WHEN FORCES OF NATURE APPEAR IN OUR DREAMS, they make perfect metaphors for emotionally laden experiences in our waking lives. Sunshine and light breezes might reflect easy going in the near future, but tornadoes and floods are another matter. Consider today’s powerful example:
Think, Dream, Play: Everyday life in the Memory Palace
I WENT AHEAD AND MOVED INTO MY MEMORY PALACE. Figured, why not? At least I know where everything is there. It started with a plan to “Keep (my) Memory and Thinking Sharp with These 20 Everyday Activities” I read about, activities that have been linked to reduced risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. MCI includes […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Don’t hang out with a nag
WHEN WE TRAVEL WITH SOMEONE IN OUR DREAMS, that person likely represents how we travel through our daily lives. Think of that person’s prominent personality traits. Chances are they are yours too, for better or worse. Today’s dreamer offers a clear example for our purposes.
Think, Dream, Play: It pays to get happy
I DON’T KNOW. I’M ALL FOR OPTIMISM, but this guy looks way too happy for me. Come on, admit it: “Too happy” scares you as well, right? Don’t you squint a little bit and turn away, ever so slightly, from a person who is happier than the occasion warrants? It’s different if a guy is […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Do it like Joan Baez did
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO APPEAR IN OUR DREAMS may represent an ideal that we aspire to in our waking lives. Look for the salient qualities of that celebrity with an understanding that those may be what you strive for in yourself. This can open a window into your dream’s meaning. Today’s dreamer offers an example in […]
Think, Dream, Play: Tell us your Benicia story
I GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF FOUR, SORT OF. With an older brother whom I adored, I happily accepted the role of “baby.”But then, as these things sometimes go, that little unit fell apart and over time, scattered. My brother and I grew up under the able tutelage of our single mother. We eked […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Problem solving is a dream
DEAREST DREAMERS, In our waking lives, we sometimes find ourselves slogging away, working through the ups, downs and often tricky ground of personalities, politics and problems. We may feel as though we are making headway, only to discover that we’ve worked our way around a circle and made no progress at all. Our Dreaming Selves […]
Think, Dream, Play: Nostalgia inside out
THIS CAME UP ON FACEBOOK RECENTLY: “People born in the ’50s have lived in seven decades, two centuries and two millenniums (sic). We had the best music, fastest cars, drive-in theaters, soda fountains, and happy days. And we are not even that old yet. We’re just that cool.” Sounds a little desperate, doesn’t it? A […]
Send Me Your Dreams: The strength is within you
FREQUENTLY THE CHARACTERS IN OUR DREAMS will represent parts of ourselves that we do not recognize in waking life. Sometimes this will point out bad habits to which we are blind. Or, as in the case today, that other person shows the Dreamer her strong, dependable self whom she forgets she knows.
Think, Dream, Play: Don’t let the door bump your butt
WE LOVE THE KID. Let’s just get that out there from the top. He’s perfectly loveable and we have no problem with the love thing. As far as it goes. Which is further than we might have thought, but still. He’s a nice kid. Good manners. Fun sense of humor. And he’s cute. Very cute. […]