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Being a kid
“I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don’t want to grow up.”
- Pharrell Williams
What was your favorite part about being a kid? Whatever it may be, was that part of your childhood able to follow you into adulthood? If your answer is related to having less responsibilities as a child, or more freedom, I am right there with you. As adults, we may at times miss those care-free days of our youth, where our biggest responsibilities were most likely homework and chores. Just because we may have more responsibilities and commitments as adults, does not mean we cannot still tap into our inner-child and experience what it is like to still be a kid.
My approach toward life requires making an effort to still be a kid when it’s appropriate. I found the key attitude for me in feeling like I can still be a kid, is to not be so serious all the time. There are always going to be times we need to be serious, but we should have the ability to be our authentic self most the time. We should be able to coast on the back of the shopping cart from the grocery store exit to our car without feeling judged. We should be able to run through a sprinkler on the neighbor’s lawn during a walk around the block on a hot summer day, hopefully to the delight of our neighbor. No harm. No foul.
The best way for me to be a kid is to interact and play with them. I was blessed with…
