Embracing Our Inner Child

Do you want to know the PERFECT embodiment of expressing ones emotions without letting them define you?

A child.

They cry.

break down.

scream.

Then get up and eat a cracker.

It doesn't define them, and it doesn't stop them from living their lives. They always bounce back.

It's sad how badly we want to grow up and desire to wish away our youth only to become adults who see the errors of our ways.

There is something sacred about childhood;

So many lessons that can be learned.

That's why one primary form of healing comes from exploring what childhood was and wasn't like for us.

Children spend A LOT of time absorbing, learning, and taking in the world around them.

When we take in things that harm us or if we are expected to give things we don't have, it distorts our sense of perception and reality.

The Power of Embracing Your Inner Child

Many don't realize it... but this distorted view on childhood and innocence can be part of the reason why we struggle to identify with and/or like kids. We can see them as a nuisance, which often translates into how we see ourselves.

Is it possible to only hate the child-like part of yourself? Maybe. I'm not sure.

But,

A lot of great healing comes when we embrace our childlike nature.

Don't bury your inner child. Please give them the same grace, space, and attention you are attempting to provide your older self.

Please don't leave them out.

Your younger self still has a few things left to teach you.

Please don't hold back your emotions; but don't let them define you either.

That's lesson number one.

LeeAnne Stokes