Flying

Here is another dream I frequently have. This one is so real that I actually think it's happened occasionally. I can fly! I start running and then flapping my arms and I come off the ground. Sometimes I just hover; it's a lot of work to fly! Other times I get up as high as a 2-story house. I prefer this mode of transportation. There are days when I'm thinking I have to go somewhere, do an errand, etc., and I think I'll just fly there! Oooops. That's only a dream. Or, is it? It seems so real to me. Like I've really flown before. This flying dream, from what I've researched and read, is common. It's supposed to mean that you feel you have to do something. Or go somewhere. I guess it expresses a need for change at a most basic level. The first change I want to make is to let go and really fly. And, when I say "really fly," I mean to fly through my life. I want to let go of my fears and inhibitions, so that I can release what's been hiding inside me. I think that's what my dream is saying: take a chance, make a change.

Driving

I have this dream frequently. I am in my car, with the sun roof open, the radio on low with a soothing sound, the sun is out and the leaves are starting to color. I am driving. I am smiling and driving. And, I just keep driving. I don't know where I am going. Sometimes I have two important people in the backseat (the front passenger seat is always open) and sometimes I am alone. But, the feeling of peace and happiness is always there. I've often wondered what this dream means. On a simple level it could mean that I love autumn (I do). It could also mean I want to run away. It could also mean that I don't know where I'm going. It could mean I need a plan for my life. It could mean I need to find a place of peace. Whatever the meaning, I think of this dream often. And, on tough days, I hope to have this dream when I'm falling asleep.

I've always pushed myself to examine my life from every angle, analyzing details and situations like Nancy Drew would solve a mystery. I've always wanted to do more, be more for everyone else. So, maybe this dream just means that I need to concentrate on me. For, in my pursuit to please everyone else, I have ended up feeling exhausted and like I pleased no one. I realize now that it isn't my job to please anyone but myself. And, who am I to assume what another needs anyway?

I'm wondering if it's time for me to get into my car and drive into my life, literally.