Pieces

You are whole.  You cannot be anything but whole.  You may experience emotions that cause you to feel less than whole, such as when a loved one is no longer physically present, but that is one of many possible viewpoints.  If you knew your loved one lives on, albeit at another level of density, you might reconfigure your thinking and your perception.

Picture a puzzle with its pieces on a table.  Whether put together or not, all of the pieces are there.  You experience a sense of satisfaction when they are all put together to form what appears to be a solid picture, but was it any less complete when the pieces were spread about?  The latter is simply a different way of displaying the same information.  You are simply used to seeing the entire gestalt.

What you consider “you” is an amalgamation of experiences, thoughts, and information.  You see a body and you perceive “you” as a whole, but you are far more than the body.  You can put these so-called pieces together in different configurations, including joining your mental experiences with those who no longer have a physical body.  Ultimately, there is only Wholeness.  You and all those you have ever and will ever meet are pieces of this One, scattered about for a bit, but no less Whole.  You are so very loved.