Tennis dream

I woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and I was able to remember the dream I was having.

The dream:

I won a contest where got to play tennis with one of the Williams sisters. The whole town came out to see this event. I know I'm not great at tennis, but I thought it would be fun to be involved.

Every ball she served was an ace, and I ran around the court and could not return a single ball. But guess what? I didn't care. It didn't matter though, as the crowd and I were laughing together at the ridiculousness of me playing against a tennis pro. I was a good sport and laughed with everyone. I really enjoyed myself.

At one point I was able to touch a ball with my racket and it bounced off into the crowd. I looked down and realized the whole time I had been playing left handed.

Why is this dream significant?

The reason this dream is interesting/significant is because, even though I write left-handed, I play sports right-handed. I think my subconscious is telling me that no matter what happens I can adapt. I was telling myself this in my sleep both figuratively and literally.

Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

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