Friday, January 16, 2009
Dream Date January 15, 2009
A large slice of one of my molars had cracked off. It looked like a cross-section of a tooth, but it was larger than a tooth would be in real life. It looked smooth and polished. I was going to take the piece to a dentist to see if he could somehow reattach it to my tooth.
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Sophia,
I started reading this post and thought to myself "Lord, more misfortune has fallen upon our gal" and then I saw it was just a dream, like the Wizard of Oz, and felt better that you're not going to have to incur a large dental expense.
A piece of molar breaking off happened to me in real life, actually. Twice.
Hi Don,
Your comment made me giggle a little bit, about misfortune falling upon me. Looking back, all my misfortunes seem so small. Thankfully the power of hindsight keeps my problems in perspective and they are nothing compared to the world's problems and the people in it. Sometimes I think I only allowed myself to focus on my own problems because I wanted to pretend that the big problems weren't there. I wanted to keep my pollyanna viewpoint of the world. As long as I wasn't paying attention to the news, and as long as I had no idea what was going on outside my mind or my small circle of friends, my world was like candyland to a child.
But yeah, good thing about the tooth not really breaking, as I don't have dental insurance. So far I've been blessed because I've never even had a cavity, but my mother told me some horror stories about poor people going into the immediate dental office, poor people who didn't have money to get their teeth fixed so they had to have them pulled out. :(
NinRose,
I was thinking today that maybe my dream was inspired by something that happened to my mother recently. She said a piece of her tooth broke off, and she had to go to the immediate care dental office and they gave her a crown.
Did you have to get some crowns, too?
My mom said it happened because of the way dentists use to give fillings when she was younger.
Hi Sophie,
Yes I needed crowns on those teeth. One happened from biting down on a tic tac, and the other happened when I bit a hard pretzel.Many years of fillings do eventually destroy the teeth.
Hi NinRose,
I'm just wondering if your name is in any way inspired by Anais Nin?
I think our dialog about teeth caused me to have a dream early this morning, because I was going into the dentist's office to get a filling.
There is a little unusual spot on my top left molar that I just know is cracked or broken, but the dentist keeps looking and telling me nothing is there. My tongue can sure feel it, and sometimes unfortunately I feel compelled to run my tongue over it. Bad habit.
Hmmm,could there be somethng on your tounge that is irritated and it feels like it's your tooth? Just a thought. If run your finger over it do you feel anything non-smooth??
My name is Nina Rose, that's where I got the NinRose. :)
Hi NinRose,
I don't really feel anything with my finger because it's up in the center of the molar, but I do know that occasionally it feels pain when I drink something very cold, but it doesn't happen all the time. It's been like this for three or more years now.
The dentist did tell me that all of us have flaws in our teeth, so it could be something undetectable to him that is noticeable to me.
You have a pretty name.
Thanks :)
You mentioned you were a minister in an earlier comment. You said non-denominational if I recall correctly. How long have you been ministering?
I became ordained in 2007, but I haven't promoted myself as a minister as far as trying to do if for a living. I am non-demoninational, so I don't belong to any local church or religion. In other words, In Ma. I can perform a marriage ceremony as long as I am registered with the state. I'm in the healing profession and I like to help people through difficult times If they ask. I offer meditation classes and inner wisdom counseling as part of my healing profession, which I consider to be a ministry. I've slso done a couple of house blessings for friends and family.
Hi,
Your profession sounds very rewarding, both to you and the others whose lives you touch. I applaud you on your choice of profession!
When did you first feel called to be a healer?
Hi!
In 98 when i took my first Reiki class.Ater that I went on to massage therapy school, and have been a massage therapist and Reiki practioner for 12 yrs. Prior to that I was and still am working as a mental health assistant at a respite program for psyche patients. I've been doing that for 15 yrs. I gained a lot of experience as a counselor there.
I don't know much about Reiki, but someone wanted to work in healing and I recommended it. She's taken some classes and greatly enjoys it. I have a friend that lives in Canada that is a Reiki practitioner.
What is a respite program like? Is it a way for psych patients to get away from the stresses of the world for a while, or a place to take time to find balance again by group therapy, etc.?
P.S.
In your counseling work, do you include elements of spirituality?
The Respite program is pretty much as you described. Sometimes they are transitioning from another agency or hospital and they stay with us for awhile. Sometimes they are in crisis and we help stabilize them by monitoring their intake of meds, ect.
In my meditation and inner wisdom couneling there is always an element of spirituality.
Actually, there's more than just an element, it's pretty much about spirituality.
I wish they had something like that here. Is it covered under most health insurance policies?
When I'm talking about spirituality to my doctor/therapist, they don't have much to say other than look at me like... whoa. I appreciate they've been working with me for a long time and trying to help me, and they're both very nice, but it would be better to connect on another level, at least a level of understanding and a level where I feel free to talk about what's going on without fear.
When it comes down to it, this blog has really been the best therapy for me. Actually, the whole Internet has.
Well, my meditation and healing is what I do at my home business. The respite is different, I am working for a hospital. We don't get into spiritual counseling with the patients there. We are not supposed to impose our ideas upon them. Out of my home it's different, there's a spiritual side to all that I do there.
I imagine that counselors hear lots of various spiritual ideas during sessions. I wonder how much of a role spirituality plays in most patients' lives? I don't know if you are allowed to say or not, but about what percentage of your clients focus mostly on it?
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