Since the beginning of 2022, I have been brushing up on my French skills. Every day, I open Duolingo and practice. No one in my life speaks French. I only get to use my skill when I’m watching French television shows and movies. Since college, I planned to run away to France. Paris, the countryside, or any place in the country to get away from life. A daydream, most certainly since life cannot be left behind but a sweet one to enjoy.
And recently between life and world events, I would love to run away, leave it all behind and live a romanticized life, stress-free. Sure, I’m realistic enough to know it will never happen yet, but it turns out having the daydream is good for my health. Daydreaming is good for our mental health according to recent studies. Getting lost in our daydreams is a positive way to connect with ourselves. It helps our mood and even our sense of meaning. And if you are a writer or creative, it can help stir those thoughts. I know that when I return from my beautiful farmhouse in the French countryside, I feel calmer, and better able to deal with life stress. My heart rate is calmer and my shoulders have lost all their tension.
Your teachers might have told you to stop daydreaming but they were wrong so dream away and feel better. Please share your daydream if you wish.
I wrote a blog post a while back about daydreaming and a teacher getting right in my face to yell, "Daydreamers never get anywhere."
ReplyDeleteShe was so wrong...
Janice~