457-Dream Practice

Do you take the time to sit down and contemplate your dreams or future goals? In this episode, I talk about how to use dream practices to improve your happiness. 

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in about 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I’m curious.  Do you have a “dream practice”? I know it sounds super woo-woo, so let me explain.   I was listening to a podcast where the woman said she had a dream practice. It's this idea that you write for 15 minutes a day as the first thing of the day and capture your dreams, your future, and what you want to manifest.  It’s a spiritual practice. 

 

Well, first thing in the morning doesn’t work for me, it’s not when I’m in my woo-woo frame of mind, but maybe that’s a good time for you.  Like my friend Jenna says, there are a million ways to do anything, pick what works for you.   

 

I guess it’s this idea that we want to manifest what we want and if we go through the days without knowing where we’re going, how will we know if we got there? 

 

I think some people do this in meditation and it’s called future visioning.  The idea is certainly not new, but I hadn’t heard it called a “dream practice” before and that seems more fun, to me.  

 

When we have a vision for our future, one that lights our hair on fire, I think it can bring us more happiness. Now, some scientists and researchers will say that we only truly have happiness by what we experience in the present.  So, I’m still chewing on this concept myself.  I like the idea of having something to look forward to.  I feel satisfaction and joy in the planning of the trip, not just the experience of the vacation. So I would argue that this happiness research is not one size fits all and that you get to draw from this and take what works for you.  

 

And I’m not alone.  Sonja Lyubomirski, a leading happiness researcher, explains in her book The How of Happiness, how dreaming of your best self works.  She says “To try it out, sit in a quiet place, and take twenty to thirty minutes to think about what you expect your life to be one, five, or ten years from now. Visualize a future for yourself in which everything has turned out the way you’ve wanted. You have tried your best, worked hard, and achieved all your goals. Now write down what you imagine.”

 

This science says technique can boost your positive emotions and boost your optimism which I think is very cool.  

 

When you have a vision that excites you, that lights your hair on fire, I think you have hope - and that’s fun.  At least it is for me.    Do you have a dream that excites you? Spread it out into the Universe, tag me on social and let’s spread more dreams together.  You can find me at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram  

 

 

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