Soul's murmuring before slumber · New Earth Community

Soul's murmuring before slumber

Lately, before falling asleep, I’ve found myself drifting into a strange little ritual.

I imagine stepping out of my physical body and standing quietly beside it. From there, I listen. And whatever sound reaches me, I give it form — I imagine its shape, its distance, its presence in the world.

There’s a house nearby where two dogs bark sometimes in the night. In my wandering, I walk over and gently pet them. When I hear an ambulance siren, I follow it through the darkness, tracing its path by the fading sound, wondering where it is going. If someone passes by the alley talking on the phone, I secretly listen, smiling to myself at fragments of their story.

It feels like standing at the threshold between worlds — the waking one slowly dissolving, another quietly opening.

I’m curious — do you ever experience something like this before sleep?

What happens around you as you cross into rest?

What soothes you?

What is the last thought that visits you before your body completely lets go?

I want to know your world at the edge of sleep.

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