"...aneesh"

It started when Bill was 2. He and I were sleeping, and Steve heard us talking. What were we saying? Steve couldn't tell, because both Bill and I were chanting in some language he'd never heard before. And the strange thing, he said, was that we were speaking it together, in sync, at the same time. There is a portal in our brains (probably several portals) that opens wider when we are asleep, and that left side of our brains that is rational and conscious calms down a little bit. It's a time of letting the other parts of our brain have a louder voice. So I'm not ever surprised at what happens when we sleep. What's "real" and what's "fake?" I don't really see much of a difference between any energy impulses my brain works with anymore - it's all real, whatever your definition of "real" is. Sometimes it will take me a day or two before I realize that something I was remembering was actually a dream - it seemed that "real" to me. And heaven knows when I do my work I'm accessing different parts of my brain than are commonly used - otherwise it would be impossible to see, hear, feel, smell and know the things in other people's lives and experiences that I'm able to tap into. There's a lot of stuff out there that isn't just staring right in our faces, of THAT I'm 100% certain.

So I was putting Bill to bed the other night, and he'd fallen into that soft place where his mind calms down and he can just be for some hours. I stayed for a while, just loving to hear his soft breathing. I was studying about enzymes (fascinating stuff), when I heard him take a deeper breath, then heard the word, very softly, "aneesh." I concentrated to hear exactly what he was saying, because I'd heard some words I'd never heard before this, and am by nature a curious person. So "aneesh" was the word, and that's only how it sounds, not how it's spelled. What does it mean? What language is it? What is my sweet 8 year old doing when he's in that dream state? Is he off somewhere else doing some work? Is he accessing an ancient life? Is he having a conversation with someone that doesn't quite speak English? I don't know, but I know that when I tuned into his energy when he was speaking, it was larger than an 8 year old's energy - it felt expanded, old, and very wise.

So I continue to be curious about this whole mystical experience, and love the adventure. Every minute something new to discover, every moment another opportunity for fresh eyes and beginner's mind. So ... "aneesh" to you all, and grateful blessings for this one beautiful life.