dream

my wife and i had been doing something [can't remember] together, and decided to sit down at this table to eat. it seemed to be in a park. we had been there a few minutes, talking to ourselves, when i noticed the group of people to my left. first, i saw jason and anders with whom i went to elementary school through high school. it was a fairly large group, so i continued around the circle. there was emily, shanon, and dan, amongst many other faces that did not stand out.

it dawned on me that they were having a high school reunion. i couldn't believe it. i stood up and walked over and said, 'hey everybody, it's me, joshua. i am so glad to see all of you.' they all murmured their appreciation at my attendance, some half-hearted, but i didn't care, i was too happy to see all of them. 'i had no idea you guys were doing this, i just happened to be here with my wife.' so, we pulled up a seat.

the dream transitioned to dan's house which was nearby. we were all milling about and in various stages of sitting and standing. i saw shanon and introduced her to jaymi. there were actually two versions of shanon there. one from when we were young, and a seemingly older one. i felt peace with her, finally, and a happiness that i was there with jaymi.

i looked up high school, and reunion in a dream dictionary and found that (roughly) it signifies the incorporation of the qualities of these people into my personality. a process i had begun to suspect after the 20th dream about shanon. i can remember a point at which i became isolated from these people early in life, in elementary school. i was never happy about this, but did not know what to do. i realize now, that it was my own doing, and to embrace them is to embrace myself.