I just read an article that said we daydream one third to one half of our waking hours. Wow! That seems a bit high for me, but ya never know what people are really thinking eh?!
I think it’s safe to assume that just about everyone spends time daydreaming. I’m personally a fan of the daydream. I believe that a little daydreaming does a body, mind and spirit, a lot of good. A good daydream can take us from stressed out to blissed out in no time flat.
Not all daydreams are created equal though…. We’ve certainly heard a lot about visualization, and how our mind really isn’t able to differentiate a thought we deliberately create from reality. Unfortunately many of us spend time thinking, or daydreaming, about negative concerns or fears. We get into some internal mind-feedback loop and keep rehearsing things in our heads that really don’t do us much good.
Why not instead, try to spend that half of our waking time daydreaming of possibilities that can have a positive impact on our lives now.
If you are going to let your mind wander, let it wander into a place that can lift you up and move you forward. Our imagination is such a powerful tool, lets use it for good not evil!
And, don’t toss out the good old daydream of things like sitting on the beach with our feet tucked into the warm sand, with the sound of the ocean gently rolling in and out. Ahhh. See that can help calm the nerves and rejuvenate the spirit with just a simple inner-movie.
Yes, I am a fan of the daydream. And you have my permission to now take a mini-mind break.
To your health and well being!
