“sparkling” Spirits Surround Miranda Since Childhood
Martha Jette asked:
Miranda Clearwell of southeast Missouri was just a child when she first heard voices in her head and realized that there were “sparkling figures” around her or following her.
As she grew into a young girl, it became so natural to her that she thought everyone experienced these kinds of things.
“I just thought they were extra friends for me that I couldn’t see or talk to directly,” said Miranda.
But she soon learned that her friends at school didn’t have similar experiences and she found it very upsetting. In fact, her friends warned her that such entities must mean trouble and she should be careful.
“For a time, I thought I must be crazy,” Miranda explained. “None of my friends knew anything that could help me.” In fact she added, many of them “became upset with me.”
Her experiences began as a youngster, when she realized the presence of the entities and that things in her room would move around as well. Miranda said she could also sense a lot of negative energy in the family home and it would grow unusually dark.
“Even when the sun was coming through (a window), the house could become dark,” she explained adding that this frightened her. “That was when I started feeling a presence very strongly and then there were multiple presences.”
While most of the house gave her an eerie feeling, she said her own room felt “warm and safe.”
The first time Miranda actually saw a “sparkling figure,” she was 19 years old and it sat right on her bed!
“I could see his outline,” she said adding that he appeared to be about six feet tall and “wearing clothing that fit somewhat close to his body. It looked like smoky water,” but was easily recognizable as a man. It also looked like he was “radiating some of it… I couldn’t see anything within the outer lines of the body, so I didn’t see a face or eyes or colors. He was all clear.”
Miranda said he walked like a normal person and then “sat on the edge of my bed facing me, while I was standing up in the center of the room. Once I spotted him, I moved close enough to sit on the bed in front of him.”
At this point, she was very excited, because she had never actually seen a spirit before. She was also quite afraid.
“Of course, my heart was beating out of my chest because it was a little bit scary, but in a miraculous way.”
“When I raised my hands in front of me, he raised his own and touched them to mine.”
Miranda said his hands felt “almost like fuzzy liquid.”
“He stayed like that until my eyes blurred with tears and he was gone.”
Miranda said she was “surprised by the experience, but his simple gesture was very touching…”
Since then, she has seen as many as seven of these figures in her room at one time, but the problem is: she isn’t sure what or who they are or why they keep coming around her. Miranda said she has spoken to the entities and upon a number of occasions, asked questions and received the answers in her mind – answers that were later confirmed.
“Me and my little brother used to walk around that lot all the time and we’d find useless things like rusted washers, metal silverware and plenty of burned things.”
Just this past week, she learned from her mother that an elderly couple had lived there.
“The wife was considered an invalid and was stuck in a wheelchair. Her husband set the fire and left her inside knowing that she couldn’t get out. My mother said she died in that fire and that the man went to prison for murder.”
I suggested that perhaps these two people might be among the many spirits that seem to cling to her. Perhaps that dark entity is the husband. However, Miranda’s story suggests that she may also have spirit guides or even angels close to her. Not only do they help her with her problems, but they also bring her comfort.
“I feel so attached to these spirits now,” she said.
Her only desire is that she would like to learn to communicate more effectively with her visitors from the other side. If anyone has suggestions for her, please let me know.
As well, Miranda said the presence of spirits around her has caused her to re-evaluate her personal beliefs. As a child, she was raised as a Christian to believe that with death, one goes to either heaven or hell.
“That was what everyone wanted me to believe,” she said. “I was never raised to believe that souls could still wander the earth after death, so it was startling to see that something was following me around.”
Now, Miranda says she believes strongly in life after death.
“I do believe that the soul is eternal and I also believe that if a person still has something they need to accomplish, God could allow them to remain behind for a while.”
She also thinks God might allow certain souls to remain earthbound for a time “to watch over their relatives or friends that still live. Nothing is impossible with God, so my faith allowed me to accept this possibility of spirit helpers without much trouble.”
Although she admitted that the spirit realm is still somewhat of a mystery to her, Miranda said she knows that everything “happens for a reason and that not one living person can place rules on how a human soul must behave after death.”
To sum it up, the 21-year-old added, “I still believe in a final resting place, but maybe some spirits are allowed to make a few stops along the way.”
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STORIES NEEDED:
If you have had a paranormal experience or know someone who has please contact me, as I would love to hear about it and perhaps feature the story in an upcoming issue of my monthly newsletter entitled Glimpses of the Paranormal. Please write to: marthajette@gmail.com. Aside from ghosts and hauntings, I also accept stories on related subjects such as witches, UFOs and crypto zoology, ESP, angels, past lives and reincarnation. Please put “Story for Newsletter” in the subject line.
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Miranda Clearwell of southeast Missouri was just a child when she first heard voices in her head and realized that there were “sparkling figures” around her or following her.
As she grew into a young girl, it became so natural to her that she thought everyone experienced these kinds of things.
“I just thought they were extra friends for me that I couldn’t see or talk to directly,” said Miranda.
But she soon learned that her friends at school didn’t have similar experiences and she found it very upsetting. In fact, her friends warned her that such entities must mean trouble and she should be careful.
“For a time, I thought I must be crazy,” Miranda explained. “None of my friends knew anything that could help me.” In fact she added, many of them “became upset with me.”
Her experiences began as a youngster, when she realized the presence of the entities and that things in her room would move around as well. Miranda said she could also sense a lot of negative energy in the family home and it would grow unusually dark.
“Even when the sun was coming through (a window), the house could become dark,” she explained adding that this frightened her. “That was when I started feeling a presence very strongly and then there were multiple presences.”
While most of the house gave her an eerie feeling, she said her own room felt “warm and safe.”
The first time Miranda actually saw a “sparkling figure,” she was 19 years old and it sat right on her bed!
“I could see his outline,” she said adding that he appeared to be about six feet tall and “wearing clothing that fit somewhat close to his body. It looked like smoky water,” but was easily recognizable as a man. It also looked like he was “radiating some of it… I couldn’t see anything within the outer lines of the body, so I didn’t see a face or eyes or colors. He was all clear.”
Miranda said he walked like a normal person and then “sat on the edge of my bed facing me, while I was standing up in the center of the room. Once I spotted him, I moved close enough to sit on the bed in front of him.”
At this point, she was very excited, because she had never actually seen a spirit before. She was also quite afraid.
“Of course, my heart was beating out of my chest because it was a little bit scary, but in a miraculous way.”
“When I raised my hands in front of me, he raised his own and touched them to mine.”
Miranda said his hands felt “almost like fuzzy liquid.”
“He stayed like that until my eyes blurred with tears and he was gone.”
Miranda said she was “surprised by the experience, but his simple gesture was very touching…”
Since then, she has seen as many as seven of these figures in her room at one time, but the problem is: she isn’t sure what or who they are or why they keep coming around her. Miranda said she has spoken to the entities and upon a number of occasions, asked questions and received the answers in her mind – answers that were later confirmed.
“Me and my little brother used to walk around that lot all the time and we’d find useless things like rusted washers, metal silverware and plenty of burned things.”
Just this past week, she learned from her mother that an elderly couple had lived there.
“The wife was considered an invalid and was stuck in a wheelchair. Her husband set the fire and left her inside knowing that she couldn’t get out. My mother said she died in that fire and that the man went to prison for murder.”
I suggested that perhaps these two people might be among the many spirits that seem to cling to her. Perhaps that dark entity is the husband. However, Miranda’s story suggests that she may also have spirit guides or even angels close to her. Not only do they help her with her problems, but they also bring her comfort.
“I feel so attached to these spirits now,” she said.
Her only desire is that she would like to learn to communicate more effectively with her visitors from the other side. If anyone has suggestions for her, please let me know.
As well, Miranda said the presence of spirits around her has caused her to re-evaluate her personal beliefs. As a child, she was raised as a Christian to believe that with death, one goes to either heaven or hell.
“That was what everyone wanted me to believe,” she said. “I was never raised to believe that souls could still wander the earth after death, so it was startling to see that something was following me around.”
Now, Miranda says she believes strongly in life after death.
“I do believe that the soul is eternal and I also believe that if a person still has something they need to accomplish, God could allow them to remain behind for a while.”
She also thinks God might allow certain souls to remain earthbound for a time “to watch over their relatives or friends that still live. Nothing is impossible with God, so my faith allowed me to accept this possibility of spirit helpers without much trouble.”
Although she admitted that the spirit realm is still somewhat of a mystery to her, Miranda said she knows that everything “happens for a reason and that not one living person can place rules on how a human soul must behave after death.”
To sum it up, the 21-year-old added, “I still believe in a final resting place, but maybe some spirits are allowed to make a few stops along the way.”
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STORIES NEEDED:
If you have had a paranormal experience or know someone who has please contact me, as I would love to hear about it and perhaps feature the story in an upcoming issue of my monthly newsletter entitled Glimpses of the Paranormal. Please write to: marthajette@gmail.com. Aside from ghosts and hauntings, I also accept stories on related subjects such as witches, UFOs and crypto zoology, ESP, angels, past lives and reincarnation. Please put “Story for Newsletter” in the subject line.
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How to make friends and improve social skills
Susmi asked:
As a famous proverb says “Birds of a feather flock together”, individuals with a common interest clutter to form a circle of friends. As a rule, friends are made when a person joins a particular stereotype in which he identifies himself. Usually, this type of bonding results in the formation of sub cultures. In my opinion, it’s always best to understand the core basics of every sub culture so that you can easily interact with people regardless of their age and gender. But, on the brighter side, interacting with different people enables an individual to develop on a higher level.
But the fact remains there are thousands of people out there who are unable to adjust to a society. In other words, they are labeled as social misfits. But, in most cases, people who are socially inactive are reported to suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. In a psychological perspective, engaging in social activities helps in the enhancement of mental health of a person to a certain extend.
Very often, we come across people who are highly intelligent, yet they lack the basic abilities of social adoptions. Such people are those who make a very few friends at school and spend their free times by individual activities like reading and computer games. They are popularly labeled as ‘Nerds’ by the pop culture. Unfortunately, the folks out there fail to realize that the so called ‘nerds’ are ordinary people who lack interpersonal intelligence. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard psychologist, interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight basics of human aptitude.
The good news is that social intelligence can be improved with much effort, just like any other intelligence. But on the other hand, studies have linked social competence with academic achievement. However, poor social skills are worse than poor spelling.
From an early age, a child learns the first lesson of social interaction from the mothers lap. This can be illustrated in the way a baby communicates to his or her mother for the basic needs. Say for example that he or she is hungry. The baby tries to convince this message by crying for food. As the baby grows up, he starts to interact with other people. Gradually, he learns to behave in accordance to his environment. In this way, he is transformed to a civilized individual.
In order to adapt to the social environment, one should take the initiatives to explore the vibes of the social life. Try to push yourself and remember that being a couch potato doesn’t help. Hopefully, you can make friends who have a common interest. But it’s not necessary that other people should have exactly the same interests as yours. Always remember the fact that each person has different tastes.
One of the best ways to enhance social interaction skill is to join a club or a sport team. For this, find out your area of expertise. Next, browse through the list of clubs that are established in your locality. Once you find the club that caters to your interest, find a way to join them.
Volunteering is also a great way to interact with new people. Try to participate in the developmental activities of your neighborhood. This method is useful for those people who have moved to a new city. By interacting with the neighbors, you can learn the general taste of the people.
Apart from this, some people find social networking sites as a platform to meet new people. But see for that you keep a distance with these virtual friends… mainly because, of their dark intentions which can trap you in situational predicaments…and beware of ******** and molesters out there!
Once you have mastered the techniques of social interaction, the next thing you have to do is to learn the tactics of effective communication. For this, you should also consider the view points of the other party. Remember not to rush in a conversation and also try to see for the fact that the decoder (the other party) understands your point of view… and always keep in mind to have a good eye contact and appropriate gesture. A bad body language sometimes reflects the level of self esteem and aggression. This is due to the fact that the other party can perceive your body language a subconscious level. Try not to hurt their ego by the use of abusive or rude language. Take care that you understand from their perspective. In this way you tend to agree with them. However, disagreeing to a certain extend is healthy for a good friendship. After all, this enables the latter to speculate from your point of view.
Another way to enhance the social skill is by pleasing others. Think twice before you speak and always believe in first impression. You can also try to highlight your positive traits. But never ever speak in a way that you are bragging or emphasizing your achievements. To show that you are not bragging, flattery to a certain level is required. On the other hand, too much of flattery can send a negative impression to the receiver. Indeed, you should be capable of keeping a balance between the both.
In addition to this, a positive outlook can bring a significant change in your social skills. For this reason, try not to judge people or label them as a particular stereotype. Always try to see something good in everyone. This kind of attitude can make you flexible and well adjusted. It’s always good to be jack of all trades so that you can start a conversation that they are interested in.
Thus, you can conclude that social skill is a method of mutual understanding and organized thinking.
As a famous proverb says “Birds of a feather flock together”, individuals with a common interest clutter to form a circle of friends. As a rule, friends are made when a person joins a particular stereotype in which he identifies himself. Usually, this type of bonding results in the formation of sub cultures. In my opinion, it’s always best to understand the core basics of every sub culture so that you can easily interact with people regardless of their age and gender. But, on the brighter side, interacting with different people enables an individual to develop on a higher level.
But the fact remains there are thousands of people out there who are unable to adjust to a society. In other words, they are labeled as social misfits. But, in most cases, people who are socially inactive are reported to suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. In a psychological perspective, engaging in social activities helps in the enhancement of mental health of a person to a certain extend.
Very often, we come across people who are highly intelligent, yet they lack the basic abilities of social adoptions. Such people are those who make a very few friends at school and spend their free times by individual activities like reading and computer games. They are popularly labeled as ‘Nerds’ by the pop culture. Unfortunately, the folks out there fail to realize that the so called ‘nerds’ are ordinary people who lack interpersonal intelligence. According to Howard Gardner, a Harvard psychologist, interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight basics of human aptitude.
The good news is that social intelligence can be improved with much effort, just like any other intelligence. But on the other hand, studies have linked social competence with academic achievement. However, poor social skills are worse than poor spelling.
From an early age, a child learns the first lesson of social interaction from the mothers lap. This can be illustrated in the way a baby communicates to his or her mother for the basic needs. Say for example that he or she is hungry. The baby tries to convince this message by crying for food. As the baby grows up, he starts to interact with other people. Gradually, he learns to behave in accordance to his environment. In this way, he is transformed to a civilized individual.
In order to adapt to the social environment, one should take the initiatives to explore the vibes of the social life. Try to push yourself and remember that being a couch potato doesn’t help. Hopefully, you can make friends who have a common interest. But it’s not necessary that other people should have exactly the same interests as yours. Always remember the fact that each person has different tastes.
One of the best ways to enhance social interaction skill is to join a club or a sport team. For this, find out your area of expertise. Next, browse through the list of clubs that are established in your locality. Once you find the club that caters to your interest, find a way to join them.
Volunteering is also a great way to interact with new people. Try to participate in the developmental activities of your neighborhood. This method is useful for those people who have moved to a new city. By interacting with the neighbors, you can learn the general taste of the people.
Apart from this, some people find social networking sites as a platform to meet new people. But see for that you keep a distance with these virtual friends… mainly because, of their dark intentions which can trap you in situational predicaments…and beware of ******** and molesters out there!
Once you have mastered the techniques of social interaction, the next thing you have to do is to learn the tactics of effective communication. For this, you should also consider the view points of the other party. Remember not to rush in a conversation and also try to see for the fact that the decoder (the other party) understands your point of view… and always keep in mind to have a good eye contact and appropriate gesture. A bad body language sometimes reflects the level of self esteem and aggression. This is due to the fact that the other party can perceive your body language a subconscious level. Try not to hurt their ego by the use of abusive or rude language. Take care that you understand from their perspective. In this way you tend to agree with them. However, disagreeing to a certain extend is healthy for a good friendship. After all, this enables the latter to speculate from your point of view.
Another way to enhance the social skill is by pleasing others. Think twice before you speak and always believe in first impression. You can also try to highlight your positive traits. But never ever speak in a way that you are bragging or emphasizing your achievements. To show that you are not bragging, flattery to a certain level is required. On the other hand, too much of flattery can send a negative impression to the receiver. Indeed, you should be capable of keeping a balance between the both.
In addition to this, a positive outlook can bring a significant change in your social skills. For this reason, try not to judge people or label them as a particular stereotype. Always try to see something good in everyone. This kind of attitude can make you flexible and well adjusted. It’s always good to be jack of all trades so that you can start a conversation that they are interested in.
Thus, you can conclude that social skill is a method of mutual understanding and organized thinking.
