I had a simple dream. It was a what I’ll call a sensation dream, and then the dream metaphors pop into my head to explain it.
I had the sensation of looking around and not recognizing any visual cues on how to get home. Where I was changed with the metaphor.
The easiest one to understand is I’m in the middle of the ocean. Nothing around from horizon to horizon, except water and sky, and I had no idea where to go.
I love swimming underwater. I'm not a strong swimmer not underwater, but the ocean leaves me very, very uncomfortable because it is so vast, and I cannot possibly touch the bottom to rest from swimming. it's deeper than humans can tolerate.
Swimming underwater, there's a fish out of water metaphor. People tend to swim with their head above water. I prefer to swim underwater, and only come up for air once in awhile. Perfect metaphor for my "hermit life."
In the dream, I was in a boat, sometimes. I was in the middle of the ocean, sometimes, the middle of the woods, sometimes. At least I was not naked in a spotlight. Seems that would have been fitting. LOL
Translation: my social self, which doesn't get out to play very much, has found itself in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and I'm not sure how to get back home to find my anchor point.
Translation of the translation: This is about my dumping so much personal stuff on Wrong Planet. There are so many great people here, and the more I open up the further I can get into uncomfortable territory, especially when I spend an entire day (off and on) working on a post, and then decide before going to bed to not submit it. One cannot start a what’s on your mind NOW at 9 in the morning and post it at 11 at night. Where is the “NOW” in that? Plus, I needed to rewrite it. Maybe someday I’ll be able to articulate what was on my mind. I’ll get over it.
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Acronym Legend
OS = Older Son, YS = Younger Son
The most important two acronyms I know.
2/22/2026 - I will be offline for the next month or so.