Dreams

I have sure have had some interesting dreams lately, which isn't new.  A good friend of mine readily tells me no one has "weirder" dreams than me. I often get out of bed to then inform my husband where I was last night!  Good thing he is hard of hearing, which, by the time he sort of hears me, he knows I didn't go anywhere through the night!  

So, I just ramble and tell him my often disconnected dreams that, in the end, just make for a good chuckle with which to start the day! Often, I'm real glad I woke up because the dream itself was goofy, even to me.

Do you listen to what your dreams may be trying to tell you?  I think there really is something in them that might be worth listening to.  My former spiritual director was very helpful when we processed my dreams, especially when I was going though some challenging times.  When defenses are so high during the day, dreams allow circumstances to come up using imagery that can speak to us, if we take the time to try and sort it all out. Some bring real hope, which this season preparing for Christmas is all about. 

Some folks find real peace especially when they encounter loved ones or pets who have died that come to them in a dream.  However, these encounters are much, much different than a dream because most of the time what is experienced can easily be remembered, whereas, a dream usually can't be. Once you have an encounter of a loved one, you know it. Often a message or feeling is communicated, which seems to be one of peace or reassurance. 

Maybe I bring this up at this time of year because of the holidays and how so many of my friends and acquaintances have lost someone to death in the recent weeks. Hearts have been torn open by death and it comes at a time of year when that loss will be acutely felt. 

It's amazing the number of people who have shared these situations with me over the years and talk freely about their experience.  They are very real experiences that simply need to be heard and validated. They are heartwarming to the person experiencing them. 

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So, if by chance you have a dream that doesn't make sense to you, and by noon you can't remember it, well, join me in a most ordinary night of dreams.  But, if you do remember it and had a most wonderful encounter with someone you have loved and miss and remember every detail of this encounter, you are blessed especially if it brings a sense of hope that one day you will be with that person again.  Hold it close to your heart and treasure it.  That encounter may be a gift you will treasure for a lifetime!

If you experience an encounter you would like to share with a spiritual director, I have offices in Two Rivers and Crivitz, WI and can be reached at 920.793.3530. You may also subscribe to my posts but scrolling all the way down or see my web at MollyLaFond.com