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Chapter Eight: Creative Daydreaming
Most of us were taught that daydreaming was a waste of time and that we should concentrate our mental energies on the “here and now”. Rarely is it mentioned that some of the greatest advancements in human history were the result of someone’s daydream.
For instance, Albert Einstein worked out many of the details of his Special Theory of Relativity in daydreams. Thomas Edison would have never invented half of the things he did were it not for his active imagination and the daydreams he had about the possibilities that electricity held. Stephen King taps the power of his daydreams to create the immense stories for which he is so famous. In psychoanalysis, patients are healed in large part using a process of a directed daydream. Everywhere you look, you find examples of people using daydreams to create prosperity in all forms.
The Power of Daydreams
When we engage ourselves in daydreaming, there are a couple of things that happen. First of all, we generally allow our mind to shift focus away from the world around us and focus it specifically on the subject of our daydream. When our mind is focused intensely, there is an increase in the power of our thoughts.
You know how your computer slows down when you run many programs at the same time. Although the CPU may be the fastest thing on the planet, it will eventually be brought down to its knees if you ask it to do more than it can handle. Well, your mind is a very powerful computer, and just as the computer on your desk will slow down if it is asked to do many things at once, your mind also slows down when you try to focus on too many things. By focusing on only 1 thing, you are bringing the full power of your mind to bear on that 1 thing, making you much more efficient in dealing with it.
You can also think of this in terms of the martial artist, who practices regularly to focus his attention on performing the motions of his art in as smooth and direct a way as possible, eliminating all resistance to his attack and defensive moves. Spend time focusing your mind on one thing at a time, and you will find that you are able to perform at a higher level than you were ever able to before.
In the intensity of mind that can be achieved by someone who is good at daydreaming, something else happens too. A doorway is opened between your mind and the mind of God.
When you open this doorway between your mind and the mind of God, you get a sensation of strength and assurance that everything will be okay. It’s almost like you have grown in some way that makes you powerful and wise. Usually, you will also feel a sense of compassion and acceptance for the frailties of humanity.
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