I am so happy that you found your way to my Blog.  It has been a while since I wrote one but when the spirit moves me to write, bam, I write.  Lately in my daily prayers and meditation I have been given the same message over and over: and that is to write about 2012 and the evident Shift that is upon us.  So, here’s the good news:  The world is not ending…phew……….what a relief.  Or is it?  For some of you, things are not so honky dory at this moment in time.  For others, you are finally seeing the light.  It may seem as if there is No Happy Medium at this time in your life.  Do not fret, I am here.  Get it?  Happy Medium?  Never mind.  Back to the writing task. 

In extremely layman’s terms I want to explain what these changes are that you are sensing but cannot quite put your finger on.  I am assuming most of you feel that the world is changing.  This change is better known as “The Shift”.  I can tell you that this is true.  Scientifically, it appears that the physical shift is due to the magnetic reversal which is connected to galactic and solar cycles; don’t worry, I won’t bore you with all of the planetary mumbo jumbo that accompanies these truths.  However, there is also a Spiritual Shift that is upon us.  I will explain how both these shifts are affecting us in our daily lives.  If you don’t believe me, Google it.  This change is also better known as The Ascension Process or The Spiritual Awakening.  Many of these truths can be found in The Bible as well.  I was raised a Christian and when I compare the teachings in the Bible to what is happening now, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that these prophecies are upon us NOW. Some of the many highly respected Prophets have predicted this Shift from as far back as the Bible days to the Mayans to prophets such as Nostradamus.   In a nutshell, the earth is changing (and we, as a population, are highly responsible for these changes) It’s like Mother Earth is crying out to be saved.  Those who hear her cries for help are those who call themselves “The Light Workers”.  Humanitarians if you will.  The helpers of the world.  Many souls coming to the earth now have agreed to take on a greater mission to save the earth and it’s population.   If you are alive and breathing now, you have agreed to help before you were born.  For many of you, you have forgotten what your agreement was or how you were going to HELP.  Don’t worry about how old you are, or even that it’s too late to help.  Whether you are 9, or 90, your mission is not over.  Put on your seatbelt, I’ve only just begun to explain this. 

So, why are you writing this Kim! You ask?  First, my Spiritual Peeps who work closely with me told me to.  Secondly, because you asked.  Yes you.  I can’t tell you how many people are scrambling with questions.  I see it in my readings, I read it in emails sent to me and of course, just turn on the TV set and you will see it too.

Has any one noticed that psychics, mediums, and healers are popping up everywhere?  Many people are learning about the gifts or tools that they took with them before heading here to Earth.  They are learning from others how to utilize them and are figuring out a way to implement the help that is necessary to fix this mess that we find ourselves in.  Perhaps you are one of these people and I have just struck a chord or a nerve inside of you.  If so, please keep on reading.

You see, the veil between other worldly dimensions and the earth is becoming thinner and thinner.  More light from other dimensions is illuminating the Earth’s energy fields and we, as humans, are feeling it.  Hence, a Spiritual Awakening is occurring.  A tap on the shoulder, a wake-up call or a spiritual waking up from a deep sleep, if you will.  In order for these changes to occur, we must be the change we want to see in the world.   The most important cleansing is taking place in our own minds first.  Mental change always occurs before physical change can happen.

Love, brotherhood, unity and integrity are key elements to implement towards this massive shift in consciousness.  Have you noticed that technology has been a great catalyst in communicating the positive message throughout the Universe?  Thank God for the Internet.  It has paved the way for spreading positive messages of love, peace, joy and inspiration all around the world.  Social networks alone have allowed many people to connect, re-connect and last but not least, have served as a teaching platform for many to get their messages out to the world in a way that was never possible in the past.

Now for what most of you would call ‘”The Bad News”.
It depends how you choose to look at each situation.  Change? You ask?  Most people hate change and avoid it like the plague.  Change means leaving your comfort zone.  No matter how bad something is (whether it be your job, marriage, friendships or even your weight), sometimes, it is all you’ve ever known.  Or, it’s all you are familiar with.  The not knowing is what keeps people stuck in their lives and in their negative situations.  In 2012, the contract or agreement that you made before you were born is going to be put into full force and effect.  Your grace period has run out.  I don’t say this to scare you; I just tell you this to enlighten you.  You may be noticing that what used to work for you, will not anymore.  It simply does not serve your needs any longer.  If you can relate to what I am saying, then you’re not alone.  No one is exempt from living his or her true life’s purpose or mission commencing with this Shift.  The one very important point to keep in mind is that if you do not push through your fears NOW, the Universe will do it for you.  Let me explain.  If you experience something in your life now that doesn’t seem fair or if something happens in your life that you didn’t see coming, then this is God’s way of bringing you to your destiny the hard way.  Meaning that we all have free will to get there first, but, if we resist, God, a higher force, the Universe (or whatever you choose to call it) will have to put Plan “B” into effect.  I hope you understand that this means the bad will be a blessing in disguise.  So if you are at risk of resisting a change that you know deep to your core is necessary for your soul’s growth, or perhaps you didn’t have the guts to make the change.  Oh well, then it will be done for you so you can move into your new destiny. 

The change first begins with you.  I invite you all to search your souls and your hearts and visualize the possibilities for worldwide growth and spirituality.  Love is the key ingredient for this change.  In these new times, we are working towards making decisions from our hearts and not our heads.  We are urged to leave our egos behind and utilize our hearts energy source.  Do not fight these changes but instead be a part of the whole consciousness.  Remember, power is greater in numbers.  Don’t ever think that you can’t make a difference in this world.  If everyone thought that way, nothing would ever move forward in a positive direction.  Some people will change the world and some people will change their country.  Some people will change their towns, while others may change their community.  You may just be one voice to influence something in your own family.  Either way, your input does make a difference.  One change at a time, one step at a time we will certainly move towards enlightenment.  Perhaps our planet can finally be the planet that God intended it to be.  So many people pray for world peace. Let’s make it happen together.  I’m on board, how about you?

As usual, thank you for stopping by.  Check back soon and don’t hesitate to email me some topics of interest that you would like me to blog about.  Your input means a lot to me. 

In Love & Light
~ Kim Russo (a/k/a The Happy Medium)

 Let me start off by saying that it has been a very fruitful summer for me and a very rewarding one.  As I sit here and type, the coffee is brewing, the back screen door is open and a cool breeze is permeating the room. This is a clear reminder to me that summer is over and its time to get back to business.  No more vacations for a while and children are back to their routines of school, homework and extra curricular activities.  I say thank God to that.  As I sit across my picture window, I see mothers outside with their children anxiously waiting for the school bus to take them to their first day of school.  I immediately remember that sinking feeling that I used to get on the first day of a new school year, anticipating my new teachers and their personalities and how I will feel in my new surroundings. I always wondered why the summer time always represented safety to me and I look back now and I realize so many things that I would have never figured out back then. 
If your reading this blog and you were a child or have a child that you feel shares the same safety feeling during their summer break, I want to help you to understand why this may be occurring.  I want to introduce a word to you that you may not have heard before; or if you have, you never really knew the true meaning of the word itself.  The word is “Empath” which is derived from the word “Empathy” Having empathy means that you are compassionate person and one who feels not only your own feelings, but the feelings of others. Do you think that you were an EC (Empathetic Child), or do you have one? Emotions and feelings are felt from a person’s heart center and I offer the following examples to help your child keep their heart center open and healthy in order to give and receive love in their adulthood.  When a person feels emotions from their heart and not their head, empathy cannot help but follow. In fact, studies have shown that empathy is an essential life skill that is widely responsible for a high success rate in adults, even more than if they had a high IQ level. Being able to feel and understand one’s own emotions, as well as the feelings of others, can lead to a high level of self-control in today’s society.  Your EC is not limited to feeling the emotions of others who are geographically close to them but they have the ability to feel what is going on with people they love who even live far away, such as an aunt or a grandparent and they are able to transcend into time and space and connect with energies who are in another dimension.  The finest Mediums are extremely empathetic.

I receive many emails each week from people who feel that their children are psychic or “gifted”.  I am writing this blog to give you a small glimpse into the world of a gifted child.  If you think about many psychics in the world, they are also called “Sensitives”.  Being sensitive to energy is a common thread that all gifted psychics share.  Energy is very real in its nature and has been proven, over and over, in theory, that it cannot be destroyed. Everyone and everything has an energy field, otherwise known as an aura and contained in this auric field are energetic vibrations or frequencies that are very real to the (EC) Empathetic Child.  These frequencies can be detected way beyond the five senses. There are many different energy feelings that one can experience but I like to break it down to two categories – POSITIVE ENERGY – and NEGATIVE ENERGY.  Children are born innocent, without the knowledge of negativity. The world around us is what creates negative experiences; in turn it creates negative thoughts, feelings and emotions.  Being an Empath usually is genetic in families and is an amazing ability to be born with.  If you have the ability to feel what others feel, you can certainly help understand more about the world and people in general.  Here are just a few signs that you can look for to notice your child has a heightened sense of Empathy:

1.   They will often avoid large crowds such as playgrounds.  For example: You will find If there is a playground filled with children, your psychic kid will often go off into his own little world in the corner where there may be two or three children.  Because they are Sensitive to energy that surrounds them, they will often feel overwhelmed with too much activity, noise or commotion.  It can be a real problem when your child begins to go to school.  Many classrooms are over crowded these days, leaving your child on over drive until they come home and wind down.  They will also exhibit signs of shyness in large crowds but will be more talkative at home with their familiar surroundings with the familiar energy of their family.

2.   The other side of the coin can be that your child will act out physically or emotionally in larger crowds but will be more mellow in nature at home or in their safe environment.  They are only trying to find an outlet to neutralize the overwhelming flow of incoming energy or feelings that are not theirs in the first place.

3.   Often resists going to bed and constantly wakes up during the night, usually climbing into bed with their parents where they feel safe and secure trying to center themselves.

4.   Develops a low immune system and catches infections very easily, especially ear infections.  This is the child’s way of withdrawing from society for the duration of the illness in order to re-group and filter out any unwanted emotions, especially the uncomfortable ones.  The conscious mind does not do this on purpose, but the subconscious mind does.

5.   They are very attracted to anyone who needs help in a situation.  Animals and anything to do with nature is very appealing to your EC, as they are often drawn to the “Oneness” or “Wholeness” of the universe. You will often find your EC to want to save all of the pets in the neighborhood, and they usually have, or beg to have, more than one pet.  Even having a fish can bring great comfort to the Empath.  Oh, but be prepared to have an elaborate funeral for Mr. Fish if God forbid anything happens to him and make sure you are prepared to help your child grieve for as long as they need (even though you may only view it as a “fish”).

6.   EC often want to be outdoors; whether playing in the sandbox, touching the earth, or just playing in the mud, your EC will find it difficult to stay indoors, even in the cold winter months.

7.   Empaths are often very affectionate in their personality and are Peacemakers.  Most likely as your EC grows up, they will be of service to others, putting their own needs and wants aside.  Many nurses, teachers, firefighters, policemen, etc. have signed on with a soul contract to help the planet and all its inhabitants and the universe.

8.   On the flip side, your EC can have major mood swings that will have others around them walking on eggshells.  With the overwhelming feelings of others that they can experience, if it is not understood, their moods can fluctuate from one minute to the next.  They can be flying on a cloud one second and in the next second, they can be as depressed or miserable as the person who sits down next to them.

Although being an Empathic Child can have its benefits on a large scale, there are also downsides for your EC.  If they are not understood or supported by the outside world or the inner family circle, bottled up emotions can grow, which in turn, can cause a huge barriers with major walls being built around one’s inner most feelings, thoughts and emotions.  When emotions are held inside and are not released or filtered out, this can lead to explosive and crippling behavior and can result in a mental and emotional breakdown of the child’s psyche, in turn, creating physical ailments, illnesses or disease.  This is a major reason why it is so important to recognize your child’s gift of being an Empath and offering support and understanding is crucial to a healthy, vibrant life ahead.  The following are a few tools that I prefer to use to help encourage your EC to control the flow of energy, thoughts and emotions that they often capture from other people’s auric fields.

•  Make sure your child’s own emotional needs are met.  Having a healthy support system, with caring,  loving parents can give a child a solid foundation no matter what may come their way.
• Act as a positive example for your child.  If there seems to be a great deal of tension in your home with arguing and yelling, your child will be the recipient of these emotions and they will need to filter them somehow. If you keep your composure in a difficult situation and deal with the problem in a positive manner, you will teach your child how to do the same.
• Teach your child to cope with emotions, Positive or negative.  For example:  If a child experiences anger, teach him that that is not the best emotion to use to handle a situation and teach them problem solving ways to achieve more positive results.  On the other hand, if your child experiences a positive emotion, make a fuss or praise them if need be i.e., telling them that how wonderful it is that they share their toys so nicely with their siblings and friends.
• If your child is behaving in a certain way that is not favorable,  pick a focal point and have them look there (looking into your eyes is a good place to start) bringing them back to center and explain to them to put themselves in the other person’s shoes and see how they made the other person feel.  They will surely be able to master this task.
• When the excess energy becomes unbearable for your child to release and they begin to get physical or start acting out, have them do a simple breathing exercise with you.  Taking a deep breath in through their nose, counting to four and releasing the breath through their mouth.  Do this exercise with them for about a minute until they regroup and refocus.  It can help them feel more empowered and in control of the OWN feelings.
• Last, but not least, teach your child that energy is very real and although we cannot see it, it certainly does exist. Understand all you can about the human aura and how thoughts are also energy, good or bad.  That is why they say “be careful what you wish for or say” because thoughts are vibrations of energy that flow into the universe and can pick up speed, allowing for the thought or feeling to manifest into reality.  The universe does not discriminate against energy.  Positive or negative.  So be mindful of whom your EC wish to surround themselves with and if they do not have a choice, teach them to visualize an energetic barrier around their own aura, protecting them from any outside energy influences.  My favorite technique is having them visualize a bubble of white light from God coming in from the heavens,  reaching all of the way down around their feet, encasing them in an egg shaped sphere of protective light (with no holes, rips or tears).  If your child is too young to do this exercise, do it for them.  I recommend doing this a minimum of three (3) times in a day.  This impression of white protective light will take root immediately, but, the more you do it, the more effective it will be.

I hope you found this blog very helpful.  Please remember to Join me at The Bayview Restaurant In Broad Channel Queens on Saturday evening, October 1, 2011.  Check my website for details.  Also, please look for my upcoming Halloween Psychic Fair at the end of October.  Details also will be on my site.  I enjoyed spending some time with you.  Until next time, may you spread Peace, Love, Joy & especially Happiness.

~ Psychic Medium Kim Russo a/k/a “The Happy Medium”

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The month of April is usually the month of renewal.  The birds are flying up North again.  The buds on the trees and shrubs are making their appearances and most animals that have been hibernating for the winter instinctively know that its safe to return back  to nature.  As the weather gets warmer and Mother nature doesn’t skip a beat, neither should we.  Usually with the tiniest hint of Spring, we feel the urge to start our Spring cleaning.  We start off by cleaning out our closets and drawers, making the switch to lighter clothing.  We de-clutter our basements and storage space by having tag sales or garage sales and we shine up the bbq for outdoor festivities.  After we scrub every nook and cranny, we feel so much better.  Having everything clean and organized allows us to feel vibrant and alive.  Our Spring cleaning rituals get us into a positive state of mind.  Spring cleaning should not be limited to our physical surroundings.  Have you ever wondered why you feel so sluggish?  Can’t move pass certain blockages in your life?  Can’t seem to get ahead, no matter how much you think about making positive changes?  We have all heard the term “your body is your temple”?  Why not take the same attitude that you have during your Spring cleaning and apply them to the spiritual cleansing of your soul.  We must all examine what clutter we have inside of ourselves keeping us from living our best life.  Many of us are walking around with past hurts and resentments.  Bitterness towards people who have hurt us.  Living with the feelings of guilt that most likely others have imposed on us.  These are just some dust bunnies that are lurking inside of our souls.  Think of carrying around these negative feelings as extra baggage that you are dragging through your life, weighing you down.  Cleansing our physical surroundings is only a start.  If we do not do some soul cleansing, it is almost a given that the results can lead to feelings of depression,  feeling powerless like a dog chasing its tail,  and ultimately being unbalanced.  We want to be happy all of the time but this underlying clutter is always blocking our flow of experiencing pure joy,  peace and happiness.  These blockages almost always hinder our spiritual growth.  The good news is this does not have to stay this way. I am sure there isn’t a person out there who doesn’t want to feel happy,  anxiety free and much lighter, especially on the inside.  Not for just the moment; but for most moments of their life. The following are a few suggestions for doing some Spiritual spring cleaning and it can be done any time of the year.

Be your own Critic and be extremely honest with yourself:
You have all heard the expression “what’s eating you”?  Identify what inside clutter is making you have negative thought patterns which blocks the flow of feeling empowered or entitled to fulfilling your deepest desires.  Be honest with yourself.  Hold up your own mirror and if you must, ask others around you whom you trust, what they feel your trouble spots are.  Don’t get offended by their answers.  Understand that if you didn’t think there were issues, you would not have asked in the first place.  Sometimes, we cannot stay objective with ourselves.  Other people who you interact with can shed some light on how you make them feel or how you present yourself to the world.  You may already have the answers but if others agree, then at least you know that you are on the right track.  Once you know what you must work on and release, now what?

Practice a daily form of grounding & protection of your space through meditation:
I know some of you may be thinking that meditation is for yogis or whacky spiritual people who climb mountains and meditate in the lotus position.  I get it, I really do.  However, I don’t do that at all.  The art of meditating is no more than quieting your mind from the daily distractions of the outside world.  If you never attempted to meditate, I suggest you start off in a place where few distractions take place such as in the shower before you start each day.  After you lather up,  visualize the bubbles capturing any negative energies that may have entered your space recently.  Now picture the  warm water falling upon your body as a beautiful white light of love and divine protection.  Picture this light cleansing all of the dirty energy that is being rinsed from your body going straight down the drain.  You now feel clean and full of energy inside and out. Now that your energy field is clean, use this same healing,  protective light to encase your whole body.  You may see yourself in a bubble of white light;  or if you prefer, picture an egg shaped light surrounding your entire aura.  The grounding technique is similar.  As your standing up in the shower, place both feet close together.  Picture healthy roots, similar to a healthy tree, coming out of the bottom of each foot, going through the shower floor, into the ground, grabbing on to Mother Earth; stay with this feeling for a short moment.  You are now, cleansed, protected and fully grounded.  You are now ready to start your day.

Surround yourself with Positive People:
As you know by now,  I love to use analogies with word expressions.  I know you have heard the expression“If you lie down with dogs, you are sure to get fleas”  In other words, you usually attract the type of person that you seem to relate to.  Or, to use another term “Like attracts like”.  In order to change the negative thought patterns,  I suggest that you sourround yourself with people whose spiritual health you admire.  Preferably people who are centered in their life, balanced and have a positive attitude. Yes these people do exist and are out there.  Once you start thinking in a positive mindset, you will soon attract the same positive people right into your space.  Don’t be surprised to find out that most of the spiritual healthy people that you will attract have already been through trying, rough times themselves, and most likely did and still do internal cleansings.  You will soon be the one in the crowd to share your testimony of how you shifted your thoughts and others will now admire you.

Set Boundaries and know that its okay to say  “No”:
If you think about it,  we often teach people how to treat us. Are you one of those people who don’t know how to say no?  Do you have a difficult time disappointing people and therefore you feel responsible for other people's happiness over your own,?  If you said yes to this,  you obviously put other’s needs before your own.  If you are a parent,  it is very typical for you to partake in this type of mindset.  Be careful to not be an enabler.  Once you get people (even your own children)  to depend on you to do things for them, or to make their decisions for them,  guess what?  Tag, you're it.  Being responsible for other people around you can surely weigh you down,  taking away from your own happiness.  At the same time,  you totally disable that person from learning their true lessons in this lifetime.  Setting boundaries with others is one way to take back your power.  Know that you are worth it.  Instead of thinking, why me?  Start thinking, why not me?  Start adopting new patterns of thinking.  Teaching others to be independent is the ultimate act of love.  I am not saying not the help others.  When you start feeling drained and are dreading doing a certain task,  then most likely you are doing it against your will.  You may be very surprised to know that others around you may have no idea that you are feeling this way.  Communicate your feelings.  Remember,  feelings can never be wrong or right. Others cannot tell you how you should or shouldn’t feel.  Little by little, one step at a time,  doing what feels right to you is your way of loving yourself more.  When this happens,  you will be free to accept more love into your space.  With a smile on your face and a lighter heart,  you are well on your way to a healthier mindset.

These are just a few techniques that I have found helpful on my journey.  Although there are many more tools available, the point is to start today with a shift in your thoughts.  Remember, change can be good,  especially when your carrying around a much lighter load.

It is always my pleasure to share with you what the Spirit World (SW) has taught me along the way.  Please stay tuned for future blogs and for those of you who would like to receive healing messages from the other side,  please join me at The Bayview Restaurant on Friday night, April 29th and/or at Villa Marcello on Monday night, May 16th.  Details for these events are on my Event page at www.kimthehappymedium.com.  Thanks for stopping by and remember to always think positive thoughts.  God Bless and have a healthy and safe holiday.
~ Kim Russo (a/k/a “The Happy Medium)

 A question that is often asked of me is “Can anyone be a psychic or a medium”? The answer is yes to a degree. Many people can sing (at least in the shower they do) but not everyone sings like Celine Dion or some of the other great singers of our time.  The same is true with other natural born talents.  Being Psychic, or intuitive can be developed by some, but some of you have more natural born talent than others. Many of you have heard the term “Chakra” but not many people know what the term Chakra is.  Pronounced (Shock-ra) Chakras are energy centers within the body.  There are seven main Chakras and they act somewhat like psychic organs that produce and distribute energies throughout your being.  In most people the Chakras are not active hence the lack of people who are aware of their intuitive and psychic sides. The Human Energy Field or Aura is an energetic, multi-dimensional field that surrounds penetrates, and is the human body.  When these Chakras are not blocked and fully balanced, the more balanced and grounded life you will have.  Psychic abilities that are associated with the Chakras are roughly as follows. The awakening of the lower three chakras are associated with what they call "psychism", which is considered to be a relatively crude exercise of psychic abilities. This includes mediumship, the ability to dream (dreaming being considered as a crude form of astral projection), and the occurrence of sporadic psychic abilities such as the type studied by parapsychologists (isolated cases of telepathy or precognition, for example). The awakening of the four higher Chakras produce what are generally regarded as "legitimate" psychic abilities, involving the conscious use and control of these abilities. The awakening of the heart Chakra produces enhanced empathic abilities and the ability to heal. The throat Chakra leads to clairaudience, which is the ability to hear on the nonphysical planes. The awakening of the third-eye Chakra leads to clairvoyance or the ability to see on the nonphysical planes. And the awakening of the Crown center is associated both with the ability to consciously travel on the nonphysical planes and with the process of enlightenment. To spiritually evolve you only need to bring more Light into your being and this is generally done through your Seventh Chakra, otherwise known as your “Crown” Chakra.  When the Crown is awakened and opened, this energy station connects us to the source of life, God and opens our way to becoming the bearer of light to the world around us.  A Crown cannot be blocked.  It is either open, opening, or closed.  The easiest way that you can tell if your Crown is closed is if you have a lack of Faith.  People that don’t have hope or feel as if they have to do this thing called “Life” alone usually do not connect to a higher source.  Sometimes it is not their fault.  Sometimes, it is the teachings of their upbringing.  The Soul always knows how to find its way Home.  Home is where enlightenment dwells. Awakening the Crown is the natural result in balancing your other six energy centers.  Sometimes it opens spontaneously when we are in a crisis.  Have you ever heard someone yell out Gods name when something really terrible happens in their life?  Well this deep desire to call upon God (or unconditional love) is our spiritual birth connection to our soul.  When we get closer to the Source, God, or all That is, the opening of the Crown is a natural by-product of this process.  We are no longer the outsider looking in.  We begin to believe in things in which the eyes cannot see.  Faith becomes a big part of
the equation.  Without hope, there is only Fear.  Fear stands for “False Expectations Appearing Real” and Ego stands for “Edging God Out”.  Fear comes from the Ego mind, not from our hearts.  When we truly live in sync and have all of the dots connected, only then can we realize true happiness.  Not happiness that can only be fulfilled by earthly items or material things.  Instead, pure happiness that comes from the inside out.  Making decisions from your heart Chakra and not from your head or logic, will allow you to live your  ultimate"Truth".  It is always my goal to teach you what the Spirit World has taught me.  I hope you enjoyed this month's Blog.  I hope to see you at The Pompei restaurant on March 31st.  This event is almost sold out. Reserve your seats today and until next time, remember to always dance like no one is watching....

Since this month's theme is Love, I thought that I would start off by answering a very common question that is asked of me; and that is: Do our loved ones on the other side miss us the way we miss them?  Surprisingly the answer is No.  Let me explain.  In order for anyone to miss anyone, that would indicate that TIME has passed since you last saw each other.  When our loved ones cross over into the spirit world, they have the ability to see us everyday that has passed since their death.  Also, TIME is only a concept that we have here on earth.  The reason we have time in the earthly dimension is for sleep.  Yes you read that right, sleep.  The earth has to sleep (which translates into day and night). If it was always daytime, all of our crops would die., etc.  Also, our physical bodies need sleep as well.  If we stayed up all of the time, our bodies would collapse. When we are in the Spirit World (SW), we do not take our physical bodies with us, and we are not existing in the physical dimension.  Therefore, the SW is not governed by time or space.  They are not bound by the laws of gravity either (only this dimension) or earth is governed by gravity.  So what I am trying to say is that the Spirit world is vibrating at a much quicker speed than us.  That is why we cannot easily see them.  Just like electricity, or cell phone signals that are in the atmosphere, they are moving at the speed of light.  This is the main reason we cannot see fully, but sometimes it seems as if we see a shadow out of the corner of our eye.  That is our loved one trying to get our attention by coming around us. When we are in a very relaxed state, or meditative state that allows for us to sense or see the energy, more clearly, that is vibrating all around us; our loved ones. So as your loved one gets accustomed to the fact that the SW doesn't need or have Time, they are aware of what time it is here in our world.  For example: because they are always with us and watching us, they know when its your birthday, or anniversary.  Also, they can see what year it is by looking over your shoulder as you read the newspaper or type on the internet.  They also know when it is their birthday and/or when the anniversary of their death rolls around.  They can see how sad these days make us and you can bet your boots that they are around you more than ever in these trying times to console you and comfort you.  Look for the signs that they try and send your way.  You also may want to know what is the best way to communicate with your loved ones without the help of a Medium?  The following are some helpful hints that will allow you to communicate with your loved ones in the SW while being in a meditative or dream state:

• Be respectful of the Spirit World (SW). They are communicating with you because they choose to, not because you demand it.
• Ask your spirit guides to protect you during your dream time.
• If your attempts to communicate with the SW results in nightmares, discontinue trying to attempt contact
• Always say a prayer of protection and surround yourself with the white light of God
  
• Try to get into a regular sleep pattern; i.e., get to bed early and try and stay asleep most of the night
• Most Spirit contact occurs from 3am-6am.  If you are awake at this time, the connection cannot happen
  
• Do not consume caffeine or stimulants prior to getting into a meditative state
  
• Do not drink alcohol or use drugs prior to your dream communication; both can attract lower entities
• Lastly, tell your loved one in the SW that you would love for them to visit you.  Invite them to join you.
  

The SW is never far away from us.  They are only a thought away and are always trying to show us that they are okay and that they did survive "death".  Their consciousness is still very much alive.  The Bonds of Love keeps us connected.  Wherever love existed, there is a connection.  The same is true with our beloved pets.  The other-side has an Animal Kingdom the same way we do here.  Our pets who have given us so much love and companionship throughout our lives continue to love you from the SW.  They will be waiting for you when you get there, along with your loved ones.  Love is an emotion that is very real and it cannot be destroyed by death - "LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER"