Kids say the darndest things… and can introduce a perspective that lets our creativity run wild.
As children, we don’t care about deadlines or promotions. The idea alone of making a living is not even a concept to grasp, because the focus is not on money, but just that… the idea alone. Adults will tell you that you can be anything you want to be, even though their 9 to 5 is a far cry from the life of a firefighting astronaut superhero. The unique bond between one’s adult existence and inner child comes from embodying both nourishing encouragement and limitless creativity.
Take some time this week to check in with your inner child and tell her all about where you are in life. Consider how you communicate with her, because this is a beautiful opportunity to treat your younger self with kindness. Open her eyes to your world and how you navigate it with lessons she once learned through imagination and play.
What would you tell your younger self if she were here with you? If she were to watch you go about your day and pursue current goals, what would she say? Would she have advice for you?
We all know that kids say the darndest things, and sometimes it’s exactly what we need to hear. Maybe we don’t grow up to be secret agent supermodels or best friends with our favorite superheroes, though we can certainly take on that mindset even in everyday life.
Your inner child is always with you. She is a part of you, always watching, forever curious, and ready to use your collective imagination at any time to better understand the life you both navigate. She watched and rejoiced when you made your vision board this Spring, and even if she doesn’t fully understand your goals for the year, she is ready and excited to achieve something new with you. Maybe she will have some new ideas of her own that you can both explore.
As you take the time to bond with your inner child this week, pay extra attention to your vision board and see it through her eyes. What does she gravitate toward? What does she still have yet to understand? Despite being young and boundless with her imagination, she is still a part of you, so she may have some ideas for new ways to approach your goals.
If your inner child ends up saying the darndest thing, I challenge you to listen and indulge. So often we hear unexpected things from children that are shut down with a simple no, and sometimes rightfully so. Indeed it is not a good idea to jump on the bed while eating, though a change of scenery on your lunch break can have a similar effect. Those spandexed superheroes from our favorite movies don’t actually exist, but luckily there are women in real life who are super strong, super fast, and maybe they even found a way to fly. We can look up to them and follow in their footsteps to make the world a better and safer place for everyone.
Your inner child watched in awe as you put your vision board together, and she has had a lot of time to consider her own ways of achieving success. Her imagination runs wild, and she may just have some wild ideas that you can take and run with, too. See how many of her questions you can answer, and how many of her ideas for creative success you can meet with a resounding YES!
+ view the comments
