2011 Journey - Chill Out!

In my post HAPPY New Year!, I listed nine items that Real Simple magazine discussed in its article "Nine Ways to Be Happier" in the January issue. The second Monday of every month through September, I'll write about each:

JANUARY - Chill out.

FEBRUARY - Remember whence you came.

MARCH - Don't dwell.

APRIL - Spread the wealth.

MAY - Eat a snack around 2 p.m.

JUNE - Get a move on.

JULY - Limit your options.

AUGUST - Start baking.

SEPTEMBER - Make your bed.

OCTOBER - To be announced! (In other words, I'll make one up.)

NOVEMBER - Ditto.

DECEMBER - Ditto.

Hold On!

"Our waking hours form the text of our lives; our dreams, the commentary." -- Anonymous

Last night I dreamed I was driving a semi-truck and I couldn't control it. At one point, I tried to use the brakes, but they kept locking up on me as I tried to avoid hitting other cars while the truck swerved and swayed. When I discovered I had taken the wrong route, I searched for a place to turn the behemoth around. I found an area in an empty parking lot, but when I tried to do a U-turn, the truck almost turned over.

What commentary of the text of my life did this dream bring? I saw several key elements:

1) The behemoth semi-truck

2) Trying to control it

3) Trying to keep from hitting other cars

4) Wrong route

5) Fear of turning truck over