Nov 19 2021 - Dreaming about Dream Jobs

 

Why do we use "dreams" to describe things we wish and want that we consider to be intangible or unreachable?   That's very different than dreams about being chased, taking an exam, flying, teeth falling out, cannot find toilet, falling, and so on.  The contrast is remarkable, isn't it? What are some of these things we "dream" about? Things like dream jobs, dream houses, dream vacations, dream spouses, dream bodies.  They seem to be about the acquisition of things tangible and intangible where money is no object.  I want to put "dreamy" in front of these - as though we are in a semi-conscious state.  Let's look at dream jobs.  We call it dream jobs when children say what they want to do when they are adults. Here are some that we would likely agree with: Actor Archaeologist Artist Athlete Chef Dancer Detective/Investigator Doctor Environmentalist Firefighter Interior Designer Lawyer Model Musician Nurse Photographer Pilot Scientist Teacher Veterinarian Writer I found this chart comparing what people do for work when they are adults compared to their childhood ambitions.

This is an interesting chart, but I didn't notice any survey or study referenced.  I did find lots in the Joke Library scattered around the internet:  What's your dream job? Well, in my dreams, I don't work. I've been posting my resume online while I was asleep;  hoping to get my dream job. Got my dream job today. I get my own 200 thousand dollar company car and a corner window with a view of the city.. Being a city bus driver is a dream come true. I finally landed my dream job as a palaeontologist It took years of studying and hard work, but I've never been happier. As I excavated a new find from the ground, a mother and her young son passed by. She pointed at me and told him, "This is why you need to do well at school and get a good job, or else you'll spend the rest of your life digging in a hole just like him."

May 3 2020 - Sweet Dreams

The Pandemic Nightmare?  People constantly bumping into you. Being late for Zoom meetings.  These are the sorts of dreams being reported. The expert on the CBC talked about the top happy dreams as well.  Flying is a happy dream for most people.  "The dream encourages a person to let go of current issues and allow things to fall naturally into place."  But alas, there are no top ten lists of happy dreams.  Just nightmares.  And of course, lists and lists of what people wish, want, and dream about. These dreams and wishes are something other than what happens in sleeping.  Dreams are things that people think about as cherished aspirations, ambitions or ideals - for example a childhood dream.   Goals are something people do something about - the object of someone's ambition or effort.  It may be that they are connected, that dreaming is a stage of forming goals: "You have to dream before your dreams can come true." ~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam "A dream doesn't become reality through magic;  it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell Follow you passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and , above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams. ~Donovan Bailey Our picture today is the orchard of sweet dreams under the night sky.

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Resolutions

This is the day when we wish each other all the best for the new year ahead.  

It is the day when improvement goals are set in our North American culture.  New Year's Resolutions are a secular tradition, but an ancient one. The Babylonians made promises to return borrowed objects and pay their debts. There seems to be lots of advice from everyone including Harvard economists on the best goals and how to achieve them.  This is followed by all sorts of studies that show that things don't actually turn out.

May your goals and dreams for 2015 all be fulfilled.