Great Shift Blog #40 On Death

Published: Thu, 05/23/19

Great Shift Blog #40 On Death

May 23, 2019

Dear fellow travelers,

Spirit seems to throw one curve ball after another. Upon full recovery from the pneumonia that I shared about in the last Blog (#39 Through the Refiner's Fire) my attention is focused on the aftermath of a tragic death in the family and the gentler ending of life of a dear Lightworker friend.

Mikey. Ten nights ago the partner of my daughter Kit, and father of my 20-month-old granddaughter, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while he was bicycling home from work to our 3-generation family homestead. Can there be any sense in such a horrific event?.

Anna. My dear friend Anna Baldwin, and sister in multiple lifetimes, is in the final stage of hospice care in an assisted-living facility in Virginia. If I were to identify a single person who had a pivotal role in my own journey of healing and spiritual awakening it would be Anna. She has lived a full and meaningful life of service to humanity and the planet, yet the sadness I feel of pending loss is palpable.

Divine Order in a Painful World. In my understanding of multidimensional reality there are no accidents. All that happens serves a divine purpose, yet the devil is in the details arising from the free-will choices that we humans make. In my last blog I spoke of a new level of integration taking place between the bio-personality Russell and the universal russell. Right now, despite the integration, Russell is really hurting, yet things would be even harder without the sense I have of the presence of the russell aspect.

Dealing with Grief. The grief I am feeling is very personal, yet there is a universal grief in the air arising from the harm we humans do to each other and to Mother Earth. As I observe the way I am handling the grief, four things have been helpful:

1. Keeping an Open Heart. The shock was intense when Bonnie and I were awakened from a deep sleep by a deputy sheriff who gave us the news of Mikey's death so we could be with Kit and granddaughter Robin after the deputy and coroner had to leave. The rest of that night it took conscious focus to keep my heart open. It helped that at a cognitive level, with input from universal russell, I knew that even though the bio-personality saw no sense of what had happened there was a larger divine picture that I was unable to see.

2. Tears are Healing When They Flow Freely. It doesn't take much to trigger them, and my tears have been flowing freely. They are sacred.

3. Feeling Gratitude. Mikey's death has brought the extended family together in ways that I would not have thought possible. The outpouring of love, caring and support from friends and the larger community has been amazing. I am grateful.

4. Creating Positive Outcomes. As a memorial to Mikey a night bike ride has been organized by the Bloomington Community Bicycle Project to raise public awareness of bike safety. Mikey was killed on a state highway and Mikey's death has been a catalyst for me to explore ways that the highway can be make safer for biking. Tragic events can be given meaning by responses that decrease the likelihood the event will happen again.

Honoring the Unsung Lightworkers. These are challenging times for those who have come to Earth with a mission to be of service. It is only in Mikey's passing that I have realized how many lives were touched by his shining spirit. Anna is one of many I know whose spiritual journeys have been, and continue to be, challenging. Those with an interest in knowing a bit more about her, I have created a GoFundMe campaign for her: https://www.gofundme.com/endoflife-expenses-for-an-unsung-lightworker.

In the meantime, the shift is happening. Hang in there. Stay grounded.

Blessings, Love and Light,

Russell

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