On a scale from 1 to 10, how joyful do you feel right now?
How different is that number than the number you would have selected as a six year old? How about as a three year old?
Why is it that as we get older our feeling of inner happiness diminishes?
Does adulting need to equal solemnity?
Does being responsible need to be at the expense of our inner selves?
Inner joy is something we’ve learned to suppress.
Shame, embarrassment, reprimands, scowls, raised eyebrows, raised voices, silent treatments, or simply being told to stop shifted our view of ourselves and made us begin to question who we were and how we fit in. ‘If not like I am, then what am I to do and be?’ Then we did and be-ed what we felt we needed to do and be. …and now, here we are today, looking for ways to feel happy when we once knew it instinctively.
Your inner child is the most innocent part of you. He/she/they have been wounded, scared, and confused. Children, when unsure, hide behind the legs of their mother or father trusting in the security of the adult in their life, even if the adult isn’t to be trusted. Except the person your inner child hid behind was you.
At an age when you couldn’t understand or reason why you felt as you did, you simply felt something. That feeling has contributed to who you are today and how you experience life.
The good news is, you’re now the adult. But your inner child is still hiding, trusting you know best.
In order to be heartfully happy, all parts of you need to be happy.
Your inner child is afraid to come out to play. You need to invite them out. Only they can help you remember and reconnect with your innate capacity for joy.
It’s time to let your inner child out to play. Click HERE to learn more.
