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Old 04-03-2016, 09:12 PM
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To Heaven and Back

My friend invited me to her church to hear Dr. Mary Neal speak today. She is an Orthopedic Surgeon who had a Near Death Experince while kayaking in Chile back in 1999. She wrote the book To Heaven and Back and her story is very inspirational.

She shares what she sees, but her message was one of faith and in truly believing. It was also one of gratitude for all that we have in life, family, nature, and she challenged each of us to begin journaling about the difficulties we have faced in life: losses, illnesses, addictions, and to look deeply at how there is beauty in each situation, even if it is difficult to find right away.

I am looking forward to reading her book, and actually found a brand new journal to just start doing some deeper introspection and also to think about the amazing life that surrounds each of us.

I know not everyone believes in a higher power, but I thought I would share this with you in case any of you want to read her book, or do some souls searching of your own as part of your recovery.

Hope you all have an excellent start to the work week.

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Thank you for sharing this Delilah.

Dr Neil sounds like an amazing woman; I am definitely interested in reading her book.
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Thanks for this. I'm a a complete nerd so this has been added to my "buy later, don't beat yourself up if it takes a year to finish"

Still working on "A Reader's Companion to the Lord of The Rings"
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Old 04-03-2016, 09:24 PM
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Thanks for this. I'm a a complete nerd so this has been added to my "buy later, don't beat yourself up if it takes a year to finish"

Still working on "A Reader's Companion to the Lord of The Rings"
I'm a nerd too, reading is my happy place. I always have a stack of books waiting. I am excited to read this one, and I am even nerdier because I had her sign it.

#proudnerd

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That's very cool!

#proudnerd here too.
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That's very cool!

#proudnerd here too.
We can start a club!
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Old 04-03-2016, 09:38 PM
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Be prepared. Most o f my reading experience with that stuff have been laughably stupid arguments about the proper pronunciation of "dwarfs vs dwraves"
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Thanks for sharing that Delilah

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Old 04-04-2016, 02:08 AM
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That's Amazing x
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Old 04-04-2016, 04:08 AM
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Sign me up, I'm a nerd, too!

Thank you for your post and reading recommendation, It sounds very inspirational!
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I'm so excited to read this book! I'm headed to library today! Thanks for sharing darlin'. Proof of heaven is an awesome book too! Yay to the nerd book club! Happy Monday!
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I'm watching heaven is for real tonight with Mrs sw as my neice recommended it and the DVD arrived last week so tonight's the night we watch it the trailer moved me


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