6 Ways To Make Sure You Remember Your Dreams!
by Stanley Bronstein on September 30, 2008
People Ask Me How It Is That I Have So Many Vivid Dreams
Long term readers of this blog know that I like to talk about my dreams from time to time (especially the good ones).
I’m often asked, how do you remember your dreams?
Here are the 6 things I do to increase the chances I remember my dreams.
Method #1 -Making A Conscious Effort
The #1 thing I do to remember my dreams is acknowledging that I WANT to remember my dreams.
By simply telling your brain that you want to remember your dreams, you tell your brain that it needs to make an effort to do so.
This may seem silly, but it is true. If your brain knows that it is important to remember your dreams, it will set aside appropriate resources to make sure you do just that.
Method #2 - Focusing Your Dreams
If you take a few minutes each night before you go to sleep to meditate, and to think about just what it is that you want to dream about, you increase the chances that you will dream about that subject.
If you dream about a subject you are focused upon, your brain will devote more energy to that dream. By devoting more energy to that dream, you have a better chance of remembering it.
Method #3 -Realizing That The Universe Plays A Major Part In Our Dreams
In my experience, many people fight their dreams. They resist them. Many people are afraid of their dreams. I try to do the exact opposite.
I believe that the universe sends us EXACTLY what we need EXACTLY when we need it.
The only problem is that we frequently don’t realize it at the time.
If we acknowledge that the universe wants to help up; that it wants to take care of us, then we will accept whatever dreams come our way.
Method #4 - Overcoming Our Fear Of Our Dreams
Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration.
BUT, if we face our fear, it will pass through us and we will be in control.
If, as I mentioned in Method #3 above, we embrace the universe and trust the universe, there is nothing to fear.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in the middle of a crazy, scary dream where I thought there was no way out and I just thought - Oh, this is a dream. I’ll just wake up now. That’ll solve this problem.
If only it was that easy in regular life.
Method #5 -Realizing That Dreams Are Our Friends
The more time I spend focusing on my dreams and analyzing them, the more I believe that our dreams are there to help us, NOT TO HURT US.
If we embrace them and allow them to play out, they have amazing messages for us, IF WE WILL ONLY LISTEN.
Method #6 -Writing Down Our Dreams
This may be the most important method of them all. Simply keep a pen and paper, OR a computer next to your bed and when you wake up from an incredible dream, WRITE IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY, WHILE IT IS STILL FRESH IN YOUR MIND.
All too often, we will forget our dreams very rapidly. THAT is why we must make a conscious effort to write them down, IMMEDIATELY after they are finished.
We cannot give them a chance to fade. Instead, we must make an effort to record them while they are fresh in our mind.
For example, a few nights ago when I had my incredible dream, I woke up immediately (even though it was 3:00 AM and wrote a blog article about it. I got the dream out from my mind and recorded it, BEFORE it had a chance to fade.
That’s what you need to do.
Recommended Reading
Laws of Positioning #25 - Position Yourself To Be A Dreamer
Law #25 talks about the power of having dreams in your life.
Tell Us Your Dreams
Tell us your stories. I want to hear about your crazy dreams and what you thought they meant?
Until next time, take care, my dear friends.Mr. Achievement
Stanley F. Bronstein
Attorney & CPA
September 30th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I am often amazed when people tell me that they don’t dream. I explain that it is medically impossible not to dream, and point out that they are just no remembering them. I also tell them that they are missing out on so many important cues from their greatest guide - themselves. My dreams often tell me of things that I am uncomfortable confronting myself with consciously. I have consistent dreams of missing classes in college and then showing up unprepared for a test. I realized eventually that what I was trying to tell myself was that I felt that I had cheated myself while in college by not the opportunity to learn seriously. I got my degree, but I could have gotten so much more. So now I am taking classes on things that interest me to fill in what I seem to feel was a void. Hopefully over time those dreams will fade.
I also dream frequently of my father who died 17 years ago. I know it is his way of staying in touch and encouraging me. It is very comforting.
My funniest dream ever happened in high school. I dreamt I was stuck inside a birthday cake with the band Ratt!!! We couldn’t find our way out and we were all freaking out. The really funny part is that my perspective wasn’t first person. I was seeing the whole thing unfold by looking down through the top of the cake!!!! I swear I was not doing drugs, LOL!!!!
September 30th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Melissa:
Good dreams … You obviously are a vivid dreamer.
When you want to talk about crazy dreams, I sometimes dream that I flunked out of law school and they wouldn’t let me graduate.
THEN, I wake up and realize that I’ve been a lawyer for 17 years and they wouldn’t have given me my license if I did NOT graduate, SO I must have graduated . . .
Our subconscious minds do funny things sometimes.
Stanley Bronstein
MrAchievement
October 1st, 2008 at 2:43 am
Great post! I especially like where you say to write dreams down right away. I’ve started doing that and am able to see some recurring themes. . .some things I need to be aware of. . . .It does take a little bit of commitment to such a project and even I don’t record as many of dreams as I should.. .but writing stuff down as soon as you wake up is important. . . and hey, great blog. . . I found while surfing!
October 1st, 2008 at 5:41 am
Rubi:
Thank you for your compliments. Yes, our dreams often recur.
The BIG one I had the other night was the culmination of a dream that I’ve probably had dozens of times before, BUT, this time all the pieces fit together and I was able to actually finish the dream !!!
That’s what made it so great.
Writing stuff down is essential. That’s how we remember stuff and become more knowledgeable about ourselves, others and the world.
Take care.
Stanley Bronstein
MrAchievement