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Question:  I am starting to realize that our dreams tell us a lot and can guide us. My problem is that

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lately I don’t remember my dreams as much.  Do you have any suggestions?

Craig:  That is a trip.  I was planning on that being the subject of my next post.  I will take this as a sign to post this question and answer right away.  This question used to come up quite a bit when I was teaching meditation classes at Wayne County Community College.

My suggestion is first to keep a note pad next to your bed. When you wake up in the morning, don’t let your feet hit the floor.  Try to remember your dream first.  Write down anything you remember, even if it is only a portion of the dream.  If you don’t remember any of the dream at all, then write down how you felt either in the dream or when you first woke up.  This must all happen as soon as you wake up.  Do this daily. When students would try this, to their surprise they would remember their dreams and come back the next week talking about their dreams.

Questioner:  That makes perfect sense.

Craig:  Yea, the idea is to not start your day until you pay attention to your dream.  That’s why I say don’t let your feet hit the floor until you take the steps I described.  Once you get up and start thinking about what you have to do and get into the grove of this waking dream (your daily life) it is too easy to forget about what you experienced while your were asleep.