I dreamed that I was on a countryside excursion with my friends from MeetUp. At one point, I had a moment of lucidity and realized I was dreaming. I told them, “Guys, stop for a moment, I have something to tell you.” They all stopped to listen, and I said aloud, “I have to inform you that we are dreaming.”

They looked at each other and whispered something among themselves, which I understood as skepticism. “I’ll prove it to you. Watch, I’m going to hug you all, and we’ll merge into one.” I extended my arms to embrace everyone in a big hug. We stayed like that for a few moments.

Nothing happened.

I let go and said, “Well, it seems we’re not dreaming after all. Ahem, let’s keep walking.” I felt an enormous sense of embarrassment, but everyone acted as if nothing had happened, and we continued our walk.

From My 45th birthday (2025-02-19).