I'm glad to hear you feel that way

Dreams can be an excellent avenue into what is happening inside you! When I was growing up, I suffered from a recurring nightmare where snakes were chasing after and trying to kill my cat. My mum said dreaming of snakes meant I had a friend whom I couldn't trust. I myself thought the nightmares were simply about my deadly fear of snakes, and how much I loved my cat.

However, after I'd moved away from my parents house, I had a dream where I was surrounded by cages with snakes in them, and there was an audience sitting on the floor around me and I was explaining to them that even though the snakes were there, there was nothing to fear, that they wouldn't be able to get out of their cages - even though the snakes could have easily slithered out from between the metal bars of the cages.

I was stunned when I woke up after having this dream. I wondered if the 'friend(s) I couldn't trust' were, in fact, my family, and now that I'd moved away from home, they were 'in cages' - not a threat to me anymore, though I still wasn't emotionally free of them and they might be able to slither back into my life..

I do believe all the answers are within us, we just need to ask for them.

I think most people probably have unfinished business in their past because that's what we do, isn't it, try to move on and live our lives as best we can and not mull over things.. But I do think it's worth stopping, at some point when we have the chance, to get to know more about who we are and give our young selves the attention they once needed but couldn't get. It can be a long journey, but it's so worth it, even though it can be tough at times.

Hugs