Friday, January 15, 2010

Email From Julia's Teacher

"We were talking about Rosa Parks and how before Rosa Parks if you were black you had to sit at the back of the bus and give up your seat to a white person. We also have a yellow bus and we put our pictures on it to show that anyone can sit where ever they want. WELL - Julia told her bus driver Terri that because of Dr King and Rosa Parks SHE can sit anywhere she wants and does not have to sit in the front. We are making a class dream book and she told me that her dream was that everyone would laugh a lot at least once a day. She even drew a picture of mom tickling her. Just thought I would share. She made the bus driver's day - and of course she makes mine everyday."

Really? There are no words.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

All I Have To Do Is Dream

I am a big believer that my dreams, especially vivid ones with strong symbols are one of the most defining ways my body and mind "communicate" with me. My dreams are very telling sometimes, and occasionally even psychic in that I will dream something before it (or something very similar) occurs. I have had two recent dreams that spoke to my waking life in clear and concise ways.

The first was a dream that I was in an auditorium watching a performance, in which I was slated to go on stage during the 3rd act. There was a brief intermission between the 2nd and 3rd acts and I had to leave the auditorium during the time. I was walking the halls nervous that I was going to miss my performance and was reassuring myself that if I missed my cue, it wouldn't be the end of the world and maybe just maybe I was supposed to miss it. The biggest symbol of this dream was the stage and my not being present on it. When I looked up the meaning behind dreaming of a stage, the dictionary said that to dream of yourself on stage means that you are putting on an act and not being true to yourself. One of my biggest goals this year is to "remember me." I am determined to take better care of myself. In short, I am putting myself back on my to do list. This dream was very clearly telling me (by my not being present on the stage) that it is time to be true to myself.

The second dream was of me literally pulling the roots of a tree right out of the ground. I knew the meaning of this before I even looked. Clearly, it is time to "uproot" my life. Rearrange, reassess and remember that I need to take care of me.

On that note? I am going to go set up my profile on Wii Fit and check out the Biggest Loser Wii game!