Why daydreaming is good for us

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Daydreaming gives us an amazing outlet to practice using our imagination. If we try this, we remember how incredible it felt to do when we were kids, looking up at the sky to imagine clouds, or watching imagined scenes play out in the grass. It feels good to daydream, to imagi ...

Sometimes success, our dream life, and our dream self seem so out of reach. But I think there is so much power in positivity, practicing gratitude, manifestation, and visualization. Since our thoughts really do become our reality, let's think about our best life with a positive m ...  Show more

As we develop our ability to better visualize, everything lights up for us. We're better able to learn. We're better able to live passionately the life we want.

Is it true we could live the ideal life that we picture in our minds and daydream about? This life is closer to us than we really think it is, it just requires smart planning and constant progress until we get to experience the days of our desire.