Tania wanted a job where she could be recognized and lauded for her talents. She rejected taking jobs where she wouldn't be special and important. She preferred to suffer unemployment than take a job with anything less than immediate accolades. She envied those who had made a name for themselves and earned respect and financial rewards.
In her early forties she had a dream as follows:
"I was in a swimming contest and came first in the race. Everybody clapped and cheered and I felt happy and proud. I was picked for the Olympic swim team. I knew that my team were getting ready to take part in the relay race. I didn't how to get to the right place. I noticed the time on a big clock which meant that the race had begun. I heard the announcer on television comment on the race and I kept asking where the pool was. By the time I got there the race was over and I had not been part of the Olympic tournament."
Watch it! You May Miss The Boat
Tayna is getting a visual message that if she doesn't pay attention to the time, she will have missed the boat in her life. Waiting for the perfect job without tracking the way the world is moving means that she will be passed by and forsake the chance to make something of her life. The dream is encouraging her to get her head out of the clouds( the pride of the praise and cheers) and look at the clock of her life ticking away, to stay on the ground with her fellow humans ( the team) in order to have some achievement and meaning in life. If not, the dream shows her that she will be disappointed, left out, and forgotten.
Copyright, Jeanette Raymond, Ph.D.
Dreams are excellent wake up calls for us if we bother to pay attention to them and work on their meaning within a group, with a close friend or in therapy.
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