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乌鸦传媒渊耻辫.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淭hat isn乌鸦传媒檛 you.乌鸦传媒� (peals of laughter)

Young people have a sometimes heartless way of being completely truthful.

It乌鸦传媒檚 a good thing. I think.

In this case, the 12-year-old in our home was looking at a calendar.

For a fun Christmas present for his mother, I乌鸦传媒檇 had a calendar made, including shots of pets, past and present and random shots of family members.

Included (I believe I was Mr. July) is the shot you can see to your right of some young guy who may or may not have been me a couple of years (OK, decades) back.

As the boy was sifting through the calendar, correctly remembering every dog and cat, he stopped on that particular month and wondered who the person was.

Looks at photo. Looks at me. Looks back and photo. Looks back at me. Then, hilarity ensues.

Ouch.

I thought of the calendar and in particular, this photo, the other day.

I realized that in almost all of my dreams (the ones I can recall when I wake up), I am seeing myself from a detached perspective and I乌鸦传媒檓 almost always a younger version of myself.

Sometimes as a boy, but almost always as a young adult.

And always, always doing something athletic. Running, jumping, playing sports.

If there乌鸦传媒檚 any dream analysts out there, hit me up.

My own layman乌鸦传媒檚 view is that it乌鸦传媒檚 because, thanks to some unwanted surgery, I can乌鸦传媒檛 do much of that anymore.

And since it was a primary focus for most of my life, I miss it. So I think my subconscious tries to help me out.

But probing a little deeper, I wonder just how differently we see ourselves throughout our adult lives.

Now, I乌鸦传媒檓 used to my current self, but at least once a week I scare myself getting out of the shower.

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Then I chuckle at myself.

Reminds me of the time I was getting fitted for a new suit before my son乌鸦传媒檚 wedding.

Suit guy brings a couple of jackets for me to try on, then starts measuring me up.

乌鸦传媒淲ow, you乌鸦传媒檙e pretty big through the shoulders,乌鸦传媒� he said.

乌鸦传媒淵ou got that right, Skippy,乌鸦传媒� went my inner monologue.

乌鸦传媒淒id you used to work out?乌鸦传媒�

Another ouch moment.

Similar to when I drive to work, and the 1980s hair band tunes are playing and I乌鸦传媒檓 still younger me, then I step out of the vehicle and the 乌鸦传媒榮nap, crackle and pop乌鸦传媒� brings me back to reality, and I乌鸦传媒檓 not having cereal.

It even happened just minutes ago.

One of my colleagues noticed the photo and said 乌鸦传媒渢hat乌鸦传媒檚 a strapping young lad.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淵es, yes it is,乌鸦传媒� I said.

乌鸦传媒淎lmost didn乌鸦传媒檛 recognize you.乌鸦传媒�

Oof.

At this point, you just have to laugh. Happens to everyone.

And it乌鸦传媒檚 never an issue if I can avoid the mirror first thing in the morning.

But am I curious to see how others see themselves internally, or when you乌鸦传媒檙e dreaming.

Is it current you? Long-ago you? A mixture of both?

Let me know, I乌鸦传媒檇 be fascinated to hear from you.

PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and story ideas. He can be reached at 250-905-0029 or via email at philip.wolf@blackpress.ca.