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RE: Recurring dreams
How lucky for us to get to have a glimpse inside your mind :)
I reckon we could analyse these dreams and figure out what your mind was trying to share with you... but not on social media!
Guilt, shame and embarrassment. Hmmm... don't we all? I think we really need to focus on making these emotions less frightening now. Just feelings after all. They come and go and they are only there to (maybe - if they are there for valid reasons) guide us to take alternative action.
That's all feelings are for, I think?
And the more pleasant ones to connect us.
Both for survival.
I like that you focused on the feelings in the dream instead of the content. Clever you! I always start with how people, memories, situations or whatever make me feel these days. I've found (for me) this is closer to my personal truth and helps to guide me make better choices. For me.
And the guilt and shame etc - better choices for others as well.
But!!
I think a LOT of what we are told we should feel shame and guilt and embaressment about ISN'T us and ISN'T healthy for us. A lot of this is society's dictates about who we should be and not who we are and even could be.
And our fear of being judged and turned on by "the pack" because everybody else is terrified of this happening to them and so often just go along with the show.
Back to radical personal individuation :D
When you know yourself well enough it doesn't really matter what people think of or say about you, you see. You can smile and wait... and they will figure out that it was more their own dreaming and fear they may have been seeing.
You can also sit with your own fear and/or reactions and better figure out if you should be feeling these things or not. Is it you? Is it them? etc etc. This can really help you sift through what is you and what isn't over time. Very liberating!
This is why I found that not reacting and learning to wait is an important skill too, by the way. It's hard though! In a world that moves so fast and encourages us to do the same. The instant gratification generation.
I've had a few flying dreams. I know this is a common one but it's still my absolute favourite!
And I had a recurring nightmare as a child. That one I haven't had for a while...
Interesting topic and enjoyed reading it in full <3
Nicky, dear Nicky! I always get a little excited when I see a notification of your comment. I know it will be an insightful one for sure 🤩
In covid times I had a dream diary that I wrote in every morning and always highlighted the themes/emotions of those. Back then dreams were rampant and every single night.
Yes, those emotions are not strangers to any of us, but in a way it seems like it’s a tough work to uncover them once they became a huge part of us. I don’t think I realised just how much of those I stored inside and all the issues with anxiety this year have made me dig deeper to see exactly what is trying to come up for clearing.
I agree, analysing feeling gives us a better view of ourselves and even those labeled as ‘bad’ are valid. From an early age we are taught to not show those emotions and as a result we become a nervous wreck when we’re adults. Nobody tells us that they all stay inside us, packed in a nice bomb that obstructs the flow of our life energy.
Me too, especially with age I wait a bit longer before I open my mouth and react. It’s tough, as my face says it before I say it, but I try 😂
Over time less and less things make me react, as I realise most are not worth blocking my flow.
Dreams of flying are amazing 🤩 Best feeling! It only happened to me twice that I dreamt of flying. Both times I was in a good state and pursuing my spiritual side. Hope to dream of flying again one day 😍
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Aw... you made my heart smile. Thanks for being so encouraging!
Hmmmm... know what? We can't lie. You say your face can't lie but, in all truth, we pick up people's nervous system responses and "meta" communication unconsciously and we always know when someone is lying. Or not being fully truthful. And this makes us all a bit nervous, afraid and uncomfortable of each other at times, I think.
What I'm busy learning to do is to express my emotions in a way that isn't scary for other people to deal with.
What we ideally should have been taught to do as kids.
I mean... it's fine to say to someone: when you did that it made me feel angry and I'd prefer it if you...
And anger is the big one, isn't it? That and grief.
Instead we're taught to lie to protect other people's discomfort, and them in return for us. Silly, innit?
But it's so much bad programming to rewrite. Both personally and to walk this way in our society. Scares the shit outta people, mostly.
We will fix it over time. I have every faith. Busy watching the explosion of this perspective online at the moment. It's everywhere now 👍 And growing!
So you're ahead of the curve. And I always come back when I find people who are alive and present and working life and their own progress. This is how I get to learn as well :) So thank you! ❤️
And so agree. The more I've dealt with my own unprocessed/unconscious stuff the less I've felt the need to react to other people's. Mostly it's okay to shrug it off and wait for things to become clear on their own, really. This is making it difficult for me to write at the moment, btw.
I'm in a place where I'm not sure I need to say much more anymore. For now.
Oh those flying dreams :D :D The best, right?!!
Sending love to you. Have a beautiful day in all of it and however it comes. And inevitably goes...
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But now you've inspired me to write summink :)
So thank you for being you!
Here we go... (again) 😆
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