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Daily Question, July 13

What are my recent dreams telling me?

  • Hot Sauce

    What do dreams about being naked in public mean? I wouldn’t say I always feel scared (though sometimes I do). Sometimes, it feels free. Ideas? Did Jung say anything about this? Michael Lennox?

  • Amanda

    swimming in water but not drowning

  • Anonymous

    You don’t wanna know the details. I’m grateful to be trying to participate daily though see you tomorrow.

    They are telling me, “You’re doing it wrong.”

  • Ben

    The last dream I remember I was at a funeral for my mom, realizing my extended family were kinder than I usually give them credit for, and thinking how strange it was that we were gathered with an empty coffin, because my mom had been cremated.

    I’m sorry if this dream triggers anyone. I don’t know what to make of it, except that I miss her, and the grief hasn’t really left me, even though the coffin I carry around doesn’t reflect the reality of life.

    I believe the spirit of my mom i...

    The last dream I remember I was at a funeral for my mom, realizing my extended family were kinder than I usually give them credit for, and thinking how strange it was that we were gathered with an empty coffin, because my mom had been cremated.

    I’m sorry if this dream triggers anyone. I don’t know what to make of it, except that I miss her, and the grief hasn’t really left me, even though the coffin I carry around doesn’t reflect the reality of life.

    I believe the spirit of my mom is in her family – visible in their kindness. And it’s in me as well, if I can recognize it. Maybe that’s what the dream was saying, or maybe it’s what I make of it now. And none of this takes away the grief or the strange fragility of life that I became a lot more aware of when she died suddenly.

    There’s something I knew in the dream too, maybe – we were fooling ourselves with this ceremony. In the midst of our kindness, honest tears would have done more to heal the loss than the empty ceremony we were participating in.

    I hope I’m not causing offense! I think ceremonies can be deeply meaningful. It just seems to me they have to touch the heart to truly have their deeply healing affect. This is my best read on what the dream was saying – to touch into my heart and let in the kindness around (and within) me, and let go of empty concepts about loss, and to just feel it, no matter how long it takes.

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    • grateful sea

      Dear Ben, it has been several days since your post. Even so, I want to follow my heart and just tell you that I am sorry for your loss. And to thank you for your open-hearted, beautiful reflection. I’ve been thinking about dreams a lot and so have returned to this question. I hope in the intervening days you have experienced a little more healing of the grief. Peace to you.

  • KC

    Thanks for a great question and reminder. I have been aware of dreams lately, and never quite catch them. Will aim to be more intentional and mindful to note them as I awake.

  • Palm

    The last dream I remember recently and that I’ve had other times lately is being robbed, I wish I knew what it means but I guess it could be the belief that there is not enough

  • Lioness

    My dreams this week have focused on 2 new experiences I am about to embark upon, but in my dreams the experiences do not go to plan. What that is telling me I am not so sure as I do not feel worried about them while awake.

  • Deb

    I haven’t remembered my dreams recently. I am reminded of the children’s song “Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, LIFE is but a dream.”
    Life for some is a nightmare. For others an adventure. For others, they’re asleep and unaware. For me, life (like sleep) isn’t just one constant, but a fluctuating experience, which I try to be aware in.

  • Gina

    that for me it is more important to love goodness than hate evil…….
    but there is great despair , I am going to the dreams of love and goodness in the world………..it feels better despite my inclinations not to go there and dream big!!!

  • Michael

    my dreams while sleep? I don’t remember my dreams. my woke dreams? they are telling me this message of how to become significant, grateful, and happy (and how/why that will mess up/change “the system”) needs to go to every middle schooler and high schooler in the country. if thru them I can reach their grown ups…all the more to the good.

  • Malag

    I haven’t been remembering them for a while. Writing something down when I’m half asleep at 4am doesn’t really appeal to me.

  • Christina

    It’s funny that should be the question this morning. Last night, I had a vivid, involving dream about not receiving needed help. The message that came through to me is the importance of offering help despite the impulse to practice “tough love.”.

  • Kevin

    That I need to reduce how much political news I am consuming. It’s giving me nightmares. And when I wake up the nightmare becomes real.

    • Julia

      Don’t know if this is helpful, but I no loner listen to or read the news when I first wake up. I listen to an uplifting podcast. It has really helped.

      • Kevin

        Thanks Julia, I pretty much do the same thing and avoid taking in any news first thing in the morning. And of course, I also enjoy spending time reading the blog stories on this site too!

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