Book 8 - Blog 2 - Don't Kiss Them Goodbye

Book Details:

Don't Kiss Them Goodbye
Pages: 193
Pages read: 193
Words on page 50: 319 (29 x 11)
Words in book: 61,567 (averaged)

ISBN: 978-1-41651-132-8
Author: Alison Dubois
Published: 2005 by Simon Schuster

You know what else, Alison has been studied by a University, and a Professor, who studies those with her gift. She calls herself a Medium and a Profiler, and she has been proven to have the gift. I am guessing that this would be great for her reputation, to have that in her back pocket.

With this second blog on Alison's book, I thought I might recount my own experiences, not that there have been many, but one sticks in mind. In my short 37 years, I think I have come close to dying on two occasions. The first time was, as a 15 year old, when I was 'encouraged' (code for peer pressured) to jump off a huge mountain (about 30 metres high) into a big pool of water. The problem was, half way down, the mountin jutted out with a massive rock formation. This meant that you had to jump right out, and make sure that you missed it. Very scary, and it could have been a tragedy, especially when I slipped on take off (after a run up). I really thought I was dead, and would have hit it. Apparently, I just missed it, and was very lucky.

Time 2, I feel asleep at the wheel in a ute driving in outback Northern Territory (from a Gas Plant to Alice Springs). I was about to go around a corner, and if I went straight ahead, I was heading off a cliff, again very scary. So, I woke up just in time and pulled the ute around. I really felt like I was on two wheels, not sure if I really was, but I was lucky not to roll the ute (which was a Hilux - famous for rolling - hence the nickname Rollux), which felt like it was about to topple over as I corrected and took the corner on. What a way to wake up.

Now, was someone looking after me on both occasions, or was I lucky, or what was it all about. You tell me.

I really do believe that there is a higher power keeping an eye on us. I am not sure that I ever heard a voice at the time, or the like, but I certainly did get lucky. I quite easily could have been killed on either occasion. I do feel lucky.

Apart from all that, I have never had any other experiences with the after life, or a great aunty that died at some stage, somewhere.

Anyway, on all that, let's finish with the key messages from Alison.

Key Messages
1. If you have the gift, use it, don't ignore it - even if you use it in private, not public
2. If your kids have the gift, don't ignore them, support them and tell them that it is all ok

Not really much more to tell you, other than that Alison has made a differnence to the world, she is inspirational and I really got to like her and her stories.
 
Until next time, keep reading.
 
Jimmy

Book 8 - Blog 1 - Don't Kiss Them Goodbye

Book Details:

Don't Kiss Them Goodbye
Pages: 193
Pages read: 193
Words on page 50: 319 (29 x 11)
Words in book: 61,567 (averaged)

ISBN: 978-1-41651-132-8
Author: Alison Dubois
Published: 2005 by Simon Schuster

Yep, read the book before I started blogging again.

Would you believe it, after watching (very occassionally, really, as I am not a fan of TV) Medium (the show), I have read the book, and learnt more about Alison Dubois. Alison 'speaks to dead people' and predicts the furture. Quite amazing really, though if you are skeptical, I am not sure that this blog will convince you. I enjoyed the book, nevertheless, and there were some great examples of Alison 'gift', as she calls it.

Alison was first contacted by a dead person (her grandfather) at the age of 6. She said that she really was unaware of what it all meant at that age (understandably so, I reckon). She struggled with her parents ignoring her gift, and she said that made it hard for her to both accept her gift, and understand what it all meant. I think, based on that, that Alison was very keen in the book to provide parents with advice on how they should handle kids with similar powers to Alison. Probably good advice, if your kids speak to dead people also. I am not sure how I would manage it all, if my kids every came to me and said that they are talking to old aunty so and so who died a while ago. It must be strange.

Anyway, Alison is certainly able to substanitiate her gift, and it is amazing to read some of the stories to demonstrate her ability. The most powerful for me waas the one where a voice told her to move her bed, then during the night, a car ploughed through her wall and would have killed her, if she had not moved it. That is spooky. She also helps locate missing persons, and she has had some great results there, too.

What I found interesting was that, in the show Medium, Alison dreams a lot of the messages that she receives. In the book, she said that she rarely dreams stuff, she is just able to connect to the gift. Interesting. She consults to the show producers, to keep it authentic. In real life, she is married to an Engineer and has three girls.

Also interesting is her age - she is only 37, my age. Get that. She is a 72 baby. Any she is born on the 24th of January, me 24th of October. She appears to have done so much in her short tim on the planet. Good on her.

See you soon. Keep reading.

Jimmy