-- cloudy with some snow/rain mix in afternoon while I was out doing errands at drugstore -- wet with puddles, so there will be some freezing overnight and icy patches on sidewalks and porches
-- phone meeting and another chat with a friend -- short chat in person with another friend -- helped with keeping mood focused on the positives
I felt fatigued today. Sleep has been disrupted lately. Anxiety dreams predominate for the nights that I can recall anythings. Common thought is that dreams are the brains way of working through issues while we sleep. Dreams rarely follow a solid plot line <smile> but may leave us with impressions of situations and feelings. Anxiety dreams often follow common themes for individuals. Math has been something with which I feel less comfortable, so dreams often took me to final exams in math -- usually for a class I hadn't attended. When I moved into a university faculty position this dream changed. I would be in my office with a student at the door asking if I was planning to attend the final exam for the math class that I had taught, when in fact, I hadn't been to that class all term. So, anxiety theme changed as my career position changed. Aren't brains intriguing? <smile>
Many songs talk about dreams and have lyrics that speak to their mysteries. Upon thinking through several, I kept coming back to one song. These lyrics are outstanding and fit deeper thoughts of dreams and how they help us work through daily events. I have used this before in the blog; in fact, it was the song for the first blog post 8 years ago. today I share the original studio recording version, just to be a bit different. Stay safe. Enjoy!
River of Dreams -- Billy Joel
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