I don't know why, but the idea of being someone new again bothers me completely! I guess I just really like who I am in this lifetime (not in a conceited way- I just feel comfortable, like this is really who I REALLY am). Somehow in this lifetime, I absolutely love my family, upbringing, experiences, hometown, friends... It's just seemed like I've had tremendously good luck or blessings, even though I've also had tragedy and heartbreak (welfare, alcoholic/bipolar mother who died when I was 18, father with Parkinson's who is always too "weak or exhausted" to help me). It seems like ever since I was 12, or even earlier, my whole life possibly, I have been on my own in some way. But I think that is what I like about my life. I have a Sagittarius Moon and Aries Sun, so I have always been encouraged to be independent and my family is ABSOLUTELY loving and caring, and supportive, even though, like I say, they can't always "be there for me" much more than saying, "I love you and believe in you".
I just feel like I love my physical body as well, and I like my personality, my talants, my interests and my intellect. I just all around feel like I could stay this person forever. (It's like I'm afraid there's no way I could be this lucky again) Maybe in a past life I was really negative, or ungrateful, or had a lot of problems, and pitied myself? Took everything for granted and felt unlucky? Wondered "why me"? Or felt like a victim? That's how I feel...
The funny part is though, that I DO NOT want to reincarnate (in fear that I will be somebody that I do not like as much as I am now) but also, the idea of dying and then just having it BE OVER, like going to Heaven and spending eternity there, also seems kind of, well, I don't know. I don't want to say boring, but I just really LOVE life, and I'm afraid if I don't reincarnate again, maybe I will really miss living life again, and I will not be able to connect with my lovers and such.
Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? What do you think this means? Am I on my last life? I kind of feel like it, but who knows... I don't know anything about reincarnation and I've never had any regressions.

I'm not scared of reincarnating again but I also really don't want to. Although I love my family I really haven't liked my life this time around at all. I feel everything to be wrong and sometimes wake up feeling "this isn't me, none of this is real." I just plain feel no connection to the world I live in and am over eager to leave it. I'm not afraid of reincarnation but I hate the idea of returning here. I'd prefer to return to another world, the sooner, the better.

Ariesjupiter-- you will always be who you are, whatever body you happen to be wearing. How you deal with new experiences will shape your lives, but that is all.
I am not afraid of reincarnating, after all-- I've done it before! lol
I hope my next life is easier than this one has been, but I also know I am one of the hardest headed people in the world. It may take me a whack upside the head with a brick to get something, whereas another person could learn from a soft-spoken suggestion. <shrug> My shear stubbornness has also kept me alive more than once where another might have given up and died. It has it's good and bad points.
We all walk the path we need to, in this life and others.

Scarred, no. But I am a bit over it. I am tired of starting again building a body, developing skills, and talents. I would rather doa good job once and have it last.

Lots of writings speak of reincarnation as an opportunity for us to find the balance we are looking for. If we things dont go as we would like then we get another chance to start over. The trouble is souls have been at this so long leaving their situation to start again, that they have forgotten that when you find the balance you like you can keep it. That is if you are truly happy as you are, then you will not find a reason to die.

I know this because, I know in past lives I choose to end it. It's the surest escape when you are too far of course or too far gone to ever make it back.

Dolphins can choose to die, so can other animals, that means we can to. But we are not so empowered in this so we often get an excuse to help us, like an event or sickness.

I've known many people who have retired and came back to work within the year. Maybe it is a bit like that; you don't like it while you are doing it but once you stop you miss it.

If there is an end to the world I would like to be there when it happens.

Eternity may sound comforting, but beauty can be found in transience. (Assuming you believe in such a thing as eternity.)

Just read the first paragraph of this. http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm
You may find that interesting.

Also what would we do as spirits anyways? Forever is a long time.