ONCE, I FORGOT WHERE I PARKED MY CAR. AT LAX. That was a problem. If you’ve ever seen the parking structures at LAX, you understand. They form a sort of 3-D, M.C. Escher, house-of-mirrors kind of nightmare. Sure, those configurations are commonplace at airports these days, but at that time I was a girl from […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream to dreamer: Pace your recovery
WITH NO FEWER THAN 10 BREAKOUT SESSIONS devoted to the diagnostic, healing, therapeutic and restorative qualities of dreams, the annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams affirms the power of our dreams to assist in our health care — both physical and mental. Indeed, many physicians and therapists use information provided […]
Think, Dream, Play: Look sharp!
SO I WAS MINING THROUGH THE TAILINGS OF MY ELECTRONIC INBOX the other day, sifting through subject lines — “Battling Saggy Skin;” “Cultivating the Art of Spontaneity” (Really? How can one cultivate the extemporaneous?) — When I came across a gem: No, not “6 Things the Most Productive People Do Daily,” though I did save […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Convergence of dreamers
DEAR DREAMERS, I am excited to be attending the annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams this week. One of the most pragmatic features of the conference comprises the four hour-long sessions wherein attendees can work directly with leading researchers and practitioners in the “field of dreams.” I may join past […]
Think, Dream, Play: A scientific life strategy
I’D BE BETTER LOOKING IF I were a cheerleader. So would you. If I’d only known this back in my gangly, self-conscious adolescent days! I would have been photo bombing the cheer squad all over campus. There’s that crazy Carolyn again! She’s so cute! Scientific studies have now confirmed that the ‘cheerleader effect’ is a […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream to dreamer: Stop worrying!
DREAMS OF FALLING AND FLYING are among the shared dreams across age groups and cultures. One speaks to insecurity and the other to freedom to soar. Today’s dream offers a taste of both. Dear SMYD, I am at a good point in my life. Not that everything is perfect, but I just can’t ask for […]
Think, Dream, Play: Giving my all for humanity
EINSTEIN WAS A SCATTERBRAIN! Neener! Neener! Neener! I know. I shouldn’t build myself up by putting others down. You knew that about Albert though, didn’t you? That his brain was scattered. Literally. A pathologist at his autopsy stole his brain and kept it. In his home. In jars. That’s right — jars. Plural.
Send Me Your Dreams: High school reunion blues
FIGURES FROM OUR PAST OFTEN APPEAR IN OUR DREAMS. They most often represent traits we have carried forward that may or may not be helpful now. Or they may illustrate a dreamer’s own attitude toward himself, one based in past circumstances applied to the dreamer’s current waking life, whether appropriate or not. Consider today’s example […]
Think, Dream, Play: Diana Nyad, Archimedes and the Zeigarnik Effect
BLUMA ZEIGARNIK HAD IT GOING ON. You remember Bluma, don’t you? Bluma Zeigarnik?! The famous Russian psychologist! Jeez! OK. I never heard of her either. Turns out though, she identified an interesting human behavior that might, according to Psyblog, help us avoid procrastination. But first of all, it’s kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it — […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream advice for the new kid: Don’t try too hard
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IN YOUR DREAM, most likely it reflects a waking circumstance that is new and uncomfortable to you. Today’s young dreamer struggles to find her way and her dream offers some guidance. Dear SMYD, My family moved and I had to change schools this year. We live in […]