Bertoldi - I kissed a ghost (and I liked it): a Jersey girls reality show... with dead people

I Kissed

a Ghost

(and I Liked It)

I Kissed

a Ghost

(and I Liked It)

A Jersey Girls Reality Show
with Dead People

Concetta Bertoldi

Mango Publishing
Coral Gables

Copyright 2019 by Concetta Bertoldi.

Published by Mango Publishing Group, a division of Mango Media Inc.

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I Kissed a Ghost and I Liked It: A Jersey Girls Reality Showwith Dead People

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019938549

ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-041-7, (ebook) 978-1-64250-042-4

BISAC category code: OCC022000, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Afterlife & Reincarnation

Printed in the United States of America

This book is dedicated to my husband, John Bertoldi, a truly wonderful man, husband, father, and friend! I have watched John for over thirty-five years with amazement. John has great integrity, loyalty, and heart. He has taught me the importance of patience. He has given all he has to give to his children and those he loves, never finding it necessary to mention it once he has given it! Its fair to say John is the only man Ive ever dated with enough self-confidence to never be jealous of my outgoing personality! In short, John knows who he is and enjoys himself, and he has allowed me the space and freedom to be myself . He has happily supported my work right from the beginning. Marriage is a special bond made of trust, respect, love, and commitment. John has shown me all of that, and much more! He remembers that romance is not only for newlyweds and lovers alone. We have always had a common destiny. Simply, home is not home without my husband John in it. He is the best thing life has brought me. John, I love y ou always.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Theres No Business like Show Business

When I was five years old, my mother enrolled me in a childrens tap-dance group that met every Saturday morning. As a wrap-up to the season, my group of about fifteen girls was to put on a little recital for our parents, singing How Much Is that Doggie in the Window? On the day of our performance, my mother was in the hospitalshe had just given birth to my younger brother Bobbyso my aunt and uncle came to my show in her place. I was very excited to perform the song and dance for a room packed with parents, but, when it was time to go on, I suddenly didnt want to dance and sing with the other girls. I wanted the stage all to myself. Im not sure what compelled me; all I know is that I didnt go on with them. I waited in the wings until they had completed their little routine. I watched them all tap-dance off, and then I stepped up to center stage to give the room my solo performance, doing the whole song and dance again, on my ownto much laughter and applause, I might add! The audience went nuts, and I got my first standin g ovation.

When my aunt went to visit my mother later that day, my mother was holding brand-new-baby Bobby in her arms, but instead of saying, Oh, what a beautiful baby! the first words out of her mouth were, Oh my God, Eleanor! You will never guess what Conc etta did!

My whole life, I had always been comfortable in front of people. I loved the feeling of having a microphone in my hand and being on the stage. As a kid, I used to think I would be an actress. (I know Ive had another life when I was an actress, but Ill say more about that later.) I never would have imagined that what would bring me to the stage this time around would be helping to deliver messages from the other side as a psychic medium. I have been hearing dead people all my life, and, from the time I was a kid, I would bring messages to my neighbors from their deceased loved ones. Since going public with my ability, I have been doing the same for thousands of clients, every day, in my office in New Jersey. I go on stage regularly now. And it is a performance. But its also authentic. I try to cheer up my guests and bring them comfort, so Ill crack a joke from time to time, but the messages are real and are validated over and over, in each and every show. I never take credit for the messagesthe helpful spirits over there are telling me everything, sometimes even pretty crazy stuff that I dont understand myselfso when the messages are validated, their loved ones can know for sure that its really the spirits, that dead is not dead. They are still here among us, all the time.

If youre holding this book, chances are someone you love on the other side led you to it. Thats one of the things our deceased loved ones do for us. They guide us to make choices that help keep us on our divine path. Of course, here on the earth plane, we still have free will, and we often make a wrong turn, but our dead folks on the other side are constantly trying to re-route our GPS and get us back on track.

Thats a lot of what I want to talk about in this book. In my last book, I discussed soul contracts and the agreements we make before coming heregenerally agreeing to taking on certain challenges, or maybe working within certain limitations, in order to learn a particular life lesson or deal with some karma accumulated in other lives. Basically, we take on a new role each time; we interact with other characters, try different relationships or occupations, and deal with the challenges each new situation brings. When Shakespeare said, All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players, he wasnt kidding. But the earth plane is less like a play with every line scripted than it is like a reality showtheres an outline based on the agreements weve made, but anything c an happen!

I believe each of us chooses our role with a divine purpose before coming here to earth. Certain aspects of what we might think of as our personality are core parts of who we are. Just like an actor playing multiple roles, aspects of ourselves are recognizable in each lifetime. I know Ive chosen to be on the stage in many lifetimes because it feels so familiar. Originally, I thought my divine purpose was to sing show tunes because I so loved being and singing in front of people. I found out later that, while I have had a lifetime as an actress, in this lifetime I would be using my comfort on the stage to heal and connect people to their loved ones on the o ther side.

In this reality show on earth, we may audition many times before landing our role. Are we a New Jersey Housewife? Are we an Undercover Boss? An Iron Chef or a Top Model? Are we a Survivor? We speak our lines, form showmances, strategize, and use our practiced skills; it often can feel like a competition, although, in this reality show, thats certainly not the overall point. We interact with various other cast members (teachers, coworkers, neighbors, friends, salespeople, and service providers), we put on holiday dinners, go to work, and take the kids to school. But here, instead of cameras following our every move, we have the spirits of our deceased loved ones watching over our shoulders. They act more like producers, but ones who want you personally to win! They send signs and signals all the time, and can sometimes arrange chance meetings, introducing an important new character to your show. The help they give us is critical to our success and w ell-being.