Blog RSS FeedIf a dream is a wish your heart makes…
…why did I dream about a family with 14 (or 16) children? Hmm. We won’t worry about that. You know, thinking about it, the worst part was that the mother in the dream was the one who gave me the 14-16 figure for the number of kids. At least COUNT the poor dears.
Lately I’ve had some crazy dreams. A couple of nights ago, I was so aware of being completely bored and disgruntled by my dreams. Usually they’re at least sort of intriguing, so a night full of boredom and dullness really made me mad. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking, “Thank God! I can start a new dream!”
But last night’s was probably the funniest (or weirdest?) dream-awareness I’ve ever had. And I’m pretty sure I can say that it comes directly from my waking life these days.
There was some situation in progress–I can’t for the life of me remember what it was. But as the dream went on, I gained an overarching awareness that there was no logical conclusion to this dream.
“What can the third act be?” I thought. “There’s no possible way for this to wrap up that is satisfying and interesting.”
Yes, my subconscious self was analyzing the narrative drive of my dream.
Is it any wonder I need a nap every day lately? (And no, there is not a “secret” reason for me to need naps. Mom.)
The simple fact is, thinking up stories makes me so tired. All of the dog training books tell you that a great way to “exercise” your dog is to spend a half hour training and working on tricks. This, the books say, tires out their little walnut-brains to the point where they will just collapse into bed.
This is me! Thinking up twists and turns and trying to connect them all is very taxing to my little walnut brain. In wake AND in sleep, apparently.
But it’s still the best job in the world! (And yes, I’m still on the treadmill!)
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You’re sleepwriting. Gosh, Katie, talk about multi-tasking!
Wait, does that mean that even *sleeping* is taxing my little walnut brain?
Last night I dreamed I taught in an underwater school. I got pretty wet.
I’m not sure what that says about me!
Very interesting, Angie! Do you feel like you’re in over your head, somehow? Or maybe it’s just the heat!
Have you had time to catch the movie Inception? (It’s pretty incredible, BTW) I just thought how ironic this post was in alignment with all the hubbub of that movie.
No, Tracy–we tried to get tickets but they were sold out! I’m sure we’ll see it soon. The husb is dying to go.
I’ve had dreams that were so mind-numbingly boring that in the midst of them I’ve said to myself, “Gosh, this is SO boring, I really should wake up.” So I wake up and just remembering the dream is such a bore I’m tempted to go right back to sleep but for the fact that I’ve been dreaming a boring dream and would probably go right back into it…
Sometimes it’s better to stay awake.