Ode to Fallen Trees: The Dream as Lorax (CV)
“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.” ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax I was walking home along a city bike path recently, …
Dreamers in the S’News: Happy Birthday Walt!
“If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.” –Walt Disney, born Dec. 5, 1901 I love this quote for so …
Joyful Dreaming
In ordinary dreaming people describe anxiety and fear among the most common emotions experienced. But in lucid dreams, one often achieves states of bliss, joy, and delight seemingly unattainable in wake life.
‘In My Own Little Corner’
http://youtu.be/0hmCnOPYxVQ
Julie Andrews sings about the power of daydreaming in Cinderella (1957).
Forgotten Dreams
“Where do forgotten dreams go?” J. Allan Hobson, Dream Life: An Experimental Memoir, pp. 175-176 Where Do Forgotten Dreams Go? They sleep in endless seas Dissolve into the orange gold horizon at dusk Rise with …
Exotic Terrain: No Passport Required (CV)
exotic |igˈzätik| adjective originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country • attractive or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary • of a kind not used for ordinary purposes or not ordinarily …
Lesson Learned: A New App for Dreamers (CV)
This week I’ve been participating in the International Association for the Study of Dreams cyber conference on Lucid Dreaming. I’ve been picking up fun tips and being introduced to profound new thoughts about dreaming there. …
Dream Crooner: Music in Dreams (CV)
I was woken up in the middle of the night to the sounds of a Frank Sinatra song playing in my bedroom … only to realize I was dreaming! I had to be: The bedroom …
Can a Dream Change Your Life? In a Word, Yes. (CV)
In the early dawn hours on a snowy February morning, I was shaken awake by a dream. When I went to sleep the night before in the dorm room I was sharing with a friend …
Looking for Zen: Why Writing the Dream Works
The dreams were there even before I opened my eyes. In this one I was lost (not an uncommon dream) and searching for a Japanese restaurant that I eat in from time to time in …