I am a big believer in dream analysis; okay, maybe I’m into having my dreams “officially” analyzed and I don’t necessarily think of them as “visions”—but I do think things can be worked out in my subconscious while I sleep. I’ve gotten some pretty good insight and inspiration from my dreams over the years, so I keep a dream symbol book near the bed and try to at least pay attention to what is going down in my dream world. Periodically, I have what I think of as “single parent” dreams—dreams where I am incredibly busy and there are all sorts of uneventful things I have to accomplish under a time constraint…
I am certain that single parents do not have the market cornered on busy stress dreams, but I think mine are definitely looped in to my single parent status. My “busy” dreams generally involve me having a long list of things I have to accomplish: cleaning, organizing, shopping, and hauling boxes and bags. There really isn’t any mystery around these dreams as far as I am concerned. Despite how incredibly boring and stressful these dreams are, I know my brain is trying to tell me to slow down, ease up, and let go. Why it chooses a busy, stressful dream that mimics my real life to try to send that message is beyond me!
I suppose I should be grateful that I am not falling out of buildings or being chased by international spies in my dreams. The other night, I dreamt I was trying to get a whole bunch of bags and boxes onto a city bus and teenagers kept stealing my bags from me (then I would have to go after them and retrieve my groceries and house wares). Although I was worn out when I finally woke up to face the day, I didn’t have any trouble deciphering or analyzing that dream!
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