When I was a young girl watching Oprah with my mom after school each day, (I know, cool mom, right?) I took in a lot of wisdom that probably should have been reserved for me much later in life.
One of my favorite things Oprah said (and I’m about 90% sure I’ve talked about this before, but bear with me) is that life touches you on the arm, then it pokes you, then it slaps you, and finally, it throws up a brick wall (or something to that effect.)
In essence, life is trying to help you figure it out. It sends you messages, little by little, until you get it. But humans, in our infinite intelligence, think that we can do it on our own. Which is when life throws up a brick wall, as if to say, do you get it now???
For me, when I start dreaming about something, I know I’ve hit a brick wall.
That is, I don’t dream about things, or have truly vivid dreams, until I’ve reached my breaking point. (No caffeine, no late night snacks, just pure unadulterated stress makes my brain think up crazy situations just to get me to see reason.)
And last night? I dreamt that every time I left the room, one of the people I was living with was strangled. And then, the strangler would come to me and choke me. And somehow, I would get free, and he would choke someone else and then come looking for me.
Needless to say, I woke up feeling like someone had had his hands on my neck and it was hard to fall back to sleep.
So, what’s the meaning here? Well, I believe in every mystical realm and activity under the sun (tarot cards, crystals, herbal medicine, etc.) but I don’t need a scrying mirror to see my brain’s message: you are feeling strangled and suffocated in your life.
That’s it. I just need to start doing things I love again. And the feelings of being stifled will stop. Brick wall meet sledgehammer.
And sometimes, it’s just that easy. Try to acknowledge your brain and let it know that you hear it. That you are listening.
Because for me? I can definitely say now that the message is wholeheartedly received.
Bailey Dailey 