Grieving Jack

I watched the funeral of Jack Layton on TV with mixed emotions. I cried for him like he was a friend. I didn't know him at all, except for see what he fought for. This year was the first time that I actually believed in my vote for the federal election and not throwing my vote to the party that had the best chance of being opposition to our current Prime Minister. Finally, there was a leader I truly believed in. His funeral really showed me that I made the right choice. He believes in equality for all, regardless of your ethnic background, social class, sexual orientation or where in Canada you live. Leave no one behind, a unified country. Oneness. I was amazed at how spiritual the service was, which reflected and showed me his spiritual side. I love you Jack for who you are and being another human being oriented to a better country. There was talk about making our country a better place, but I feel he wanted Canada to be a great leading country, as it once was (not viewed as the followers of US as we are sometimes perceived to be). Jack was the embodiment of the "divine masculine" energy, action for positive change. And for that, I thank him.

From my own spiritual experience and when I see clients, I know that our loved ones never leave us energetically/spiritually. My maternal grandmother passed when I was 4 years old, and yet I feel her presence all the time. I see sunflowers in special places as a sign from her that everything is ok. I hear a special song in my head when a loved one of one of my clients comes through in a healing session. It's a sign from my grandmother that she is working with me on the other side to help with the healing of my client. When I ask for help in my personal life, I feel her calm but elating energy.

So I know the energy of Jack Layton will never leave Canadians. He loved and fought for so many in this country, I can't imagine him going anywhere else to see how we move forward with his dream. So I pray for all Canadians, that they receive what they need for their grieving process and to remember that "love never dies" (as I saw Olivia Chow say to a Torontonian on TV). We can think of this great man in time of struggle and ask "what would Jack do?". Maybe he will send us a message.

The night that he passed, I could not sleep until 5 am for some reason. When I heard the news on Monday, August 22nd, it took me awhile to deal with the shock. During a quite moment, I was planning my week and I noticed that Jack passed on the 22, which is a number that represents transition for me. I also noticed that it was the 234th day of the year, which is a number that indicates 'flow of life' for me. I felt it was a message to me that his passing was meant to be and everything was ok.

I hope he is resting well on the other side, resting from the many years he has been of service to Canadians. And that he looks on us, knowing that we are grateful and that his dreams will come true one day.