Dream into your Future

How Dream Recall and Reflection Make a Difference in Waking Life

Welcome to Dream Travels. Adventures on dream sharing, being the expert of your dreams, and synchronicities with waking life.

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We dream for half our lives, whether we remember them or not. Dream recall, journaling your dreams, and understanding their meaning takes time. The Lightning Dream Process can be done in minutes between two people and can have a positive impact on actions and how you feel in your day. Journaling and sharing our dreams are well worth it. 

There are many reasons to keep a dream journal:

• Work through a problem.

• See what may be coming in your future.

• Understand contrasts in your life. 

• Connect with loved ones. 

• Journey on astral adventures to imaginal lands and multiverses. 

• Gain clarity on your purpose, path, or a situation. 

• To know who you are and be aligned with your soul. 

• Track songs, titles, people, places, and notice the synchronicities in waking life. 

• Enhance creativity.

Dreams are a reminder of our soul’s path.

What’s the point of keeping a dream journal?

When you keep a dream journal you write the details just as you journal about your waking life. 

It doesn’t have to be lengthy. Maybe you journal the songs that play in your head when you first wake up. Or you write down colors, feelings, messages. 

Is it worth your time?

It’s up to you to decide how much time you can and wish to spend on any type of journaling. 

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Do I think it’s worth it? Absolutely. I journal my dreams for all the reasons above.

Each month I review my dreams and look for:

• Themes

• Threads

• Synchronicities

• Connections 

• Songs 

I reflect on:

• How my dreams reflect waking life and vice versa.

• How my dreams shift throughout the month. (Especially if I have taken action to honor the dreams.)

• How they impact my life. 

Here are reflections from my September Dream/Waking Life Review

Titles can give an idea of what issues are still brewing or what’s going right. 

Are there any patterns in my titles?

I noticed there were chaotic titles mixed in with positive/creative ones:

• Late for a Wedding

• Care for Self

• Chaos and Over Scheduling

• Michele Burns Rubber

• Nick Visits

• Not Prepared or Clean!

• Twin Creations at Stake

• Unwanted People and Attacks

• Messy Houses and Unwanted Spaces

• Lady Rider

• Clearing Space for Family and Creativity

The titles tell  me that my creativity needs space to flourish. I took this literally because my office was so messy, I couldn’t focus on my work. I physically cleared the space as part of taking action. Looking at my daily journal for waking life, I noted many check-ins of feeling tired, edgy, and stressed in the beginning of the month. 

Then I’d have a creative and exciting day that coincided with dreams that focused on connection and birthing ideas. My dreams were telling me that I still needed to clear time, physical and mental space so I could create and connect. 

What connections did I make?

• Songs were huge this month as have been dreams of my son, Nick. 

• Heat Wave by Linda Ronstadt

• Thunder Island by Jay Ferguson

• An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night

• When It’s Love by Van Halen–twice

• Karma Chameleon by Boy George

• Baby Come Back by Player

• Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder

• Lonely Boy by Andrew Gold

• Manic Monday by The Bangles (On a Thursday!)

• Ain't No Sunshine When She’s Gone by Bill Withers (directly connected to a precognitive dream)

Some of these songs are easily connected to my dreams. Some may connect in the future.

The synchronicity of my dream songs came when I had a dream of my angel son, Nick. 

September 14

Nick Visits

I dream that Nick holds a baby in water. He’s teaching swim lessons and laughs. I hear his voice. I need to take videos of his sweet face. Then Nick turns and I’m holding my big boy. I feel him as if he’s physically here. 

That’s the magic of dreams. They are an access point to those you love. 

This dream alone is worth keeping in a journal. 

But there’s more. 

I wake up to Van Halen’s Song: When It’s Love and the words: 

“How do I know when it’s love. I can’t tell you but it lasts forever.”

September 17 Dream

Twin Creations at Stake

I dream I am ready to give birth to twins.

I wake up to the song When It’s Love. I feel the need to nest and clear space. I’m not pregnant in waking life but the creations–whether writing or my programs are ready to shoot forth into the world. They come from a place of love. 

September 28 Dream

Baby Girl

I dream that Nick and I watch a baby girl with curly blond hair and blue eyes. She’s his niece and he says she’s special. 

September 29-Waking Life

Girl Trip to Florida

I’m in the airport getting ready to fly to Florida for a week. September has been a full month and I’m hoping to rest and have fun with my girlfriends. I think of these dreams that are so full of life and joy. 

The song When It’s Love by Van Halen plays over the airport speakers as I wait for my flight. 

This synchronicity confirms that Nick is close by. What I’m birthing into the world is aligned with my soul’s purpose and filled with love. Plus, there could be some precognitive intuition on future babies. 

I will keep an ear out for when this song plays again because Nick reminds me at that moment to pay attention. 

If I hadn’t written these dreams, the songs, and reflected back, I would have missed these beautiful connections that are such a joy to me. The fact that my spirit son knows how to connect with me is life changing. It’s important to pay attention because then more will come. 

When we take our dreams to heart then so much opens. 

Other September Takeaways

• Lots of dreams with food that I can’t eat because of allergies. Contrast to my waking life where I check in to take note of what I eat and how I feel. I have nourished myself well and those dreams have faded. 

• Continue to clear out in physical spaces and carve out time for creativity and rest. 

• Grateful for my son’s visits and hope he continues to pop in. 

• Dreams are like a signal from the universe. Thumbs up means keep doing what you’re doing. Thumbs down is a clear sign to pay attention and take action. 

Remember, Record, Reflect, and React to your dreams. 

They will guide you into the future that serves you best. 

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