Greetings!
I thought I would continue the theme here of childhood stories. This one is probably the craziest one and 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 and shared a room with my brother at the time. My bed was between the door and a wall so when the door was open, it was up against the side of my twin bed. It created a cozy but very tight little alcove with my bed surrounded by two walls and 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 and standing there beside my bed was a boy from my neighborhood that was in my class and a girl I did not recognize. They were smiling and talking to me. I registered not a word they said, however, because I was so startled and horrified by their appearance at the side of my bed! They were not in color but in shades of gray and 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 and they disappeared instantly. I was so relieved! I somehow managed to go back to sleep afterwards.
So, ghosts, you’re probably thinking but no the boy, at least, was quite alive and 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 and 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” and “wide awake?” There is a place between “asleep” and “wide awake” where lies other things and places. I’ve seen, heard and felt a lot in there. I’m guessing my Grandmother thought I might be dreaming but I was not because I was awake. I was in that place between “asleep” and “wide awake.”
What have you seen, heard, felt and experienced between “asleep” and “wide awake?”
Live, Love & Laugh in the Light of God, Dawn
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