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How to Grow Up to Become Like a Child
Rediscover your inner child and find joy in life again
When I grow up, I want to be just like my 7-year-old daughter. She’s happy, full of joy and wonder, and she sees the world as a place filled with infinite possibilities.
As I watch her play every day and explore the world around her without a care, I’m reminded of my childhood, when everything was fun and exciting and anything seemed possible. Somewhere along the way, I lost touch with that fun and exciting part of myself.
I became an adult.
I grew up and became jaded and cynical. I stopped believing in the magic of life. I’m always too tired to be fun.
But as I look at my daughter enjoying her life, I miss the child that I used to be. I miss who I was before the world got to me.
I want that little girl back.
As we grow older, we lose the sense of wonder and joy that we had as children. We become too tired, too skeptical, and less open to new experiences.
I realize that it’s never too late to rediscover and connect with my inner child.
There are three qualities that I observe in my daughter that I believe can help me connect with my inner child and become more childlike, just like her:
