Saturday, February 24, 2007

Daydreaming 101

Daydreaming is looked upon negatively because it represents lazyness in a fast-paced society that emphasizes productivity. But daydreaming can be beneficial in many ways and, ironically, can actually boost productivity. It allows your mind to relax. Like meditation, daydreaming allows your mind to take a break, a mini-vacation in which to release tension and anxiety and "return" refreshed. It's also very useful for controlling anxiety and phobias. You are also in a sense getting to know yourself and what you stand for better.
All this is not to say that there aren't potential negatives to daydreaming. Obsessive thinking, for example, can interfere with day-to-day functioning in some cases.
But I will still take time to daydream regardless of the consequences, because the beauty of daydreams is that you can keep in touch of the unseen, the impossible and the Kingdom of a Higher World.

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