A friend of mine sent me a true story today that really brings home the importance of dreams.
Most of the time dreams don’t make sense (at least to me). But, sometimes they do bring us clear, concise messages, that leave very little need for interpretation. We can choose to share, to heed, or to keep these dreams to ourselves or to completely ignore them.
Here is the story:
A high school friend of mine, Barb, was at lunch today; the last I had heard she was in the hospital for surgery. It all started with a rash on her neck that wouldn’t go away – she got medication for it but it just got worse.
Then this 70 year old woman began spotting.
Her 17 year old granddaughter came to her one day and asked when was the last time she had a physical. It had been several years ago. She got upset and said that she had a very clear dream that she was at her Grandma’s funeral, she couldn’t get the dream out of her mind, and Grandma needed to get a check-up.
Later when Barb told her son of the granddaughter’s dream, he just looked at her and said, “Mom, call for an appointment now. I had the same dream”.
Barb is a very religious lady. She felt she could not ignore what seemed to be a clear message and so she made the appointment. The doctors discovered cancer that was eating through the wall of the uterus, and in a short while would have invaded the rest of her body. As it was, she just had to undergo a hysterectomy with no follow-up care.
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Two things really stand out for me. The most important lesson is that when we have a life or death dream about someone, it is imperative that we share it with that person.
Put aside all thoughts of feeling silly, wierd or cooky, share the dream.
Whether the other person believes it or heeds it, is not your concern.
No one wants to look back and wish they had shared something with someone, especially someone they love, and they did not – and because they did not, a completely different outcome ensued.
Another important point is that if someone steps out and shares a dream they had about you – listen!
In this case, two people had the same dream. If neither one had shared it, I dare say the outcome of this story would have been very different.
Dreams are important.
Dreams have messages to make our lives better.
It is always our choice how we act or react to them when we receive them.
Kim
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