“Your eyes are so bright and shiny, you look like a little girl!” someone I’d just met exclaimed as we were saying goodbye the other day.
It’s been a very, very long time since I’ve been a little girl, but that sweet comment made me think about how we adults don’t always connect with the child-like part of us. That part that sees joy and laughter in the world around us.
Life can rob us of that innocence and it can be hard to get it back. And yet…
I think about the purity with which a child approaches the world, with wonder and a joyful spirit, so in the moment– and I realize how wearing growing up is. Life can beat us down, make us feel jaded and negative.
The comment my lovely client made encouraged me, made me think that perhaps I hadn’t completely lost my child-like enjoyment of the moment.
I’d like to reconnect with my inner child more and approach the world with more wide-eyed wonder than is usual at this age. In fact, I think we could all benefit from accessing that innocence a bit more, especially in these dark times.
Got any ideas about how we can do that?
Children also have a wonderful trust in life that gets lost as we get older. I’m working to try and get even a little of that back.
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Lovely idea – for me, I indulge my inner child regularly as it really helps my creativity. I dance, swing on a swing if I pass it, roll on the grass with my dogs, watch a funny movie with my kids and above all, I never associate myself with my real age! 🙂
I do it by spending time with little children!
The BEST strategy I use to re-connect (often) with my inner child is to spend time with young children! It’s amazing how much you learn from kids and how they bring you back to the core innocence of life every time. I have 2 nephews and 1 niece ( ages 5, 6 and 8)…and BOY do they keep me grounded in the basics of happiness. They help me see a world of joy and laughter through their innocent eyes, when all my “adult” eyes can see is a world full of suffering, corruption, pain, regret, and man-made tragedy. I highly recommend spending time with young kids as often as you can…and then watch your inner-child thrive! 🙂
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Spending time with children is the best way to maintain a childlike wonder. i need to do more of that. Thanks for the reminder.
Yes and your photo made me think of it SWING. I love to do that. Still do it when I can. And sit on the floor with a child. I always do when with my grandson. My granddaughter is older now, but we play board games or she shows me the program she is using to learn Spanish. It’s all wonderful.
What a lovely compliment. It must have really made you look at the day through new (younger) eyes!
My voice still sounds like I’m about eight so it’s been a little easier for me to feel young. LOL
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My voice still sounds like I’m 8 years old so it’s been a little easier for me to feel child-like. LOL
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