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Dream Connections
This week I dreamed I was having a conversation with an old neighbor of mine who passed away several years ago. He was very much a grandfather figure to me growing up. My brother and I spent a lot of time at their house, and their door was always open to us.
In the dream he was as vivid and alive as he was when I was a kid. He was gruff and stern. He smoked a pipe and tried to pretend like we kids were upsetting his peace, but his compassion and delight for children was hugely transparent underneath that flinty front.
I’ve had dreams about people in my life who have passed before. As a kid I had a recurring dream where I was sitting on my grandmother’s knee in the graveyard where she was buried. I touched the mole on her chin and she smiled down at me. It was a peaceful and comforting dream.
I haven’t dreamed about Don since he died. I miss him, and I never got to say goodbye. He died unexpectedly, a little too young, I thought, although he was in his ’70s. I dream about the house I grew up in a fair amount—I think those dreams are supposed to be representative of your psyche—but when I think of the house I grew up in I almost always think of Don and Sherlene and the space they held for us to just be kids.
I think these kinds of dreams are opportunities to say goodbye. I woke up feeling as if I’d just seen him. Dreams can be spiritual experiences. This dream was like a quick walk to the other side, a quick soul connection with someone across the divide. When we notice dreams like these and take time to let them touch us, they can and do stay with us as intangible and invaluable gifts.
I welcome comments and would love to hear other people’s stories of dream connections.
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