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I Wrote A Million Dollar Story. Then I Woke Up
Do dreams come true? I hope so.
I had the most vivid dream the other night. I had written an article that took the world by storm. For the life of me, I cannot remember what I wrote but do remember that I was lauded everywhere I went.
I awoke with a feeling of exhilaration that soon deflated after I realized I had been dreaming. Was this a premonition? I hope so. Some dreams do come true, most don’t. Was it wishful thinking on my behalf?
Each night, before the sleep fairy arrives and I fall into slumber, I repeat a mantra I have developed for myself. I repeat: “I will remember my dreams when I wake up in the morning” and “My dreams will be lucid dreams.” I generally have on average, one lucid dream a month. When I do have one, I find it quite exhilarating and am always disappointed when I wake up, even if I wake myself up because the dream is unsettling.
As with anything, remembering dreams can be self-taught. There are many stories of inventions and gizmos that have been invented courtesy of a dream. One of the most notable is the 19th-century German scientist August Kekule. He is regarded to this day as one of the…
