Dreams

I know this is probably one of those things that's going to sound crazy to everyone except me. I can't really explain it, but I have this feeling that Tiger and a couple of my previous pets have said goodbye to me in my dreams- I even had one about my grandma once. Maybe it's my subconscious putting together little snippets because I miss them, I'm not really sure. But I do know that other people have had these types of dreams as well. It's not completely unheard of and I'm not so sure it's out of the realm of possibility.

Last night, I was standing at the kitchen counter where Tiger's water bowl sits and Lily, our other cat was eating out of the dish. Tiger kind of just appeared next to her, and in part of my brain I knew it couldn't be happening because I realized that he wasn't around anymore. I had this thought that "oh, this must be Tiger's spirit still hanging around." He walked up to me and rubbed his head on my hand and against my chest and I reached out to pet him. The whole dream only lasted what seemed like a few moments, and soon it all faded away, but it left me feeling comforted. Like I had had one last chance to say goodbye to my boy and like he was saying goodbye to me.

With my first family pet Sandy, I dreamed that she came through my parents headboard and nuzzled my cheek and licked my face before running back to where she had come from. My grandmother hugged me and I swear to you I could feel her in my arms and I could smell her when I woke up. I could almost hear her voice the rest of that day. My roommate Kelsey shared with me that she had a similar dream about her own grandmother, and when Kelsey's mom was pregnant with her, Paula dreamed of her deceased father.

I already believe in something unknown, so what's so far fetched about this? I know it seems goofy and ridiculous, and maybe it is. But perhaps our dreams are not always random collections from the memory. For me, that thought is more reassuring.