"Last night I had a dream."

That infamous first line has begun tales of both hope and dread. Thankfully, this is the start of neither. This is just what happened.

I used to have mildly prophetic dreams. It was during a really rough time in my life. I was dealing with the crumbling of a controlling relationship, moving out on my own for the first time, starting college, struggling in my faith, and being isolated from the friends I grew up with. Somehow all this trouble led to weird spiritual dreams.

Last night I had another one of these dreams. He was there, and he put his arm around me. He said, "Not now, babe." And then he was gone. I was with my friends, and I knew he was coming back. But I also knew that he needed to be somewhere else right then. There was something much more important which needed to be dealt with, and I understood perfectly.

He wasn't my ex. I don't know who he was, but that's not the point.

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." ~*Joseph Campbell