Your Messenger message:

"Hi, Tony. I hope this finds you and the family well. I’m writing because you were in my dream last night and when I woke up this morning and opened FB, BAM! your post was the first one I saw.

"The dream: We, together with another person, went to a building. The purpose was to use it as a short cut to get to the side where our car was parked. It was not as bad as an actual maze, but maze-like with all the turns, hallway-type passages, some full of people, some empty. There was a point in our conversation where I told you that my mother said she liked some of your antique pieces (real life, my mother knows of you from our Embassy days but has not seen any of your posts and she passed away last May 23). "We finally reached the exit. You and the other person went through with no incident but then, the female gatekeeper noticed a sudden influx of people exiting and stopped me. She asked if I paid the fee. I said no and “detained” me - not like a prisoner but wouldn’t let me pass without paying the 1,500 fee. She was kind about it, I tried to explain that I didn’t even use the facilities (it turned out to be a Veterans hospital), did not see a doctor, just passed through. I also explained that I was not from the area, was there just visiting a friend (you). "I refused to pay the 1,500. She said they can write my employer (company insignia was on my shirt and it was not an employer but an actual client of my current employer) even saying that she believes they (my employer) would be happy to pay it on my behalf. But since I don’t really work for them, and not wanting to jeopardize the client-employer relationship, I said I don’t work there anymore and the reason why I’m visiting their city is I am in between jobs and my friend invited me to take things off my mind. "Next thing I knew, there were a number of people around me, consulting each other on what to do with me. I wanted to call you but I didn’t have my cell phone. I was worried that you guys left without me. We were outside the building but in a spot where the public can’t see us. The members of the “consulting body” were actually nice, not confrontational. Some were elderly, some middle aged, some young. "I asked them for permission to stand up and stretch my legs and that’s when I saw you sitting with the other person, waiting for me. You gasped as you saw me because you weren’t sure where I was. I explained the situation and as we tried to figure out why you got through and I didn’t, you said, “mukha ka raw kasing mayaman” and we both laughed. "They continued to deliberate, this time there was another mid-40s guy who was there who wanted to consult the panel on another matter, a child, who turned out to be your granddaughter, curly-haired, eating crinkled potato chips on a plate. "They still have not resolved the matter - how to get the 1,500 from me or just let me go. "(Real life) my alarm went off and as I grabbed my phone, I saw a picture message from Patti (my eldest daughter). I decided to take a quick look at FB and the first post I saw was a picture of your family. "I know I’ve consulted you about my dreams in the past. I just feel this is “special” because you were in it and then the post, first thing in the morning… "Please excuse typos, if any. I did this on my phone while fresh in my aging brain, lol! Thanks!"

My reply:

Hello ___________!

Your psyche sent you a work-related dream.

The basic message is that you might have become impatient as to where your career aspirations are taking you However, as indicated in the beginning of your dream, you are being told that there are no shortcuts to success.

There also seems to be an underlying message about conforming to rules and regulations and how you should value this more than trying to heroically swim upstream. Conformity goes with patience, and neither of the two can be rushed.

Note that your mother and your daughter figure in your dream for you to compare yourself with. How did your mother's life affect your current efforts to improve yourself? Are you satisfied with the current enthusiasm your daughter is manifesting in her own life today?

Continue to dream and live your dreams with patience and conformity. It will never be too late to obtain your heart's desires.