Handsome Stranger

The last couple of weeks I have been experiencing some health issues- too serious to be called minor but not serious enough to be called major. And in this time, when I have managed to sleep at all, I have had some wild dreams. I am certain these dreams are the results of whacked out body chemistry, stress and heightened emotional states.


This morning as I waited at the school bus stop, or rather, propped myself up trying not to die, my lovely neighbor approached me and promptly went into action. She got my daughter onto the bus for me and offered help, support and advice. Needless to say she was the freshest face in my mind as I went back to sleep not long after that (and barfing for the 5th time this morning.) So, it's no surprise that I had a dream about her. 


In my dream, she had asked me to come house-sit for her. I can't remember the reason she said she'd be away but it was only for a short time so I thought it was odd that she even needed a house-sitter. But, I owed her big time for all of her help and gladly accepted the job. As I made my way around the house putting away odds and ends and just keeping myself busy, I looked at the clock and noticed it was getting really late and I hadn't heard from her or her husband. I sat down at the kitchen table to have a snack and use the laptop. That's when 2 young men broke into the house. One was large and scary but oddly attractive. He went straight into the kitchen as if he had a specific destination in there. The other one was quite pretty- young, tall, tan with brown hair and brown eyes in a red sports jersey. He smiled brightly and told me not to be scared but I had to leave. They were in the middle of some kind criminal transaction and they needed me to please wait outside. Then he picked me up and carried me outside and deposited me on the front stoop like a child who'd wandered into the wrong place. Instead of calling the police or even returning the house, I walked to a neighbor’s house. There I found my friend. I couldn't understand what she was doing there when I was at her house- which was currently being ceased and possibly robbed! I woke up more confused than ever. 


The lesson: Honestly---I think this is fear and insecurity but in an odd disguise. Someone breaking into the house that wasn't even mine was quite scary but the fact that I found the man to be so physically attractive, strong and polite seemed to take the edge off of my fear. That translates into: even though something really scary is happening with my health right now, relief and support are coming from the most unexpected places. And the people and things who might seem to want to harm me really are really just looking out for me.