The thing is Suzy, I had that dream when I was about 5 years old so I don't know about trying to work things out, or changing, but maybe I was being enlightened after the color dream! ha!
It's funny how you mentioned the water dreams though, because I had an urge to talk about a dream where I was swimming in a huge pool of water that seemed like it was in someones backyard and there where huge goldfish swimming around me. The color of the pool was intense blue. The fish were intense orange.