"The treasure wasn’t what was inside of it. It was what came from emptying it."
Idk how this was months ago, but also a memory with the clarity of yesterday. I've been waiting for the timing to be right for you to be able to write about this, and I'm truly happy to see you finally here.
Sometimes the universe just has to clear the outbox. That was one hell of a weekend. ❤️
It’s been a um, let’s say hectic - few months. I know I’ve been avoiding my life lately by spending all of my free time playing games on my phone. (I haven’t had much free time, but what I’ve had. When I KNOW I should be doing other things.)
I think I needed to read this
today. Just a couple of hours ago I read something by Mary Oliver that also mentioned a box. “Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to figure out that this too, was a gift.“
It was just something I happened across. But now I’m thinking I need to go through some boxes. (That haven’t been looked at in decades, some of them.)
“The veil between us and whatever lies beyond had thinned to bring the people I loved closer to me.”
Just beautiful.
I lost my mom in June and a friend (whose dad passed several years ago) recommended a book called “Signs” by a medium named Laura Lynne Jackson. It’s a little more woo-woo than what I’m used to, but my friend said it helped her when her dad died. The main point of the book is to be open to signs from the universe and you’ll see them everywhere. I do believe that. The book is filled with similar stories to yours but none of them touched me as deeply as yours did, I think because I “know” you from around the table. I’m so happy you had that breakthrough and that you shared it with us so eloquently.
I loved reading this, and the messages sent from the universe - the veil between here and there is very thin - we just have to tune in. So happy for you, thank you for sharing. Warmed my heart, confirming my own healings too.
Wow! This was great! Really great. You had me at, not “feeling” healed acceptance, but “state” of healed acceptance. Mind blowing, because it changes everything. So proud of you, for moving the boulder and returning yo share your journey with all of us. It’s exciting to see the words flowing out of you. You’re a good man, Mike. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to be subscribed and enjoy your writing. Good reads from a GOOD man! Thank you!
What a profoundly moving share. The way you described not just the act of healing, but arriving in a state of healed acceptance — not fleeting, not fragile, but permanent — gave me chills. It takes enormous courage to sit at that kitchen table of the soul, turn over each jagged piece, and release it with love. What you’ve written here feels like a map for others carrying their own boxes of darkness.
It reminded me of Rumi’s words: “Try to accept the changing seasons of your heart, even if you have never seen them before.”
You’ve shown that when the last piece is set down, the season shifts… not back to what was… but forward into something entirely new. And in that lightness, love walks with us again.
Thank you for putting this into words. It’s a gift.
10/10. All of it. Having had more of those “connection” experiences than I can count, the liberation from doubt and angst is like getting into a pool of healing waters where you can just exhale and let it all go. ¡Felicades!🥂 BTW. I got that “hair standing up” feeling when I read about the key. I am also a member of the 813 club.
I loved this so much. My father died when I was 27. There was a lot of pain and guilt in that loss. I don't have a moment I can point to where I put down the weight of that loss but a few years ago I realized I could talk about him and it made me feel better and not worse. That thinking and talking about him gave me peace. Then last year when you told the story about the songs the next day I asked him for a song and it played. It was a song my daughter wanted to hear and I wasn't thinking about what song it was but only that she wanted to hear it. But then as it played and I felt like he was there I thought this song is September which today is my birthday so it felt like he was like of course I will. It was kind of the capstone of feeling healed.
I'm glad you found your state of healed acceptance.
The messages from the beyond are so powerful. One early morning I was sitting on the edge of the bed to get my bearings. I was getting up to feed my newborn daughter. As I sat there I caught the scent of my mother’s perfume. She had died seven years earlier, yet in that moment I knew she was there with me. We didn’t always have a great relationship, but in that moment I felt the love. Like you, I found this message from my mom to be balm on my tired soul.
I absolutely feel like we've all been on this journey together. We are all carrying so much pain and looking for that elusive healing - that is surrounding us all the time.
"The treasure wasn’t what was inside of it. It was what came from emptying it."
Idk how this was months ago, but also a memory with the clarity of yesterday. I've been waiting for the timing to be right for you to be able to write about this, and I'm truly happy to see you finally here.
Sometimes the universe just has to clear the outbox. That was one hell of a weekend. ❤️
He’s baaaccckkkkkk…………..
And so am I.
It’s been a um, let’s say hectic - few months. I know I’ve been avoiding my life lately by spending all of my free time playing games on my phone. (I haven’t had much free time, but what I’ve had. When I KNOW I should be doing other things.)
I think I needed to read this
today. Just a couple of hours ago I read something by Mary Oliver that also mentioned a box. “Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to figure out that this too, was a gift.“
It was just something I happened across. But now I’m thinking I need to go through some boxes. (That haven’t been looked at in decades, some of them.)
Dammit, Mike. You’re lucky I love you.
Thank you. I guess.
❤️
Without the noise we can hear. Your words shine!
“The veil between us and whatever lies beyond had thinned to bring the people I loved closer to me.”
Just beautiful.
I lost my mom in June and a friend (whose dad passed several years ago) recommended a book called “Signs” by a medium named Laura Lynne Jackson. It’s a little more woo-woo than what I’m used to, but my friend said it helped her when her dad died. The main point of the book is to be open to signs from the universe and you’ll see them everywhere. I do believe that. The book is filled with similar stories to yours but none of them touched me as deeply as yours did, I think because I “know” you from around the table. I’m so happy you had that breakthrough and that you shared it with us so eloquently.
I loved reading this, and the messages sent from the universe - the veil between here and there is very thin - we just have to tune in. So happy for you, thank you for sharing. Warmed my heart, confirming my own healings too.
Wow! This was great! Really great. You had me at, not “feeling” healed acceptance, but “state” of healed acceptance. Mind blowing, because it changes everything. So proud of you, for moving the boulder and returning yo share your journey with all of us. It’s exciting to see the words flowing out of you. You’re a good man, Mike. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to be subscribed and enjoy your writing. Good reads from a GOOD man! Thank you!
You have a way of connecting everyone, you bring us all together. I'm happy you're where you are now.
What a profoundly moving share. The way you described not just the act of healing, but arriving in a state of healed acceptance — not fleeting, not fragile, but permanent — gave me chills. It takes enormous courage to sit at that kitchen table of the soul, turn over each jagged piece, and release it with love. What you’ve written here feels like a map for others carrying their own boxes of darkness.
It reminded me of Rumi’s words: “Try to accept the changing seasons of your heart, even if you have never seen them before.”
You’ve shown that when the last piece is set down, the season shifts… not back to what was… but forward into something entirely new. And in that lightness, love walks with us again.
Thank you for putting this into words. It’s a gift.
I enjoyed this article very much. I love how messages arrive just when they are supposed to.
10/10. All of it. Having had more of those “connection” experiences than I can count, the liberation from doubt and angst is like getting into a pool of healing waters where you can just exhale and let it all go. ¡Felicades!🥂 BTW. I got that “hair standing up” feeling when I read about the key. I am also a member of the 813 club.
I loved this so much. My father died when I was 27. There was a lot of pain and guilt in that loss. I don't have a moment I can point to where I put down the weight of that loss but a few years ago I realized I could talk about him and it made me feel better and not worse. That thinking and talking about him gave me peace. Then last year when you told the story about the songs the next day I asked him for a song and it played. It was a song my daughter wanted to hear and I wasn't thinking about what song it was but only that she wanted to hear it. But then as it played and I felt like he was there I thought this song is September which today is my birthday so it felt like he was like of course I will. It was kind of the capstone of feeling healed.
I'm glad you found your state of healed acceptance.
Wow, you’ve had quite the journey. I’m glad you experienced it and begun writing again.
The messages from the beyond are so powerful. One early morning I was sitting on the edge of the bed to get my bearings. I was getting up to feed my newborn daughter. As I sat there I caught the scent of my mother’s perfume. She had died seven years earlier, yet in that moment I knew she was there with me. We didn’t always have a great relationship, but in that moment I felt the love. Like you, I found this message from my mom to be balm on my tired soul.
I absolutely feel like we've all been on this journey together. We are all carrying so much pain and looking for that elusive healing - that is surrounding us all the time.
I… have no words. Because there are too many. Love love love this.
There’s so much I want to say I don’t know where to start. But one thing I can say:
I know the veil. I know how it feels because I’ve experienced it, too.
It was the day my mother died, the moment I walked into the room and found her, to be exact.
The most transcendental, metaphysical moment of my life.
So I know exactly what you mean when you write about it.
Oh, and when do you think her birthday was?
You have one guess.
#CyclesRepeating
❤️
"Empty yourself of your darkness and what comes is not a light but a lightness."
YES!!! And the lightness is so much better than the light. It means we can breathe again. Bravo, Mike! Bravo! 🩷🤞🏼