When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
Isolated and incapacitatedI am prohibited from partakingof the influx of information incessantly presented consequently cut offfrom prescribed expectationsdictating costuming and culture external expressions of acceptanceare sorely missing, suggestingan overall lack of self-worth. Interestingly inverse to such conclusionsis the sudden contentment that arisesfrom escaping the mayhem Internal relief overrides dictated performancesurrendering willingly to intrinsic motivationand renewed […]
Forever 🙂
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Such an important message with so few words. Imagination creates reality so I am on its side, always! Is that your own image too? It’s stunning.
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Thank you. The image is mine.
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Courage is inversely proportional to age! 😉 Thank god for imagination! I love this, VJ.
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Thanks 😊
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You are welcome.
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This is so relatable. I wouldn’t even consider doing some of the things I used to do. Unfortunately, my inner child is stifled.
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Oh! Let her out Eugi. Sadly, life teaches us fear. Thanks.
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Correct!
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Thank you!
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May that inner child of us never die!
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Amen!
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This one really hit home. My world has become proscribed by fear.
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I feel like that some days too – afraid of COVID, afraid of falling…, I have to remind myself to live despite it.
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I try to remind myself of that as well.
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May we never lose the joy of our inner child! Like you, I’ve become more risk-averse as I’ve grown older, probably with good reason. Sometimes I think of the things my brothers and I did as kids and marvel that we lived to adulthood.😁
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Right? This made me laugh. Kids definitely have guardian angels.
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So true is that last line! Well done! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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I think the whole world restricts itself now. Perhaps we know too much. (K)
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You could be right.
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My inner child is with me every day and drives me crazy. He says I drive him crazy but what does he know? Kids today, why I oughta… 👶
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Lol. Reminds me of my 5-year-old granddaughter who says I’m a crazy lady and then admits that she makes people crazy.
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Its like Achilles and the tortoise!
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VJ, what a nice reflection. Keith
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Thanks Keith
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The older I get the less age matters to me, but it matters more to everyone else 😳😳
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So true. There is kind of a freedom in getting older. Well said.
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We build walls around us ourselves
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Truth!
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👍🏼
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