Last night I had a ridiculously intense dream. I woke up dripping in sweat and couldn’t believe what had just happened. I smiled… like you would when leaving the theater after watching a thrilling horror movie. That ability to stir your emotions is priceless. I forgot my dream by noon.

Even before I forget, when I’m trying to explain my dream to others, it makes absolutely no sense. But for some reason, during the dream and in the waning moments afterwards, everything fits precisely as it should. I wish I could video tape my dreams and show them to other people… how cool would that be?

Now I’m not a person who believes that dreams have a deep and symbolic meaning, but I think I may start writing my dreams down. Without a doubt, experiencing some of my dreams has been as memorable as watching some of my favorite movies. Unfortunately, I  never remember them. Is there a reason that dreams are much easier fto forget than nearly everything else? Even when dreams are incredibly memorable in nature, they are often forgotten moments later.

I simply think keeping a diary of all your dreams would be interesting to look back on. I might start doing that… I think it would be bizarre to write the entries on this blog but since it’s my only personal blog… I might just do that. Or, perhaps just in a notebook by my bed.

Sorry for the randomness – I’m incredibly tired, my brain is wandering and I couldn’t make a technically oriented post but I DID have this on my mind. And oh yeah, I awas also thinking about “Lucid Dreaming” recently.

Lucid dreaming is when you’re able to identify that you are dreaming WHILE you are dreaming. Then, you can use this realization to change your actions and behavior in the dream because you understand there are no consequences. One example often sited is the turning on/off of a light switch. In your dreams, the changes in light contrast cannot be much because of the fact that your eyes are closed and everything is dim and the way your pupils work. So if you constantly remind yourself while you are in bed that if you turn on or off a light switch during a dream, you will take notice. If the lights don’t really change the brightness or darkness of the room… that can be an “identifier”.

For me, outrageousness is an identifier. I have been able to realize I am dreaming within dreams but within the next 10 seconds of the dream I wake up… I can’t stay in the dream once I realize I’m dreaming. How fun would it be to just realize you’re dreaming and go crazy! Haha… unless 24 hours later you wake up and realize you weren’t dreaming.. you were just drunk!

I’ve also had a couple recurring dreams throughout my life but the one that occured most was a very scary dream that I  haven’t had in awhile. It would actually hurt my body to be in the dream because an evil spirit would have control over my body and I would be floating in mid air, trapped and unable to move yet it felt like my body was about to implode.  What a wonderful note to end on!

Seriously though – I have to go to bed. Maybe I’ll post my next dream and see what you guys think about it. You can be my psychotherapists! Haha… I should probably just stick to web marketing posts but… what do you think?

Sweet dreams!