In a message dated 10/10/2009 12:08:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[email protected] writes:

Hi,  Lois,   
Tell me, if you please, the nature of your gift, and how did you  find out 
or realize that you had it. 



Hi Marshalee, I first noticed it when I was a child. I don't  know what 
age. { I'm 72 now--a bonifided antique :-)  }  It started  with the ability to 
know what animals were feeling. At times I could sense exact  conversation.  
Later on in life the people aspect entered.. Most disturbing  was the 
presence of distress.   I got to a point where I didn't want  to relate to them 
from myself so I started reading cards so the information came  from the book 
not me...There were many times I would not tell what was coming  & I felt 
so bad....I quit reading for several years because it took so much  out of 
me. I have just started again a very little bit for family... I am lucky  I 
don't have the sense of oncoming disasters. It is bad enough to know when a  
death will occur & how it will make the survivors feel... If You are so  
inclined, get a book called -"      
What Tom Sawyer Learned From Dying"--     Author Sidney Saylor Farr; Rev. 
Daniel J. Chesbro;  Foreword-Tom Sawyer     ISBN 1878901664He is a fellow who 
died  when his pickup truck fell on him. His story makes me not sad for the 
ones  dying but for those who don't understand what is  beyond...Lois