Greetings!
I thought I would continue the theme here of childhood stories. This next one is probably the craziest one & I have often wondered what my Grandmother thought when I told her about it the next morning. I wish I could remember her response.
I was about 11 years old & shared a room with my brother at the time. My bed was between the door & the wall so when the door was open, it was up against my twin bed. It created a cozy but very tight little alcove with my bed against two walls & the open door. On this particular night, I woke up some time in the middle of the night on my side facing away from the door open against my bed. The room was somewhat lit, from moonlight probably. As I lay there, I realized someone was talking behind me. I rolled over & standing there beside my bed was a boy from my neighborhood that was in my class & a girl I did not recognize. They were smiling & talking to me. I registered not a word they said, however, because I was so startled by their appearance at the side of my bed. They were not in color but in shades of gray & white. They were somewhat transparent because I could clearly see the door beside my bed through the girl who was standing on the right. I laid there terrified, heart pounding, not knowing what to do until finally I had the presence of mind to hit at them. The loud BANG! sound that my hand made as it hit the door was almost as startling as their appearance had been. Fortunately, this worked & they disappeared instantly. I was so relieved & somehow I managed to go back to sleep afterwards!
So, ghosts(!), you’re probably thinking but no the boy at least was quite alive & probably at home asleep in his own bed. My understanding about this is that I had been out-of-body with them in the dream state. I returned to my body when I woke up & they followed me back. I think I could see them because I wasn’t what I call “wide awake” yet. Do you recognize that feeling? Do you know the difference between “awake” & “wide awake?” There is a place between “asleep” & “wide awake” where lies other things & places. I’ve seen, heard & felt a lot in there. I’m guessing my Grandmother thought I might be dreaming. I was not because I was awake. I was in that place between “asleep” & “wide awake.”
What have you seen, heard, felt & experienced between “asleep” & “wide awake?”
Live, Love & Laugh in the Light of God, Dawn
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