Do You Marvel on Why Do People Dream? - By: Sarah Sheffington

Why Do People Dream? Has that question ever crossed your mind? Dreams, much like the Earth's cycles are something that is often taken for granted. They know it happens - they just don't take the time to consciously think of each step or the results of each step. What would happen if a step was skipped one day?

What would happen if you didn't dream? Each part of you has a certain job to perform - and each part works together to create the machine that is your body. Your conscious mind focuses on the most important details as you go through your daily routine - the ringing of the phone, the baby's cry, the sound of the doorbell. Your conscious mind guides you through the important tasks of the day.

You unconscious mind stores away the excess stimuli that your brain receives while you are concentrating on the most pressing matters. Your brain takes in much more data each day than you can consciously focus on. Dreams are the mind's way of sorting and processing the extra data - the dog barking, the bird chirping, the sneer on your teenager's face as he walks out of the room - all of the stimuli that are not pressing.

As you sleep, your conscious mind rests as the data stored in your subconscious can rise to the top for analysis - the process your brain uses to sort and deal with all of the stimuli and emotions that you encounter during the day. Often, your subconscious also contains emotions that you have refused to deal with. For instance, when something traumatic happens, many people bury the traumatic feelings deep within their subconscious minds to avoid dealing with something fearful or upsetting.

So, why do people dream? Your body works like a machine - each part has a certain job. It is your brain's job to sort and analyze all information that you encounter. As you sleep, your mind continues to send signals that you are not consciously aware of. This is why we dream.

The interpretation and analysis of dreams is how we can effectively deal with emotions and data that we have not yet processed on a conscious level. It is possible to use our dreams as a way to improve our lives by using the information that we discover in our dreams to change things that we may not like about ourselves, facing things that may have been haunting us and bringing about closure, and gives us a closer look at our true selves.

Learning to interpret and analyze our dreams gives us a chance to realize a unity between mind, body, and spirit. We may find the answers to spiritual questions and may even be warned of pending health problems. Since the body works together, your body sends signals to your mind that could help you delay or avoid health problems that might arise in the future because of our actions today.

Your body works - it was designed that way - but you have to cooperate with your body. And, this means using all available resources. We have answered the question "Why do people dream?" - now, the question is "What will you do with it?"

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Sarah Sheffington writes on a wide variety of topics. If you're interested in the meaning of dreams visit http://www.meaningbehinddreams.com/why-people-dream.html and sign up for the free course by email.

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