The story does not end when one leaves the stage

    

                           written by Lisa Morgan                                               2/21/2016

 

 

The sands of time will never erase the impression you have made upon my soul. ~ Lisa Morgan

It was laid upon my heart today to write this blog post. I'm not sure why. What matters is that it will hopefully touch one person out there with a heavy heart or a hardened heart.

There is always that day in your life when someone close to your heart & soul passes away from this life leaving you asking why. Why is that person dead? Why is the world still turning? Why are people laughing? Can't everyone see the anguish you're feeling, the heart wrenching agony of a love lost or a friend lost? Why is the world not stopping as I mourn? It does not seem fair.

The truth is it is not fair but your mama always told you life was not fair or she should have told you that anyway. The reason the world keeps turning, the reason people continue to laugh, marriages take place, first kisses happen, the birds sing, women go into labor with the newest arrivals to this Earth is quite simple, so simple in fact, that while you grieve it makes no sense.

Life goes on after each life passes away because it must be that way. God is no respecter of persons; meaning no one is more important than the other. Whether you are a king or a pauper, a rock star or homeless person, from America, Africa, Saudi Arabia, China, Israel or anyplace in between. no one is greater than the next to God, for we are all equal in his eyes. if everything stopped for one then it would mean that life was more important than the next life or the previous life. The only time the skies went pitch black in the mid afternoon without the sun was when Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary. The earth moaned at what had taken place as the Son of God was crucified, after the people prayed for a savior & God sent his only begotten Son to the world, they rejected him. They were foretold centuries earlier how his birth would take place & of the holiness but the people were of the world, so they refused to see Jesus as the Christ. When you are of the world or emerged in the ways of the world, then you can not see what is right in front of your face because you have the sight of the world & not the sight of grace.
When you have the sight of grace or you walk with God, having accepted his Son Jesus or Yeshua (in the Hebrew language, there is no "J" sound in the Hebrew language, Ye-shoo-ah) then you see things with more clarity, as your spiritual eyes, ears along with your physical eyes & ears are opened; whereby you see the ways of the world for what they actually are which is not of God.

I said all that to state the obvious, no one among us, before us or after us will cause the world to stop, except Jesus/Yeshua. No one is greater than the next, we are all children of God our creator. We all have the exact same opportunity to love God, to honor him, to serve him, to accept his Son Jesus/Yeshua as our savior, as God loves us all the same. We will all be judged based on our deeds. You see the world must go on, children will continue to laugh, people will still fall in love, babies will enter into the world screaming to declare they have arrived. It is just as it should be. The lovers kissing, the puppies playing, birds singing, babies cooing & children laughing are to bring hope to the grieving soul, with the knowledge that life will go on with promise. The laughter, singing, sunshine, rain & yes the screams of a new born babe entering into the world are here to bring joy to the grieving soul.

Grieve for the ones who you have lost. They will not be coming back to you in this lifetime thus you are saddened as you should be but rejoice after that knowing that one day you will again see them in heaven. After the pain subsides, one day you will smile again as you hear laughter, you will laugh as your soul heals, you will most certainly never forget those that have made a lasting impression upon your soul; this is as it should be. There is a time for everything. I say this to all who are saddened, "This too shall pass." You will find you soul shine again just wait for it.

Thank you for taking your time to join me,
Lisa Morgan
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Postmarked: Fragile Handle with Care

written by Lisa Morgan                                                                                   1/25/2016

 I suppose you could say if Life were to have a title it would be "Fragile Handle with Care". We all are born into this world small packages with no manual or directions sent with us. It would be far easier for all involved if God had seen fit to send a manual with us to guide us from beginning to end of our lives. I suppose in a way he did, he sent us a book called the Holy Bible to lead us through good times, bad times, times of sorrow & times of triumph. We need only to read his word to have guidance, which many forget that God's word is our shield against the world, sent to us to protect us.

Life is very precious & fragile, as we all know to well. You can not love with out joy or pain be included in the love process, as they go hand in hand. The pain reminds of us how great the joy has been in our love. We as human tend to gravitate to the memories of joy tossing aside the pain, whether it be in childbirth or in the death of a loved one.

How great is the love we have for each other as we walk through life? Great enough to cause the heart to ache, as if it would shatter into a million pieces if not for the inner strength you find in faith. Great enough to give one the confidence to conquer anything & move mountains for that love knows no limitations. You can not truly be alive on this earth without having loved, which means you have also experienced loss while walking upon this earth. The loss though extremely painful does allow us to appreciate & revere the joy, laughter, intimacy & the silence when no words need be spoken, that we have with our loved ones.

I write this today after having news that a classmate from high school has lost her brother who was my niece's step father. Brad was killed in a tragic car accident leaving behind 4 children & my ex sister law Tammy. I can not fully express how I am shocked by this news of Brad's passing or how grieved I am for his family. There will be forever be a void in their lives. My brother in law Jonny was also killed in a tragic car wreck 25 yrs ago & yet it feels like yesterday. My Dad passed away 8 years ago & I still get chocked up talking about it. The loss never goes away; we simply learn to cope with it. Also about ten years ago my sister law was killed in a car accident. I know that loss, as you are given earth shattering news, that feels like an earthquake has simultaneously struck, while lighting knocked you to your knees. The days, months ahead will be difficult & sometimes almost unbearable & in these times reach out to God for healing, strength & support.

 Reach out to loved ones & friends to lean upon as none of us can be strong all the time. Animosity, anger are sometimes harbored in relationships, when they go sour. It never does anyone of us good to have an unforgiving heart. We all fail & fall short of the kingdom of heaven. I have been guilty of this un-forgiveness. I had to truly seek to let go of harbored useless emotions that weighed down my soul. When I forgave those who had caused me harm, I prayed that those whom I had harmed, would also forgive me. I hope that they have or will one day. Not one among us is without fault. When tragedy strikes we must come together to heal. No one knows the loss a another feels when they lose a loved one, we only empathize with them or sympathize with them based off of our experiences with loss, each loss is different. God be with those who have felt the loss of a loved one & whose soul cries out in agony from each breath they take.

My best friend lost her husband almost 4 years ago. I saw first hand what the intense loss of a spouse can do to your soul. Time has passed by & my friend smiled, laughed and shared moments of happiness with me as we shared dinner last night. It was a blessing to see her soul shine again. Soul shine is a wonderful thing. I have friends who are expecting a child late in their lives, when they thought they would not have another child, as they are in their forties & fifties, but the child is due any day now. As one life exits this world swiftly without any notice, another life eagerly enters the world. My best friend's son got married a few months ago & is embarking on a new course in his life as a young married man, where the possibilities are limitless for the newlyweds. I spoke to a woman who in her mid fifties had given up on finding love again after a divorce & being single for almost ten years, then she found her soul mate last year & married two months ago.

  I'll send this out to anyone who might read it with a heavy heart from grief or a weightless heart enthralled in the passions of love; we do not know the day, the hour or the moment we will be called to leave this earth to join our departed loved ones & our creator God. Today one has a heart ripped from them as they grieve intensely the loss of a family member, while another has witnessed the miracle of life through a child entering into this world; at these times we feel the presence of God much greater than we do in our everyday mundane tasks of life. Appreciate the time you have with those around you with whom you cherish, for at the blink of an eye any one of us may be called to be with the Lord.

There is a passage in the Bible that reads "Be still & know that I am the Lord", which is of comfort to me because in times of pure bliss or times of extreme pain God is always with us to shine his light upon us, to share in our experiences on this earth also to guide us with his loving light.
Though we walk, we never walk alone.

My prayers are with those who are grieving the loss of loved ones. My prayers are with those bringing a new life into the world. My prayers are with the newlyweds who are starting a new life together. May we all place perspective in our lives to clearly see the importance of life, to love without holding back, to embrace joy, laughter & smiles that come our way, to lean upon others when we are not strong, to find comfort knowing God is always watching & always here with us. Be blessed each day to find the good you have been blessed with even in a bad day, for each day that we are alive & breathing is truly a good day.

Smile as your loved one tells that same old joke or story you have heard one hundred times before, place the smiles you receive in a mason jar for safe keeping in your memory bank, you will need them again one day. Let go of the anger, resentment, past pain someone had thrust upon you, it is not worth your precious time to hold onto emotions of anger or resentment, when you can not hold onto love or joy when you are clinging tightly to anger & resentment. Soul shine happens when your soul experiences bliss, happiness, joy, forgiveness. Soul shine is as dim as a candle light on a moonless night, when a soul grieves. Help those who are going through loss in their lives. These are among the good works spoken of in the bible than will make up the fine linen you will wear in heaven. The grieving process will take significant time maybe several years, for the one grieving to once again have their soul shine, be relentless in standing with them to catch them when they collapse or to hug them when they need an embrace. Be mindful to listen when that is all you can do for the grieving soul. One day maybe many days away soul shine will return, be ready to share that soul shine.

Thank you for taking your time to join me,
Lisa Morgan

Author of the book Get Beach Slapped
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