We actually awaken from our "daydream" mind

That's where the practice of meditation comes in. During sitting meditation, we look directly at the mind's activity and can recognize (on a good day) that we are often completely carried away by our thoughts. Periodically, within the meditation session, and sometimes in daily life, we actually awaken from our "daydream" mind, and experience a clear (if brief and fleeting) moment of being awake, present, without a thick filter of thoughts and pre-conceptions. You can actually do that right now for a moment. - David Nichtern