Going for a Swim...
Last night I dreamed that I was taking swimming instruction at the college. I had taken the first two courses, but that was a long time ago, and I had forgotten what all we covered, and what class I would need to take next.
The instructor was this black guy, a little bit fem. He wanted to let me in the class, but he was worried, because he remembered me, and knew that some of my behavior was a little...inappropriate, not up to standards, like I was always leaving my shoes and clothes in the middle of everything, and there were other protocols that I wasn't following. I promised him that I wouldn't forget, and that I would try really hard to learn all the rules if he would let me in the class. He was like "oh, I won't let you forget", making it clear that he was gonna be riding my ass about it all quarter long. I was nervous about not having my shit together enough to take this higher level swimming course, which was much more serious than the other ones I had taken.
In the dream I was thinking that swimming was the ideal excercise, because you can do it at any age. Like, you can even be born in the water, and it's easeir for old people to swim than to do other kinds of excercise, because it puts less stress on the body. I figured it was a good skill to learn.
I've always interpreted dreams about water to be about emotion and the subconscious. Interesting that yesterday I was writing here that I wanted to explore a deeper level of my subconscious. Well, this dream seems to be saying that, that option is open to me, but I gotta get my shit together a little bit more if I want to do it: this is more serious than before, and requires more effort, more focus and committment, more structure and practice. I can't just mess around like I did before and hope to make any real progress.
Actually though, I don't think I really have time to delve too deeply into my subconscious. I seem to be getting a good deal of satisfaction out of this more superficial understanding. I'll wait until later, when I have less to do in my conscious life, to delve deeply into my unconscious mind. I imagine, actually, that that is what I'll end up doing in my old age.
The instructor was this black guy, a little bit fem. He wanted to let me in the class, but he was worried, because he remembered me, and knew that some of my behavior was a little...inappropriate, not up to standards, like I was always leaving my shoes and clothes in the middle of everything, and there were other protocols that I wasn't following. I promised him that I wouldn't forget, and that I would try really hard to learn all the rules if he would let me in the class. He was like "oh, I won't let you forget", making it clear that he was gonna be riding my ass about it all quarter long. I was nervous about not having my shit together enough to take this higher level swimming course, which was much more serious than the other ones I had taken.
In the dream I was thinking that swimming was the ideal excercise, because you can do it at any age. Like, you can even be born in the water, and it's easeir for old people to swim than to do other kinds of excercise, because it puts less stress on the body. I figured it was a good skill to learn.
I've always interpreted dreams about water to be about emotion and the subconscious. Interesting that yesterday I was writing here that I wanted to explore a deeper level of my subconscious. Well, this dream seems to be saying that, that option is open to me, but I gotta get my shit together a little bit more if I want to do it: this is more serious than before, and requires more effort, more focus and committment, more structure and practice. I can't just mess around like I did before and hope to make any real progress.
Actually though, I don't think I really have time to delve too deeply into my subconscious. I seem to be getting a good deal of satisfaction out of this more superficial understanding. I'll wait until later, when I have less to do in my conscious life, to delve deeply into my unconscious mind. I imagine, actually, that that is what I'll end up doing in my old age.
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