How to Find Awe In Everything
Carson. Sauna. Aristotle. Spiders. Dreams. Figs.
SEAL. Writer. Dispatches on figs, dogs, and the human role in the cosmos.
Welcome to all the new subscribers. Today’s theme is on dreams—particularly waking-dreams—and how they can reveal extraordinary meaning in everyday events.
But first, an update on my mutt, Carson.
We took Carson to the park when we noticed his right lip was sagging. We assumed it was the ninety degree heat, appropriately teased him about it, and then went home. On our second walk his right eye started sagging. And suddenly it stopped blinking—the entire right side of his face went completely slack. We ran back to the house. We observed with surreal detachment how our minds visualized each worst case scenario as a protective mechanism and yet our bodies gave way to our emotions anyway. We got in the truck and drove to the emergency room.
We paced the chemical smelling floor for hours waiting to hear what was wrong. We asked ourselves what more could we have done for…