Josie Varga, is a published author and is currently writing another book about after death communications. That’s how we met. She called me wanting to feature me, amongst others, in her book. We quickly became phone friends, and I have often been a sounding board for her ideas for her book.
The other day Josie called me wanting to vent. She told me that she received an e-mail that morning that moved her to tears. It was from a parent who will also be featured in the book. She told Josie that telling her story really helped her, and she’s sure that Josie’s book will help a lot of people who have been touched by death.
The same day Josie had lunch with a friend she had known for years. Josie and her friend were discussing the book and her friend’s reaction shocked and upset Josie. It was totally the opposite from the woman who wrote the e-mail. “Why would you believe these people?” Josie’s friend wanted to know. Josie told her about the readings I gave her and how I helped her with the ghost in her home.
“Oh my god! Now you’re becoming friends with these people?” her friend wanted to know, looking at Josie as though she had lost her mind. Josie was really hurt by her reaction.
“Josie, here’s the deal,” I told her. “You have to develop a thick skin. Look, you didn’t choose to write this book, anymore than I chose to be a medium. You were chosen by God to write this book, just as I was chosen by God to be a medium. You can’t let this one person discourage you from writing your book. The world is waiting for you, it’s waiting for your book. God is waiting for you.”
When people ask me what I think of skeptics, I honestly answer, “I don’t.” People come to see me all the time who are skeptical. In fact, I encourage “open-minded” skepticism. There are a lot of people out there who are claiming to be psychics and mediums who are deluding themselves, and others. A fair amount of skepticism is necessary to protect yourself from people in this field who might otherwise take advantage of you.
Besides, it’s been my experience that most skeptics are armchair philosopher’s who don’t want to learn that they may actually be wrong. What they are interested in is defending ideas they have without bothering to put them to the test. I don’t try to prove anything to them, because I don’t have to.
By the time we hung up, Josie was laughing and determined to finish writing her book despite the opinion of naysayers, which I assured her would come out in droves once her book is published. When that happens, I’m sure I’ll be getting a lot more phone calls from her.
What dreams do you have that you’ve allowed someone else’s opinion, someone else’s skepticism to stop you from fulfillng that dream? If you have a dream that keeps nagging you, that won’t let you go, it might be because it’s because God, and the world, is waiting for you to quit listening to the skeptics and start listening to your heart.
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