Sunday, March 9, 2008

My Dreams are Back!

Oh it's so wonderful! I have begun to sleep-dream again... technically I suppose I've never stopped sleep-dreaming but for many years I haven't been able to remember them. I used to have the most elaborate, extensive, enlightening dreams. I remember waking up almost every morning to tell Car what I'd dreamt the night before. Then suddenly, inexplicably, they STOPPED! It was like the 'Nothing' in "The Neverending Story". Sometimes I'd be able to remember a snippet of a dream, a wisp of something or other, but never enough to hang onto. It nagged and nagged at the back of my mind - why can't I remember my dreams anymore? I tried all sorts of things, like keeping my eyes shut when I first awoke and trying to visualize what I'd dreamt, or keeping a pencil and pad handy to write them down if I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, or drinking té de tila or some other relaxing tea before going to sleep. But nothing worked. And then, suddenly, a few nights ago, I had one dream after another and I REMEMBERED THEM! I remembered them well! I went on and on to Car about what I'd dreamt and I was completely amazed! Dreams have such significance; I've always known that, which is why it was so sad to lose touch with them. Of course they are only significant to the dreamer but that's the whole point! You can easily figure out what the dream was telling you (or sometimes not so easily, which only makes it more awesome when you finally do figure out a section).
Anyway, after that night, I've dreamt almost every night and been able to remember most of the dreams. It's so neat! I'm so thankful to be able to dream and remember my dreams!

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