A child sits cross-legged on the floor of a kindergarten classroom, listening to the teacher explain addition for the sixth time. She takes a quick glance outside and catches sight of a butterfly. Abandoning the attempt to add together two apples and four apples, her mind wanders to consider what its like to be able to fly like a butterfly, or what the butterfly ate for lunch, or if the butterfly knows how to add together two apples and four apples But children are not the only ones who sometimes have trouble staying focused. Actually, as humans, we cannot help but become lost in reverie every now and then. Is this such a bad thing? It seems as if our brains are solving and considering and searching relentlessly. Maybe we need a short break every now and then from this constant contemplation to truly be able to reach our minds full potential. Reverie is what is not reality. We spend a majority of our time deciding what to do with our present. From what to eat for lunch to deciding where to apply for college, our time is consumed by these never ending choices. Many people will tell you that the most stressful part of growing up is having to make real decisions, but maybe if one would just take a moment to clear their head, then these decisions would come with ease. Just a short break from reality would equal a lifetime of easier made choices. Reverie is forgetting the present. When I was younger, I used to pretend that I was a fairy princess and would walk around the house with a paper hat as a crown and a wooden spoon as a wand, and cast spells on all our furniture and tell my sister that she had to do whatever I said because I was the princess of the house. Back then, this was a regular happening. I would play pretend whenever I had the chance. I didnt realize it then, but in my own way I was eliminating my own personal five year old stress. Now that I am older, I can no longer escape from the stresses of life by pretending to be a