The other day, my four-year-old daughter asked me if, when she comes back as a baby again, she could have the same baby toys. I asked her what she meant, and she explained: "When I die and come back as a baby again."

I was flabbergasted. We are not a religious family and never even discussed the concept of reincarnation in our home. I asked her where she came up with the idea, and she further explained that she just "felt it" in her heart.

I am open to ideas and even played with the idea of reincarnation as a young adult, but haven't thought about it in decades.

I truly feel my daughter has an older soul. She came out of the womb literally wide-eyed and moving her head to look around. She began speaking at the age of one and spoke so well that, when we were out, strangers would stop and comment in disbelief at how well she spoke for her age.

She's made me think twice about what happens after we die. As science explains, matter and energy can't be destroyed; they are just transformed.

Colleen Bloch

Posted April 25, 2009