This is silly but I felt like sharing. 

I just woke up a few minutes ago and logged on here.  I saw that Patti had posted on my book thread that she's excited to start reading my book.  Seeing that made me remember that I had JUST dreamed about her. 

Patti and I did a book exchange, and so I'm waiting for her book to arrive too.  In my dream though, the package arrived and I couldn't wait to open it.  But when I opened the package there were papayas instead of a book.  Each one was split, and when I peeled one of them apart, inside was a small bottle of lotion that I like called Blue Hawaiian.  I thought it was definitely an odd gift, but I really love the smell of this lotion, so I was happy for the gift.  I opened another papaya and it was the same fragrance but was a gel soap or shower gel.  It was a messy way to send a gift, but I was so happy for it.  I remember thinking, "I love that she wanted to send me this surprise, but I still can't wait to get her book!"

By the way, in physical reality this Blue Hawaiian is the closest fragrance I can find to one similar that I loved many years ago and can't find any more.  It was called Tropical Rainforest, or something like that. 

Vicky

Hi Justin,

I'm not sure what it could mean!  But I thought I'd post it here in case there later comes to be some connection from Patti about it.  It was definitely a very vivid dream.

Well I'm just glad these types of experiences are symbolic and not literal...it was messy.   

I just know that the dream was about you...obviously...so there must be something that I'm picking up from you about your book.  Can't wait to see what more connections there are. 

I didn't know that about the dream interpretation meaning of papaya calming emotions, but it fits perfectly with the self/spiritual work I've been dealing with the past few days.  I mean it literally fits with that.  I won't post specifics here, too personal, but the gist of it is that I wasn't taught, or had never learned, how to calm myself nor love myself as a child and growing up.  And that very topic is at the heart of what I'm working on in my life right now, specifically this past week.  It will definitely be in my next book--I had such a powerful spiritual experience the other day as a reflection of all this that I'm going through and growing from at this time in my life. 

Like I said, I had no idea that papaya represented that meaning.  Very cool indeed!! 

Thanks for being part of my journey Patti!

Love ya,
Vicky

I got yours too!