Don't stay in an unhealthy situation until you need CPR!
Our dreams have a remarkable capacity to ferret out
past experiences that parallel current circumstances. A person, an event or a conversation may be
the perfect fit to illustrate what is happening right now. Today we find that without recognizing it, our
dreamer has repeated her father’s unfortunate attitude toward work.
Dear Carolyn,
My dad made a crucial mistake: He extended the time he worked in a job he
hated because of the money. He had to
travel all the time and he was miserable being away from his home and
family. But he kept on working, saying
he’d retire when his bank account was fat.
According to my mom they didn’t need the money; and he died from a heart
attack while working.
He’s been gone almost five years, but now I have
dreamed of him. In the dream he was
sitting at my desk at my job and working eagerly at the computer. (He hated computers and so do I!) When I saw him there, I said proudly, “That’s
my dad! Yes, he came back to life to do
this work.”
Our family sometimes makes a joke about a person who
looks bad but is walking around among us.
It doesn’t seem too funny right now, but it is what I said next: “We dug him up to do this job.”
Why in the world would I have this dream and say
those things about my dad?
Signed,
Missing Dad
Dear Missing,
You offer a small hint as to why this dream is
pertinent to you now: Your dad hated
computers and so do you. He, or at least
his attitude, sat at your desk doing your job!
Without more details we can only surmise, but it is
worth considering this possible application of the dream: Have you continued to work eagerly at a job
that you hate? Your mom says your dad
did not need any more money, but he kept on in an unhappy situation because he
set an artificial goal for himself. He
would not let himself retire or relax until that false goal was reached. The sad irony came when he died on the job.
Your dream suggests that most likely, you have
decided to bite the bullet in a similar way.
You are plugging away at something that is wrong for you and unnecessary
to boot. You do not have to continue,
but like him, you do for an artificial reason.
Maybe you promised yourself or someone else that you would. Maybe you have fabricated a goal that eludes
you. Or maybe you simply do not know what
else to do.
But your dream says it is time for you to take some
serious stock, Dear Dreamer. You may
have persuaded yourself that you cannot quit something that you probably should
quit. You are not the only one on the
planet who can do it. Your pride in
staying is misplaced.
Take care, so that your family does not have to dig
you up to see you.
Sweet Dreams to You!
Was this article helpful?
Receive email alerts when new dream articles from Carolyn are
available! Just click on the “Subscribe”
button above! Thank you!
No comments:
Post a Comment