“Why am I here?” I asked inwardly. I had been living in a deep spiritual state for quite some time when every door closed, and I had the choice between living on the street or staying with my dad. Dad and I had a long history of hostility. We were left with him after mom passed; he had a lot of demons and was an abusive alcoholic. I saw him through kinder and gentler eyes after I began having profound spiritual experiences, but I still didn’t want to live with him. God had other plans.
“You are here for a reason,” the inner Voice that had become so familiar to me responded, and I KNEW I was right where I needed to be.
Over the next several months, dad and I baked together and laughed while I redecorated his house. One day as he stood in the living room doorway teasing me, I knew he wouldn’t be here much longer.
A couple of months later, I lived at his hospital bedside. I read him letters I wrote late at night while he slept, sang softly to him (much to his dismay), and cared for him as he transitioned.
Even when the doctors said he was no longer responsive, I could still feel him communicating with me and felt a deep, inexplicable peace. People would enter the room and remark about the feeling in the room.
“What happened between you and dad?” my siblings would ask. What happened? What happened is that I saw him. I saw through what he seemed to be to what he always was hiding behind that dark glass, and I adored him beyond words.
He communicated with me until his last breath, and the next morning I awoke to his voice within me. It was him, but so gentle and kind that I almost didn’t recognize him. “Thank you, my daughter, my friend, my spiritual sister. I didn’t understand the importance of what you are doing, but I do now. You helped me more than you know, and now I’m here to help you.” I continued to hear him for a long time.
I have seen that we are ALWAYS right where we need to be. There aren’t any mistakes. Trust. Ask for help to see the gifts right where you are today.
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.™ 
Not just a beautiful memory, but a beautiful lesson of love and forgiveness. Forgiveness, mixed with love, helps one to see beyond all the abuse, negativity and unhappiness. It helps the abused move on and the abuser to a kinder, gentler place. This is a beautiful memory and thank you for sharing it!
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Truly a beautiful experience. For you both, sorry for your loss when you two were just getting back on the same path, but you two were together for a brief time like you said that time will be memorable even if unexpected.
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Truly amazing 🥲 🌹💗
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My beloved husband died two years ago….I miss him so so so much. Last night, he came to me in a dream! I saw him and asked, “will I see you again?” He hugged me and whispered, “we will have forever!” then kissed me and turned to leave. I asked, “is Captain with you?” Captain was his beloved dog, who died shortly after my husband did, of a broken heart, I am thinking. No sooner I asked that, he walked out the door and a little white body ran with him. Yes, Captain was with him! I felt at peace.
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Beautiful♥. I couldn’t recall my dad ever saying more than a few words at a time to me until after his transition. Then we communicated very meaningfully, and I learned so much about his life. Then he disappeared into the heart of God (Love) which is beyond description.
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beyond words………………………….I miss my dad too and I also see him at the end of his life we become friends………………………………………………….let’s keep those beautiful memories and let them keep alive with us in spirit
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