dream decisions

dream last night:
i climbed into the driver's seat of a white SUV, mom in the passenger seat.
we had just met up after a long trip i'd been on and i was driving us home.
it was raining.
our car was full of stuff.
including a doll that was crying. i asked her to hold "my baby" and calm her down. (like one of those dolls you have to take care of for two days in high school).
i backed out of the parking spot and quickly realized that any time i'd push on the break, the car would speed up instead of slow down.
i pushed on all the other pedals to make sure i was actually stepping on the break, and not something else.
it was the break - we just kept going faster.
i screamed to my mom, "i can't stop!"

sounds scary and panicky right?

i actually just started paying close attention to the rear-view mirror and handed my mom my cell phone. i asked her to call my dad while i looked for a small hill that would slow us down.

i'm chosing to take this away from the dream:
the decision to take control. calmness. decisions under pressure.