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Woke up this morning feeling GREAT!
No sarcasm this time either!
I'm sure many of you will call me crazy but I had the best dream last night.
It took place in the house I grew up in, in the room my Dad passed away in.
I had a fantastic conversation with my Dad, yep my Dad. We "caught up" on what's been going on since he died. I told him all about M and how we met, and how he got me into hockey (my Dad loved hockey, he played it before he got MS), he smiled after I told him this etc. He looked at all my pictures I have, he even saw my wedding album. He asked me about my mother, I told him what happened there, he put his head down and apologized. I won't repeat the rest of our convo, because for me, it's something that doesn't need to be shared, it was a conversation I've been waiting to have with my Dad for 15 years.
Throughout our conversation he seems "antsy", like he really wanted to tell/show me something. After our long conversation, he told me to follow him into another room, it was our living room, but wasn't, it was foggy, if you will. He put his "special comfy shoes" on and said "watch this!" and he stood up, and I got to see him walk!!! This brought tears to my eyes, and still does as I type this, in the 12 years I knew my Dad, I never got to see him walk, sure he had a walker, and braces for his legs, but he was never able to walk, he got as far as standing up and his legs would spasm. After he walked and walked, what seemed like forever, he looked at me, said nothing, but had the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face, then I felt like I was being pulled out of my dream, and I woke up. I tried to fall back to sleep quickly but I didn't end up back in that fabulous dream.
Here is where you may call me crazy. I firmly believe that I had this conversation with him. I believe he came to me in my dreams to let me know how happy he is, wherever he is because he can walk, finally. It just seemed too real for me, did not feel like a dream, at all. I could even "smell" him. I didn't even wake up sad. I woke up with the warmest feeling in my heart and it's the best feeling in the world.
Sure, most of you will probably think "well, of course, you just had a dream about your Dad, of course you're happy", while I completely respect your feelings/beliefs, I firmly believe it happened. Even if it didn't, I want to believe it because it is making today so much brighter for me I don't think anything can tear me down today.
While I obviously won't be sharing this with everyone I know, I just wanted to share this with y'all because you mean a lot to me and this was something very special for me.
Re: Woke up this morning feeling GREAT!
Your Dad rocks. What a great time for him to pay you a visit. For what it's worth, I believe that this is how our loved once they have passed reach out to us. It's the best way they can. I have been there before a time or two and know what you are talking about.
So happy for you hun.
What a wonderful experience! I'm so glad this happend for you.
That's wonderful! Thank you for sharing...I'm glad this has put a smile on your face!
I definitely believe in the power of these things...not even sure if I'd call them dreams or not. I completely understand what you mean when you say that you had a conversation with your Dad and how you feel now, that it was not just a dream. One of my closest friends and I have both experienced this. It's very touching!
Oh, honey, that is fantastic! I would be feeling warm and fuzzy all over, if I were you!
Thats so awesome! I am glad you woke up feeling great!
Thanks for making me tear up like a douchebag over here, and I am so not a crier. LOL
What a beautiful thing. How lovely for you and well deserved.
I totally believe it happened. I think that sometimes our world opens up and the other world can communicate.