4d • General discussion
Where’s your inner child ?
There’s something deeply important about reconnecting with our childhood selves.Can you remember the last time you felt their presence ?
Not to escape adulthood, but to remember the feeling of it — the excitement, curiosity, and sense that the world was full of small magic. As children, we created without judgement. We played, noticed, collected, imagined, and followed what felt good rather than what was “useful” or “productive”.
As adults, life can slowly teach us to tuck those parts away. Responsibilities grow, confidence can shrink, and creativity often becomes something we think we need permission for. But those childhood sparks are still there — they just need a little space and kindness to surface again.
Revisiting those feelings isn’t about being childish; it’s about being connected. When we allow ourselves to return to wonder, we soften. We breathe differently. We remember that creativity doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.
Here are a few gentle, creative ways to reconnect with your inner child:
- Create without an outcome – draw, paint, write, or doodle with no plan and no intention to share. Let it be just for you.
- Notice like you used to – clouds, puddles, patterns in bark, the way light hits a wall. Children are brilliant noticers.
- Collect small things – leaves, pebbles, words you like, colours, memories. Keep them in a jar or notebook.
- Play with colour – choose colours you loved as a child and use them freely, even if they “don’t go together”.
- Revisit an old joy – colouring, cutting and sticking, making dens, reading an old favourite book, listening to music from your early years.
- Follow curiosity – if something catches your attention, let yourself explore it without needing a reason.
Reconnecting with childhood isn’t about going backwards — it’s about bringing that sense of excitement forward into who you are now. Those feelings still belong to you. They always have.
So if today feels heavy, try something small. A moment of play. A moment of wonder. A smidgen of calm.
Where do you feel most connected to your younger self?
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