Dreaming is a Reality, Kind Of

Everything is in our minds.

By Bianca Llerena

Many moons ago, as I was slowly beginning to fall asleep, I had an epiphany of sorts (as I always do), so I scribbled away in my notes app moments before falling into Morpheus’ arms. When I awoke, this is what I found:

reality is just as real as our dreams

(both are reality)

yet dreams happen in our brains

(we perceive reality in our brains)

therefore, both are equally as important,

or better said, equally as unimportant,

the only difference is one involves others' brains

and one does not

Written almost (I repeat almost) poetically, this oversimplified explanation struck me, and I have now potently turned to this new attitude when it comes to valuing my dreams. Personally, I have always loved deciphering my dreams, and I genuinely find importance in how they make me feel. A question I have used to help others understand what I mean is this: if your dreams play a role in how you feel/think/act, then aren’t they some form of reality?

While yes, the reality outside of our dreams is physical and involves others’ bodies and brains, our dreams give us tangible and palpable information and can create vivid, real emotions within ourselves. What is more real than that? It is important not to forget all of our reactions with other people, the physical pain we feel, and the world around us; it all happens in our brains. Our dreams give us the gifted experience of unveiling our subconscious, which is much harder to do when we feel like we have to be in control all of the time. I suggest giving more credit to your dreams and validating the power that they bring us, as they can help us learn more about ourselves than we ever thought they could.