My Christmas present this year came in the form of a dream.
Bear with me: I’ll be relatively brief.
I had been hired as an intern for an incredibly rude and demanding woman. It was supposed to be an elite position – one that people fight to get. So all the new hires were in her apartment, all dressed exactly the same, and all hanging on her every word. After she dished out the first task, I was feeling pretty angsty and decided to go for a run in the hallway.
Please note: running has invaded my dreams.
But even running made me feel nervous inside, so instead I decided to prop myself up against a wall in the hallway and play with some sticky finger frogs. Not sure where those came from – I think the kids toy fish pond at my family reunion when I was 8 years old. I say outside the door and watched intern after intern rush out her apartment door all haggard and hurried, hoping for their lives that they wouldn’t make a mistake.
After I’d had enough of my finger frog fun, I ventured back into her apartment and slipped in unnoticed. She whipped her head around, thinking of her next task and demanded that I carry it out. I took a nice big breath, grabbed my stuff, and told her I’d rather not. She was confused and asked what exactly I thought I was doing. I told her I decided this wasn’t for me and I was going to split.
And so I did.
It was epic. It was like the end of The Devil Wears Prada, when Anne Hathaway decides that she wants to get back on track with her life and away from the pressure and stress from Meryl Streep. Glorious indeed.
I woke up feeling fantastic. Today begins the first true day of vacation. I have quit my job in my dreams and I have been liberated by my imagination. Here’s to one full week of no stress, no angst, no pressure.
Merry Christmas, all. May you find a way to escape your everyday stress and simply enjoy the day. ♣♣
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Are you a successfully practicing Lucid Dreaming? Wish I could get mine to end happily. Have stopped the bad endings, but cannot get to the good ones. Good for you.
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I’m not – I just happened to take control in that dream as part of the storyline. I didn’t actually have control consciously. But oh man, what a treat that would have been! I hope you can get the hang of it and take your dream bull by the horns 😉
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Ohhhh The Oatmeal! Gotta love that guy.
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I envy his hilarity. And illustration skills.
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