Just have time for a little Journal Jar entry, so let's get going...
Describe a recurring dream you had as a child, a teen or an adult.
I have a couple recurring dreams to choose from here, but my thought is to instead recite one of my earliest recollections of a dream. When I was very young, probably about 5 or so, I remember having a dream that my dad was featured on a family sit com on television. The show was in black and white, and my dad was some sort of robot that kept falling apart to a laugh track. Various parts would fall off and scurry around on the hard wood floors and people would laugh hysterically. Don't know why I remember this. I always meant to ask my parents about that time, and if there was a similar tv show that they recalled being on when I was that age. But I could never remember to ask them. So maybe they'll read this and have an answer for me and I can finally put that memory to rest...
Other recurring thoughts or dreams include the dream where I can't wake up. I think I wrote about it here before, where I feel like I'm trapped in a comatose body that I can't control, but I try to wake up and can only muster little bits of activity... The more recent recurring dream that I have is about being back in college, finishing up my degree, or just being back in school (be it high school or college) and reliving those experiences with my broader perspective that I've gained by living my life the past twenty plus years.
The settings in my dreams are almost always elaborate and labyrinthine at times. I dream in great detail, with lush surfaces and finely decorated structures. Most of my dreams are filled with a sense of wonder and curiosity, of inspiration and nurturing. I usually enjoy dreaming, even when the dreams startle me. There is usually some sort of lesson. It isn't always spelled out in plain language. In fact it rarely translates to words. But there is emotion that is real and exhilarating. My dreams make me hopeful. They recharge my imagination.
I think that's why I like to sleep so much. There is so much more possible in the dream world, or so it seems. In reality, it's all possible. Imagining it into existence is what it takes to make it real.
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I always liked dreaming until recently. With the onset of my chronic migraines, I also have had bad dreams. Not scary per se, but intense. Last night I was trying to hide from someone, so I went to Central Park. While there, I had to capture a bobcat that was trying to attack me. Anyway, some of my favorite dreams include flying. Some funny ones have included losing my teeth. Formerly, I tried to always remember my dreams. Now, I wish I could let them go. Good topic.
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