Several years ago, after my mother had died, my father had
predeceased her, I was very depressed. I would walk my
dogs two to three times a day to "think" and kind of get
rid of anxiety I had, especially at Christmas time.
One particular evening about 10 pm, I was walking, and as
I got close to home, mind you it was pretty warm, about 80
degrees, well my Husky got all frisky, and started dancing
in circles and whining, something he did when he saw
someone he knew. My mother loved the Husky very much.
Well, the dogs, the Husky, the spaniel, and the pit/mix,
all started barking at something ahead of me. I walked
ahead and entered an invisible cold mist that was about 10
feet wide by 20 feet long, the air outside of the cloud
was warm. I smelled a strong odor of the after shave, 'Old
Spice', which was my father's after shave. My only dog
that knew my father was the spaniel yet the other two dogs
were excited to enter this cloud. I felt very calm after
I proceeded ahead out of this misty cloud, as if my
parents were somehow this cloud and going for a walk as
well. I still get a little sad during the holidays, but I
feel that the dogs knew that these were the spirits of my
parents and everything was okay and not to worry.
My father's favorite song was Petula Clark's 'Downtown',
and whenever I think of my dad, that song will appear
suddenly on the radio. One time it was the first song on
the radio alarm on a station that primarily plays rock.
Another time it came on the radio when I parked the car to
place flowers on my parents' grave. It is kind of a
reminder to not worry, there is peace for loved ones who
have died. Holidays are indeed hard to get through
without loved ones around, but when inexplicable events
occur, they help you accept their passing.
D. Wethington,
Pt. St. Lucie, Florida
Contact me here: Reefedge@Yahoo.com
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