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Dreamed a lot last night about incidents and scenes from my past. The dreams also included some time and events before I was born. It was like a panoramic recap of how I came to be born (with scenes from my parent's lives), what I did as I was growing up, and my life to date. It was like paging through a huge book where each chapter was like a year in my life span. What was most striking was the way events and people in my life connected so that ended up in the here and now. So many tiny twists and turns that made me and my life unfold. I could see how many chance events came together to form the structure of my days. How small changes in those connections would have created a very different set of paths and outcomes. So many variables! So many pathways through the maze!

The dream not only focused on the past but also projected scenes into the future. As I awoke, I was in awe of what this hundred year period has and will have touched upon. And I was aware of how everyone has their own pathway through the maze and with many possible outcomes. This whole dream sequence was prompted by the film I watched last night--Diving Bell and Butterfly. The film triggered some discomfort and upset for me that wove its way into the dreaming.

The weather is close to freezing tonight. This afternoon I went out and had a hearty meal and came back and bundled up and slept. I stayed warm and slept well. My sinus drainage is still happening but less so. Hopefully, a session of C&M tomorrow will put an end to this annoyance. The new year comes! Another night of 2012 and then we enter the new labyrinth of 2013!