About Martha Brookhart Halda and “A Taste of Eternity”

“A Taste of Eternity” is the  inspirational story of my determined quest to regain my life — and move forward with a renewed purpose – after suffering a car accident in 1999 in which I died three times and experienced heaven. A Taste of Eternity journeys through the emotions, triumphs and failings of the ensuing years, directly from my heart and soul. I defied medical odds, tapped into the inner drive that I developed as a college athlete, and reclaimed what meant most to me in life: the ability to parent; my physical capabilities; my ability to speak and socialize normally; and the confidence to again live a life of accomplishment and purpose.

In this blog, as in the book, I share my milestone accomplishments. They include the first time I walked again,my Mother’s Day 2000, being the nation’s #2 charity fundraiser for American Diabetes for the  2002 Dublin Marathon which I competed in, overcoming the pain of divorce, landing a management job in Real Estate that provided for my sons’ college education, returning to college for the first time in 30 years (and studying the deeper aspects of near-death experiences), sharing the beauty I saw and felt in Heaven with others, and jumping from 60-foot cliffs into the Ganges River on my 53^rd birthday in March, 2012.

“One of the most powerful things in life is to not be afraid of death,” I wrote in the book. “Since my Near Death Experience nearly thirteen years ago, I have found that I’m able to live life more fully today in the moment of today.  I have a profound appreciation for life and for all living things.  I don’t fear death, but rather I actually look forward to it.”