Dreaming

[qos]

Usually I like dreaming.
I'm fortunate in that I tend to have vivid, colorful dreams -- and a good share of meaningful ones.

However I really resent it when my subconscious chooses to spend the night dwelling on my day job rather than something more relaxing. For the past few nights I've been dreaming of the kick-off road show, the organization of which (agenda, travel plans, meeting space, and etc.) is my big project at work right now, and THE major source of stress in my life.

I could really use a good night's sleep when I could forget about it for a while, not be in the midst of it.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_storyteller_/]

I have the same thing happen to me sometimes. I find myself in my dreams making adjustments to liability payments or talking Jae through how to do something in Quickbooks.

As soon as I realize it's a dream I can normally shake it off and go back to dreaming about something I actually want to dream about.

*hugs

*packages up a good nights sleep and teleports it to you

[qos.livejournal.com]

The problem for me with work dreams is that unless they become very outrageous (which they usually don't) there's nothing to clue me in that I'm actually dreaming!

Actually, I very seldom am able to become aware that I'm dreaming. Although it's not something I've ever put effort into developing. People write about lucid dreaming (if I remember the term correctly) but that's never been an interest of mine.

[professor-mom.livejournal.com]

What kind of work do you do? What's a kick-off road show?

[qos.livejournal.com]

My day job is serving as executive assistant to a vice president of a cell phone company.

At the first of the year our division does a "kick off" to present the company goals, division goals, and team goals, build enthusiasm, and etc. Because I work in the supply chain area, I am involved in the logistics for the leadership team visiting our distribution centers to do a slightly different version of the presentation there. Thus, the "road show."

I'm fortunate in my job in that Jeannie, my boss (not her real name, of course) is very cool, and very low-mainteance, and doesn't like to see talent go to waste, so she's always either finding me special projects to work on or supporting my special project work for others.

I don't particularly like my day job, although I like Jeannie very much, and it's a pleasant enough work environment. The company I work for is pretty good, as national companies go. After being there for two years there I'm convinced the senior leadership walks the talk of our corporate values.

However I also have a Masters Degree in Comparative Religion, and I'm currently on leave from seminary, where I'm working on courses in the Master of Arts in Transforming Spirituality program, in support of my vocational dream of becoming a spiritual director.

It took me a very long time to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up.