this week’s ponderings
I got 100% on my paper. That is pretty good for an inarticulate person.The exam took 4 hours of an allotted 5, and hopefully it is not lost in the mail.
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Almost Zen Dreaming - There was one interesting dream last week that could be used for a story. There were two worlds in my grasp. One was utopia, but it lacked some individual freedom. It was a very coordinated society. Its success relied on the strength of the bonds of community and dedication to their agreed upon rules. In fact, it made me uneasy because the rules were not clear, but would be understood over time by careful observation of those that lived in the society. Maybe it was a version of heaven. The other world was my own as it is all slippery and gray. In the dream it occurred to me that I could choose to stay in either as if it were a matter of fact. The theme as a story wouldn't be very original. I must be in Oz again. What I found new about it, was the feeling that it was entirely possible to wander into one and allow the other to evaporate.
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Interpreting:
What I'll take from the dream is that it is entirely possible to make some improvements to maintain my footing and improve my world.
There are so many things that could have inspired the dream. A friend said he might become a monk. That would be akin to slipping away to another world.
And other worlds come calling. Dave and Kim called again from "Oz" on New Year's Eve right at midnight. He said I should toast the New Year. I said all I had was one can of warm beer...but remembered that they had sent a small bottle of wine some years ago. It was still in my cupboard. I told him "I was letting it age."
The label read, "2001". It was a good year.
Yay! 2008!
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