Anyone who knows me well knows I’m a deep sleeper—a very deep, deep sleeper. I doze off in a flash, snore like a freight train, and vividly dream with a heightened sense of emotion. More often than not, my dreams are filled with metaphors and deeper meaning. It’s not uncommon for me to wake suddenly at 3 or 4 a.m. from a dream that stirs me. Often I’ll write it down while it’s still fresh, recording as much detail as possible. Then, mysteriously, it begins to “do its work” on