dream the details

“You see things and you say 'Why?' but I dream things that never were, and I say 'Why Not?'"
George Bernard Shaw

Robert Stickgold, Ph.D., a cognitive neuroscientist at Harvard created a study where volunteers -- including five amnesiacs – played a video game a few hours a day for three days. He then woke them just after they fell asleep and found they were dreaming of the game -- even the amnesiacs, who had no memory of ever having played it.

Our dreams can be used to increase our intelligence, solve problems, answer life questions and resolve old emotions. Why not ask our subconscious to help us during times of confusion? Why not “sleep on it” for real?

Let’s start small and not try to tackle life’s big questions or our most pressing personal problems just yet. Let’s visit a place free from our daily concerns and unsolved issues.

TODAY’S CREATIVITY CHALLENGE:

Draw or cut a picture out of a magazine of an appealing landscape or an environment that calls to you. Maybe it’s a picture of a mountain range, a castle on a hill, a quiet lake or a beautiful room you wish was part of your house.

Before bed, look at the picture closely. Ask your subconscious to take you to this place while you dream and to show you even more of this amazing space. Ask your dream to fill in the missing details – to show you the things you cannot see in this picture.

When you are ready to sleep, say softly to yourself: TONIGHT, I WILL VISIT THIS PLACE IN MY DREAMS.

Sleep well.