thoughts, then let them go and return to your mantra, your breathing, or whatever you were focusing on in meditation. I find when I close my eyes to meditate, enlightening thoughts and insights come to me.

Right now, I’m dealing with sadness and regrets related to my ex-husband’s losing battle with cancer. So when I close my eyes, I focus on Spirit being what we all really are, not our bodies, names, personalities or politics. And when we leave our bodies, we’re merely getting out of the earth-suits we took on to interact in the physical world. Then our Spirit once again joins all of Spirit. As I experience the sadness of losing a friend, I can be grateful that soon, he will leave behind an earth-suit that has been very painful to wear for months. And his Spirit will return to Spirit. Only by letting go of the physical can we once again become Spirit — free, unlimited, and eternal.

I welcome any thoughts from others about life and death.