The Holiday-Side of a Channel . . .

Sally Baldwin, channel, medium and psychic is also a mother, wife, sister and wonderful friend. Last week, at Sally and Steve’s home in South Florida, was a small gathering—just for fun—to enjoy the season—the boat parade and the companionship of others. There was plenty of delicious food; veggies and dips—chicken wings—and nibbles. The weather was blustery, but for the most part cooperative and the rain held at bay. The 100+ boats that paraded down the inter-coastal waterway were all decked out for the holiday season and most definitely reflected their names and owners’ in personality and decorative style. From the modest, simplistic and traditional to the loud, flamboyant and flashy each proudly sailed to welcome and celebrate the 2009 holiday season!

Our Loved-Ones are Always Around Us!

To know and realize that our loved ones are always around us—even after suffering a great loss—the death of your child—is truly a miracle. But miracles do happen, if we are willing, and open up to a more universal expanded viewpoint. Maybe things are not as they seem? (At least for us who have grown up in the United States believing the memes of our culture.)

Knowing our loved ones are not only fine, but always around us, AND we can communicate with them, can shift even the deepest and most profound grief. By opening up to such beliefs and thoughts heals one and allows one to step back into a vibrant and purposeful life, able to make a difference not only for themselves, but as a living example to others!

With those thoughts, I share a quick email; send by one of our Mothers who attended the Parent-Child retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho. It was a miracle that occurred that third week in October, and Carol’s words express her healing!

The Jewish tradition for Passover is quite astute when one sets a place for Elijah at the table as a symbolic gesture—and another from the table goes to the door, opens it, to invite him in. Perhaps Elijah’s energy is already there, and if so, we can use this symbolic gesture for anyone—physical or not! All we have to do, is “open the door” and let them in!

Dear Sally and Steve,

I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful like both of you!! This was

the first holiday since Mikey's accident that I did not cry. Prior to

the retreat, I always "thought" that Mikey was with me. I hoped and

prayed that he was with me! This holiday I KNEW ,without a doubt, he

was with me the whole day!!!!! Totally different! So unbelievably

amazing beyond words! You all have changed my life forever. What you

have taught me is a gift beyond gifts! Thank you with my whole heart

and soul to both of you and Sophie!

Love and peace to you,

Carol

P.S. Go Vikings!!!

I saw Nancy over the holiday when she was in Minnesota visiting her

cousins. It was so great to see her!

Healing from Loss

“If you have been following Sally Baldwin’s Blog—you know the Parent-Child Reunion took place in Sun Valley, Idaho the third weekend in October. It was a retreat for seven mothers who had recently lost a child. The healing that took place was a miracle—and I wanted to share a couple comments this morning that the Foundation received as well as a picture of the joyful faces the last evening of the retreat!

“I am one of the special moms who has just returned from the Momchild Retreat with Sally and Steve. God bless them and all of you who are a part of this special journey."

"All of the Sun Valley Sisters have been in touch via e-mail every single day. You are in our hearts. We'll never let you 2 forget us!!!"

It is hard to express in words the transformation that happened over those three and one-half days. And I think the most important thing to realize is that our perception and awareness can facilitate in healing—a moving forward. Please don’t misunderstand, nothing can replace the physical third dimensional presence of your son or daughter—or significant loved one. For that we are forever grateful and cherish those memories, unconditional love and special bond that takes its shape in our very physical world as human beings—but to connect with your children who exist now as spirit brought such joy and replaced that hopelessness, lonely, lost and sorrowful place that resided within their hearts. In subtle shifting ways, each Mother began to realize their greater purpose—their divine mission—and the importance of their life and the message to share with others.

This gift resides in us all. Our ability to connect with our loved ones—their soul—that eternal piece of us that is always alive—whether we are here in physical form or not. What was the secret? It just takes being open to the possibility—like the Radio and Television signals—or like the internet today. We can’t see the wireless signal, but when we turn on our computer—we can connect to the Universe! And, so you can connect with your loved ones as well. The miracle is in the belief—as it was for these special Mothers in Sun Valley—ask them for yourself—or not—you can see it in their faces!

Connection to Spirit & Loved One is Just Believing

Sally Baldwin is a gifted medium. And her connection is not hers alone. It is shared with many and another seven women have learned that they too can connect—channel —with their loved and dearly missed children. It is not crazy. It is not far-fetched. And it is not for the gifted. It is for the open-minded! Not why, but why not Jerry Adler?
I recently read a Newsweek review by Jerry Adler on Dinesh D’Souza new book, Life After Death: The Evidence. I have not read the book and have no comment on his book—except to say—that the crack in the sidewalk grows a little bigger whenever someone tackles the subject of death and our outdated belief that we possess no connection. Brian Weiss, Dr. Jane Greer and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross among many others bring strong evidence to the contrary. Perhaps, we can compare this to a great athlete. Athletes absolutely know when something works. We live in a world where scientists are always a step behind the cutting edge of what athletes know from experience. Athletes often discover what works 15 or 20 years before science “proves it.”
Maybe our connection with the Otherside and our departed loved ones is similar? Perhaps, the worlds’ belief can expand enough to open themselves up to the possibility that the mind-body-soul connection is stronger than it has ever been. The signs from our loved ones sending up “smoke” signals to announce to us that they are “alive and well”, just existing in non-physical state or other dimension just outside of our physical reality. And actually, for a man that is in the throes of such grief himself (on losing his son Max)—shame on him. Who said spirit cannot exist right beside us and is not in some distant faraway place that reads like an old fairy tale? Maybe the days are dissipating, as we shift to a less-dense human being, open to the possibility of our eternal nature? It took humanity 3000 years to discover the button hole— that the button was not just for ornamental purpose—will we struggle with our connection to our departed loved ones for just as long? To some it would seem so—for others, there is no doubt. Connection to Spirit is just believing.

Parent-Child Reunion Miracle

Last week, a retreat was held in Sun Valley, Idaho. Yes, the resort was beautiful, the service first class, and the energy superb. But the thing that I’m still holding dear and still talking about was the miracle that took place for seven women from around the United States that lost children. For those who haven’t heard, it was a Parent-Child Reunion hosted by Sally and Steve Baldwin and their non-profit Foundation: Dying to Live Again.
When Kristen, Denise, Kathleen, Sandy, Judy, Janette and Carol arrived, they were still in the holding grip of sadness—that pit of yearning grief and sorrow that consumes one from your first thought in the morning until you lay your head down at night. You could see it in their eyes, their smiles and their body language. They had been frozen in time. I announced to them Thursday evening when we met for the first time, that they would be forever changed. However, they were, as we all were, unaware of the transformation in just three and a half days. I had witnessed a miracle. The staff had witnessed a miracle. The women had been the miracle! And yes, many will doubt—and cast misgivings and disbelief but just like love and just like rainbows--it was real. If you are open –it is real.
Anything that is Eternal is real. We are eternal. Therefore we are real—existing in this body or not!