Christmas Dream

Early this morning I had a very out-of-place dream. Here we are about to enter August, and when I am asleep I dream of Christmas time? I myself am not even a fan of Christmas; quite frankly it is not one of my joys in life. Yet last night I dreamt of gifts, the colors red and green, a family meal, wrapping paper, that crisp merriment in the air, and all those other Christmas amenities.

Generally, dreaming of Christmas represents togetherness, family, peace, and human kindness. None of which are prominent in my life (though they are sometimes present here and there). So why would someone with a semi-sour attitude towards Christmas as well as a lack of all it represents dream of this?

First you should know that our dreams are vague little mysteries set up for us to figure out the following morning (or whenever you wake up from one). The only real way to solve these mysteries is to look into ourselves and find out everything it is that we are missing and everything that we already have. For example, if someone is in need of financial support, they may dream about having a powerful corporate job. Though in real life they do not have one, the dream is showing them that it is time to find something that will better support them. The dream is telling them to go after what they are in need for.

On the contrary, sometimes dreams try to warn us away from something. If someone has a violent dream about someone or something they know, it could be telling them to really look at what and who they trust in life. Be wary of those around them, despite how well they may think they know someone.

So what was my Christmas dream trying to tell me? After a look into myself, and a full examination of today's surroundings, I can see that my dream was displaying longing. It was indirectly showing me what I crave in life: togetherness, harmony, and comfort. Simply knowing this, however is not enough. Dreams are the tools in which we need to find our answer, but to actually achieve it we must act on that answer towards another one. There is always more to be figured out. Dreams are merely step one; we're on our own from there.