Slow Living Practice of the Day: Daydream
Give yourself time to drift away. I’ve found myself visualizing my goals, imagining faraway places I want to visit, or observing my mind as I let it wander. I think of this as the opposite of meditation where the aim is to focus our attention in clearing our minds. We are so often forced to focus on the task at hand, often making mental lists of the next thing and the next after that. Taking a break from focus is beneficial in making us aware of how we’re feeling, and noticing what our thoughts gravitate toward.
What comes to mind when we’re daydreaming can be a great tool to assess our current mental state and wellbeing. Are you regretting something you said last week? Are you reminiscing a fond memory? Are you building the house of our dreams and deciding on the living room wall color? Take as little as 5 minute to see where your daydream takes you!
