Comments on: Again with the leopard, the shoes and the dreams http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html La Belette Rouge means "The red weasel" in French Sun, 19 May 2013 04:41:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MJ http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35564 MJ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35564 YES. I’ve realized that recently too. There is the me who writes stories and admires people who have managed to make a living doing creative work, and the me who realizes now that I should have gotten an accounting degree before law school. Two very different people.

]]> By: La Belette Rouge http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35552 La Belette Rouge Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:56:13 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35552 You, Vixy my friend, are very wise. And, if you choose, could make a fine dream analyst. I like your oppositional interpretation. I will say, for the record, in the dream there were no uncertain terms about my refusal. All of these elements are great, but when they all come together in one package are not working for me.

Thank you, lovely, for the delightful food for thought. :-)

]]> By: La Belette Rouge http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35551 La Belette Rouge Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:46:19 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35551 I think what makes this issue so very difficult is that there are a multiplicity of “I”s. So when I say I want something that is only an aspect of me. We are, all of us, have varying aspects of ourselves and all of those aspects want something different.

]]> By: La Belette Rouge http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35550 La Belette Rouge Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:03:55 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35550 It is a process. And it does take time. I feel like my soul/emotional life is a little bit ahead of me. I feel sure my body will catch up soon.

You are so kind.:-) I do think Igor enjoys the way I think. I also know that he doesn’t suffer fools gladly. I like that about him.

]]> By: Susan Tiner http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35501 Susan Tiner Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:56:56 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35501 It does make sense. xoxo

]]> By: Vix http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35500 Vix Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:26:39 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35500 >they were made of canvas and had leopard print. They were a high heel boot and open toed and had shoe laces lacing up the front. They were hideous.

I will let my untrained self be oppositional and literal and say that these “dream shoes” are an intriguing mix: canvas (practical/difficult to ruin), leopard (expressive), open-toed (airy/providing freedom), and laced (secure/customizable).

Would I want to wear them if they manifested themselves? Wellll, no, ha!

But would I give thought to accepting something that represented them into my life, even if another part of me were pushing them away? Hmmmmm….

Take care as you navigate, LBR!

]]> By: MJ http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35498 MJ Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:07:35 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35498 Very interesting post. I’ve been wrestling recently with similiar issues – what do I want? What do “I” want? What do “I” “really honestly” want? And I’m finding that some of the former answers (an academic job! any old one will do! just get me outta here!!!) are not correct – I did’t actually really honestly want THAT, I just wanted something “not this.” So, again, where am “I” “really honestly” going and what do “I” “really honestly” want?

So difficult at times. This post gets at the issue very nicely.

]]> By: BigLittleWolf http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35497 BigLittleWolf Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:14:11 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35497 This is fascinating. As one who dreams vividly (and recalls the details), the aftermath of layers to be interpreted is so helpful. Transitions, space, the importance of place and self-image, place and a sense of freedom(s) – I love that this occurred with a dream of shoes.

These boots that are – or were – made for walking. And maybe not. Or at least, not yet, or in the way you might think.

Funny – for all that I adore shoes and boots, I rarely dream of them. And the leopard? A walk on the wild side yet to come?

]]> By: Deidre http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35495 Deidre Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:20:05 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35495 There’s something sort of preppy about Cole Haan that appeals to me. Plus I like the stuff they did with Nike. I love shoes that are basically wacked-out sneakers.

Oh, San Marino. Pretty to drive through but too sterile for me. I felt the same about Weston in Massachusetts. I like my neighborhoods with ethnicity and edges mixed in with history which is why Eagle Rock/Highland Park for all its bad crime stats, feels good for me. I’m not sure what you are into but Sierra Madre might be a good option. Or Alta Dena. The good part about being Pasadena adjacent is that there’s a fair amount of good cultural stuff going on there and the restaurants are nice. Have you thought about La Canada/Flintridge. It’s a wee bit of a hike up the 2 but it’s got some of that cute small town stuff going on…

]]> By: audrey http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/02/again-with-the-leopard-the-shoes-and-the-dreams.html/comment-page-1#comment-35494 audrey Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:51:44 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=5647#comment-35494 i just read a quote that was about the idea of our souls catching up with our bodies. the idea is that we can get to a place in life and all that is within us needs a minute to catch up… to transition. what a wonderful dream. i love where it is taking you, bringing you closer to yourself, who you really are, where and what you really want. it’s a process, right?

i also had the idea that it must be a pleasure and a privilge for Igor to talk with you… to be able to spend time talking with someone as smart as you in connection to a shared love of psychology, is a pleasure i imagine.

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