i have always had vivid, transformative dreams, but they stopped for a few years. now they are back, and wilder than ever. last night i dreamed my son was small, and i was holding his hand going down steep stairs. his arm broke off in my hands and he tumbled away. i was panicked! this is my child who broke his arm falling down the stairs, when he was little, and is now going to graduate and leave. i think im worrying about him leaving already. my point is, i think most dreams are highly symbolic, and can help us sort out what we are feeling, and can give us instruction, if we are paying attention. i like to take a minute when i wake up, and ponder what my dream meant , objectively.