I keep having recurring sequences in dreams where I am at a pet shop (not the same one every time), looking at pets. Once it was a shop full of exotic pets like nightjars and dog-sized bats (I picked up the bat--it was soft and fuzzy), and in several others I was looking at guppies (I used to raise them, I have always wanted to start up the hobby again). I never buy any pets... I just look at them and am utterly fascinated. Sort of like window shopping.

Any ideas to what these sequences might mean? I have a feeling it might have something to do with wanting things I can't get--I have self-esteem issues and am always comparing myself to others in terms of artwork and grades. But I'm not sure, because in the dreams I'm not pining for the pets, I'm just looking at them. What are your guys' interpretations?