On my first day at work, I dreamed someone gave me old money.
The night before my first day at work, I dreamed someone gave me old money. In the morning, I reached for my old wallet before the new one.
On her first morning at work, Yuna brings up old thoughts stirred by a dream about receiving old money and explores what it might mean with her counselor.
The night before her first day at work, Yuna dreams of receiving an old banknote. In the morning, her Mother offers to buy her a new wallet for her new job, but Yuna puts her well-worn one in her bag. On the way to work, she sees her coworker’s new wallet but can’t explain her choice. At lunch, she brings up the dream in the counseling room. Golden Child doesn’t decide what the dream means; instead, he asks why she keeps carrying the old wallet.
When Old Ways of Thinking Surface Before a New Beginning
If an old object or a dream stays with you, you can explore what it connects to now before deciding what it means.
Before starting something new, what old object came to mind first?
The moment Yuna put her well-worn wallet in her bag instead of taking the new one stayed with me. To me, the dream about old money doesn’t foretell what’s ahead; it shows how familiar ways of thinking come to hand first when a new beginning is near. If you’re carrying a similar moment with you, you’re welcome to share that story too. Today was a day to explore the feelings tied to a well-worn wallet.
Scenes
- 01 · First Morning at Work The New Wallet Offered First — On the morning of her first day at work, her Mother held out a new wallet. Yuna put her well-worn one in her bag. Mother: You’re starting a new job. How about this wallet? Yuna: It’s okay. I’ll take this one.
- 02 · A Coworker Takes Out Her Wallet Talking About a New Wallet — Minji set her new wallet on the table and spoke. Yuna looked at the well-worn one in her bag. Minji: Once I get my first paycheck, I’m going to get a new one too. Yuna: I’ve had this wallet for a long time.
- 03 · The Dream About Old Money The Old Man Who Handed Over the Money — The night before her first day at work, Yuna dreamed that a Strange old man handed her old money. She took the banknote and stared at it for a while. Yuna: I dreamed about old money. Why is that the only part I remember?
- 04 · Familiar Ways of Thinking The Wallet on the Table — Yuna set her well-worn wallet on the counseling room table and brought up her dream about old money and her Mother’s offer of a new wallet. Golden Child: Yuna, while you’ve been carrying that wallet for so long, what thoughts have often come to mind?
Stories by Golden Child
- Golden Child
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- As I get ready for work, the words I heard when I was rejected come back to me.
- After the family falls asleep, I open my emergency savings account again.
- The money I got in my dream was fake.
- After the funeral, you and your partner chose different numbers
- How much should I put in the cart for my child’s snacks?
- I’m trying to tidy up, but dinner with my coworkers is getting closer.
- The night before an important meeting, all I can think about are my mistakes