The other night I had one of those dreams that stuck out and sticks with me.

Two -- mostly disjointed -- things stuck out most: a frozen, but thawing, lion and the deaths of my immediate family members.

If I were to give meaning to my dream, thus would be my interpretations of the two symbols:

My Family, Dead

Ultimately, this could be seen as my newly found independence with [GMB]. I am completely 'growed up' and no longer rely on the financial support of my family, and most of my emotional support now is fulfilled by [GMB]. Dreaming of my family members' deaths could signify my separation from needing them for my survival.

Each sibling or parent died in a unique way which could perhaps be translated into how I viewed that relationship and in what way I relied on that family member.

It could also signify the death of the angst I've been having. I used to have dreams where my family and I would fight about my choices in life. This Christmas, however, my family went beyond my expectations and welcomed [GMB] and me in a way that we could only wish for. My angst-y dreams have stopped since Christmas break.

A Frozen Yet Thawing Lion

A lion tends to symbolize the regal/kingly, and I have definitely been feeling like I need to really take command of my creative ideas, especially now that I'm financially responsible and stable.

I have a plethora of ideas and passions. Right now my, shall I say, kingdom of ideas has been rather unruly. Recently, though, there's been a sense of a coming king, an order to the chaos.

I am ready, I think, to finally organize my thoughts, figure out how to accomplish the ideas that would bring the most satisfaction and meaning to my creative identity and cull those lesser aspirations.