Reading the World as Symbol

I have begun an exciting journey into the unconscious. It is one we all take every night when we close our eyes. If everyone in the world dreams every single night, shouldn't we be paying attention? It is easy to dismiss our dreams as meaningless because we do not understand them, but we shouldn't. Our dreams give us an amazing insight into our true selves and even link us to the "collective unconscious". I will share my journey on this blog and my personal insights along the way.

If you are a beginner to understanding your dreams, the first step you can take is to start recording what you remember of your dreams in a dream journal. It is okay if it does not make any kind of sense to you. Concentrate on what you are feeling and thinking about as the dream is taking place. It will take some time before the dreams stick in your memory when you wake up. Practice makes perfect. I have been recording my dreams for over 10 years. It is amazing to look back on them and understand what they were telling me, but what I didn't get at the time. "Hindsight is 20/20". Wouldn't it be nice to understand yourself in the here and now rather than looking back and saying, "oh, NOW I get it...I wish I new THEN what I know now."? It is possible. Please take this journey within. It will change your life forever.

I've recently begun dream therapy with a professor that I happened across once again after taking his Kabbalah class almost five years ago, Rodger Kamenetz. I strongly recommend reading his book "The History of Last Night's Dream". You can view his website here .

Reading the World as Symbol

I have begun an exciting journey into the unconscious. It is one we all take every night when we close our eyes. If everyone in the world dreams every single night, shouldn't we be paying attention? It is easy to dismiss our dreams as meaningless because we do not understand them, but we shouldn't. Our dreams give us an amazing insight into our true selves and even link us to the "collective unconscious". I will share my journey on this blog and my personal insights along the way.

If you are a beginner to understanding your dreams, the first step you can take is to start recording what you remember of your dreams in a dream journal. It is okay if it does not make any kind of sense to you. Concentrate on what you are feeling and thinking about as the dream is taking place. It will take some time before the dreams stick in your memory when you wake up. Practice makes perfect. I have been recording my dreams for over 10 years. It is amazing to look back on them and understand what they were telling me, but what I didn't get at the time. "Hindsight is 20/20". Wouldn't it be nice to understand yourself in the here and now rather than looking back and saying, "oh, NOW I get it...I wish I new THEN what I know now."? It is possible. Please take this journey within. It will change your life forever.

I've recently begun dream therapy with a professor that I happened across once again after taking his Kabbalah class almost five years ago, Rodger Kamenetz. I strongly recommend reading his book "The History of Last Night's Dream". You can view his website here .

Make me a teacher

I have finally committed to becoming a teacher. My husband told me to just do what I love and not worry about the money. With that I turned in my resume' to the director of the Parent's Day Out (PDO) program that my son attends at a local church. I said that I was available if they ever needed a substitue and sure enough they did. I've been working with two-year-olds and pretty much on a regular basis. It really gives me a great glimpse into managing a classroom. I'm learning a lot of fundamental lessons that I'd have to waste a lot of time and money to get to if I decided to wait and go the traditional teacher education route. Don't get me wrong, I know I still need to obtain more education. I am just deciding which will be the best route for me. There is more than one way to skin a cat you know (who in the world came up with that anyway....ewwwwww). I met with a counselor for the College of Education at Louisiana State University (where I got my Poli Sci degree) and learned after a degree audit that it would take me approximately 3 more years of college going the traditional route. The counselor also told me I could do one of the many available alternative certification programs. These are full-time summer programs. At this time, neither of those are going to work for me. I need something in line with my life at the moment. The PDO program is a pretty sweet deal. My son goes Monday-Thursday from 9-2 with all school holidays off (including Summer) so I'm already on a regular teacher's schedule. I think I'd like to look into an online program. I just don't want to waste my time on fulfilling educational "requirements" that I do not feel are pertinent to my real-life educational needs. I need to know about learning styles, dealing with difficult children, age-appropriate activities, classroom management...that kind of thing. Not college algebra, geology or calculus. I put my time in already for those (as I feel) money-wasting collge courses