DreamBook: How To Build A Time Machine (The Emotional Kind)

Time Travel Journal (isn’t this layout fun???)

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Emotional Time Travel Instructions

DreamBook Entry #12

How to Build a Time Machine Out of Stickers, Crystals, and Your Worst Memories

(aka: this is definitely not about my ex-best friend or that birthday that hurt too much)

Today I tried to build a time machine.
Not the sciencey kind.
The emotional kind.
The kind that takes you exactly where you didn’t want to go…
but still do, secretly, a little bit.

Here’s the tutorial (in case you want to build your own):

🧸 Always Bring Your Favorite Stuffie! Essential for emotional grounding, dimension snuggling, and emergency naps in weird timelines.

🌙 Step 1: Gather Materials

– 1 box of stickers you swore you’d never use
– 3 crystals you don’t trust anymore (especially if they were a gift)
– A dried-out pen that still smells like ink
– Old note, or old drawing folded too many times
– One (1) memory that still makes your stomach feel like a broken swing set

Bonus: glitter. It will get everywhere. Let it.

💔 Step 2: Set the Frequency

Sit quietly.
Remember a moment that cracked you.
Not shattered. Just… cracked.
Like a glass you kept using anyway.

Loop the memory like a VHS tape in your mind:
press play, pause, rewind.
Feel your breath sync with the part that hurt the most.
That’s your frequency.

🧷 Step 3: Build the Portal

Draw a spiral on the floor using sticker stars and pen ink.
Place the crystals at the corners like tiny guards.
Whisper the name of the feeling you haven’t told anyone.

Mine was:
“Leftover.”

Light a candle if you want. Or just close your eyes.

The machine is ready when the room feels slightly tilted.
Not dizzy. Just… like something is listening.

🫧 Step 4: Travel

You won’t see flashing lights.
You won’t hear buzzing sounds.
You’ll just blink — and be back in that moment.

Your old self will be there.
Too small, too loud, too invisible.
Maybe crying in the bathroom.
Maybe waiting for a message that never came.

You’ll want to fix it.
You can’t.
That’s not what this machine does.

But you can sit beside her.
Hold her hand, even if she doesn’t know you’re there.
And whisper something into her hair that time can’t erase.

Mine was:
“You survive this.
You glow later.
They don’t get to keep the part of you they broke.”

🌸 Step 5: Return

When you’re ready, walk backward through the glitter.
Close your eyes. Breathe out slowly.
You’re not trapped there.
You’re just visiting.

Time isn’t linear in the dreamworld.
It’s spiral-shaped.
Which means healing can be, too.

😄 Today I felt: Super Happy & Excited!

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