Often when we have a crazy impulse to do something, there is a spirit behind the impulse. If we're paying attention, spirit will sometimes even speak to us through another person who is not aware that this is happening. This often happens in small ways, like when we're seeking direction on practical matters. It may be more subtle than this. We may be seeking general answers in our lives and find those answers in the casual or offhand remarks of others.
People often asks about their pets in spirit.
The energetic connections of love are similar to those between humans. What bothered me most was that there was so much truth in the movie about what life on the other side is like, but the portrayal of suicide was, so far as I know, distressing and inaccurate. The fact that the rest of the movie was so true left me concerned that its take on suicide would be swept up and accepted with the rest of it. Such a movie has a powerful influence on mass beliefs. The movie suggested that if we commit suicide, we are damned to hell, and will never be reunited with our loved ones again.