Half-Fast Flying

I’m guessing just about everyone has dreams of flying once in a while… and thanks, anyway, but no thanks, I’m not looking for a dream interpreter. Last night’s excursion into the skies was more like gliding than flying. There was no flapping of arms, no propelling jump or magical force, just climbing high up the side of a hill and pushing off.

I was able to glide for a while. And the speed of my flying? It wasn’t slow, it wasn’t fast, it was “half-fast”.

“So, what?” you ask.

So, this. Dreams are an incredible source for writing inspiration.

“But I can’t remember my dreams,” you complain.

It is beyond the scope of this entry to teach lucid dreaming (yes, it is possible to learn), or to do more than suggest an idea or two about how to hold on to those amazing flashes of insight we call dreams.

The suggestions:

Keep a notepad and pen by your bed. A small flashlight is also a good idea. If a dream wakens you in the middle of the night, take a moment to note the contents of your dreams.

The moment you wake up, spend a couple of minutes (not more than five) and try to remember your dreams. Most people who say they don’t dream, or they don’t remember their dreams are really saying that they lose every bit of the dream when they wake up. Practice retrieval and memory, and like any habit, this one will grow in strength.

Keeping a Dream Journal will go far in helping you remember your dreams. Going back over the journal at a time you feel blocked in your writing can make all the difference.