Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

I was originally gonna do a post about nightmares, and tie it in to Halloween and stuff, but I kinda missed the boat on that one... So... looks like we're just going to do one on dreams in general...

I know everybody has had weird dreams before, and if you're one of those people who's like: "I don't have dreams. Never have. Never will.", then I've got bad news... you're foolish. You just either don't remember them, or you're just not telling people about them because they're about like, unicorns or something... which would still be pretty cool to be honest...

Also, I saw this thing a while back somewhere on social media that... well... I'll just show it to you.

Disregard the thing at the bottom. That's not the point. Sorry for the tangent.

Anyway, so the post is about dreams.

For a long time when I was growing up, I used to have this dream all the time. It was always me, of course, but it was always a little different in how it played out, and the results. So, it wasn't technically the same exact dream, it was more of a series than anything..

It always started with me in front of a door. The same door, every single time. It was the only entry/exit in the room, so I'd go in. The rest of the dream was me exploring. But with a purpose. I don't know what was driving me, but I would never stop moving. Down a hallway. Up a staircase. Through a trapdoor. Down another hallway. Up a ladder.

Whatever it took to move forward.

And then, I don't know how my brain figured out this timing, but right before I woke up, every single time, I would get to these big double doors, open them, barely see the inside, and then *boom*. Awake. The contents of the room itself were always different.

Sometimes it would be lavishly decorated with all sorts of gold coated things, fancy silk items, etc. Other times it would just be antique things, old, rusted over, yet still valuable. And yet at other times it would be a mess, torn down from its former glory for whatever reason.

I never really thought about this before now. Not very deeply at least. But legit, as I'm typing this, it's hit me.

I don't know if it's the meaning that's supposed to be with the dream, but it seems legit enough.

I think it is life. Or at least different journeys in life.

You go down a lot of different paths in life. Each one of them is different. Your career path. Your education. Your relationships. There are always different steps.

Maybe it's a staircase or ladder, like the high or low points along those paths.

Maybe it's a trapdoor, like the unexpected events.

Maybe it's a hidden door, like the options you don't know you have until later. A job opportunity. A change of schools. A new relationship. This one's kind of like the trapdoor one...

Either way, there's always an endpoint, regardless of the journey.

Eventually you finish the path. No more steps to take or moves to make. Then you "wake up".

There's no point to the finish line. Only the race itself. The journey is the part you learn from. You don't learn from winning. You learn from training. Whatever metaphor it takes to get you to see that.

There have been a LOT of events in my life, as there is of course in everyones. Whether they be good or bad, remember that there is an endpoint. But don't let that distract from the journey.

A lot of people are so focused on what they want for tomorrow that they forget to live for today. They keep running and going and climbing and falling, trying to reach lifes big double doors at the end, only to have it end *snap* just like that when they get there.

Don't let that be you.

Live your life the way you want. Within reason. Don't be an idiot. Don't kill anyone. But do little things. Make life better for whoever you can, whenever you can. Heck, feel free to dress like the people below if you really want to.. Nobodies stopping you really *shrugs*

-Dominic Romeo

11/9/2019 AD

11:47 PM EST

If you're reading this, good for you. Thanks for paying attention. Think of it as the end-credits scene or something lol. Anyway, hit me up with any thoughts you want talked about on here. I definitely want to keep doing this, and will always continue to, but I want to occasionally address thoughts or questions that you guys have too. That's all. Thanks :)