DAY 12: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy...

The Price of Dreaming...

Dreaming II - KristinsFineArt.com

For most of my life, I would dream frequently when I slept. I would remember a vivid dream about 2-3 times a week. In the last five years, the frequency of remembering dreams has drastically decreased and so my vivid dreams are few and far between. I've always been grateful for dreams and voiced my opinion out loud. How amazing is it that during our sleep, a precious time of our days, we get the opportunity to truly feel like we are in a certain situation with certain people.

Dreams can be silly, serious, terrifying, absolutely absurd, or a combination of any of those elements. Some people can't even remember one dream vividly during their whole lifetime! While I have always deeply appreciated the gift of dreaming and my gift to be able to remember some, there are some days where I think I could do without them.

I woke up this morning with a new dream nestled in my mind and it didn't leave me all day. In the dream, I found myself in a situation that made me feel a lot of things and in summation, I think it was a dream where my heart fully spoke without fear and doubts, disregarding the rationality and reality that I diligently carry with me during my conscious hours. While one may think dreaming about what their heart desires could be nice, sometimes it can be just the opposite. Vivid dreams where you feel like you are really experiencing what's going on, can also cause one to think upon things they normally push aside to sacrifice themselves from further hurt and pain. There's no real point to today's post, just some reflection upon something that I often think upon. While dreams may cause bits of pain and unwanted reflection, I would never want to give them up at the end of the day cause on the flip side, dreams are one of my most treasured possessions, cause they allow me to experience things I may not normally get to experience.