I HAVE A RECURRING WHISKER. As God is my witness, I’ve plucked it out a hundred times with follicle enough to satisfy any forensic scientist on a mission to peg the most heinous of criminals. And yet … it grows! Stiff and proud. Persistent. Like General MacArthur to my chin, it returns. And that’s why […]
Send Me Your Dreams: You’re not the crazy one
MANY TIMES DREAMERS HAVE IDEAS about the context and meaning of their dreams. Today’s dreamer has a good handle on what her recurring dream says to her in her moments of weakness. Dear SMYD, I think I need a straightjacket! I keep having these dreams that I can only remember snippets of, but they are […]
Think, Dream, Play: Seriously, come to Benicia Film Festival
YOU WOULD GO TO AN ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED FILM if it showed right here in Benicia, right? What about a winner of the Audience Award at Sundance? Or a New York Times Critics’ Pick? But no such thing ever happened in Benicia! Until now that is!
Send Me Your Dreams: Remove the thorn, change your life
DREAMS WITH ONLY ONE CENTRAL IMAGE OR ACTION can still reveal a wealth of information to a dreamer. Today’s dream focuses on one image and one action, but tells the dreamer a lot about where she is — and where she needs to go. Dear SMYD, I have always owned up to my mistakes and […]
Think, Dream, Play: Oddball goes mainstream?
OK. I’M AN ANOMALY. It probably goes back to seventh grade. I was the only girl in my gym class with a green romper. Oh yes, I’m in the romper set. Back in the Pleistocene Era, junior high school was comprised of seventh, eighth and ninth grades. And seventh grade constituted a giant step out […]
Send Me Your Dreams: New makeup could mean a new you
SPEAKING IN METAPHOR AND USING A RICHLY CREATIVE PROCESS, our dreams condense a lot of information into a few images. So always be on the lookout for puns and plays on words in your dreams, as these provide a lot of understanding in a few words. For example, being arrested in your dream could speak […]
Think, Dream, Play: Might as well toss a coin
AS ALWAYS, DEAR READER, I’M TRYING TO IMPROVE MYSELF and pass on pain-free, life-enhancing tips to you, so that you are spared anguish and trauma in your everyday living. You’re welcome. In today’s altruistic quest, I have explored strategies for decision making and encountered dilemmas for your consideration:
Send Me Your Dreams: Quit worrying and live!
WITH OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF DREAMS predicting future events, it is important to consider that a dream may be cautioning the dreamer. If you dream of having a flat tire or a blowout, for example, be sure to check the wear and pressure of your tires! Presuming all is well in the […]
Think, Dream, Play: Big nosey brother
I WENT AHEAD AND put some silver tape over the webcam eyeball on my computer. It was creeping me out. Staring all day long. Geez! For a long time, I resisted the urge to give it the finger, or stuff it with Silly Putty. I mean really, who would be watching me? That’s just paranoid, […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Universal dream themes
IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND this year’s annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, you might attend a workshop with dream interpretation icon Patricia Garfield, Ph.D. She is co-founder of the IASD and most impressive in her wealth of knowledge of dreams and dreamers from around the world. In […]