Good afternoon!

I have stumbled across this article on MSNB.com. The article is called “Eat, drink, pee: Basic life functions we screw up”. I pulled out one piece that I thought would be a great reminder to me, and maybe to you too. I hadn’t realized this but we make a mistake in our daily lives, and that is that we forget to daydream.

Here is what this article has to say about this:

Your second mistake: Forgetting to daydream

What you’re doing wrong: “We spend most of our time in this brain state called the beta brain wave, which is associated with our logical thinking but it’s not a very inspirational state,” says Hansen. Daydreaming puts you into an alpha state where you are much more capable of creativity and inspiration. This is the feel-good state you’re in when you just wake up or fall asleep. It’s the same state a person reaches during meditation.

Health fallout: If you never daydream, zone out or chill long enough to enjoy this state, you never fully recharge, become inspired or have creative ideas. The alpha state can not only improve your emotions, but it can also improve your physical health. There are studies in the works that show reaching the alpha state through meditation specifically might lower the risk of both heart attack and cancer.

The fix: How much do you need to daydream? Experts say it’s hard to gauge but try to make time for a little alpha- recharging several times a day. Take 10 minutes to zone out and reflect on nothing in particular, focus on a fantasy like you won the lottery or landed your dream job, or try a mini-meditation.

To the read the whole article you can go to the article on MSNB.com called Eat, drink, pee: Basic life functions we screw up (

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42459282/ns/health-behavior/)

Have a FABULOUS afternoon!!
~Christina 😉