dreams, stress, and memory

I dreamed last night about worrying about my blood pressure, and whether or not I've had the symptoms of blood clots (I don't think so, but now dream memory is interfering with waking memory). I would like for my mind to be able to just let go of stress, without having to taper off gradually, substituting new stress for old.

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It's breathtakingly beautiful outside. The sky is a still, deep, crystal blue that makes everything seem sharper, more distinct, more real. Lying on my back on a bench, staring up at the sky through the leaves, I felt the pressure of the sun on my cheek like a light friendly touch that put me very much at ease. While only a few yards away from large concentrations of people, it was still and private and insulated from all of that messy business.


Driving in this morning, I caught the pink orange reflection of early morning sun on the eaves of a barely visible apartment complex. There's a certain color of light in autumn and winter that is both beautiful and heartbreaking, as though the sun can't deliver its standard force and color of light, but pushes through what it can, almost like a sad acknowledgement of distance mixed with a desire to be closer. I had to look away, out of the fear of tearing up and having issues when driving.

LJ questions

For what do you use livejournal? Has that changed over the time that you've used it? If so, what are the reasons for change? Would you like to use it differently than how you do currently? If so, how?

(I'm thinking a lot about my answers to the above questions lately, and am very curious about the experiences of others.)