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When you develop an interest in meteorology, you look up at the clouds. Then, you may snap a picture when you see a formation you’ve never seen before. When you develop an interest in botany, you look down at the ground at the different plants. Then, when you find a new leaf, you might take…
No hobby’s cheaper to explore than dream journaling. Dream journaling is the champion for that and, as a bonus, comes with the potential to make and save you money. There have been many million-dollar ideas incubated in dreams. You can find a pen or pencil and a free notebook somewhere. Get that, and that’s all…
If you keep a dream diary for a while and try to understand each dream you recover, you’ll soon realize not every dream has a deeper meaning. Not every dream illuminates some insight into the subconscious. Sometimes a dream illustrates a slice of your life from the near-present or the past. But sometimes the dream…
You might not have your lighted pen handy. You might not have your dream journal available, and there’s nothing else to write on that’s available. You might have a spouse or partner next to you in bed. Turning the bedside light on to write your dream down wouldn’t be kind, especially if they have something…
Understanding the meaning of the numbers in your dream is about pattern recognition and delving into their significance to you. My grandfather used to say that the number 13 was lucky for him. As related by my mother, he readily acknowledged how some people thought number 13 was bad luck. People also said that about…
Scott Harris Alexander was one of the men who burst into the room in the middle of my dream. Who is Scott Harris Alexander? No idea. The name must have meant something to me. My subconscious supplied the name, after all. When it was time to interpret the dream I had no idea what that…
In the week before Christmas 2021, Brad Harbert of Ankeny, Iowa, a Des Moines suburb, was woken out of his sleep in the middle of the night. It wasn’t the alarm going off. He was sleeping through that. Rather, it was his dog Roxy, a Husky-Coonhound mix. Typically mellow, that night she was anything but.…
Swap daily activities between the morning and the rest of your day as needed for resiliency and success. Once upon a time, there was a young boy with many bad habits. This bothered his father, so he corrected him. “Don’t do this,” the father would say. “Don’t do that.” The young man ignored him. Over…
“I slept like a baby!” Really? You must have been in the fantastic fetal sleeping position for most of the night. You were turned to your side and had your legs tucked up, maybe even as far as up to your chest. Some mattress-selling sites seem to be under the delusion that there are significant…
Have you ever noticed how you can become sleepy when you drink a glass of hot milk before bed? Now note we’re talking about hot milk without cocoa. Cocoa is a stimulant. That drink is also full of simple sugar—a source of quick energy, the exact opposite of what you want and need before settling…
Mental strategic planning sessions in dreams can be long on dialogue, short on symbolism Many dreams feature imagery and symbolism. In that way, they’re not too different from songs and poetry. Yet planning in business and government isn’t done by poets, artists, or the like. Poets call attention to problems and situations. They add richness…
Doctors, supervisors, 24-hour locksmiths, tow-truck drivers, and others can be affected by this. Is it time to get a different job? Not all “call” is created the same. There’s no one answer to the abovementioned question in the headline that makes sense for everyone, everywhere. Somebody needs to be on call for some businesses, industries,…
Humans and dogs have been living, working, playing, and sleeping beside each other for thousands of years. Our two species have grown up beside each other. We’re best friends. Despite many changes over time, we’ve moved out of caves and huts together and into today’s prefab housing and apartments. Whether you should sleep next to…