I don't think I am really afraid of dying, I just don't want to stop living! :) I can relate to what Missy said, too. It really is just a transformation, but not everyone believes that - my own sister doesn't believe that the soul lives on after the body dies. Sometimes I can "feel" my son's presence and it makes my heart sing to know that he is still "around" us and sharing with us, even though we can't see him. I miss him very much, but he's with God! I think about it this way, and sometimes I get rather creative so bear with me, I picture him doing all the things he likes with everyone up there and having family get togethers with his family who "relocated" to Heaven before him. Fishing with his Uncle Bill, eating cookies at his great-great grandmothers' houses, just whatever comes to mind. They're all there, taking care of each other and that's what is a big comfort to me. By the way, Turk, are you okay? Hope everything's alright with you and your family. Love you all, angie << Hi Angie, You expressed my feelings here too. kath > Probably for many reasons do people fear death. It's an unknown and we have > to experience it alone . Many people fear being alone, or leaving their loved > ones. I guess there are many reasons, even just the fear of change. And it's > beyond our control and us humans, well, we like to be in control, don't we? > :) > angie > > << Why is everybody so afraid to die? >>

Somedays I'm more ready than others Angie. :-) I talk to my Dad too. More often, it's just a knowingness that he is near. I know he is tickled over his great-grandbaby. :-) I can just hear him laughing with joy in that chuckling way of his. :*) kath > I don't think I am really afraid of dying, I just don't want to stop living! > :) I can relate to what Missy said, too. It really is just a > transformation, but not everyone believes that - my own sister doesn't > believe that the soul lives on after the body dies. Sometimes I can "feel" my > son's presence and it makes my heart sing to know that he is still "around" > us and sharing with us, even though we can't see him. I miss him very much, > but he's with God! I think about it this way, and sometimes I get rather > creative so bear with me, I picture him doing all the things he likes with > everyone up there and having family get togethers with his family who > "relocated" to Heaven before him. Fishing with his Uncle Bill, eating cookies > at his great-great grandmothers' houses, just whatever comes to mind. They're > all there, taking care of each other and that's what is a big comfort to me.