The Handbook of Moving on or How to Survive When You Die!

By Karen Moss

Follow the story of a diverse group of people after they pass on or die. Discover their stories—what has happened to them and what may be about to happen. Follow on further with some of them while they attempt to make sense of their earthly lives and how their existence carries on, sometimes in unexpected ways.

What they discover may be thought-provoking, challenging, or comforting. To you, the reader, this may depend on what your hopes and fears are, not only about death but about lessons in life.

Read on and hear messages sent back to loved ones, or not-so-loved ones, left behind. Some of these messages may make you laugh, some may make you cry, but all will make you, the reader, think.

The story is one-third imagination, one-third experience, and one-third reported stories from people encountered in daily life over many years. Enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Apr 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781984589316

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Copyright © 2019 by Karen Moss.

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CONTENTS

Section 1   First Steps

Section 2   Making Sense Of Earthly Life

Section 3   Messages

Section 4   Conclusions Or Perhaps Not?

Section 5   Heartfelt From Heaven

Acknowledgements

Read me, however …

Read me quick or read me slow

Read me, please, and I will show

A peace to you that you will find

And it will open up your mind.

Read me when you are alone

Think about what you’ve been shown

Within this little book of dreams

That lights up life and all your schemes.

You may not understand at first

But when your mind grows such a thirst

For knowledge, faith and hope of life

Beyond this one of work and strife.

Settle down and think so much

About God’s love, about God’s touch

Upon us all both now and then

You will know all, you will know when.

Our time has come to leave this place

And show to Him your faithful face.

The love that then will come to you

Serenity will see you through.

About this piece of writing

I am so lucky to be able to communicate this way with you. If you have an interest in life, death, and the whole concept of what happens when your earthly life is at an end, then this handbook is for you. I am very happy and settled while I write this. I hope that if you take the time and trouble to read on, you will come to feel the same way.

The only real problem is to know how, where, and when to start. Do I tell you who and what I am, or do I wait and see how it unfolds? I am a bit of a butterfly brain at the best of times, so you may have to bear with me as this writing grows. I am writing from within, from the soul, and from the pure happiness that I now know.

I have to make a decision, so here goes.

The beginning –

I died. That must seem a funny place to begin, as most people regard death as an ending, not a beginning, but that is where all the good stuff starts. I, like most people, was scared of dying. However, when the time came for me it was a very different experience from what I was expecting. It had an element of déjà vu about it, which turned out to be for a very good reason—this was not the first time I had died. However, on this occasion, I was given the gift of sharing the experience with all of you.

I’m still uncertain why I was given this opportunity. Perhaps it was because I had been thinking a lot about death and, indeed, life after death during my lifetime. This must have been because many of my friends, acquaintances, and relatives had lost their lives at a young age. Another reason may be that many people close and important to me lost their lives when I was at a young age.

One of the important lessons I have learned during the experiences I am going to tell you about is that it is necessary to take some things at face value.

There are, it must be emphasised, things that I am not permitted to share with you. This is beyond my control, and if I try to go to forbidden places, I feel that the privilege of communicating with you will be taken from me. Some things must be left in the unknown arena and left for faith to play a part. If this is abused, the very unique human condition may be fundamentally changed.

Honesty is the aim as I write. Openness as well. In return, as you read, try and be honest about your thoughts and feelings and that you ensure you keep an open mind.

What I think -

I had always had a belief in God, and had gone through a phase where I had gone to church regularly. However, I couldn’t always agree with the interpretation of the teachings by man. Alongside this, the power that the church rulers gave themselves appeared, at times, to be at loggerheads with the underlying principles of the teachings of whichever religion they purported to represent.

Also, it seems that one of the major causes of wars around the globe is based on religion and religious differences. Look at the Crusades in the past, the contemporaneous wars of the time of writing, and I need say no more.

Despite not subscribing to one particular form of religion, I still believe in a Higher Power—well represented by the twelve steps used by recovering addicts. Alongside this, there is the Serenity Prayer that brings so much focus when adhered to.

To me, something I think of as fundamental faith is so obvious and so simple. There is a Higher Power that all religions worship, albeit using differing semantics. I do believe that Jesus is the Son of God along with all the other icons such as Mohammed. If the names of such icons are used together, are the underlying beliefs so different?

If you choose to read on, this will become much clearer. I also know that this will upset the more traditional believers of whatever religion is followed, but I make no apologies. This is my writing, and I reserve the right to tell it how I see it.

About death itself –

I really think the English word death is harsh and conjures up only negative thoughts and ideas. It implies that things to which it is applied are final, finished, and over. The truth, however, is far from this. From now on, I will use a different term most of the time: moving on.

The semantics are strange in themselves. We say someone is dead—present tense. Therefore, he still IS something. It can be argued that language should have reslolved this. If there is nothing after this life, then he no longer has life.

About this handbook–

The handbook that follows is designed to be easy to read. It is peppered with personal experiences and reflections. This may help to enhance your enjoyment. It is divided into several sections: First Steps, Making Sense of Earthly Life, From Them to You, and finally, Conclusion or Perhaps Not?

Read this whichever way you like—straight through like a novel or pick it up and put it down; there is no right way or wrong way.

If reading this helps or inspires just one person, then it has done what it sets out to achieve.

IT’S TIME TO BE MOVING ON …

The sun will rise again tomorrow,

I shall see it too.

I may have gone a long way, but,

I’m never far from you.

Where I am is wonderful:

All bathed in golden light.

I wish I had the words to show

How wonderful the sight.

You see, as you move on from earth

You leave your life behind.

You may be scared, as I was too

But don’t be, you will find

That there are many gone before

Waiting there for you.

Anyone who left this life

You’ll meet with them anew.

You’ll be with them a little while

You’ll smile, talk, and cry.

You then must turn away and go

With guides, to see just why

Your life has gone the way it has

The pathway that you chose.

It answers all the questions

That on earth nobody knows.

This is where you see your life

The impact that you had

On people and on circumstance

It may make you quite sad.

But as you talk and listen too,

You’ll come to realise

That all of us have things to say

About our earthly ties.

The key to this is honesty

Admit your faults and sin.

Your gifts and goodness will come through

And then you’ll find you’ll win

That cherished prize of happiness

For all eternity

In God’s great love and nurturing,

Just you wait and see!

SECTION ONE

FIRST STEPS

1. Never be scared of moving on.

This is so much easier said than done, human nature being what it is! It is understandable to be scared of the cause of moving on—illness, violence, or trauma—all are anxiety provoking. However, the final result is wonderful!

MY EXPERIENCE:

It is so