A dream from my journal

Of all of my dreams that I have written in my dream journal, this is one of my most cherished dreams. For a reason why I'm not sure, I feel that I wish to share this with all of you, even if I receive nothing from doing so. In this dream I have not been lucid, but I recall almost everything.

If there is someone who does not like this and gives it a thumbs down, this is ok. I can not, and will not force anyone to agree with something they do not wish. This being said.... into the dream.

{8 June (2016?)

I'm walking through a forest on a moonlight night on a trail that is next to a light brown wooden wall, and to the right side of me on the wall is a dark brown wooden hand rail. I'm with a woman and a child. I think that I remember hearing laughter. I feel a connection with them, so they are probably my wife and daughter.

I stop, as they continue to walk ahead, to see if I can feel their presence through the wooden hand rail, just like some people know that a train is coming by feeling the iron tracks. Not sure why I am doing this.

I hear a noise from the opposite direction, and immediately start to run because I sense something is coming, and it's coming fast. I remember seeing a light in my right hand, maybe light from my phone? I also have my wrist mala on my left hand. I'm running to catch up with the two of them, but they are too far ahead. I hear them, but I can not see them. I didn't wait that long before I started running, why are they so far away? The next thing I know is that I am on the ground being attacked by a pack of wolves.

Of course the wolves go for my throat first. I'm kicking and fighting to try to get them off. I remember grabbing the leg of one of them with my left hand as I lay on the ground, because it starts to go after the others and I try to keep this wolf from attacking the other two people. This wolf bites my arm, and this is all that I can do to give them more time. Hopefully they sense the danger before it's too late.

In my physical body, as I am dreaming, I remember making a crying noise. I can feel them feeding on me in the dream, kind of a pulling sensation. I think to myself as an imagined pain starts to fade, with a smile on my face. May my body be an offering to these animals, and for the benefit of all beings, may the light of the Dharma never cease to shine on them until they reach perfect enlightenment.}

I hope that all of you and your families are free from fear and panic, and that all of you are healthy and safe. We are all going through the same thing, so in a way this makes us all brothers and sisters. Keep in mind, This Will Pass! ☮