Sigmund Freud stated that dreams always have meaning. Many years ago I disagreed; backing that disagreement up with the thought that I was just having elaborate puppet shows in my head. Some of those puppet shows were going desperately awry.

When the shows started reoccuring, playing every Monday through Friday with a full house, I was beginning to wonder how much longer I had to be the hostess. Especially because I didn't quite care for the genre.

I heard through the grapevine that if you grasped the meaning behind the dreams your brain would finally say, "Okay, let's move on."

My only hope. Though I wasn't so sure that any actual meaning existed since I couldn't point out a plot.

But I had to try, right?

Honestly, I was afraid to share some of my dreams because I figured someone would say that I was a demented freak (a direct result of watching too many horror flicks growing up). So, I had to suck it up and go where I've never gone before (for this type of thing)... the library and bookstores.

The books didn't have any straight answers. Just guidelines. But, luckily I got it. I realized that each part of my dream (plot or no plot included) was built from symbols. When I started to break the dream down into these individual symbols everything started to fall into place. I finally said, "AHA!"

That "aha!" moment was very similar to an "abracadabra!" because poof... no more nightmarish puppet show.

From that moment on me and Sigmund have been on the same page. All dreams do have meaning. We just need to be open to different interpretations. And remember, most times... nothing is what it seems. Dreams have no boundaries. Break your dreams down into pieces and look at each part independent of the other. You too will be replacing all the, "huh?'s" with many, "aha!'s".

With a lot of practice, I now choose what show is in and for how long. I decide when the curtain closes for good. What a nice feeling it is. Control your dreams, don't let them control you. We can all run our own shows. Getting a handle on those dreams helps get a handle on your lives.