Wow. This excercise was very emotional for me. I have not had such a strong reaction to any of the other meditations. I thought of my Mom. She has only been dead 4 months,and is on my mind a lot. It amazed me how much the description sounded like her. She was compassionate, and kind. She was a social worker, and her life's mission was to protect, and help abused and neglected children, and their parents. She believed good was inside all people, and that even in the most bleak circumstances, that the parents needed compassion, and that most of them needed to be taught how to parent the right way. When the part about the light in the neck/throat of the person came, I thought of her laugh. She loved to laugh, and was witty and funny. She would laugh so loud, and when she thought something was really funny, she could not stop laughing. It made me laugh just to hear her. I really felt her, in my heart during this. I know she is with me, we were so close, but this exercise made me realize that she is inside my heart and mind. She really is my healer, she always was. When I needed to cry, or shout, or be mad at the world, or laugh or celebrate, she was the first one I called. She knew what to say to me, always. We disagreed, sometimes, mostly because I am like her, and stubborn, and have that "not going to back down attitude." But, even in our worst arguments, I always felt love from her. Real, unconditional love. Most people are not lucky enough to have a Mama like mine, and I am thankful that I had her for 34 years. She is with me, now. I think this exercise is a good way to get in touch with that feeling of peace and healing. The first person that comes to mind, is probably the best one, because you thought of them without hesitation or planning.