Welcome back to the forum!

Ah, the short answer is "awareness" I guess. It's not something I ever "tried" to do. I don't go ghost hunting or anything like that. I'm just aware or (I hate to use this phrase but) in touch with it. Just been that way since I was a kid. I hate labels, but "psychic" comes up sometimes. I see flashes of things before they happen kind of stuff too. I use to not talk about it but I don't really care anymore. I know I'm going to be judge by people no matter what I say and do, so I might as well at least be honest with myself.

Haha...thanks Hammer :) It's nice to be back. I needed a break from the online world for a while.

That's not a bad idea. I keep saying I need to read more and watch TV and be online less. I have a mountain of books that are begging to be read! :)

Yeah, work was crazy the last few months and I needed to focus on my bills and health. I read quite a few books myself while away. I also quit smoking too after 20 some years. Cold turkey exactly 3 weeks ago today. I didn't want to, but felt it was time.

Congratulations on quitting smoking! I know first-hand how difficult it is. I quit almost two years ago. That's the other part of needing to unplug: I need to get more active and quit being a couch-and-computer-potato!

Heaven, hell & afterlife - Yes!

Ghosts! NO!

On both incidents? I'll try to write a something up this weekend. I don't go looking for ghosts. Some stuff just freaks me out. But the two occurrences were almost identical in feel. And spaced very far apart. One when I was young. Another when I was in my late teens. Sadly, I was scared both times. Yes, even when I was in my teens. If there is a third time I might try to really see what's going on. But what struck me about both incidents is how fast the fight or flee thing kicked in.