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July 2007 
Dreams vs. Dreaming
Posted on Nov 18th, 2006
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DezinerGirl
DezinerGirl
Above image is entitled, "The Meandering River of Dreams"
I woke up this morning with this thought - spoken from one (from the anonymous pool of unknown entities that are always present in my dream) -"Your thoughts will determine what you have and what you do with your life".
Not a particularly profound statement - I have it plastered on my profile page, and it is interwoven through various blogs I've posted in the past. It is the theme of almost half of my reading library, I have downloaded an excellent e-book, The Master Key, and I've watched the movie, What is the Secret........twice!
So, no...it was not so much the words, but the blaring intensity in which they were spoken... enough to jar me awake, I tell ya! Now I'm just lying there...this sentence playing over and over in my mind. Next, I'm thinking, 'Well yes - I know this already!' I'm taking this as a sign that I really, really need to return to that mind set. Lip service is longer enough...I have to begin right here, right now, putting that concept into action. I know how important my thoughts are, and lately I've not given positive thoughts the proper attention they deserve...after all, it is my thoughts and ONLY my thoughts that determine the quality of my life.
I'm also trying to pay more attention to my dreams. Dreams fascinate me. I don't fully understand them...I want to know their purpose. Why do we have dreams when we sleep? What can I do to remember them? I've received advice to have a pen and paper handy and write down my dream as soon as I wake up. Tried that...can't do it. When I first awaken, it takes the better part of an hour for me to decide if I'm dead or alive! By the time I've determined that I will NOT be writing my obituary, I'm no longer in the frame of mind to write anything, much less, anything about any dream.
Then...I'm off thinking in terms of dream interpretation. I've read a couple of books, visited a few websites...each time I either find some generic table of 'the' interpretation of a certain dream symbol...or my favorite,'...only you can determine the meaning of a particular dream or dream symbol.' So why are they writing this advice? And to whom? Aghh!!!
In any event...I do feel a bit more at ease with my latest dream event now that I have articulated it here. Maybe now I can focus on the deeper issues of this my other dreams and not so much on the why or walking around thinking, 'huh?'
For now, I will settle with following interpretation of all my dreams: Dreams vs. Dreaming....now is the time to learn the difference.
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Don't you just love it when a dream comes in intense like that? - As for memory the only tip I can think of aside from writing them down is to remain very still when you begin to awake. I beleive it's suggested that you not move your head. That will help you remember, but again failing to write it down the memory may slip away away soon after you get up, or so they say..
Good to hear you're dreaming! :)
Hi J.K.,
My best and closest friend and I had been discussing this subject last night. He has done a lot of research on the subject of dreaming and sleep deprivation and is able to provide quite a bit of insight into the physiological need for dreaming…I just wish mine were not always so “OUT THERE'! Dreaming is fine, but I have this need for things to also make sense - and so often my dreams simply do not. I guess the reason for this blog was pure amazement that I was actually able to discern some semblance of reason behind this one - for like the first time in oh….40+ years!!!!
Alexis,
Could this possibly be the Universe communicating more directly on a critical issue for you and your life? Possibly the Universe is assisting you to remember your Personal Legend (e.g., The Alchemist) and is conspiring with you to meet you - in the Soul of the Universe. In the busy-ness of the past 20+ years you have forgotten your Personal Legend. Now that you are ACTING on the “omens”, you are tuning-in on the radio station of the Universe.
Food for thought - if you are hungry.
C'ya
Joepilot
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Joepilot!,
What An OUTSTANDING idea! Makes sense…perfectly good sense! Remembering my Personal Legend - that is what I had forgotten…. until recently. “….before a dream is realized, the soul of the world tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream”, The Alchemist.
Thanks for the food - I'm no longer AS hungry!!! :-)