Good morning family and friends. Today is September 8, 2014. “Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.” ― Sigmund Freud, “The Interpretation of Dreams” DREAMS. We all have them, and sometimes they leave us questioning what they mean. I’ve been having a lot of dreams lately, and my son Brett seems to feel that melatonin might have something to do with this. Perhaps it does, but the dreams that I have seem to often have a common theme ... I am trying to get somewhere but can’t seem to reach my destiny. (Things that make you go hmmmmmm...) I am going to describe some of my recent dreams and hopes that perhaps some of you might have some insight as to what these dreams might mean. I have often heard that dreams come with psychological agendas that perhaps are not even recognizable on the surface. I’ve often wanted to get a book and read up on the interpretation of dreams, if for just the pure entertainment value. One thing I do know is that it has been said that if you have dreams where your teeth fall out it indicates death. Guess what folks – – I haven’t had that dream yet! Yippee! The first dream that I am going to describe is one that I am most interested in, simply because this is a VERY reoccurring dream. I have been having this dream for as long as I can remember. It might not show up for a couple of years in between “sessions”, but sure enough, it does show up. Because I have been having this dream for so many years, I know it is not directly related to my cancer diagnosis. I have had this dream many many years prior to having cancer. So here it is: DREAM #1: I am in school – – I can’t tell if it takes place in my high school or my middle school – – but it definitely is in school. I am walking through the hallways when all of a sudden I realize that I have been skipping an important class during 2nd period for months at a time. I know that the class is an English class and that my teacher is a really nice man, who in real life actually was one of my HISTORY teachers in either high school or middle school – – I can’t remember. ( Brown hair, early 30’s, hefty, glasses.) As nice as he was, I must say, in real life he wasn’t the best of teachers – – he was just okay – – but I can remember us students in real life making fun of him because he was more interested in how we colored – – yes, I did say “colored” (he preferred colored pencils over crayons!) – – different geological maps of the country and the world. I’m totally serious about this, he really would go on and on about the different color schemes that we would create on our homework maps – much more important than the names of states or countries we filled in! Does anybody remember this teacher and his name? I know some of you had to have had him – – and I really do think it might’ve been at Bailey Middle School. Anyway, for the purpose of this dream, I am going to name him Mr. Blue (he really did favor the color blue, and I picked up on that fact to gain myself a good grade! Ha!). In my dream, Mr. Blue would be waiting outside of the classroom door for me to show up, but I could never get there. For some reason, I just didn’t know where the classroom was. I felt it should have been on the second floor, but I could never reach the door. I can remember thinking to myself in my dream that even though I hadn’t attended for months, perhaps he hadn’t noticed, because he was very passive as a teacher. And since I was good in English, perhaps I could still pass the test without having studied or attended class. But as I kept searching and searching for the classroom, I became extremely agitated and upset with myself that I could be so irresponsible as to constantly forget a whole class. I never asked anyone for help – I was too embarrassed to admit that after all this time, I forgot my class and the room it was held in. I soon wake up in a sweat, once again thinking to myself, “There is that crazy dream again!” I probably have had this exact dream 30 times in my life if I’ve had it once. Strange..... DREAM 2: I had this dream months ago. I am driving to a social function when all of a sudden I encounter high water on the road. The road was impassable, as I could see a current actually flowing. I knew it would be dangerous to try to travel through the high water, so I thought the better of it and didn’t attempt it. I turned around on the road to find a new route to this social function. As I turned around in the car, a blizzard developed, and now I was driving in whiteout conditions. Talk about crazy weather – – I went from flash floods to blizzard conditions in the matter of seconds! I abandoned the car to ask for help from other motorists that were on the road – – I wasn’t asking for a ride, I was asking for directions to my social event. All of the people that I came upon and asked for help thought it was funny that I would try to find a social event in a blizzard. No matter how many people I asked for help, they all just took my call for assistance lightly and basically brushed me off, continuing to have their own fun laughing and giggling. Somehow, I found the social event while on foot. And when I entered the door, everyone couldn’t believe that I had walked on foot through a blizzard to attend the function – – and they laughed that I would even think of doing such a thing! Of course, they were too busy having fun too. I was none too happy, and then I woke up. – pissed! I probably should add that none of the people had faces that I remember. DREAM 3: This dream is the most recent. I was on my way to the airport to catch a plane, but for some reason my taxi driver kept getting lost and instead of getting closer to my destination, I kept getting farther and farther away. First, the traffic was backed up, so the taxi driver diverted off onto a new route and got lost. I tried to get out of the taxi and ask for help, but no one could direct me to the airport. I became frantic knowing that I was going to miss my flight, and I felt hopeless that there was nothing I could do about it. Once again, I woke up in a sweat – – this time thankful that it was only a dream and I didn’t have a flight to catch! But once again, I was trying to reach a specific destination, and couldn’t get there no matter how hard I tried. I know dreams can just be dreams. And perhaps that’s all that this is. But these are only three examples of the type of dreams I seem to have had throughout my life. There is a common thread here -- I can’t reach my destination. So for all you dream analysts – HELP! I’m curious as to what my psyche is telling me... Perhaps it simply telling me to lay off the melatonin ... or perhaps to invest in a good GPS system!! Today I am attending the wake of a friend of mine that passed away too soon of a serious illness at the age of 53. Tammy Follis Cunningham has a special place in my heart, for a year ago she crocheted a beautiful prayer rug for me upon hearing about my cancer diagnosis. I want to pay homage to Tammy, and I wish to let her family know that I will always cherish my homemade gift from Tammy. I am now using it to pray for their strength during this very difficult time. I am also using it to pray for the repose of the soul of Ofc. Nick Schultz, who was cut down in the prime of his life at the age of 24 while in the line of duty as a Merrillville police officer. Nick was a native son of Lowell’s, and his passing has left great heartache in our little community. RIP Tammy and Nick as you now reside with God in his heavenly kingdom. Wishing all of you happy dreams and precious moments on this Monday. I will smell a precious rose today, as well as the lovely mums that Pop Warner delivered to my front porch. They indeed are beautiful. Love to all... EXCERPT from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young: “September 8: Accept each day exactly as it comes to you. By that, I mean not only the circumstances of your day but also the condition of your body. Your assignment is to trust Me absolutely, resting in My sovereignty and faithfulness. On some days, your circumstances and your physical condition feel out of balance. The demands on you seem far greater than your strength. Days like that present a choice between two alternatives – – giving up or relying on Me. Even if you wrongly choose the first alternative, I will not reject you. You can turn to Me at any point, and I will help you crawl out of the mire of discouragement. I will infuse My strength into you moment by moment, giving you all that you need for this day. Trust Me by relying on My empowering Presence.”
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