I have lucid dreams particularly the night after a hard workout on the bike.

Over the past few months the tone of my dreams has changed from anxious to calm. This seems like a reinforcement that my recent choices are sound and my conscience is happy with them.

One recurring theme in my dreams is a visit to the ocean. Over the course of the last six months, these dreams have gradually morphed from an atmosphere of storminess to an ethereal mood. The first beach vacation dreams were located at sandy beaches with steep precipices, impending storms and gigantic, violent waves. The condo I stayed in was always dangerously close to the shore, and waves would sometimes break and fall onto the balcony, as if the sea were coming to swallow up the building.

These scenes gradually became calmer in my dreams over the last few months, and my most recent ocean dream involved my digging around in a suitcase for a red bikini, and then I walked onto the beach in spectularly perfect weather. The beach was flat and the waves were gently lapping onto the shoreline.

Change is good.

I wonder if I can put in requests to my subconscious. I'd like to visit the Carribbean next.