What Dreams Are Made Of

Dreams are what we fear or what we strive for, what compels us, what we miss, what we crave, the ones we love, the ones we hate, even our daily schedules burned into our brains.

Some feel dreams are our get away from reality, a way to relax from everyday stress. Why wouldn't you want to dream of riches, a beautiful house with a white picket fence and your dream spouse and your 2.5 kids and dog and cat? However it's not always all roses, some people toss and turn wrestling with everything they fear. They wake up in a cold sweat left in a dreamworld not as pleasant.

Dreams can leave us empty of they can leave us filled with hope . Hope for what your probably saying? Some people believe dreams are an insight to our future. Others just believe it's our subconscious telling us what we crave and desire, what we fear, hate or love.

When I think of dreams I think of my fondest memories, my fears, my desires, all the little trivial knowledge I have collected in the past 28 years tossed into a blender. As much as I try to go to bed with something certain on my mind to dream of, however I dream of something else because dreams to me are like pushing the random selection button on my brain.

Science tells us dreams are one thing, religion tells us another reason, I however believe it's your intuition telling you something deep down. A message your too stubborn to listen to while your awake. Can't make time for the message between your 8 hour shift your latte and your yoga classes can you? Now interpreting this message may be the hard part. Aliens? Walking on rainbows? Your dead cousin Fred eating watermelon? Vampires and Zombies? The Apocalypse? Pretty hard to interpret right? Well of course it is there's no "official" guide to dream interpretation. Well there is your typical fictional book referencing dreams like oh your dreaming of marshmallows you must be gay or your dreaming of horses must mean your wild. However how can one persons mind be interpreting the same as someone else's who's life, culture, goals, fears, and aspirations are so different.

Dreams are a powerful video display in your mind of everything your mind absorbs like a sponge. Your own cinematic adventure, whether it be rated pg, or nc 17 or XXX it's your film. You can enjoy it, or read it, or hope to forget it. If your curious and want to try to interpret your dreams I suggest laying out a paper and pencil by your bedside and record everything you can remember every night. Who knows some believe dreams are a message from beyond. Maybe Aunt Mabel is telling you where her jewelery is hidden or her secret recipe you desire so very much or maybe it's not. Whatever it is enjoy your dreams for whatever they are!