The Light Between Us: Stories from Heaven, Lessons for the Living

by Laura Lynne Jackson

The Other Side, it seems, can make just about anyone a messenger, as long as the person chosen is willing to keep his or her heart and mind open to the Other Side. The policeman could have ignored his strange compulsion to give Joe a cap. Luckily, he didn’t.

when people meditate—the practice of relaxing our minds and inducing a more sedate level of consciousness—they are basically slowing down the self-referencing activity in their brains.

Spirit guides are souls who have lived on earth before (but not during our current lifetime) and are now continuing their journeys on the Other Side. And as part of their journeys, they have jobs—just as we do here on earth. Those jobs are meant to help them learn the lessons they need to learn so that they, too, can move forward in their journeys. These souls become spirit guides, and being spirit guides helps them grow. They are our protectors, teachers, mentors, and cheerleaders. They put thoughts in our heads and send us nudges, signs, affirmations, creative impulses, brainstorms, instincts, gut feelings. When we talk about honoring our pull, they are the ones who are pulling. They always want us to find our best path.