This is a picture of me and my cousin, Breanna, on my wedding day.  Two days ago, on February 11, 2014, she was killed in a car accident.  She was a passenger in a car which slid off a snow-covered road in North Carolina.  My initial reaction was one of shock and denial.  “No, not Breanna.  She’s too young to die!”  (She was 23 years old).

As the initial shock wore off, I found myself standing in my kitchen talking to Breanna. The words I found myself speaking to her were that I believe that she is still with us, just in different form, and if  I could in anyway be a conduit for her that I promised to be open to receiving; whatever that would look like.  I immediately got the message, “I am alright” and got an overwhelming feeling that Breanna was at peace.

I went to bed that night thinking about Breanna and wondering if I would dream about her. I had a restful night, but no visit from Breanna.  As I got in the car the next morning the radio came on.  It was set to one of my daughters stations and not one I usually listen to.  Of course, Breanna was on my mind, and I started thinking about how in the last few months of her life she was using music to express herself.  What she would do is post songs, along with the Youtube video, on Facebook.  Songs that represented her thoughts, feelings, and emotions.  With that thought in mind I decided to stay on that channel and just be open.  As I drove, I noticed that I wasn’t paying particular attention to what was playing until all of a sudden a song came on and there was a feeling of , THIS IS IT, and I knew that this was something Breanna wanted me to share for her.  So, in Breanna style, here it is:

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When I saw that this song was by a band named, Alternate Routes, I thought, “Of course it is!”.  You see, my cousin definitely took alternate routes in her life.  She had been through a lot in her 23 years.  Without getting into the details, suffice it to say that it was music to my ears when I talked to my aunt last week and she said to me, “Laura, Breanna is doing great!”.  I knew that she was because we had been speaking via email and Facebook messaging.  I knew that she was awakening to understanding that she was love and deserved to be treated by herself and others as valuable.

As the lyrics say,

To be humble, to be kind.
It is the giving of the peace in your mind.
To a stranger, To a friend
To give in such a way that has no end.

We are Love
We are One
We are how we treat each other when the day is done.
We are Peace
We are War
We are how we treat each other and Nothing More

To be bold, to be brave.
It is the thinking that the heart can still be saved
And the darkness can come quick
The Danger’s in the Anger and the hanging on to it.

Tell me what it is that you see
A world that’s filled with endless possibilities?
Heroes don’t look they used to, they look like you do.

This is Breanna’s message from heaven!  Pay attention to how you are treating those around you.  We are not separate from one another.  You are the hero in your own life!  Now go out there and save some hearts, including your own.

Thanks Breanna!

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