Rex, Lost and Alone

Rex came to me in the night.
Upset, worried.
He said that his brother and sister were not there with him, as I had supposed they would be.
They had to go to another place, he said.
He was sad and alone.

At first I was worried about the other place he mentioned, but mostly as a curiosity. He never said they hadn't been there; just that they weren't. He wasn't happy that they had had to go away. 
I'm not sure what he expected me to do, or if it was just for my information, because I keep trying to convince myself that he is in a better way, with his sister and other family. Can't really imagine that he'd want me to be worried about his unhappiness when there is such a gap between us. 


Have to add, within a week of this dream, another (married-in) family member passed away unexpectedly. 
I wonder.

Anopther note -- this was before/as I was being diagnosed with bronchitis, and ended up being prescreibed the litany of medicines used to treat Rex's exacerbations.

Dreams and Dreaming

Dreams are important to me.
And I have a lot of Them.

This will not be a regular blog, like I try for the others to be. (I'm not very good at it, but, believe me, I do try.) This will be for those dreams and dream fragments that I just can't quite shake off.

Sometimes writing them out  fills in the details and the story (or meaning, or reason for)becomes more clear. Sometimes I can find a common thread among the shards.
Sometimes it's just a curiosity or an oddity.

Sometimes, as I write, I will see or sense meanings (flavors, textures) that I didn't realize either at waking or even during the dream itself. I will write of these things.
I will write of my speculations as to the dream's meaning, context, or intent.
I will write of things in waking life that seem pertinent.
I will write, sometimes, of things discovered or that happen later.

We all dream.
And dreams are personal to each of us.
They are also universal.
And -- sometimes an outsider can see what we cannot, being stuck fully within ourselves.

So, I offer and share these dreams for my own enlightenment -- and maybe yours.
For our mutual education.
For discussion.
For sharing and caring.

I hope that we can entertain and empathize and come to know one another better through my dreams.
I hope you will learn to like me more.
Thank you.