Blog Report #1

I have enjoyed the Blog project, though I have not written a whole lot. Throughout the first couple of weeks I have checked for comments nearly every day while checking one of my polls, but unfortunately have not written an entry every time. The subjects that I have written entries on, were both a learning experience and fun all at the same time. I am always up for introducing myself to others because it is a subject that I know well. I also had a good time sharing my thoughts about dreams and ways to remember them. After all, most people can relate to dreams.

At first the Blog project was exploring some unfamiliar ground for me. I have never done anything like this before. In the next couple weeks I would like to spice my blog up a little. I have navigated around but still cannot figure out how to get a picture in text. The polls that I have had were fun for me but probably not for others. I had a "Who will win the Super Bowl" poll which seemed to predict the outcome. The poll had 3 votes for New Orleans and only 2 for Indianapolis. My second poll is still in progress and deals with the best Valentine's Day present.

The only thing that I wish was different about my blog is that it would get more readers and comments. I have gotten a few comments from other members of the class but not too many. I have to admit I have not commented on too many entries either. My goal for the rest of the class is to post entries more often on my own page and comment on more of my classmates entries.

Dreams Can Come True

In my Applied Psych class I have to do an assignment that consists of two weeks of dream analysis. I am really pumped about this because the godfather of psychology Sigmund Freud is an icon of mine. His work regarding the interpretations of dreams is an inspiring book. His views and ideas are not widely accepted by the psychology world but EVERY book used across the country to teach psychology mentions the psychodynamic approach or psychoanalysis. Both of which are topics that are Freudian studies. His specialty was therapy in which he rooted deep into the minds of thousands of patients and came up with his unorthodox theories. These theories were ridiculed almost as much as Freud himself but still his work is taught more than 100 years later.

I have had two dreams since the assignment was given to me about a week ago. I am sure I have had more than two dreams this week but I have only remembered two upon waking. As soon as I wake up I am staring at my notebook so I do not forget to write them down before I have time to forget them. It really is interesting that you can control the memorization of your dreams to an extent. If you tell yourself "I will remember my dreams when I wake up tomorrow morning", your chances of actually remembering them is increased. It may take a couple of nights but if you concentrate on telling yourself to remember them and actually want to then it is very possible. I know many people, as well as myself, wish we could have a direct impact on the content of our dreams but most of them are related to what has happened to us or what we want to happen to us. I hope to have an interesting dream tonight that I remember in the morning. I encourage you to also try to remember your dreams. After all dreams can come true.