You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Looking Back At The Gainsborough Event

''You are the sunshine of my life, that's why I'll always be around, you are the apple of my eye, forever you'll stay in my heart'' These heart-felt lyrics were penned by blind Stevie Wonder back in 1972. A wonderful era for popular music which followed on from the heady days of the 1950's through to the 60's and then beyond into the elegant 80's and followed by the dance music led 90's to where we are today. A lot of memories can be triggered by a song and more or less everyone knows that.

So what of ''you are the sunshine of my life?'' Well, as controversial as ever, yours truly is giving a broadside blast to the likes of Buddha and all that crew that subscribe to detachment as a way of living. In our present age, detaching oneself away from either family or like minded people is alarmingly unhealthy for both mental and physical well-being. It is a proven fact.

The word that should link humanity together is empathy. It is very possible that the gift of spirit communication given to the writer of this isn't attainable to everyone; however, this is not true, though. It is available to everyone. The evidence conveyed to the receivers of the communications that came through Paul Jackson at the weekend of 8th/9th October at the Gainsborough Hotel Kidderminster was irrefutable. It could not be denied; only with argument.

Empathy is defined as ''the ability to understand and share the feelings of another'' Those that have this ability will tell you that in it's early onset, it can be quite painful until we realise that this pain is not our own, but it is the pain of the whole of humanity. In other words, we all carry it and it will surface as an emotion, and quite often that emotion can be viewed as negative.

The point of all this, is the following; it would be disrespectful, uncaring, and deeply insensitive to convey a finishing message of ''practise detachment'' whilst a grieving process is in effect. The love of a passed Mother or Father or Grandmother etc... to the ones that remain has to be felt to be understood. And that word Love is a word that no one really can describe. And perhaps, it is a word, rather like God, that is so over used that it loses any true real-feel meaning.

Thank you so much to the Kidderminster Holistic Therapies ladies for the tremendous effort in putting this event on, twice per year. Your work is invaluable, and the energy channelled into the room last weekend was both calming and powerful.

Love, Always,

Paul