What do you daydream about? Do you believe daydreams come true? Better yet, what did you used to daydream about as a child or a young adult?
Daydreams along the way
As a child, my daydreams moved back and forth between being a fashion designer and being a dancer on Broadway in New York City.
In my twenties, as I was busier with my career, my daydreams shifted to being more of a night-time routine. Most nights, I would lay my head on my pillow, close my eyes and I would force my mind to imagine things I wanted to achieve. I would visualize outfits I wanted to buy and wear, how I wanted my room to be designed, and what activities or conversations I could engage in to move my career (and bank account) along.
In my early thirties, after being in real estate for some time, my night-time daydreaming turned to building my dream home. I used to lull myself to sleep thinking about the house I was one-day going to build and design.
My hope, for anyone in this world, is that they never stop daydreaming.
One year ago we purchased a new home; yes, it was a dreamy, major home remodeling project! It was a 17-year-old dream that finally came true. Josh, my husband, and I have talked about either building a brand new home or purchasing an existing home that needs a major renovation ever since our first date.
What they say is true: it took so much more time and money than we anticipated. But, what we have been able to achieve together has been so laboriously filled with love and intention. At times, it has felt like we birthed another child.
Daydreaming 101
- Keep going, keep moving forward to daydream.
- Be patient, not all things happen overnight.
- Keep calling upon the child in you and think about what would really excite you if it actually happened.
- Carve time out of your day (if only for a few minutes) to have fun imagining what you want.
- Engage your minds-eye. Close your eyes and picture the outcome you want; the end result being achieved.
- Use your mind to keep refining “it” (etch-a-sketch your brain, each time, until it’s just right)
- If you have a hard time engaging the ideal picture in your mind (because it’s too big or audacious), start by imagining something simple.
- Using your mind to achieve something you want is like working a muscle for the first time; It takes time and more reps.
- If your daydream is large in scale or size, go inside your head and, like an architect, build it: one line, one wall, at a time.
- Take it to paper! Write it down or draw it on a piece of paper or journal and revisit that paper, daily or weekly.
The energy you give to something or someone can be strong enough to bring it to you.
Never stop daydreaming
My hope, for anyone in this world, is that they never stop daydreaming. Daydreams come true. Daydreaming is how we know what will really make our heart sing and motivate us get up in the morning with vigor and purpose. Please do not get stuck in the mundane. Mediocrity is so boring, lifeless and unsexy. Even if what you seek is that yummy sweater that is not yet on sale, or someone you want to meet at work, or a friend you are hoping to re-connect with.
Daydreams DO come true
The energy you give to something or someone can be strong enough to bring it to you. I have watched my daydreams move things into reality. My hoping and wishing and praying actually moved something I wanted (but did not yet have) to be in my pathway.
