Sleep (hardly) and Dreams

It's so aggravating to be be unable or incapable of going to sleep. Four seconds ago I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open. Three seconds ago I closed my eyes. Two seconds ago I took a breathe and a second ago my mind started racing. I just want to be able to sleep, let my conscious mind rest and my subconscious mind take over. 

I often find myself physically tired but mentally ecstatic at odd hours of the night. Usually I spend the time I should be sleeping, reading, playing guitar, listening to music, or researching things, but even all those things cannot hold my attention lately. 

And lately as well, I have been having nightmares that scare me so undeniably, that I wake up at three or four in the morning unable to fall back asleep. 

Now, I love dreaming, whether they are day dreams, nightmares (although they cause the most annoyance), happy dreams, odd dreams, confusing dreams, it doesn't matter. Equal love for all dreams. Not only do they let you escape from the lonely depths of reality but they let you become so open minded to creating such absurd scenes in your head that have some relevance to your life. 

I don't really know what it means to dream of someone or to have someone dream of you, but I do know that it matters, and that I like it when this happens- a lot. Dreams are these magnificent movies going on in your head that are perfectly flawed for just you. Sometimes the best and worst thing is that no one knows about your dreams unless you tell them about them. I am a strong advocate for sharing your dreams with others. It opens doors to new types of conversations with that other person, even ludicrously silly ones. I challenge you to do this: when you wake up from a dream write it down, then read it after you really are awake. If the dream has someone you know, a friend, classmate, teacher- tell them about it. I think you would be surprised at their reactions. If not, then congratulations for being able to read minds. Gold star for you. 

Did you know that the average person has 3 to 4 dreams each night? Fun fact for you.