Dream: 1. a series of thoughts, images or emotions occurring during sleep.
2. an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream such as
a. a visionary creation of the imagination: daydream
b. a state of mind marked by abstraction or release from reality: reverie
Do: to bring to pass: carry out
D-day: day 4 of the A to Z Blogging challenge
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Dreaming and doing
As I was trying to decide what word(s) to use for today, I first thought about dreaming. I love to dream. Many of my paintings have the word “dream” in their title. The Protagonist in my (unpublished) novel, titled Beyond the Land of Dreams, is a lover of fairy tales and powerful dreamer.
But dreams aren’t enough by themselves. Then I found this great quote by Sarah Ban Breathnach, who wrote Simple Abundance and several other books:
The world needs dreamers
and the world needs doers.
But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.
And I thought: YES! that’s what I didn’t know I was thinking!! That’s a winning combo!
A favorite dream
I had this dream a number of years ago–a version of it is included in my above-mentioned novel. Although one person who critiqued my book told me that people don’t like hearing about dreams, I didn’t believe her. Well, I believed that she didn’t like it, but I don’t believe that no one likes it. Of course, you’re free not to read it if you don’t like hearing/reading about dreams–but this was a good one!
In the dream, I was a nun. I stood on the shore with many other women. We all wore long brown robes or gowns, belted at the waist. We faced the water. I knew that I had been chosen as a sacrifice to the sea. With a nun on either side, I walked into the water. When the water reached my neck, I knew I’d reached a ledge and with the next step, the water would be over my head. I stood alone. The ocean sent a wave to help me. It pushed me through the water. I held my breath for as long as I could, afraid to breathe the water. But finally I couldn’t hold my breath anymore and I inhaled.
I could breathe in the water!
That’s it, then I woke up.
Paying attention to your dreams
I keep a dream journal sometimes. Especially if I have a momentous dream, like the one above, I like to write it down. Writing as soon as I wake up helps me to remember my dreams before they slip away. Getting enough sleep helps, too. If I don’t sleep at least 7 1/2 hours, I usually don’t remember my dreams at all. But some dreams, like the one above stick with me.
I remember the first time I woke up in my dream. I think I was about 9 years old. A man (in my dream) came to my old house and I answered the door. He pointed a gun at me and told me he’d shoot me if I didn’t let him into my house. I told him he couldn’t hurt me because it was just a dream–then I woke up. I don’t have those dreams all the time, but they’re fun when they happen.
Do you remember your dreams?
OK–that’s it for today.
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xoxo
I usually have very vivid dreams. I often wish I could record them because they’re proper movies, with storylines and everything. However I only remember glimpses afterwards, it’s like trying to hold water in my palm… Like you, I also use them for my writing a lot, at least the little I can remember.