passengers were staring. Clearly no one else was gonna step
forward and take charge. Carol took the wheel. To her
amazement, she found she could handle it.
Later, analyzing the dream, she figured Bruce Springsteen
was "The Boss." The boss of her psyche. The bus was the
vehicle of her life. The Boss was telling Carol it was time to
take the wheel. More than that, the dream, by actually setting
her down in the driver's seat and letting her feel that she
could control the vehicle on the road, was providing her with
a simulator run, to prime her with the confidence that she
could actually take command in her life.
A dream like that is real support. It's a check you can cash
when you sit down, alone, to do your work.
P.S. When your deeper Self delivers a dream like that,
don't talk about it. Don't dilute its power. The dream is for
you. It's between you and your Muse. Shut up and use it.
The only exception is, you may share it with another com-
rade-in-arms, if sharing it will help or encourage that com-
rade in his or her own endeavors.52 THE WAR OF ART