What if our near-death experience is shaped by what we believe? That was the question that lingered as Lee Papa recounted her journey beyond the veil. A woman of sharp intuition and a restless seeking spirit, she had spent much of her life looking outward for fulfillment, never realizing the answers were already within. And then, as life often does, it forced her to stop searching the hard way—by taking her to the brink of existence itself.Before her near-death experience, Lee Papa was juggling a life full of external responsibilities: a marriage, a child, and an elderly mother all demanding her attention. She was the problem solver, the fixer, the one who held everything together while, ironically, she was falling apart. Illness clung to her, an unrelenting whisper from her body that something had to change.

But transformation rarely comes wrapped in ease—it comes through contrast. And so, one evening, drained and alone, she collapsed, slipping into a space beyond time and form.What she found on the other side was not a celestial courtroom or a grand council. Instead, it was light—brighter than anything imaginable, yet gentle, like an eternal embrace. She was no longer a body but a presence, an awareness floating within something infinitely vast. Two luminous beings approached, not as guardians or judges but as facilitators of a choice. "It is not your time," they told her. But free will is a gift, and she was given the option to stay or return. In that space of pure bliss, the choice seemed obvious: why go back to a world of suffering when one could simply dissolve into love?And yet, there was something more to consider. Her life was reviewed not as a sequence of achievements or mistakes but through relationships. Each soul connection washed over her with waves of deep understanding, illuminating the lessons they had exchanged. When her young son’s essence reached her, something shifted. The beings revealed that he had already lost a mother in past lifetimes. To leave now would be to wound him in a way that would alter his path. To return was to ensure his destiny. But how does one willingly step back into pain after feeling infinite peace?That was the turning point. The beings allowed her to feel what her son would experience if she left—a searing, shattering grief unlike anything she had known.

It was visceral, cutting through her soul like shards of glass. And in that moment, love overpowered detachment. She struck a deal—she would return, but only until he no longer needed her. No prolonged suffering, no drawn-out goodbyes. When it was time, she would choose her exit. And with that, she snapped back into her body, awakening to a world that was suddenly both familiar and foreign.In the days that followed, she saw everything with new eyes. The world shimmered with a residue of the divine, a reminder that the unseen is as real as the tangible. She could feel her guides more clearly, sense the whispers of the universe nudging her toward her new path. But sharing this truth? That was another journey. Some would dismiss her, others would listen but not truly hear. And yet, she knew—this experience was not just for her. It was meant to be shared, to awaken those who were ready.

SPIRITUAL TAKEAWAYS

1. There is no true attachment in the afterlife. Love exists, but without the weight of need or fear. We are free to experience, learn, and move forward without clinging.
2. We choose our journeys before we arrive. The struggles, the relationships, the pivotal moments—they are not random. They are orchestrations of growth and soul evolution.
3. Death is not an end but a transition. Those who have passed on are not gone; they are merely in another state of being, watching, guiding, and waiting for us to remember our own divinity.

In the end, this life is nothing more than a dream, a flickering experience in the grand eternity of existence. The pain, the joy, the trials—they are all part of the contrast that allows us to see clearly. And when the moment comes for us to cross over, we will find what we always suspected: that love is the only thing that was ever real.

Please enjoy my conversation with Lee Papa.

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