How many times as a child were you told to stop daydreaming? How many times have you reprimanded yourself as an adult for wasting away your time daydreaming about a future you would love to play in?
Here’s a truth you will love reading: daydreaming is good for you!
Daydreaming is a beneficial exercise in that it reduces stress by giving you a mind-vacation from the stress of the day. Not only that, but daydreaming is a safe way to connect to your biggest life and professional goals and to connect to the aspects of life that have the most potential to increase your sense of excitement and joy.
When you allow your imagination to wander to far away places and experience wonderful pleasures – whether it’s imagining a vacation you’ve always wanted to take or that big promotion you’ve been waiting on, that is a powerful boost to the endorphin’s in your brain. In this way, daydreaming literally makes you feel better!
In fact, daydreaming allows you to connect with your desired future experience, and feel it as if it’s already come to be. That energetic visual provides great insight as reflected in this quote by Deepak Chopra:
I have more than hope. I have knowing.
Daydreaming is like creating a knowing. When you allow yourself to visit the future in your dreams, you’ve already been there in spirit. You already have a knowing of the experience. You’ve already moved past the state of hope and onto the path of manifestation.
Five Steps for Leveraging Your Day Dreams
- Give yourself permission to dream; and, dream big!
- Have fun with your dreams. Imagine what you would love doing and then supersize the fun!
- Set aside a few moments every day to imagine a new dream.
- Keep a written journal of your favorite dreams – you know, the ones that would put you over the moon if they became your reality.
- Celebrate the awakening of your dreams into reality, including the “closeness of the match” when your evolving reality begins to encompass even the smallest fragment of your imaginings!
You may have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time, but now you know the real truth. So toss out the guilt and practice up — it’s time to get your daydream on!
Reflection
What is the best daydream you can imagine for yourself?
What’s the first step you can take to making it real?
