{"product_id":"decode-your-dreams-02-03-2026","title":"The Last Day at Little Creek – March 2, 2026","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDream #1: The Last Day at Little Creek\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8830\/2401\/files\/2026_-_EN_-_Decode_your_Dreams_-_Kaya_-_2026.03.02_-_02.jpg?v=1773156303\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDream: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eI’m heading to the Base in Little Creek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e(major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" draggable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited States Navy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command\" draggable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAtlantic Fleet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe familiar roads feel surreal. I’m on my way to my soon-to-be-demolished old language school, my home for 25 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eI arrive and see Margaret and Shanon, my trusted assistants for so many years (loyalty, shared journey). The building feels hollow, like a ghost of its former self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eEverything in our office is packed in boxes. This is it, our last day before the school is demolished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe silence is heavy. There’s a strange, eerie stillness hanging in the air. I walk to my office and take it all in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eSuddenly, a former student, a Navy SEAL (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=ce44fb6aa5ce43e4\u0026amp;sxsrf=AE3TifPY_IvggIsNp_aUu0qvTN2bldnK7w%3A1755868150076\u0026amp;q=Sea%2C+Air%2C+and+Land+Teams\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjug-7Kvp6PAxV5mokEHeFmHPEQxccNegQICRAB\u0026amp;mstk=AUtExfCS2g1dTsYAEcsFIe352W1qS8GkjQNICTvzKUVoWBOL9L5kP7fBaUPgi7PzvccKyZ_5chgqlwv0GFm2rMAKhHPzvCGzkz5fcJJfenkx40IBIF9If5MgEcKM0y6jYVi8TfuOcprZSTd7tZGyEtQVEpmKp7LxMFfLjnVLRqQgfoxqUX46bDrKKh_EYELOdZbMnKIrObEzdp31Dd9SAGfDa5dEeZtbNMuJ3MvZ2OU9uj7e5fpT8LgCX3J9kurePx8eyQPYPJc14LlHsMfUYlJ5c0_V\u0026amp;csui=3\" draggable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSea, Air, and Land Teams\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e (SEAL) came to say goodbye. He looks at me with conviction and says he can help reinstall the program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFor a moment, hope stirs. But deep down, we all know it’s futile. The wheels have turned. Shanon, Margaret, and I are sad. But there’s also a strange calm; we’ve already resigned ourselves to the inevitable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThen, the scene shifts. We’re all at a SEAL reunion, laughter and old camaraderie fill the room. I notice a former boss showing off his wealth, flaunting it like a trophy. Beside him is his wife. She looks almost grotesque, heavyset, malformed, and yet, he’s clearly in love with her. There’s tenderness in how he speaks to her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThey're about to travel to Europe together. I stand there, watching, confused by the contradictions. And then I wake up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UCM Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51284454768961,"sku":"DYD-EN-2026-03-02","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8830\/2401\/files\/2026-EN-DecodeyourDreams-Kaya-2026.03.02-01.jpg?v=1773156285","url":"https:\/\/ucm.center\/products\/decode-your-dreams-02-03-2026","provider":"UCM Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}