A Brand New Day

I had a dream the other night..., well it was a nightmare actually. Nothing that really bothered me but certainly enough for me to think about the meaning of it.

The dream was, I was walking down a street very close to my home when everything started to turn a brilliant white and then all of a sudden the ground started to disappear. Weird, I know but there you have it, our dreams can go all over the place.

As I said, I was none the worse for it but after a little research, I started finding the same meaning over and over again. Dreaming of an end or dreaming that you die is meant to signify a new beginning. Of course, there is no scientific evidence to this and it could very possibly be complete rubbish but it did kind of make sense a little.

Recently, I have been going through a lot of career changes and pointing myself into a new and very positive direction. It has all got very exciting, I must admit. I won’t bore you with the details but for me it’s as if the old life has passed and a new one has begun..

The thing is, the dream, to me was a sign that my old life was coming to an end and my new beginning was about to start. So from a bad dream, a new bright light shines. Perhaps that was the light I saw in my dream.

Now, I don’t think I am superstitious but I do think that God has a way of sending messages and signs that perhaps we do not understand. In my mind, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that this was such a sign telling me to look to the new future. I may be wrong but I will look at it as a good sign, after all, what do I have to lose.

So my thoughts reflect on some of the nightmares I used to suffer when I was in the midst of PTSD. Totally different and incomparable, I know but maybe it was a way of being told to get help. Maybe not, but one thing I am learning is that there is a reason for everything we experience. The trick is to recognise the message. Much easier to write about than to do in practice.

But the message here is that we must always look for our new start no matter how bad things seem. One thing we can say without doubt is that your new future does lie ahead, you just need the strength to look for it. As far as my fellow veterans are concerned, I don’t think I could offer a more worthwhile piece of advice.

Finally, I’d like to leave you with one of the verses that I read when looking for answers to my dream. I think, this is where it started to make a little sense.

Isaiah 43:18-19

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Hope this helps you in your journey through life.