This may qualify as being the silliest posting I have on this site. Just had a burning desire to share a dream I had for some reason, so here goes....
First of all I love sock monkeys. They are the stuffed animals people make out of socks (thus, the name--sock monkeys). Well, in my dream this woman was selling these three sock monkeys which were the most beautiful ones I had ever seen. (It may sound sad, but it is really how I would feel if I came across these in real life). They were very happy monkeys! I didn't even pick them up and examine them because I was sure that, because they were so unique and rare, she had them priced too high for me. So I was looking at some other things which she had. A lady walked up and picked up all three of the monkeys and she asked the woman how much they were. "$1 each" was her reply. My heart sank. I lost out on buying those gorgeous monkeys because I was trying to read her mind......
LOL Phil...and your funny western nut guy....and for some reason I am feeling very grateful that you are not posting what you dream at night on here...ha!
There IS another use, or two, for socks you know ??? ... ... ... all of of sudden, I'm think'n Shari Lewis and 'Lamb Chop' ... ... ... my first sock love, LOL ... ... ...
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I used to LOVEEEE little lamb chop! It broke my heart when I learned she didn't really talk for herself, I was probably 9 or 10 at the time...(just kidding What a darling pic!
Prozac! I would worry more about what dreams I would have if I was still on that stuff. Maybe my dreams were a bit risque, too--"monkeying around"??? Freud may have a theory about that.... Hey! You know what??????? I just found a site with the dream meaning of "Sock Monkeys".... http://www.chacha.com/question/what-do-dreams-about-sock-monkeys-mean
and do you know what that means???? Someone else is as nuts as me! Another HA! And do you want to know something else????? I'll just bet we are the only recovering alcoholics on earth talking about "Sock Monkeys and Dreams" right now.
(And there is probably a reason for that. Hmmmmm...maybe I do need prozac! Triple Ha!)
Mike D....
You have me stumped...
been trying to figure it out in relation to what you said.
The only thing I can think of is that I wanted something which I thought would be hard to find/achieve when I had been drinking and that was sobriety. The "happy monkeys" is I wanted happiness. I "didn't pick them up or ask the price" because I thought I didn't want to pay the price of what they were (or what it would cost me to achieve sobriety) and I found that since being sober it wasn't as much as I thought it would be and the "looking at other things she had" (looking for easy softer ways to get and stay sober). The woman who picked up the monkeys and got them (an AA'er who had gotten and was staying sober and had what I wanted).
The metaphor maybe about learning to ask from others (ask for support). The metaphor contained the mentor, the teacher while the student had the dream.
Of course, please keep in mind that I'm no "dream interpreter", or anything like that. But, when you described the events and your thinking in the dream, it occurred to me that you had the mindset that all happiness and everything good would always be out of your reach. You thought they would be too much for you, so you didn't even ask about them. But then, you saw another person come in and ask, and easily obtain the very things you always wanted. By witnessing the actions of that other woman, you saw that those things were not out of your reach after all. They're yours for the asking.
I think the vast majority of us come into the A.A. Fellowship with the mindset that happy sobriety is probably way out of our reach. But, then we sit down and listen to other people share their own miracle stories. We hear their words and we witness their actions. And, we eventually see that we can have good and happy lives too, just like them. That's the power of the Fellowship.
In your dream, I think you were really playing the roles of both of those women. First of all, you were the woman who couldn't bring herself to reach out and ask. But, secondly, you were the other woman who asked, reached out, and received. And, in your real life, you been both of those women as well.
What an extraordinary A.A. dream! It tells your recovery story, but it also tells a million recovery stories as well.
Anyway....that's my take on it. For what it's worth....
I hope you'll write it down and keep it. Thanks for sharing.
Well, I think you both could be dream interpreters...as both make sense to me. When I had this dream I didn't even think to relate it to anything other than my love of sock monkeys. However, since I don't have a collection of them and don't obsess about the things, I did think it was strange to even dream about them. It is comforting to hear that it could be related to AA and achieving happiness. I do feel happier than I can remember feeling in years and years--even before the drinking got out of control like it did. My confidence in myself is so much greater (actually I cannot remember being all that confident--ever) and I love feeling like my life has a purpose. I think the last time I felt like it did was when I gave birth to my daughters. (I lost one daughter--she died when she was two days old.)
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas about my dream with me. Again, I don't think I would have ever thought of it having any more meaning than me being greedy for sock monkeys and wanting more stuff.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!! Mike, I found a sock monkey! He is now my avatar and I couldn't wait to get home and post his pic!He is not nearly as shy as me. Hee Hee! He is not too far off from my dream and I have never seen one like him.I just got back and read your post and was so surprised that I purchased this little guy this a.m. and had not read your post suggesting I get one. Guess what I paid for him-- $3! The lady had $4 on him and said she would take $3.I didn't haggle at all and although I don't buy too many stuffed animals in general, I do usually get sock monkeys when I come across them. That was more than I usually pay for them, however, I wanted one to be my inspiration after reading your postings and thought it was amazing when we were going to yard sales today and I wasn't even wanting to stop at this one house until I saw his happy face staring at me from a table top. I told my bf...."There's a sock monkey!Stop! How can you look at this little guy and not just feel good???What's amazing to me also is that I haven't even seen a sock monkey in a long time. BTY
Okay, ... I have to admit, he's pretty cute ... ... ... Odd that you just now found this guy ... I mean with this thread 'n all ... deeper meaning ??? ...
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I know, Pappy....
I thought I heard music from the "Twilight Zone" playing in the background when I did....
LOL, just kidding....now that really would have freaked me out!
What a darling pic!
