When I grow up, I’m going to always play.
When I was young, my imagination soared. My bike was my trusty steed, ranging from a wild mustang to a flying pegasus. I controlled the wind on a breezy day with my sheet cape flowing behind me as I fought various evil doers. I remember observing boring grown ups and telling myself, “when I grow up, I’m going to always play”.
Did I keep my promise to myself?
As I grew up and became a mother, my imagination helped me play with my children and to see the world through their eyes. However, responsibilities, anxiety, depression, and life in general began to plague my sense of playfulness. My dreams seemed to be too far away to imagine.
The larger world is a scary place, right? Don’t live in it. Live in your world, the one only you can create.
After a series of life events, and a journey to find myself, I found my childlike sense of wonder again. I learned my little world can be everything I imagine it to be, if I allow it. The larger world is a scary place, right? Don’t live in it. Live in your world, the one only you can create.
Here are some tips on letting your inner child out everyday.
- Start daydreaming again. Dream up of all the wonderful things that make you feel good. The Universe will start bringing them to you.
- Do things that you used to enjoy as a child. Did you ever color for hours? Pet puppies? Dance with wild abandon? Do those again. Again, the key here is to feel good, so the Universe knows what you want.
- Go outside. Bask in the sunshine, let nature in. Run in the rain. Ride your trusty wild mustang bike.
- Watch cartoons. When feeling especially trapped in a bill-paying, dead-end-job world, watch Disney. It will quickly whisk you way to princesses, flying carpets, and soon you will feel like Merida, riding your horse, hair blowing in the wind.
- Read. Get cuddly in a blanket, get your pet on your lap, and read your favorite fantasy, sci-fi, or cozy mystery.
- Get your friends on board. Surround yourself with friends that also dream and let out their inner child. No more gossip-filled negative conversations. Support each other’s dreams. Laugh and do all of the above together.
Bringing out your inner child will start to get you on the path of attracting what you want. In other words, you won’t be attracting what you don’t want, you will be feeling good, and wanting more of that. The Universe (by law) has to bring it to you, and you will be allowing it, because you will be in the receiving mode.
How do you let out your inner child? Let me know in the comments.
I’ll be going out on my rainbow pegasus now, I’ve got bad guys to deal with…