Seven years ago, I taught my first four-week dream interpretation workshop. It was a dream come true—literally. Here’s the story of the dream behind the dream. In 2013, I enrolled in the Advanced Writing Program for Creative Non-fiction at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. My favorite course was Experimental Essay. Each week we were tasked to write a paper […]
I’m sometimes asked to interpret a recurring dream from decades ago. Recently, a man approached me and described in vivid detail a childhood nightmare that haunted him for years. The terror on his face looked as fresh as if he’d just awaken from the dream. When he finished recounting the nightmare, he crossed his arms and asked, “So, what does […]
Think of a time when you wished for something and received it. Was it something big you had wanted for a long while—like the perfect job? Was it something small you’d wanted on a whim—like a parking spot next to the grocery store entrance? Would you be surprised to know that the amount of time or effort you put into […]
Back It’s only a dream? Hardly! Have you ever told someone your nightmare and they dismissed it saying it’s only a dream? You knew they were wrong. You couldn’t shake your uneasiness. Every dream has meaning and every dream is important. Dream worker Kevin Todeschi said, “Nothing significant ever happens in your life that you didn’t first dream it.” So, how […]