Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA
November 2009
Other people seem to be able to remember a chain of events in their dreams, but all I have is a quick snapshot. In the first dream, I am on the beach with my friend, and we are running hand-in-hand away from something. In the second, the same friend and I are again on a beach, but this time, he is carrying me and I am crying, not because of him, but because of some other unexplained thing.
I could only conclude that since I have suddenly remembered two dreams that my subconscious wants me to deal with something pressing, so I summoned my google-fu (thanks, Martina, it's a good word!) and found dreammoods.com. Looking up the recalled elements of the dreams in the Dream Dictionary, I have come up with my own simplified amateur assessment of myself...
I'm avoiding a decision and I feel I am burdening someone, which has created negative emotions in me that I repress when I am awake. And I am anxious about losing touch with my friend who possesses some quality that I covet, maybe because it will be key to overcoming my indecision.
... my dreams have pretty much stated the obvious, since I have been avoiding job hunting and therefore made myself a burden on my father, who should be enjoying his retirement instead of worrying over whether his kid is going to make it through life okay. All I can say about this is that it was a good way to waste a few hours of looking for work!
I think dreams stem from that same creative process we use to make a poem or write a song. Our minds gather disparate elements--a person we saw today, a situation we're dealing with, a snippet from a song we heard, and combines them to make a little mind movie where we are the star. It just proves that everyone is creative, but unfortunately for some, they only tap into that wellspring when they're asleep !
ReplyDeleteDoes any of it have any meaning? Hey, I'm still working on the meaning of life--much less trying to make sense of my dreams !
This came to me in my dream last night: What would you call a crooked politician's effort to get elected? "SCAMPAIGN"
I used to not remember my dreams either, but lately I'm recovering parts of them.
I am a vivid dreamer and always have been. In fact in the rare occurences when I wake up and can't remember my dream(s) I feel really not that good - something is missing. I like sleeping because there are so many adventures waiting for me ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteNow - what are you going to do next? Seems like you agree with yourself about the meaning of your two dreams ...
"crooked politician"
ReplyDeleteIsn't that redundant, Tim? Mind movie, though, I like that.
Million dollar question, Martina. I need to find direction, I think. Job offers have always just come to me, so I've always just followed the offers. Now that I actually have to search and apply for jobs, it's thrown me a bit out of my element.
Me too. I only once in my life applied for a job and I found everything (praising myself, dressing up for the interview, answering strange questions) very exhausting and surreal. Since I did this just for the sake of experience I booked it under this category - i.e. experience.
ReplyDeleteSorry, nothing that is really helpful from me, :-(. Duh ... .
No worries. :-)
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