Fear/Falling Blog

So interesting dream the other night. Probably half spawned by Michelle's description of cliff diving as an image that became the seed for this play. Possibly half spawned by the episodic chaos of this last week. "Where do I enter from? Wait, no you go there and I go here right? Right? (sounds of radio falling to floor)"

Anyway, here's the dream:

I'm hanging out with Ben and Mike and with their typical exuberance they decide to climb this huge wall. Only the wall is really like a vertical ladder. They talk me into it despite my fear of heights.

They get to the top much fast then me. (I blame the height difference) But I'm o.k. I'm just taking it one step at a time and I'm almost there when suddently they shift the wall out. I don't know why they're doing this but it terrifies me because now I know I'm definitely going to fall and not on the safe side with water but on the other side with rocks and nasty stuff.

I'm clutching to the top as the wall swings, trying not to fall but beginning to slip when Ben reaches down and grabs one arm and Mike grabs the other. They pull me up and into these really warm hugs and even though I'm shaking uncontrollably, I feel safe.

So, I mean you don't need to be a psychologist to figure this one out right?

It's scary. But we're going to make it. We just have to help each other up the last step. We're not in it alone. And I'm really excited to be climbing that last step with all of you.

By the way, thanks Ben and Mike!! Even dream versions of you two are awesome!!!

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