My life is incredibly different today than it was several years ago, simply by allowing myself to dream whilst taking bite size steps along the way.
No matter how far you think you are from your dreams, allowing yourself to believe is the first step to seeing them realized.
Creating my book Recipes for Everyday Life is one of my dreams realized.
The purpose of this Dream Life recipe is to relish your imagination and get courageous in the life kitchen. Don’t over analyze or judge how your baking turns out, just let yourself dream. Let whatever arises in your imagination to be there.
Use the recipe whenever you want to dream on your dreams, add new things to your life, gain clarity or spice things up a bit.

L I F E  C H E F’S  T I P

A quick way to start making changes in your life is to create a shopping list. List what you love about your life now, then list the things you want to change or add. Don’t feel you have to clean out your cupboards all at once, simply choose one thing to add or take out.

C O O K I N G   T I M E

20 – 30 minutes

I N G R E D I E N T S

  • Notebook & Pen
  • Quiet Space
  • Imagination

P R E P A R A T I O N

  1. Get comfy in the kitchen or quiet spot generally.
  2. On a fresh page in your notebook write ‘Creating My Dream Life’ and date the page.

I N S T R U C T I O N S

HOW TO COOK UP YOUR IDEAL LIFE

  1. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths in and out. Let yourself become more relaxed with each new breath. Allow any thoughts or feelings to arise. Toss the thoughts out with each new breath.
    turn on your imagination
  2. Imagine you are in a picture of nature anywhere in the world. The beach, a rainforest, anywhere. Explore and enjoy being there. Imagine you can smell, taste and touch nature around you.
  3. Imagine you are a child now in that picture of nature. Have fun being a child again.
  4. Now imagine a huge fluffy marshmallow hovering above your head. Choose to rise and become part of that marshmallow. Let yourself get all oozy in its texture. Let the marshmallow take you somewhere. Let it take you to your dream life. Allow yourself to feel light and free as you float to your dream life.
    turn up the heat
  5. Once the music stops you can choose to either stop the task for this session or select another soundtrack and keep going. Whatever you decide, commit to seeing the activity through to the end of the soundtrack.
  6. When you arrive, step off your marshmallow and in to your dream life. Imagine you are an adult now. It may be you as you are today or older. Spend a couple of minutes letting your image simmer gently before your eyes.
  7. What are you doing, what are you wearing, how are you behaving? Where are you? What does your dream life look like, taste like and smell like? Who else is in your dream life?
  8. When you feel your mind becoming full, open your eyes and write everything you saw, felt, touched, smelt, heard and sensed. Don’t stop, don’t analyze, just write. Some images will be quite literal, whilst others may be a symbol for something more. Keep writing until you feel complete.
    take out of the oven — add garnishes
  9. Read over your notes. Does any of it need reheating or interpreting? Write further notes if you need to. Know this is the life you would really love to savour for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    ready to taste
  10. You are now ready to start taking bite size steps towards making your dream life part of your everyday diet. Choose one area to focus on. Make a list of all the steps you might need to take in that area of your life. For example, if it’s a holiday you want, then starting a savings plan, researching your holiday destination and choosing someone to travel with, could all be part of your list.
  11. Take new steps each day, week, and year, then before you know it, your dream life will soon be your everyday reality.

    12. take it all in and
    have fun with it too!