I have spent countless hours of my life daydreaming and dreaming at night. Often wishing that what I dream could somehow come true. Many times throughout the day, I also wonder what my dreams at night could mean. For example, flight often occurs in my dreams. Am I trying to escape something? Perhaps I feel bound to this world and I want to be free?

Out of curiosity, I looked up in the dictionary for the meaning of the word “dream”. There were several definitions that caught my eye. They were, “something of unreal beauty, charm, or excellence”, “most desirable”, and “a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind of sleep”.

I have often heard many different theories about dreams. One of the theories that I heard was that people often dream of something they desire the most. But occasionally when I dream of something erratic, I wake up in shock. I think to myself, “Why would my mind think of something that’s absurd as this?”

Another interesting belief that I heard is an old Chinese theory. They say that when you fall asleep, your soul separates from your body and whatever it sees during its flight is what you dream at night. I certainly know that isn’t the truth of how dreams are made, but I smiled at the idea of a soul being so free and careless at night.

Dreams are so driven on the person’s emotions. I can remember times that I was sad or frustrated; I had dreams that were chaotic. But when I was happy or content, I dreamt of beautiful things.

People go to professionals and often resort to books to interpret their dreams but I would rather not have my dreams interpreted. They view it as a wonder and an enigma of the human mind. But I think of dreams as a haven (other than the fact that I rely on God to help me with my problems). I actually believe that I could quite possibly be unstable if it wasn’t for my daydreaming. I use it as an escape to reality and I feed my imagination with wonderful thoughts of what I desire the most whether it is real or fantasy.

I use the dreams that I have at night as an inspiration. In fact, many of ideas for my drawings and novel were originated from my dreams at night. People have often scoffed at me for my love of daydreaming, but what they don’t see is that this is who I am. It is a part of me that I am not willing to give up.

Let me live in my own little world for the sake of my sanity. When my dreams are memorable, I like to express them in my writing. Of course it isn’t obvious to those to read my writing unless that person keenly observant. So it is very certain that people have read about my dreams. People have entered my mind without being aware of it. I like to call it, “you can know me without actually knowing me”.

Beautiful dreams are angels whispering in you ear.