Nightmare

Dictionary.com defines the word:

night·mare   /ˈnaɪtˌmɛər/ [nahyt-mair] noun 1.a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.


I can completely understand nightmares when you're a toddler or a young child or a teenager or young adult, or, sometimes, even as an older person.  There are plenty of things that could cause such experiences of helplessness or extreme anxiety or sorrow for each of those age groups.  And yet, I did not mention babies.  What experiences have babies gone through that would cause them such feelings? 
 
Maybe they've had the feeling of helplessness because they can't do something specific or grab something that they want, but really, with parents around to do what they need, they can get all the help they want.  Perhaps the extreme anxiety could come from the fear of not getting food in time?
 
Just a little bit ago, Abby had a nightmare.  It was one of those that daddy's arms could not comfort.  Only mommy was able to comfort the sad little girl and get her to fall back asleep again.
 
I think of this topic tonight, mostly because I was trying to find something to actually write, though I still had a few other ideas that could be talked about.  And yet, ninightmares come in all sizes.  Not just in sorrow or anxiety or helplessness, but also in fear.
 
Fear of loneliness.  Fear of poverty.  Fear of denial.  Fear of desperation.  Fear of illness.
 
Sometimes fear can weigh a person down and cause them to not do anything.  A person could get lost in the fear and let it control them.  It's only by controlling one's fear can they get past their fear and let them move on.  Even Yoda told Luke Skywalker that he had to control his feelings.  If you control your fear, it won't control you.
 
 
 
Until tomorrow.