Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly she…

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow. ✨ 'On Death and Dying' Author, Kubler-Ross, Dies at 78 by The Associated Press, www.foxnews.com. August 25, 2004.
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