The Dream Where I Played Badly—And Felt Proud
A lesson in imperfect courage
September 27, 2025 |
1 min read |
Oren Knaan |
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I dreamed that suddenly they tell me I need to play in front of everyone right now.
I didn't know what or how. I played on keyboards the melody of a song I can't remember but I think it was by Kaveret (Israeli band). I played without any accompaniment at all, without confidence, with crooked rhythm and wrong notes.
When I finished playing, I said to myself: "I did the best I could within the situation."
And I felt proud of myself.
Then friends came to talk to me, and I spoke with them with confidence and a sense of completeness.
Sometimes our dreams teach us what our waking mind struggles to accept: that doing our best within our limitations is its own form of perfection.
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Start by celebrating effort over outcome. Notice when you did your best given the circumstances, rather than comparing to an impossible standard.
Often they reflect our relationship with vulnerability and being seen. This dream showed that authenticity matters more than perfection.