Dreamer

Daily writing prompt

What’s something most people don’t know about you?

I’ve always connected with the story of Joseph in the Bible.

He has a rough go at things, but God gave him specific gifts that he used to fulfill his purpose. His main gift was prophetic dreams. Now, even though some would argue that’s a really cool gift, it was also a burden. Not all of his dreams were pleasant, in fact, most were dire warnings about tragedy to come.

Regardless, God used dreams to communicate with Joseph, and by extension, the people around him.

I have always been an incredibly vivid dreamer.

I have dreams that feel so real, I’m very confused, and sometimes startled, when I wake up.

I can remember the first two nightmares I ever had, with perfect clarity. I can rewatch them in my head like they happened last night. Both of them came after watching movies with my parents, Dracula with my dad and Ghostbusters with my mom.

I’ve had a series of ongoing dreams throughout my life that repeat every so often that include:

Flying above rolling, green hills
Swimming and being able to breathe under water
Being in the path of a tornado
Searching for something in an amusement park
Driving down a hill into my hometown passed the bowling alley and over train tracks
Work nightmares – no matter what job, there are nightmares to be had

Sometimes, I will be so immersed in a dream that when I wake up, I instantly try to go back to sleep and enter back into it, as if trying to hit resume.

Sometimes, I’ll be in the midst of a dream, and when I wake up I instantly forget what happened, but then bits and pieces roll out over the course of my day.

Like Joseph, I’ve had some dreams that were clear messages about what comes next, both good and bad.

I know there is all sorts of psychology around dreams, and I find it all fascinating, but ultimately, I believe I will dream about something when it is necessary for me to take a look at something for a second time in my life, or to examine it more closely.

Interestingly enough, I went through a period of time this year where I did not dream at all.

Then, for the last few months, I’ve been dreaming consistently, and still vividly, every night.

The scenery changes, but each of the dreams recently has left me feeling a type of peace and hope that I’ve never known before. There is a presence in the dreams that makes me feel like I’m not alone and there is still so much more to come.

Dreams are not a part of my life that I can plan, but they always offer me insight at a time where I seem to need it the most.

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