I often have a reoccurring dream and it goes like this: I am with someone significant or need to say something important. I open my mouth to speak but my mouth is completely filled with either bright pink chewing gum or a dough-like mucus. I begin pulling the substance out of my mouth, but I can never get it out completely and I begin to panic.
According to my "extensive" research on the internet, I've learned that to dream about chewing gum suggests that you are unable to express yourself effectively, that you feel like you may have said the wrong thing, or that you feel vulnerable.
To dream about not being able to remove the gum from your mouth suggests you are experiencing some powerlessness or frustration. You may lack understanding in a situation or find that a current problem is overwhelming. Maybe an inability to digest a dilemma. Or possibly some negative force in your life that you need to get rid of.
Last night I had this very dream, but for the first time I was able to completely remove all of the dough from my mouth. I spat hard to be sure I'd removed any lingering pieces. I woke and saw that I had spit clear across my bedroom; a pool of glistening excretion on the ground.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
THE PITS
There was a tree growing inside the avocado I ate for breakfast this morning. That pit was way ahead of itself. Way to defy nature and be the most ambitious!
Up until, well, a few minutes ago, every time I referred to a situation or period of time as "the pits" (see: now) I always thought of the seeds and pits of fruits, which was always disconcerting to me since they are the center; a source of change and growth. As it turns out, I was wrong all along. Thank goodness.
Pit is derived from the Old English word "pytt" which means "water hole" and is rooted in the Latin “puteus,” meaning “well or pit.” I've read that "the pits" maybe refers to the practice of putting animals in deep pits to fight, or maybe it refers to the pits dug to confined prisoners. Or maybe it's about armpits and body odor, although I really don't think so. It could also be referring to "the pit of hell"; the abode of evil spirits and lost souls.
Stuck in the bottom of a well, fighting your way out of the worst, living a living hell, whatever. Things could actually really be the pits, but things are always going to change. You'll grow. You'll figure it out.
Up until, well, a few minutes ago, every time I referred to a situation or period of time as "the pits" (see: now) I always thought of the seeds and pits of fruits, which was always disconcerting to me since they are the center; a source of change and growth. As it turns out, I was wrong all along. Thank goodness.
Pit is derived from the Old English word "pytt" which means "water hole" and is rooted in the Latin “puteus,” meaning “well or pit.” I've read that "the pits" maybe refers to the practice of putting animals in deep pits to fight, or maybe it refers to the pits dug to confined prisoners. Or maybe it's about armpits and body odor, although I really don't think so. It could also be referring to "the pit of hell"; the abode of evil spirits and lost souls.
Stuck in the bottom of a well, fighting your way out of the worst, living a living hell, whatever. Things could actually really be the pits, but things are always going to change. You'll grow. You'll figure it out.
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