dream journaling + sleep self-help
The “messenger” sat in the chair slumped over, breathing heavily, exhausted. Though his face was obscured, the way he was dressed reminded one of the Roman god Mercury, the deity of messengers. “Do you know how hard it was to get through to you?” the man said between heaving gasps of air. I shrugged. I didn’t. I had no idea…
It’s a rough morning. You feel sick after a restless night. You’re coughing up slimy junk. You feel dizzy and vaguely nauseous. It’s time to go see your doctor, you decide. You call in sick to the office. At the doctor’s office, one of the first things the staff is going to do is take your temperature.…
Cherish your visions and dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. — Napoleon Hill. This blog would never be one to throw stones at any of the works in the vein of the Power of Positive Thinking, the Law of Attraction, the Secret, or the Prayer of Jabez. This blog would never denounce any…
Sometimes your subconscious practically hits you over the head when you’re trying to understand your dreams. The interpretation is that easy. In the dream, I was sitting around a table with other people present. We were waiting for a meeting to begin. There was no conversation. Nothing out of the ordinary for a regular business…
Something of a cross between George Clinton and Snoop Dogg, the lead singer wore dusty overalls and thick work gloves. The backup dancers were also dressed for farm work. No crops were being raised, however. There were no animals getting fed either. Behind them, a barn. A crowd grooved approvingly on a tractor and up in…
While making the rounds of various TV and radio talk shows, with the release of Dream Power (1972) and subsequent release of The Dream Game (1975), psychologist Ann Faraday popularized both the activity of dream journaling and the idea dreams could be meaningful. Her books sold over 500,000 copies, according to Harper & Row, her publisher. The Encyclopedia of…
Six Carl’s Jr. fast-food workers stood ready to take on the problem: a home in disarray. I had too much to do in too little time. I was fretting. This team would help. Actually, I don’t have an exact count of how many fast-food employees there were in the dream, all decked out in their…
Have you ever had a dream where a dead person you knew was speaking to you? Did the experience seem very real? Have you ever dreamed of a genie? A demon? A zombie? Did you ever have something happen to you in a dream and then happen again in real life? Did it make you…
For many Americans, the 1930s were like a nightmare. Over 25 percent of the population found themselves without work. Because of that, they were suffering. Memories and images of the Great Depression are still fresh. While the generation that personally experienced it grows fewer every day, the phrase still conjures images of unemployment lines. People…