We all dream, not only at night but throughout the day as well. We may not even notice its happening at times. However, we should pay as much attention to our dreams as we possibly can, especially those that place us in the type of life we truly desire. Believe it or not, we can turn our dreams into realities.
Check out this article about dreams from the huffington post.
I’ve been writing about nighttime dreams for a while now. With the new year approaching, it feels like a good time to shift perspective to our daydreams… where our thoughts and hearts wander when we are releasing any boundaries and expectations and allowing ourselves to think and feel big about what we most want in our lives.
What if we apply some of the nighttime dream work techniques to our daytime dreams?
The first thing to do would be to remember a few things:
•We all dream (at night and during the day, even if we do not realize it).
•We dream because one thing that makes us uniquely human is the ability to actively think and be intentional about how we approach the future and evolve.
•How we choose to approach our dreams influences whether we actively transform and grow or let inevitable change passively happen to us.
If your choice falls on the “actively transform and grow” side of things, then you can start by making an effort to notice your daydreams; be aware when your mind wanders and value where it goes.
If you have a goal, vision or dream, even if it is a feeling or just the qualities of a dream life… write it down. This can be a surprisingly scary step because it is the first part of outwardly expressing what has been living inside of you, even if you do not show it to anyone.
As you would work with a nighttime dream, now pay attention to the most potent and emotionally stimulating moments of your life. What is the energy and emotion you experience? What are the qualities that make these moments that way? Why are they important? You may specifically do this for events and experiences related to your dream or goal that you’ve written down, but even moments that do not seem directly related can give you information.
In relationships, what qualities do you notice with the people in your life that you want to explore, work on or release? The most important and loved people in our life can tell us a lot about qualities and ways of being that we value, desire or already have. The people who trigger us the most and get under our skin can tell us information about our own shadow qualities that we might not be aware of. Just as you would with a night dream, you can look for archetypes, symbols and imagery in your waking life.
Image Credit: dreamstudies
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