Rediscover Yourself! - Find your Inner Child

Advisors suggest that adults will be happier in their chosen careers if they revert back to something they were passionate about as a child. I totally agree, but believe it not only pertains to work but to life in general! However, if you've always been dictated to, directed, bullied or swayed you may not even know or even remember what your passions are!

To recapture your inner child, is to find your innocence and start anew. Kids are full of wonder and whimsy, they're impressionable, untainted and naive beyond our worst fears. They ask far too many questions, love big, cry hard and stumble often. They're not jaded and their curious spirit allows them to dream large and imagine unbelievable things...As a the child gets older both enviroment and time inevitably changes their perspective, appearance, knowledge and skill level. While the personality traits obtained by genetics and learned behavior do not necessarily change but are changeable.

What about your own opinions, likes, dislikes and wants that were forgotten, buried, kyboshed, over ruled or otherwise unattainable by no choice of your own? Your lack of control as a youngster aided in making you who you are today by simply being exposed to other people. Quite possibly carried on into your adult life by being more of a follower than a leader. Parents innocently yet consistently express their distaste, fears, want and needs using overt adult opinions while little ears and eyes absorb this information like a sponge. Children are constantly bombarded with negative experiences which mold and shape their young minds. Many children don't ever learn to develop their own thoughts or sadly they were not allowed to even begin exploring them. If this continues the child begins projecting opinions they've adopted from someone else's experiences rather than their own and by no choice of their own.

As an adult, you can now reclaim those lost pieces of yourself, if you haven't already! You now have total control over who you are, who you want to be and your opinions and actions are your own.

Recapture your inner child by allowing yourself some precious 'Me' time with no interuptions or distractions. Focus on you by revisiting your childhood to rediscover yourself through the eyes of your inner child but this time, it's by your own rules.

Ask yourself a few questions to determine the origin of your opinions, traits & mannerisms such as...

What did you like to eat, were you allowed to eat it and if not, why not?
What did you hate to eat, were you forced to eat it and if so, why?
What were your hobbies, were they your interests or your parents?
Were you forced to participate in activities you didn't like and if so, why?
Were you not allowed to partake in your own interests and if so, why?
What did you consider fun and interesting, why did you stop and who made you stop?
What did you consider was boring, scary or sad but your opinion didn't matter and why?

Are you doing or not doing what you want because of you or someone else?

Do you change who you are depending upon who's in the room?

Recapturing your inner child occurs when your heart and mind are open thus allowing yourself the opportunity to obtain a new perspective on an old 'topic' and utilizing your freedom of choice.

By allowing yourself to dream you provide the ability to begin achieving that dream!