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    Loving Kindness

    by , 02-16-2014 at 11:20 PM (588 Views)
    #279 - DILD - 4:02AM

    I fail a WILD and find myself cleaning an area at work. It's a small desk with a computer and printer. I notice how unbelievable sparse the office space is and worry that it looks like I haven't been working much. I have stray thoughts about lucid dreaming and suddenly realize I was trying to WILD. I laugh when I realize that I must think about this stuff all the time.

    I leave the desk and explore this strange version of my workplace. The building is mostly empty and there seems to be no one in sight. I have an overwhelming feeling of loving my job. I feel happy to be at work. I shout out, "Hey! I love it here!" I get the familiar feeling of how odd it is to be yelling while I'm asleep.

    I see L sitting at a low table. I have issues with him in waking life and my first instinct was to punch him in the face. I remember that I have been thinking and tentatively practicing loving kindness in waking life, so I stop myself. I decide to project loving kindness to ward him but I over do it. I tackle him in a hug and tell him that I love him. I tell him he is really a good guy and I begin to really believe it. I think maybe I just misunderstand him. The dream destabilizes and I have a FA.


    I try to DJ the dream but I can't see the screen. I think I must have my dimmer all the way and I try to guess at the app controls hoping to turn it up. Suddenly, I feel very tired and sluggish. I collapse over to my side. I hear the dog in the master bathroom and know that she is never in there. I realize I must still be dreaming. Then I hear my younger daughter calling for me and my son beginning to cry. I keep telling myself this is all fake but I can't seem to move. My wife touches me and asks me if I am ok. I wake up.
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    1. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Heh../ do you find yourself feeling less negative toward the guy in waking life after this dream? In any slight way?
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    2. Xanous's Avatar
      Yes... some. I still dont like the guy and wish to avoid him as much as possible but I dont have the white hot hatred that I used to. He just has an abrassive personality that I find challenging. I can't say this dream did it all, but something like this is a process that takes time. I am glad that I had some self control in this dream and didn't just assault him like a mad man. I've wanted to so many times in waking life. Its the anger that I want to rid myself of for my own sake.

      Whats funny is I had a somewhat negative non lucid dream of him this morning but I was more like a mischievous child pulling a prank.
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    3. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      The restraint was impressive, then, if the guy is that much of a pain in the ass in waking life. Even though impulse control is slightly more manageable in lucid dreams vs. non-lucids, it still takes some real discipline.

      And I very much agree that these processes take time. I think that something dreams do well is work through these things in a safe way and ask questions of ourselves like, "Am I prepared to hate this person a little bit less today than yesterday? Or am I going to hit him with a stapler the next time I see him?"
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    4. Xanous's Avatar
      Lol. Exactly.
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    5. NyxCC's Avatar
      Well done reversing the emotions, Xanous! I wonder if one would spend more ld sessions like this enforcing different possitive feelings, if it would have a lasting effect on real life!

      @ CL lol, funny way of putting it!
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    6. Xanous's Avatar
      I think it's one way of doing it.
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