Flowers

Flowers are the symbol of the fleeting and transitory. If we see flowers that expresses our need to find another soul that fill our emotional needs. If we take flowers, it indicates that a relationship will be intense and reciprocated. If we receive flowers from another person, it’s a guarantee of love from whom they are delivered. If we only notice the smell, it reveals to us that we missed a good opportunity. If we see them withering, it indicates that a relationship comes to an end or reflects disillusion and disenchantment. The orange and yellow flowers reflect life and creative energy. The red flowers mean burning passion and feelings. The blue flowers show dreamy unreality….

Flowers

Generally flowers speak of emotion and feelings. Each kind of flower has its own symbolism, but the color adds a new element for interpretation. Orange and yellow flowers reflect the solar symbolism and express life and creative energy, or according to other authors, nostalgia. Red flowers in dreams mean passion, ardent feelings. Pink – romance and infatuation. Blue – cure or according to other interpretations unreality, daydreams. The purple flowers indicate sensitivity, and motherly feelings….

Flowers

To dream of beautiful flower bouquets usually symbolizes global joy and satisfaction. This meaning may vary depending on the flower’s condition. To dream that you receive one or more bouquets suggests that soon you’ll receive a gift, an important proposition, or have a stroke of luck associated with the lottery or an inheritance. When young people dream this way it usually suggests celebrations and joys. To dream that you receive a bouquet of wilted flowers announces that a friend or family member will suffer a disease. If those flowers have become black, it announces the death of someone very dear. To dream about one or more red rose bouquets usually announces an upcoming marriage; the dreamer, a friend or relative will get married. To dream that you’re putting a rose in the hair of your beloved one may suggest that soon you’ll experience troubles and disappointments….

Flowers

New romances. Family union and health….

Tree

Usually trees that appear in our dreams symbolize material protection whose strength will depend on the appearance and strength of the tree itself, if we embrace them or whether they have fruit or not. If we see one or several leafy and robust trees the protection will be greater. If they are puny trees, it is an indication that we are helpless. If the tree is full with flowers or fruits out of season that means grief. If the tree has flowers or fruits in the right season that portends friendship and love. Dried tree indicates misfortune. Tree with broken branches means illness. A tree filled with green leafs means profits. Climbing a tree means honor and fortune. Falling from a tree means loss of support from our superiors. If we fall of the tree from a low height that’s ridiculous. This dream might also be telling us about our need to deepen our roots, whether genealogical or spiritual….

Flower

Dream of colorful flowers symbolizes kindness, compassion, tenderness, beauty and profits. The dream may mean an expression of love, joy and happiness. Wilted or white flowers symbolize disappointment and sad situations. To dream that someone gives you a bouquet of flowers is a sign of respect, admiration and recognition of others towards you. Dream of flowers in a desert means your energy and positive attitude will help you overcome current problems….

Bathroom

Dreaming that you’re taking a bath in clean and transparent water is an announcement of success, joy, fun, etc. On the contrary, if the water is dirty, or worse, muddy, is at least an announcement of diseases or bad news. Dreaming of children playing with clean water is a sign of future success and happiness in the family, but if they are playing with dirty water, it indicates the opposite. Dreaming of a young woman bathing in clean water suggests that the relationships she has or her honest desires are likely to be materialized and reach a successful end. Bathing involves using water, and water in dreams, since ancient times, has well known meanings: Crystal clear water indicates health, happiness and joy. Turbid water indicates discomfort, unpleasantness and disappointments. The muddy water indicates illness, misfortune, poverty and hate. Dreaming of wanting to take a bath can indicate that the body is in need of it, but when this is not the case, it symbolizes that we are living hectic moments, with a lot of tension, and long for peace. Dreaming of bathing in water that it’s not very clean suggests a burning desire to meet and get along with a person of the opposite sex; this dream is common in women and young widows of marriageable age. Dreaming of swimming with others, for example in a pond or pool, is warning that indicates that you need to avoid bad company that will create rumors, and other damaging things, this dream is more serious if the water is muddy. Dreaming of bathing in very hot water is usually a bad sign, because it could mean that the body is beginning to have a fever, or that the atmosphere surrounding the dreamer is exceptionally hot. If these are not the cases, then it would indicate that the dreamer is overly worried about something. Dreaming of bathing with cold, clear and clean water is an announcement of improved health, and if this water comes from the sea, it will be much better. Dreaming of having white flowers in a bathroom indicates a risk of developing a benign disease such as a cold, if they are yellow flowers and they are not in a vase, you should take precautions. If the flowers are dark (purple or black), the thing is serious, and maybe the disease is already in the body. For a young man, who dreams of a bathroom, it insinuates that he has natural tendency to frivolous and not recommendable ways of having fun. Dreaming of taking a bath indicates a deep satisfaction with yourself, so if you can take any chances on important issues or businesses, you should do it….

Peaches

The peach tree symbolizes spring and abundance. Its flowers are marriage flowers. Its wood provides magical protection. Peaches symbolize prosperity and love. To dream of a peach tree means that we will receive protection and assistance. If we see it with flowers it’s an omen of happiness and love. If it’s full of peaches fruits, especially if you eat any of them, the protection and support will serve to achieve wealth and happiness….

Tree (Walnut, Palm)

Symbol of material protection. If we see one or some leafy and more robust trees, the better protection will be received. If the trees are weak, it is indication of being helpless. If they are full of flowers or out-of-season fruits, it indicates sorrow. If this occurs in the right season for it, then it signifies friendship and love. If they are dry, it indicates misfortune. With broken branches, illness. Full of green leaves trees will bring profits. Climbing one, honors and fortune. Falling from one, loss of favor from our superiors. If the fall is from a low height then it will bring funny situations. If the tree (walnut, palm) is nesting birds then it symbolizes success and fortune. If these birds are black, people want to hurt us because of envy….

Palm tree

Symbol of material protection. -Depending on how leafy and robust are the palms that we see, will indicate how big the protection is. If the palm trees are puny it is an indication that we are helpless. Full of flowers and fruits but out of season indicate sorrow. If this occurs on the right season, then it portends friendship and love. Dry palm trees indicate misfortune. Palm tree with broken branches represents illness. Green leaves symbolizes profits. When you are climbing one, you will get honors and fortune. Falling from palm tree means loss of favors with our superiors….

Path

Dreaming of one or more paths, usually indicates that the dreamer has a constant concern due to dubious conditions found in his affairs, business, love, etc., which produces a constant desire to make changes in one’s life. The probabilities of these changes almost always appear in the same dream showing the difficulties or facilities to do them. For example: A large, long and clean path, easy to navigate, indicates that all is well in the dreamer’s life and that it will remain that way for some time. On the contrary, a narrow, muddy, rocky, and difficult to navigate path indicates abundance of problems, indicating that the change that is desired will not be easy or immediate. A path that appears suddenly blocked by wall or by any other obstacle like a huge rock, or that just doesn’t end, indicates that one should not expect success in the change that is desired, because the problems would be greater and impossible to solve. Such a dream implies that tactics should be changed as well as purposes and even reasons, so a general review of the dreamer’s affairs should be made, which usually requires time and patience. Dreaming about several paths that cross, indicates that there is no self-confidence and that will prevent the dreamer from seizing opportunities that are presented. Dreaming one or more paths, sidewalks, roads, etc., indicates upcoming trips. Dreaming of walking and observing one or more unknown paths indicates that the dreamer will soon have to address new issues and time will be lost with certain new actions. Dreaming about a fenced road with beautiful trees and flowers indicates that the dreamer is close to approaching success in what he or she has undertaken. Dreaming of a beautiful path in the company of several people indicates joy and prosperity at home. If the dreamer, man or woman, is about to get married, it indicates happiness with their significant other. Dreaming about being lost in an unknown path indicates that there are errors being made that endanger what has been achieved, and there may be serious failures and losses. Dreaming about walking on a narrow stony path announces problems and difficulties that in order to be solved, require a lot of dedication and work. Dreaming that the path has been lost indicates mental confusion, which explains the problems that the dreamer is going through. Dreaming of walking down an easy path, lined with green grass and abundant flowers, hints that all of the dreamer’s affairs are going well and will soon reach success. Dreaming of walking on a dark night in an unknown path indicates that the dreamer is intervening in risky affairs that can lead to serious problems. When a woman dreams of walking briskly it hints that she yearns for something difficult to acquire, but will eventually get it. Walking along a path or narrow path usually means that the dreamer will have a romantic affair with a married person….

Pear tree

If we dream pear tree full of fruit it’s a symbol of material wealth and spiritual fruitfulness. If it’s dry due to lack of water or the pears have falling it’s an indication that we are neglecting our material, sentimental or spiritual issues. To see the flowers of the pear tree fresh and beautiful is a good omen. If the flowers are wilting or falling it might be a sign of illness….

Tree

If you dream with: a leafy tree with flowers, that’s a signal for satisfaction, health and happiness around you. A dead tree without flowers means fear, distrust and loss. Falling from a tree means economic loss. If you’re collecting fruit from a tree, it means you will receive unexpected money….

Hair

Dreaming that some of your hair turns gray and falls, it indicates troubles and even health problems and diseases. Dreaming that you start getting gray hairs indicates joy, pleasure and even fortune for all of your future life. Dreaming that you see tangled, messy, uncombed hair, it indicates upcoming difficulties in your marriage or with family and friends. Dreaming that your own hair is weakening indicates the death of someone close to you; it can be a relative or a friend. Dreaming that your hair grows soft, nice and rich, announces significant success and happiness, but this shouldn’t be interpreted in a strictly economic sense. Dreaming that you get your hair cut really short, close to the scalp, indicates excessive generosity towards a friendship that can end up badly. Dreaming that someone cuts your hair indicates various problems and difficulties in the immediate future. Dreaming of flowers as if they were your hair suggests problems and difficulties that disturb your mind, but when they occur, they won’t seem as severe as you thought. Dreaming of having beautiful hair, well maintained and groomed, announces next improvements in all your affairs. Dreaming that your hair turns grey in one night, although your face is still young, announces upcoming calamities, pains and several sufferings. When a woman dreams of this, it indicates a serious risk of losing her loved one mainly due to a sudden illness, which may have originated because of the woman’s indiscretions. If you are a young student, and you see gray or brown hair in your dream, either in your own or in another head, it indicates hesitation to choose a career or an occupation. When a woman dreams of comparing a grey hair with a black hair that was taken from her own head, it means that she will be torn between two offers of probable fortune and eventually will take the option that suits her less, which indicates losses. If you dream of having difficulties to comb your hair, it means that you may lose the friendship and the benefits provided by a man of a good social an economic position due to your bad manners (disdain, arrogance or misconduct). If you dream of losing your hair and getting bald, it announces that you must be prepared, because your future portends poverty and hardship. If you dream that your hair turns gray and is shaped like flowers, it indicates various problems that affect you, but it will be less difficult to solve if you face them with energy, patience and intelligence. Dreaming that you have beautiful hair and you’re combing it, states that you are careless by nature in your personal affairs, which puts you at risk of having losses due to negligence and distraction. If you are a young woman who sees several women with gray hair, it announces the presence of rivals in interests and love. When a man dreams that the bride has red hair, it indicates infidelity and that he will be discovered by the woman he loves. Red hair usually indicates movement, changes, etc. If you dream that you touch or stroke gently the hair of a woman, it means that you enjoy the affection and trust of an important woman in your life even if it produces social criticism. If you see a woman with golden blond hair, it suggests the probability to engage in an affair with a friend’s wife, which involves various dangers. If you dream of someone that has curly hair, it indicates that you will disappoint people who visit you at home, and every woman that trusts you; this same dream indicates that a woman is exposed to seduction. Dreaming that you’re covered with hair means that you like immoralities and that may drive you away from society and all types of decent attitudes. This same dream for a woman (or that she discovers her own hair long) indicates desire for independence to satisfy her impulses in exchange for the rules of morality. Dreaming that you’re covered with hair also suggests that due to an excess of generosity, you’ll end up poor, both in material goods and health, which will produce distressing concerns….

Corpse

Dreaming that a relative, who is still alive, dies, it is an announcement for future setbacks and sorrows. This type of dream is common in people who have suffered failures in real life, for example the frustration of their illusions, hopes, passions business, etc. Those feelings of defeat are the ones that take the shape of a corpse, indicating that the hopes and dreams are dead. In these cases, what you should do is to find a solution to your problems instead than assuming that a family member will die. Dreaming of the dead body of a known person indicates that the dreamer is blaming the other person for his own problems, and that he has a hidden desire for revenge. Dreaming of corpses is also the result of negative influences in everyday life, such as abundant news of wars, crimes, assaults or reading things about terror or revenge, it can also be the result of receiving threats. Dreaming of a corpse covered in flowers announces sadness. If the flowers are red or dark, it means that problems are approaching your life. If a woman, especially a young woman, dreams of being accompanied by a carefully, shaved, dressed and styled corpse, it suggests that she feels tempted to fall into moral corruption, or in having an affair. If in the dream you try to touch the cadaver’s face and while you do it, his head falls, then it means dangerous and hidden enmities that will make everything possible to harm you with rumors. These dreams usually reveal that the dreamer really wants peace, tranquility, and being away from the problems that affect him. This is because he feels surrounded by hostility and envy, even though in reality this is can be very close relative. For anyone the dreams of kissing a corpse indicates that the dreamer is about to say goodbye to something that he loves very much. This dream is about definite loss, but also about the beginning of a new form of life. Dreaming that offensive objects are placed on a corpse, for example money, especially on the face, mouth or eyes, indicates that some dishonest people will approach you, and you will mistakenly trust them while they would try to scam you, leaving you with little chances of recovering what was lost. If you hesitate to put these objects on the body, it indicates that either you won’t be fooled, or that you’ll manage to take back some of the things they took away from you. When you identify the corpse as member of your family in the dream, it suggests that death may be near that person or other close relative. Seeing a corpse dressed in black in your dream suggests failures and problems in business and other activities that you are taking care of. It also indicates that a person you love a lot can die, or that there can be misunderstandings in the family, which can cause significant material losses. Seeing a corpse in his coffin announces immediate problems, since it refers to something very dear that is lost, like friends, business, jobs, properties, etc. Seeing of the corpses in the dreams indicates distrust of the business and affairs being handled and that there will be sadness and absence from your loved ones. This is a dream mainly had by young people when they suffer or they fear a disappointment. Dreaming of a battlefield covered with fresh dead bodies insinuates wars, battles, disasters that will seriously affect many people, including the dreamer. Seeing the corpse of one or more animals indicates that you don’t have a good health, or that your business is not going well….

Flower bed

If it’s in bloom it’s a sign of happiness and well-being. If the flowers are wilting or the flower bed is unattended and without flowers that announces preoccupations and problems….

Teeth

Dreaming of losing teeth indicates that humiliations and attacks to the dreamer’s pride and vanity are anticipated, and will lead to defeats and sadness due to fear of hunger, misery, and sadness. Dreaming of people’s healthy and beautiful teeth indicates good friendships. Dreaming of admiring your own teeth due to them being really white is a sign of vanity, but also of satisfaction because your dreams are about to be accomplished. Dreaming of dirty teeth that are not the dreamer’s, insinuates that the dreamer will have issues with other people and perhaps some illnesses. Dreaming of your own teeth being dirty, with cavities or being broken, indicates that your business or interests are not going well and requires all of your attention. This hints illnesses. Dreaming of brushing your teeth hints that you should make a maximum effort to recover lost time and values for your lack of dedication. Dreaming of having defective teeth from birth or crooked teeth is a bad dream because it insinuates that health and all of the dreamer’s affairs, business, interests and emotions go from bad to worse and will remain that way if they are not given immediate attention. Dreaming of spitting out your own teeth insinuates an imminent risk of disease, either your own or from a loved one. Dreaming of pulling out, extracting or losing a tooth and feeling the cavity with the tongue suggests that you are about to enter business matters that you won’t like. You will take them under consideration because they will seem promising, but eventually you’ll have to reject them. Teeth that are pulled by force always indicate all the dreamer’s unpleasant fears. To dream that by getting hit or by some other violent cause teeth are broken, it announces misfortunes and in some cases even near death experiences or at least heavy disappointments, large losses, catastrophic business etc. To dream that someone else’s teeth are pulled out announces bad news that can be personal or family misfortunes, or acts of false friendships that harm the dreamer. Dreaming of the dentist extracting the dreamer’s teeth symbolizes bad news and losses, for example, that the dreamer’s enemies await the opportunity to hurt him or her somehow. Dreaming that the dentist fixes the dreamer’s cavities suggests that soon the dreamer will recover affections or missing valuables. Dreaming of the dentist cleaning your own teeth and yet they remained dirty, and with cavities, etc., indicates that even if you think that your affairs are going well, they are actually not, and this misinterpretation represents a serious danger. Dreaming of dentures suggests that very soon, serious and difficult problems that cannot be ignored nor neglected will arrive. Dreaming of dog teeth is a symbol of sincerity, loyalty and good friendships, including love. Dreaming of lion or tiger teeth insinuates that the dreamer has full physical, mental and psychological self-control, allowing the dreamer to quickly achieve any goals in life….

Bracelet

If young woman dreams of a beautiful bracelet placed on her arm, it suggests that she wants to get married, and this is likely to happen. If woman dreams that she has lost her bracelet, it indicates that she will soon have serious troubles with her boyfriend. If man or woman dreams of finding a bracelet, it indicates that they will soon improve their business, but if the bracelet appears broken, damaged, old, etc., it indicates that what they crave, no matter what it is, it will take a long time for them to achieve it. Dreaming that a bracelet is received, no matter why or how, indicates that some of your friends will help you if it’s necessary. However, if the bracelet is a gift, but appears broken or badly treated, it means hypocritical friendships that won’t help in anything….

Lock

Dreaming of a random lock suggests that the dreamer is neglecting issues that require urgent attention. Dreaming of a specific kind of lock suggests that the dreamer feels or is confused, disoriented, without knowing what to do or say. Dreaming of opening or moving a lock, suggests that through some effort the dreamer will overcome the things that malicious people who are seeking to harm him or her are doing, the same as in business or romantic relationships. Dreaming of not being able to open a lock means that it’ll be very difficult to overcome obstacles that appear in daily life. Dreaming of a damaged or broken lock means that the dreamer’s own health is being neglected or the health of a loved one is being neglected. Dreaming of keys to a door lock signifies surprises and changes in the dreamer’s life. Dreaming of searching for the keys of a door lock indicates that it is not the time yet to achieve whatever is desired. But if the dreamer is able to quickly find the keys then there will be success soon regarding business and relationships. Dreaming of damaged or broken keys or that the dreamer has lost the keys is negative, it implies that soon there will be family or business problems. A woman that dreams of losing the keys of trunks, jewelry boxes, etc., suggests that there will be upcoming difficulties at home or sentimental problems. A woman who dreams of a key attached to a door’s lock and it appears to be open, means that the woman wants the presence of someone. Dreaming of looking through the keyhole of a lock indicates the dreamer’s own indiscretion which can lead to unpleasant situations. Dreaming of people who are peering through the keyhole suggests that there are hypocrites and dishonest people around the dreamer who could hurt him or her….

Shoes

A young woman who dreams about other people who are admiring her new shoes must be cautious with new friends, especially men, when they approach her with unusual intimacy, since they could be hypocritical flatterers. When you are dreaming about shoes without any detail, then it shows changes in the immediate future. If the shoes are new, then it suggests that there will be financial gains soon. If they are old and broken, it means poverty. If the dreamer is working on shoes, it suggests someone is betraying her. When you are dreaming that you are shining your own shoes, then it represents about an upcoming improvements in issues, business, love, etc., all of which will bring satisfaction. When you are dreaming about yourself being with dirty, old or broken shoes, then it can mean that you easily make enemies due to your character and scathing criticism. When you are dreaming that you are with shoes that are too tight, then it can mean that there soon will be upsetting situations involving friends and family members; for example, that they will ridicule you in public through harsh and offensive criticism. When you are dreaming that you are with shoes that are tied or stuck to one another, then it symbolizes diverse arguments and material or health losses. When you are dreaming about losing your shoes, or that someone stole them from you, then it indicates losses of various kinds that unlikely will be recovered. If one has spare shoes in the dream, it can mean that the losses will not be permanent and that the dreamer will recover professionally, perhaps with new gains. When you are dreaming that you are wearing shoes of the opposite sex, then it can mean that your name and personality are being slandered and defamed. When you are dreaming about someone else who is wearing your shoes, then it warns you about a rival in your love life. When you are dreaming of yourself wearing a new pair of shoes, then it announces success and improvements in the matters that you are dealing with such as employment, or business. When we are dreaming about sneakers, then it warns us about the risk of making dangerous commitments, for example, relationships with untrustworthy people. If a woman dreams about her own shoes or sneakers as being very appealing and highly regarded by other people, then it is a warning about her flirtation, which, if not controlled, will cause her headaches and disrepute….

Meadow

In order to interpret this element in our dream we need to observe its color and lighting, and if it’s a very green and sunny meadow, then it’s an omen of prosperity. We will also complete the interpretation by searching for the meaning of the elements that appear on the meadow, such as flowers or animals….

Linden

This tree whose scented flowers have remarkable soothing qualities has always been regarded as a symbol of friendship and tender fidelity….

Hawthorn

Omen of hope and love. If we see it blooming in its own plant the love will be true. If it’s a bunch of these flowers, that announces a minor affair….

Garland

If in we see flower garlands the dream involves a double symbolism, on one hand the welcome to new events that appear in our life, and secondly, the ephemeral because flowers fade in a short space of time. So it may be a warning about a coming issue that although friendly and cheerful content will be short….

Garden

To dream that you’re in a beautiful garden (orchard) that is full of flowers, and at the same time is quiet so you can’t hear any noise or disturbance, suggests that you have inner-peace. If you dream that you’re walking in a flowery garden, accompanied by your beloved one, it suggests upcoming happiness and success thanks to the great way that you’re managing your affairs. To dream about a limp and little flower garden suggests that you’ll soon experience moments of sadness because of an illness or loss. If you get lost it announces bad luck and failure in everything you undertake. When a woman dreams of a flower garden instead of a vegetable one, it suggests that if she acts wisely she’ll be able to achieve success in her social environment. To dream about a flower garden is good, as always, it announces a calm, happy and optimistic future where honest, friendly and caring people will surround you. To dream that you’re walking in a beautiful flowered garden symbolizes joy and a probable success in what you are doing. To dream about a wedding party that’s being held in a garden, announces upcoming successes and benefits. When a girl dreams that she’s in a garden waiting for someone, it symbolizes that she’ll be granted what she desires, but if the garden appears gloomy, dirty, neglected, poorly flowered, it suggests that her wishes will be frustrated. To dream there are vipers (snakes or rats) in a garden suggests jealousies, intrigues and evil intentions of adversaries that will not allow you to succeed. To dream that you’re walking in a garden suggests joys and successes. If you walk in company of a beloved one, it then suggests an upcoming marriage, but if the garden appears dirty, neglected, sparsely vegetated, then it indicates the opposite….

Magnolias

These flowers represent delicacy and beauty, as well as delicate manners. For this reason, many authors interpret their appearance in dreams as a desire to incorporate harmony into our lives, or desire to change the social environment always looking for further refinement….

Landscape, Panorama

In this dream the most we can do is analyze the important parts of a landscape, like the mountains, valleys, fountains, caves, the seasons of the year, the dominant colors, the orientation, animals, plants, flowers, etc., to be able to achieve the interpretation of the dream by ourselves….

Pear tree

As it happens with all fruit trees, if we dream of it being full of fruit, it symbolizes material abundance and spiritual fruitfulness. The tree being dry because it’s lacking water or it has falling pears, indicates that we are neglecting our material, emotional, or spiritual matters. Some authors adhere to the appearance of the flowers on the tree, authors indicate that the dream predicts health if the pears are on the tree, and sickness, if they appear wilted and falling….

Butterfly

To dream that you see butterflies in a green garden full of flowers suggests prosperity but warns you that your inconstancy may harm you. When those butterflies fly around you, it announces that you’ll soon receive good news from your loved ones. The same goes for a young woman, especially if she’s in a marriageable age, it suggests that her love desires are very close to become true. A white butterfly symbolizes purity of thoughts. A colorful butterfly symbolizes fickleness, emotional and mental instability. A black butterfly is ominous, since it suggests problems and bad news….

Window

Dreaming of open windows suggests that you suspect being spied on, which can lead to various problems. Dreaming of yourself entering a house through the window warns that you’ll be caught for committing a disloyal act. Often, it also predicts that we’ll undergo disputes and litigation that will be resolved against our benefit. If during the dream we see ourselves opening a window, it’s a sign which tells us that we can expect success, joy and peace of mind in our efforts. If we see it closed, sorrows and bad luck await us. Windows decorated with flowers represent peace and harmony at home. If in the dream, we see ourselves cleaning windows, it means we’ll receive help from unexpected people, which will make us overcome bad situations we didn’t know how to overcome. Overall, windows mean that we’re well established in our professional lives and that we’re respected and highly considered….