Sliding Away

I'm part of an internship called The Honor Academy. Today we have traveled to a large field with a 32 story slide. The interns slide down the massive structure. I take my turn. The ride is thrilling and fast.

I'm standing out in the field with a group of friends when I notice a sliding intern flying from the ride. Their body imitates a ragdoll as it falls through the air and crashes hard into the ground. Before our eyes, bodies of interns fly through the air and land in different parts of the field. I run to the nearby woods and hide behind trees avoiding the out of control bodies.

When the falling stops, we the living run to the opposite corner of the field where there is a door. The door lets us out.

I wake up

Fart Bottles

Dream 10/11/2017

I'm attending an internship in Texas called The Honor Academy. The director tells us that we have to get jobs. My friend informs me that there is an opening for an architects assistant. It's a job that everyone is going to want. The interns sit on the floor as the director speaks. He describes several jobs options that we can get, most notably, one that involves assisting in clearing mysterious wood chips that have appeared on Lakeland Avenue. Everyone wants this job.

The meeting ends. Those interested in the mysterious wood chip job, need to follow the director of that job. We walk through winding hallways with obstacles. Those who finish the obstacle course will be considered for the job. Many follow, few arrive. I stand at the end of the course with one other follower, my friend Sam. The director tells us that he will now choose. He tells me to go sit in a small open room next to the hallway. "The person that will be working with me is..." the director walks toward me and then quickly turns around, "...Sam!" What a bummer. I give Sam an unenthusiastic slow clap. Why would the director trick me like that? This is a major letdown. I feel sick in my stomach. All my life, I've never gotten the coveted prize. This is no exception.

The director walks with me. He tells me it was a hard decision but my resume was too good for the job. "What?" I interrupt, "my resume isn't good. I'm a college dropout who has mainly worked in fast food."

I walk to the lunchroom where a hundred interns are eating. I sit down at a busy table. The others ask what happened. I tell them that it came down to two of us and Sam was chosen. I walk out of the lunchroom for a second. On the way, I pass Wayne Knight carrying a pizza. I am a big fan of Seinfeld so I try to think of a line from the show to impress Wayne with. "Farkus!" I say. Wayne gives me a smile. Wait. In Seinfeld, Waynes name was Newman not Farkus. I try to think of something else to say. Ah! I will say "That is one magic loogie." He will love this line. Standing in the hallway outside of the cafeteria, I hear the voice of a boy say, "that is one magic loogie." What the heck. He stole my line.

I return to my table. Sam is now sitting here as well. Sam goes on talking about "Fart bottles." The table has become quiet. I turn to Sam and say, "what the hell are you talking about?" People look at me with disgust but Sam is the one talking about Fart bottles. I look at my wallet and find that my debit card and gift cards have been torn in two. I only have a few dollars. I will need to send for more money from my parents. Dream ends.

I wake up.

The Honor Academy

Dream 9/19/2014

    From 2008 to 2009 I attended a christian internship at Teen Mania Ministries called The Honor Academy. In the years following, I have had countless dreams about possibly returning. Lately I have dreamt that I have returned and all of my friends that I knew there welcomed me back. The dreams are so vivid and real that when I wake up, I almost have to convince myself that it was a dream. I believe these dreams are spiritual messages from God but I don't know the meaning. I don't feel like God wants me to return to the HA, my time there is finished, but what He is trying to tell me, I'm not quite sure. Maybe time will tell. Dream ends

I wake up

Lifted

Dream 3-3-14

I'm back at the Honor Academy, six years after I left. 

The interns meet in the auditorium. David Haaz speaks to us. He gives us a challenge, an assignment. 

We all leave to work on the assignment. As we're walking out, I say something out loud. An Asian boy in front shushes me. I'm taken aback. I forgot that were not aloud to speak.

I walk several flights of stairs trying to find the floor where my dorm is located. Every other floor is either a girls floor or a guys floor. I find my room. I say to another intern, "why do people have to be rude when correcting each other." 

We all gather back in the auditorium. David Haaz at the front. All of a sudden, I'm lifted out of my seat. I start to fly above the interns toward the front stage. Dream ends.

I wake up.