THIS MORNING I WOKE UP DEAD
BY
MINDY LARSON
Date Published: 11/12/2013 - Re-Launch
Paranormal Romance
What would you do? What rules would you break to be with your soul
mate? This morning Hadley Christensen and Dominic Morris woke up living
their dream lives. They are engaged and each has promising careers in
the medical field. They are happier and more fulfilled than they have
ever been, and they are ready to begin their happily ever after.
Sadly, on her way to work, Hadley is in an accident. Before taking
her last breath, she realizes she is already dead - and everyone on
Earth is too. Now Hadley and Dominic must each find a way to live
without one another. How do they continue when they are two parts of one
flame?
Hadley is given permission by the Masters to contact Dominic in the
hopes he will also realize he is already dead. If Dominic can open his
mind to hear Hadley they can be together forever. Is Dominic ready to
give up life the way he knows it?
FAVORITE QUOTES
1-“So, you're probably wondering how did I
die? Well, the better question might be: when did I realize that I was never
alive?”
2-“Think of Earth as one enormous waiting
room. On Earth, we can do all the things needed to learn and grow for the next
cycle of life. Life on Earth is a practice run. A dress rehearsal. While we're
on Earth we can play. Love. Find our talents. Those who are smart, use them.
It's a pity that not near enough of the population do. Most waste their time on
Earth gossiping, arguing, spending too much money, worrying about anything and
everything. We cause pain. To ourselves and others. The opposite of living. Why?
I don't know. What I do know is that love, being happy, and feeling gratitude
for everyone and everything is all its really
about.”
3-
“Logan steps over and around the bugs but through the kids, making the red head
shiver. Seems sort of backwards to me, avoiding bugs in favor of passing
through children. But who am I to judge?”
4- “I feel
like I’m living in a science fiction book where every one hundred and nine
minutes I must push a button or the Earth will explode. But that button is
pushing a bottle or some other kind of baby food into Ruby's mouth.”
5-“A chill
passes over me. I physically wince, wondering what is going on. Why does this
keep happening? Maybe there is an air conditioning vent above me. I look up and
there isn't one that I can see.”
6- “With my
next few steps towards the Disneyland gates, I decide that my name is now,
Scott, Scott Salisbury. I am an art teacher. I nod a couple of times, pleased
with my choice. It's relaxing and low key being an art teacher. I play Jack
Johnson in the classroom and blow bubbles over the student’s heads. Pass out
candies. The kids adore me. They even come to me with their silly high school
problems and I guide them through it. Scott doesn’t see crazy old guys. No one
tells Scott that he is already dead. Scott isn’t mourning anyone.”
7-
“The point of life. Or death,” he adds sarcastically. “Is to be loving,
grateful, peaceful, and do what you love to do, to find fulfillment. You love
Dominic. You are grateful for his presence. You found fulfillment with him.
So,” Logan draws out the o sound. “It would appear, Hadley,” his tone changes
slightly. He is jealous, I think. “That you get to interfere. You get to help
him discover the truth: that he is dead, too. And if it goes well.” Logan
pauses, cocks an eye brow and says, “They are willing to consider allowing you
to help others realize this as well.”
8-Dominic
shakes his head again. He can't see me. Not exactly. He can't hear me. Not
exactly. He can't feel me. Not exactly. But he knows, on some level, that I am
here. I know he knows.”
9-“Learn a
word. Lose a memory. As time passes, some begin to remember things with a
feeling of déjà vu or through dreams. Memories are forever cemented to your soul. They cannot make you forget.”
10-“I
actually had vague gossamer thin memories of my Pre-Earth life. Thanks to my
dreams and the assistance of some rather reoccurring kooky Déjà vu I was able
to remember. Most people dismiss both but not me. I always loved the bone
chilling apprehension that I experienced whenever recalling my dreams, whenever
I had déjà vu, I immediately tried to understand why and what I was remembering
exactly.”
11- “They are all lost to me. I must make peace with that,
and yet I will forever be knitted to them. I am gray colored yarn. Dominic is
chocolate brown. Harper is light blue. My mother is emerald. My father is
sapphire. Together, we make a beautiful tapestry. Apart we are loose ends,
waiting, hoping to be woven together again.”
12- “I like not knowing
the time. It’s so nice to just enjoy a moment or two without worrying about the
time, whether I need to be somewhere or to do something.”
13-“Hearts do no beat. Lungs do not need oxygen. If one
listens, they can hear the gentleness of thumping, thumping, thumping of a
heart, and the whooshing of air being passed in and out of their lungs. It’s
all relative. Each individual will, at some point, come to the realization that
nothing is as it seems.”
14- “She laughs again and this time it’s so
sexy. She has a million laughs. Different keys to different parts of our song.”
15- “Hours later, we're all exhausted and in bed, drifting
off to sleep. My body remembers the gentle rocking of the waves and quickly
lulls me into sleep. Just before I finally give in, I feel a familiar cool presence
against my backside, chilling my raging sunburn so much so that I can sleep.
Sleepily, I smile all knowingly that she is with me.”
16- “He lost his fiancée recently. And I lost mine. But,”
Em pauses and laughs high pitched and loud and very manically. “And,
sometimes,” her eyes widen, “We still see them.”
!7- “Alone I can
keep it real. As real as I choose to. My mind takes me back and forth. I saw
her. I dreamed of her. I saw her. I dreamed of her. A see-saw. Unfortunately, I
am not ready to get off this ride. Not yet. For now, no decision has been made
as to whether or not I saw her. I can cling to the sea-saw for a while.”
18- “Hot
water runs down my back, scorching me. I grab the soap and lather up my body.
Turning the dial all the way to cold, I shiver as goose bumps assault me, reminding
me that I can feel. If you're dead, you cannot feel such things. I don't think.
There is no nervous system in place. No working brain to receive the messages
even if there was. I settle on warm. Luke warm. Not alive. Not dead. That's
exactly how I feel, somewhere in between life and death.”
19- “Those
few gentle spirits, we all know at least one -who avoid stepping on any and all
bugs, and instead, they carefully catch those that had wandered innocently into
their homes to dispose of them in the out of doors- had been right to not torture
a living thing.”
20- “Dominic Morris,” I tell her. Suddenly
I am smiling. Out of embarrassment, I cover my lips with my hands. I think
about how he's such a good kisser and my lips tingle. He does things to me.
Even when we're not together, I react. When I realize that I am still grinning
like an idiot, I attempt to stop. But I just can't.”
GUEST POST
Guide to surviving the Afterlife
You've realized your dead, now what?
Congratulations on transcending into the next realm! Things are
the same but very different all at once. The sky is still blue. The grass is
still green. You can still enjoy your favorite foods and a glass of wine if
you'd like. But you don't feel the same. And you may not look the same either.
The gift of knowing is both a blessing and a curse. At times existing in the
afterlife is overwhelming, scary, and intimidating. If you've found yourself
unsure of how to proceed, you're in luck! I've created a guide to help.
Step one- Get your assignment. Take the test in the big building
in sky and find what your calling is as a spirit guide. Maybe you'll be a
protector. A healer. A comforter. After you find a routine and begin making a
difference by tending to your charges, you will feel fulfilled. Happy. And even
more enlightened.
Step two- Enjoy your new surroundings and test out your
abilities. In case you didn't notice, here are a few of the new things you can
do. Talk to others mentally. Pick your age. Change your clothes just by
thinking about what you want to wear. Go anywhere just by wanting to. Once you
get used to things, you'll wonder how you ever managed to get by before.
Step three- Make friends. Stay social. Never go at it alone. Find
an old classmate, a former boss, or family member. Maybe you'll be lucky enough
to cross paths with a previous soul mate. Reunite that old flame!
Step four- Ask for help when you need it. Either find another
spirit guide to ask or ask The Masters. They are here to help.
Step five- Follow the rules. In the afterlife there is but one
rule: aside from your charges, do not make contact with an Unknown. It's
confusing to them. When they are ready to believe, they will.
Good luck on your
continued journey!
For more information, see
The Masters
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mindy Larson
Mindy
Larsen has always had a vivid imagination that has only improved with
her love of reading and writing. She spent much of her childhood
entertaining her three younger brothers with her stories and today she
is bringing her imagination to life in books.
When
not writing, Mindy enjoys spending time with the love of her life and
four children while playing disc golf, cooking, baking, traveling and
exploring.
Website: www.MindyLarson.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarsonMindy
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