Dream On

This often happens to me and to everybody else of course...a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep...a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.....something wonderful!....Yes I'm talking about "Dreams".....though the content and purpose of dreams is not fully understood....however they can link to actual sensations, and for some it can be concluded as the "real world" could be or is an illusion...but the recall of dreams is extremely unreliable. Dreams are so compelling, and they often seem so weird and strange- surely they must have a "purpose" in the maintenance of our psychological health.

We are all thinking creatures and thinking is a valuable adaptation but this doesn't mean that dreams have no meaning or that they make no sense. To the contrary dreams correlate with age, gender and personal preoccupations. Furthermore, they are very "revealing" of what is in our minds. And yes dreams have their "Uses". In more technical terms, dreams have an "emergent" function that develops through culture. Dreams let you process "unfinished business" from your daily life, as well as providing recreation and a creative outlet. No effort is required here, but you only get the minimum benefit. It's like appreciating the beauty of the ocean without realizing its immense depth or the boggling variety of ecosystems it supports, or, its formative role in earth, all of which are just waiting to be explored.

Regardless of what I say "the best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is a reality, and it really happened"

On that note "Happy Long Weekend" Folks!