Recently two very close and dear friends died. They were both younger than me – by at least 10 years. I was hit by painful sadness and simultaneously comforted by a belief:
Several years ago I was depressed. Life was the color of dirty grey. I was in a fibromyalgia flare and feeling helpless. I wasn’t suicidal, just weary, really weary, of pushing through the pain and exhaustion. Half jokingly I wrote to my Baha’i friend and mentor something to the effect: “I’m ready to leave this earthly plane. Beam me up into eternity”
He wrote back four words which rocked me to my core: “You are in eternity.”
- Looking Beyond, a judy-journal page, mixed media
You see, I had always assumed life here on earth as a human was separate from the “eternal realm”. I thought that after I died I would then be in eternity. It was a paradigm shift for me. It is strangely comforting to know we are all already in eternity – you, me, my friends.
Believing knowing
we are in eternity
life is never short
CURIOUS to the MAX 
Words are so inadequate when we lose someone — I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. ❤
Thank you for sharing one of your creative pages — creativity soothes the spirit!
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Becca,
Thank you! Prayers are always good – both to give and receive.
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Love your mixed media journal page! Art heals the soul!
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Whispering,
I agree. Art – any form of creative expression – and the soul are intertwined.
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I love your art! and the message is wonderful. 🙂
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Payal,
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I take your compliment to my heart.
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Very moving post. I understand what you mean by having had enough – sometimes we just want a break from the stress and misery we’re living through, not wanting to commit suicide or even necessarily to be dead, just wanting a different reality.
The painting is beautiful. You are an exceptional artist.
I hope you have plenty of good days where you feel well, but I know fibromyalgia is extremely painful.
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Shari,
I particularly like how you said it: “just wanting a different reality” My struggle is always to accept my reality, learn from it and grow and not to always yearn for it to be different. Yet, I do believe what you said is so true and perhaps the hope of a different reality is what keeps us all from not sinking into despair.
Thank you for the “exceptional”!
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I love the message. It’s inspiring. I love the art, though not sure if it is inspiring or unsettling. Or both.
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Chuck,
Thanks for the “love” comments. (I can never get too much love!). Never thought of the art journal page as inspiring AND unsettling but now that you pointed it out, I think you’re right – it’s both, just like life.
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