Patrick Mathews - Never Say Goodbye: A Mediums Stories of Connecting with Your Loved Ones

Llewellyn Publications

Woodbury, Minnesota

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Never Say Goodbye 2003 by Patrick Mathews.

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First e-book edition 2012

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my sister and best friend, Kathy Mathews, my first gift from God. And to my wonderful dear parents, James and Florence Mathews. From the day I was born, you taught me by example to always follow my dreams, help others in need, and to know the most important gift we can give and receive is love.

Contents

Part I: Discovering the Gift

First Encounters

Gut Feelings

Unwrapping My Gift

My Field of Dreams

Part II: Conversations with the Other Side

Communicating with Spirits

Life Changing Messages?

Part III: Lessons from Heaven

A Childs Love Never Dies

Reuniting the Family from the Other Side

Painful PassingsWhy?

Suicide and Forgiveness

Keeping Your Personality in Heaven

Dogs Go to Heaven

Part IV: Insights

Questions from Earth, Answers from Above

Part V: Never Say Goodbye

Not Having to Let Go

The Moving On Misconception

Wanted to Tell Them Goodbye

Living in the Past

Grieving and How It Affects Your Connection

Part VI: Your Own Connection with the Other Side

Recognizing Their Communications

Meditation

Magnet Meditation

The Garden Meditation

Looking Elsewhere for Connections

Part VII: Last Words

You Do What?

Its Greek to Me

My Time

Hey, Arent You... ?

Famous in Heaven?

Acknowledgments

It is impossible to thank everyone by name who has helped me in this journey, but you know who you are. Thank you!

Thanks to my literary agent Al Zuckerman and everyone at Writers House. Your faith in this book has made it possible for love from the other side to reach so many here.

Thanks to everyone at Llewellyn. Your enthusiasm for this book can only be matched by the kindness of your hearts.

My most heartfelt gratitude to everyone whose stories are shared in this book. Your experiences will help many understand that love and relationships with those on the other side continue always.

And thank you everyone to whom I have given a reading. It has been a privilege meeting you and your loved ones in spirit.

A special nod to a few of my friends in spirit: Sharon, Andy, Jimmy, Two Feathers, Rusty, Ashley, and Church... how happy and blessed I am to know you.

Thanks to my literary agent Al Zuckerman, Fay Greenfield, and everyone at Writers House. Your faith in this book has made it possible for love from the other side to reach many here.

Nancy Mostad, Lisa Braun, Connie Hill, Gavin Duffy, Jerry Rogers, Amy Martin, and everyone at Llewellyn. Your enthusiasm for this book can only be matched by the kindness of your hearts.

My most heartfelt gratitude to everyone whose stories are shared in this book. Your experiences will help many understand that love and relationships with those on the other side continue always.

And thank you everyone to whom I have given a reading. It has been a privilege meeting you and your loved ones in spirit.

I ntroduction

Your husband, Fred, is saying that he wants to clear up something that youve read.

Linda sat silent.

He is telling me you were reading a book that stated that by you continuing to talk with him, you are keeping him with you, and not allowing him to move on.

Linda broke down and started to cry.

Yes, she said. I read that our loved ones will stay around with us just for a little while, and then want to move on.

Linda, he is telling me to ask you, Where would he want to go?! You were his life here, and you will continue to be there. Hes not going anywhere! He doesnt care what those books are telling you!

Linda continued to cry, but now with relief and happiness.

Fred wanted me to give her the next statement loud and clear.

Fred said, Linda, understand this... you are part of my Heaven.

As a medium, and throughout the many connections I have made for people, the one thing I find amazing is how many people believe in an afterlife, yet who also believe their passed loved ones have discontinued their connection with them. People are so accustomed to having a physical link to another that once they lose it after a passing, they feel, or are told, that they must let go of the emotions and connection they feel toward someone else. They feel they have to tell them Goodbye.

Im here to tell you this is not true.

A soul does continue to live after a passing, and, in fact, goes to Heaven. But is Heaven some far-away, distant place?

No, it is not.

With this book, you will discover there is no such thing as having to let someone go , or that you are keeping a spirit from moving on . Your loved ones in spirit have, and will always continue to be, a part of your life, and you never have to tell them goodbye.

Part I