I'm dreaming of a...

 I bet you sang the rest of that title!

Have you ever tried to interpret your own dreams?  Sometimes I have the most bizarre, nonsensical dreams that if I made them into a movie, someone would say they are way too far-fetched to even classify as fantasy.

Do you ever have recurring dreams?  Growing up, I frequently had a dream about being chased in a forest by a bear.  That's probably a very common dream, or variation of a common theme.  But what does it mean? Was I afraid of something?  Why a bear?

Scientists are actually studying the brain during dreaming.  There is a great article from Time magazine that discusses research and theories about dreams.  Some believe it is a brain dump - our brain's way of getting rid of unnecessary information and committing the important details to long term memory. 

Others think it is an expression of our desires and wishes.  Still others think it has to do with problem solving.  Maybe it's all of the above.

Of course no one knows for certain why we dream of a flying monkey taking a swim in the lake with a talking seal.  But my dreams rarely fail to entertain!

And the opposite...

And last, but not least....

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