This last week has been a doozy for me (let’s add lexapro to the list of meds my body can not handle >_<) but daydreaming as a liberation practice.
When’s the last time you let yourself daydream?
When have you allowed yourself to just sip tea slow, drift into a space of imagination and play with the idea of where you want to be, whether you put make that daydream a reality or not?
Based on many bodies of research, daydreaming comes with lots of benefits:
reducing stress and anxiety
can help us reach our goals
engaging and increasing creativity
improves mood and hones our intuition
and most importantly (to me), gives our brain a break!
I’ve been daydreaming about a storefront, an apothecary, community gatherings, lavender drinks and feelings of tranquility and peace. What are you daydreaming about?
“Dreams”
By Nikki Giovanni
in my younger years
before i learned
black people aren’t
suppose to dream
i wanted to be
a raelet
and say “dr o wn d in my youn tears”
or “tal kin bout tal kin bout”
or marjorie hendricks and grind
all up against the mic
and scream
“baaaaaby nightandday
baaaaaby nightandday”
then as i grew and matured
i became more sensible
and decided i would
settle down
and just become
a sweet inspiration
And for our collective reading for this week using The Black Tarot deck and The Herbal Astrology Pocket Oracle:
Stay Free,
Sabia <3
<3 <3 <3
I've been daydreaming, for years really, of a space to work, hold classes and pop-ups, picturing plants, light, beloved books to bare with visitors and the freedom to host without relying on venues and orgs. Apparently my partner has too, for their own dreams and happenings, and when we realized we are both imagining this all the time, we started looking at spaces together this week! A fun and unexpected new rivulet in letting this dream flow.