Dream Visits

I dreamed about a dear friend last night. She walked into my life suddenly, but as in every dream, you just accept whatever's happening and flow with it. (Would that we could do exactly the same thing in life).

In the dream, we had a brief, intense discussion about selling books and exchanged a few tips. Then, just as suddenly as she had arrived, my friend was gone. I can tell you, though, that my spirits lifted immediately on seeing her.

Do you ever dream about the people you know? Are those dream scenarios different than the real interactions and relationships you have?

I don't belieive the Freudian stuff about a person or animal standing in for someone or something else in a dream. If that happens, once a while, I usually figure out what I'm getting at. Mostly, I think the people I dream about are the people I'm dreaming about. 

Friends, family, spouses, acquaintances, parents, even celebrities march through my head in dreams. I have something I need to say to them and there is always something I want them to be telling me. 

I have a recurring dream of being at a certain friend's house, trying to figure out where I am going to sleep for the night. There is an abundance of beds and bedrooms, but finding the right bed sends me from room to room like Goldilocks. When I do find it, I am supremely happy.

I've also had dreams about trying to find an apartment in New York (which is impossibly stressful) and meeting up with one of my dearest friernds, who used to be my college roommate. Somehow the apartment we're in morphs into the apartment we shared together. When I wake up, I think about how hard it would be to give up my current home and try to move to a new one -- especially one on the East coast.

Still, the dreams of moving and talking to friends I miss keep happening. And one thing I believe is we need (sometimes, REALLY need) to pay attention to our dreams. Because if you don't, you're kind of divorcing yourself from yourself -- you know what I mean?

Maybe what I'm trying to tell myself is I need to figure out how to see less of my friends in dreams and more in reality. Right? 

It's really not that hard to figure out.

 

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