Dad, Is That You? A Potential Ghost Story. (Part 2)

So. The lights in my kitchen are still flickering in the morning before I go to work.  They still don't flicker any other time of day. It's still weird. And I still don't feel any closer to having any sort of resolution about it.

As I mentioned in part 1, Dad and I had a deal. If the idea is that

Death ends a life, not a relationship...

-Mitch Albom

Why don't I feel any closer to continuing a relationship with my dad than I did when he first transitioned? What do the flickering lights even mean? I've asked my more intuitive friends their thoughts on the potential paranormal activity in my kitchen and what I should do. I have tried what they've suggested. For example,

My friend Jerrilynne suggested that I sit in meditation in the kitchen, under the area where the light is flickering. I tried it. It felt weird and I didn't feel like there was any meaningful connection.

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My other friend Dave suggested that when the lights flicker, I ask my dad to connect with me another way because the lights aren't resonating with me. I tried that too. The lights doth flickered extra much after my ask.

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My other, other friend Daoud (who, btw, my Dad contacted when he first passed to give me a message--serious) told me point blank that I should just talk to my dad like I would if he was standing in front of me. To ask him how he is and what it's like on the "other side". I tried that too. And then the lights STOPPED flickering all together.  True to form, my dad has jokes.

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Maria Kliavkoff, my other, other, friend and founder of Healthy Mourning told me (when I interviewed her for Best Morning):

The grief journey is asking us to find where the relationship is now...so when I say to you...the meaning that you give those lights flickering--that's what's going to inform you on this journey that you're on.

I guess.

To be honest, when the lights first started flickering, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. Now, I actually look forward to turning on the kitchen light, saying "Hey Dad" while I make my morning juice and pack my breakfast for work. I don't know how I'll feel if the flickering stops before I figure out what it means and how to connect with Dad another way. If he's keeping his end of our deal, what do I have to do to keep mine?

Have you ever been contacted by a loved one from beyond "the grave"? What did you do?