Do you remember when, as a wide-eyed child, you’d gaze dreamily into a sky full of clouds in search of unexpected treasures? Maybe you’d spot a rabbit… riding on a pirate’s ship… and a three-legged unicorn… leaping over a… “STOP DAYDREAMING!”

I was a daydreamer then, and I still am. I’d sit in my elementary classroom, books open and pencil in hand, but my mind would inevitably wander out a window in search of adventures. I’d imagine myself on playground nearby, hitting the ball over the fence and circling the bases with lightening speed – the shining star of the softball team (I was definitely not). My daydreams might wander to the gothic church across the street, where I’d transform into a powerful queen living in a vast castle (I lived in a small home with piles of siblings and understandably neurotic parents).

More often than not, daydreaming would land me in trouble with teachers who thought that their subjects were more important than the ones I became lost in, but that didn’t stop me. Rebel dreamer that I was, I took my lumps and carried on.

Daydreaming is a precursor to creating

Check in with yourself. If you were discouraged from daydreaming, did it stop you? Did it cause you to continue to dream, but with caution?

It was through your childhood daydreams, visions and imagination that you were beginning to create your unique and ideal life. With enough discouragement, your daydreams may have become fewer, and by the time you became an adult, you may have forgotten how to dream at all.

Think back to the dreams that captivated your childhood imagination. Have they followed you into adulthood? Which of your childhood daydreams have come to fruition? Which would you still like to realize?

Although I never was able to manifest becoming a star on the softball field, I was recognized by my school as its star artist, and the feeling was the same as if I’d hit a grand-slam with bases loaded. I wasn’t able to convince my parents to move our unruly clan into a castle, either, but I did become my high school’s homecoming queen, and as an adult I’ve created several small castles of my own design — and, yes, I rule the roosts.

Give yourself permission. Daydreaming is a powerful tool for creating a life you love, as it sets in motion Universal Laws that conspire to make your dreams come true. Now that you’re an adult, take back your power and give yourself permission to daydream, beginning today. Create new possibilities born of your imagination, and notice as they begin to reveal themselves in your reality.

Dare to Daydream

I dare you to daydream. Imagine your dreams as fully and fantastically as possible. Feel yourself become inspired, alive and emotionally immersed in them. Have fun dreaming, and this time don’t let anyone stop you, especially you – yourself. You have a life to create, after all.

Please, share your daydreams in this post, both the ones you’ve realized and the ones you would like to. I really want to know!

Catch you later, DayDreamer.

Darcy ♥ www.insightswithdarcy.com

“Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.” –Anais Nin