Last Night I Dreamt A Song
Last night I had a dream that, thankfully, I woke up from.
Becoming had gathered in a park for a thanksgiving feast. There was much grumbling because there were a lot of people milling about, it was a bit chilly, and it had started to sprinkle.
I asked everyone to gather around the tables, which were filled with delicious foods, and hold hands to bless the Source of Life. But no words came to me, and we stood in silence for a few minutes.
Then Eric turned to Ashley with a questioning look on his face. She nodded and said “yes, you should.” He turned to me, and I said “Go ahead,” without really knowing what he would say.
Tentatively he began to sing:
“Reaching for connection
Deep inside our blood
Open your heart
Open up your heart”
The tune was simple and easily improvised. We all began singing and clapping. As the music became louder and more alive, we began improvising and dancing around the tables. The experience was so joyous!
And then I woke up — with the song still in my head. I sang it to myself several times, hoping to remember it the next morning. I tried to go back to sleep.
But my bladder thought differently, and I realized if I didn’t record the song now I would not remember the tune in the morning.
So, I grabbed my cell phone and went to the restroom. Afterward, I called my voice mail at work and sang the song.
This morning when I awoke, I could remember the words but not the melody. Lucky that my bladder had intervened.
Becoming’s monthly circle is all about connecting to ourselves, each other, the world around us, and the Divine that flows throughout. One of the lines we use in circle is ,”Let us open our hearts to the Heart of the Universe.” I’m not sure about how to interpret the second line of the song, except perhaps that the drive to connect is something so inherent to us as humans and divine beings, as close and vital to us as the blood that pumps through our veins.
Rather than change the words to align more closely with things as I know them now, I feel it important to honor the song by sharing it as it was given to me in the dream and to listen to the message it brings.
