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/h2><p id="b718">What if that had been an adult on the couch lying on their back, waving their hands above their heads, mouthing some words? We’d think they were crazy and we’d go over to ask them if they needed help.</p><p id="ee07">Why do we lose this magic in our lives? What changes happen to us that stops us from just being a “kid” and playing?</p><p id="fd23" type="7">Society boxes us, education socializes us, advertising companies define us.</p><p id="abfe">We lose who we are in the process of life as we get wrapped up in <i>To Do</i> lists and chores. Most importantly, our intellect takes over and we lose the spiritual and emotional aspects that were part of us as children. We were whole once. Now we are often only a small reflection of our true selves as our spirit diminishes.</p><h2 id="5b04">Enjoying Our Moments</h2><p id="922d">Wouldn’t it be nice if we could allow the child to come out in all of us all the time? What if we could always be vulnerable and just be ourselves?</p><p id="6522">Forget about the bills or that unsettling Facebook message from someone you don’t know. Ignore the noise and the haste in the world. It will still be there tomorrow. Try to get out of your head for a moment. Instead, feel and sense the world around you. Open your heart to the goodness. You are perfectly entitled to enjoy your moments in life. Just as we did when we were children.</p><p id="2e03">Please lie on a couch on your back and just play with

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your hands above your head. Some may think you are a bit crazy. That’s OK. You are. We all are.</p><p id="2f8c">We need our child to come back out of its shell.</p><p id="3596">We would be a kinder world and the better for it.</p><p id="47d1">Have a wonderful, slightly crazy, child-filled day.</p><div id="8e83" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/40-minutes-left-in-your-life-75e824c278d0"> <div> <div> <h2>40 Minutes Left in Your Life</h2> <div><h3>Imagine as you start a walk that your life will end by the time you finish?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*lgwN3s_YgV7UR7BRitl70Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="b4c1"><pre>If you enjoy my stories you may <span class="hljs-keyword">sign</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">up</span> here <span class="hljs-keyword">to</span> receive <span class="hljs-keyword">an</span> email <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> articles.</pre></div><div id="8ea6"><pre><span class="hljs-keyword">If</span> you would <span class="hljs-keyword">like</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">to</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">join</span> Medium, please click here.</pre></div></article></body>

Where Does Our Magic Go?

How to allow the child to shine in all of us

Hands of a Child

There was a young girl relaxing on a couch at the back of a restaurant the other day. At first glance there was nothing special about this picture outside of the fact that it was comforting to see her with her family. And children always warm a room.

But she was doing something with her hands.

While the rest of the adults in the restaurant were working on their computers, engaged in discussion, listening to a talk or pondering life, this little girl was lying on her back waving her hands over head in a magical rhythm.

She was mouthing some words and smiling. She was oblivious to everything around her and happy. Her mind and heart were not thinking about yesterday and she clearly had no concern about tomorrow.

She only cared about the present moment.

The Crazy Adult

What if that had been an adult on the couch lying on their back, waving their hands above their heads, mouthing some words? We’d think they were crazy and we’d go over to ask them if they needed help.

Why do we lose this magic in our lives? What changes happen to us that stops us from just being a “kid” and playing?

Society boxes us, education socializes us, advertising companies define us.

We lose who we are in the process of life as we get wrapped up in To Do lists and chores. Most importantly, our intellect takes over and we lose the spiritual and emotional aspects that were part of us as children. We were whole once. Now we are often only a small reflection of our true selves as our spirit diminishes.

Enjoying Our Moments

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could allow the child to come out in all of us all the time? What if we could always be vulnerable and just be ourselves?

Forget about the bills or that unsettling Facebook message from someone you don’t know. Ignore the noise and the haste in the world. It will still be there tomorrow. Try to get out of your head for a moment. Instead, feel and sense the world around you. Open your heart to the goodness. You are perfectly entitled to enjoy your moments in life. Just as we did when we were children.

Please lie on a couch on your back and just play with your hands above your head. Some may think you are a bit crazy. That’s OK. You are. We all are.

We need our child to come back out of its shell.

We would be a kinder world and the better for it.

Have a wonderful, slightly crazy, child-filled day.

40 Minutes Left in Your Life

Imagine as you start a walk that your life will end by the time you finish?

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