What Do You Think about Reincarnation?

Reincarnation is the philosophical or religious concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, can begin a new life in a new body. This doctrine is a central tenet of the Hindu religion. – Wikipedia

Alright, so I hesitate to even write any further on this topic as people will have such strong views one way or another, but I also think that is OK.  I know very little about the idea of reincarnation, either from a religious or educational standpoint.

What I do know is that when I was little I had VERY strong feelings and dreams that lead me to feel like and believe that I had been a turtle in a past life.  Very vivid dreams, that I used to share with my Mom and my sister.  While yes, they did poke fun at me, they also bought into to it.  They supported the thought, even though we were not being raised to believe that reincarnation existed.

I haven’t talked much about this is in what feels like 15 or 20 years, but it is still very much a part of my heart.  I believe that I was a turtle in a past life.  More specifically, I believe that either JFK or Marilyn Monroe owned me.  In the dreams that I had as a kid, they were both there with me.

I know that it sounds crazy, it sound ridiculous or even made up.  I’m OK with sharing it and having most people believe that.  The people that I am closest to in this world (although I’m not sure I’ve ever told Paul, LOL), so maybe I should rephrase the people that I was closest to in the world while these dreams were happening, knew and loved me.

I collected turtles, they were bought for me by everyone for every Holiday or birthday.   They are all over our house, each of the kids has some in their room.  I tried two different times to have a turtle as a pet.  It was very unsuccessful both times and broke my heart.  Turtle tattoos, Turtle Jewelry, Terrapin Beer, Terrapin shirts and stickers.  You name it, I was drawn to and I had it.

In my heart, I still believe these dreams to be true.  Whether they are or not, isn’t the important thing.  I will never be able to prove it. Though when I was young enough to have an open mind about the idea, those dreams were very real and I still believe in them.

Alright, so now tell me what you think?  I believe that I have readers from all faiths, religions and places all over the world, so there has to be someone else who believes in reincarnation?  There also has to be someone who thinks that I am now officially a crazy person and that is OK too!

Happy Tuesday