“I’ve titled my book Secrets of the Monarch: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Living a Better Life
In her third book, published this week by Simon & Schuster, Allison, whose life was the inspiration for the TV show Medium, encourages us to lead the best life we can. She illustrates her words of advice with tales from her own life, and from the lives of those who have gone before her. “First of all, I learned that it’s key not to squander you life, because many who’ve lived feel they missed the point of living by assuming that they’d always have more time….So much can be learned from those who died before us, and I know I give great importance to the wisdom of living. I’ve learned to live in the moment, love with all you have, and don’t let others design who you are. You be the artist of you.”
Being in touch with the dead on a daily basis makes the psychic very aware of her own mortality. “I don’t fear it. I fight to know it and teach others to embrace the wisdom that lies in death,” says Allison. “What I mean is that if you know that your story will end, then you will make sure its content is a masterpiece. You’ll be certain not to squander your life and take the time to inspire others through your strength and affection.”
With the clock of time ticking so clearly in her ear, Allison tries to live as many lives as she can in the one she has, and encourages others to do the same. “There’s an art to cramming many lives into the one you have,” writes Allison. “Be what you feel drawn to, do the right thing, have what you feel would mean something to you and, most important, help others do the same. It’s our legacy, it’s why we are here and, much like the monarch butterfly, we will only make part of our migration in this life. But we pass the torch to those who come after us to continue to push forward, and we have in reality passed to them the fire that burned in our eyes and our hearts, it’s in fact our soul.”
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