Sometimes there is this child-like sense of curiosity or this feeling that you probably had as a child when you just wanted to play. It's things like reading a story, having paper and pens to create whatever you like or even a bunch of building blocks. There's no instructions or a specified outcome that you … Continue reading No instructions, no outcome, just play
Tag: childhood
Coming back to you
When it's just you yourself and you, how do you live? How do you spend your time? And the times when you feel most like yourself, what are you doing? For me it's journaling, walking in green spaces, listening to my favourite music (The jezabels, Funkadelic/Parliament and The Stone Roses), creating with my hands, getting … Continue reading Coming back to you
Making the case for curiosity
I think the idea of being curious is something often associated with childhood. You think of being at a young age where you have lots of questions and so you ask them not really thinking about whether or not you should. But then we get older, for a large majority of people asking questions is … Continue reading Making the case for curiosity
The power of storytelling
Storytelling is a powerful thing. Not everything gets written down or photographed but stories can always be passed down as long as someone is happy to speak and someone is willing to listen. For many storytelling perhaps conjures up images of childhood sitting cross legged on the floor as the teacher reads you story or … Continue reading The power of storytelling
Making up for lost time
If you missed out on anything in your younger years you might hold the belief that it's too late to do the things you wished you'd done. But what if you do them now, what if you make a conscious effort to make up for lost time? Granted with age comes responsibility, so taking out … Continue reading Making up for lost time
What do you mean, you don’t know?
I don't know was one of my most used phrases during my school days. It was an easy 3 words to use in situations where I didn't want to participate, like class. I'd sit daydreaming, ruminating or just quietly paying attention. Then all of a sudden a teacher would call on me for the answer … Continue reading What do you mean, you don’t know?
Advice from your past self
Do you remember when you were your most confident self? Common advice in challenging situations when we're afraid is to ask 'what would [insert name of inspirational person] do?' I think that's a really helpful tool but it can also just emphasise the gap between where you're at and where you want to be instead … Continue reading Advice from your past self
On being content with not becoming a writer
Or at least trying to be. I remember being around 16 or 17 telling a classmate about my writing hobby and that I had thought of doing it as a career. At the time I was pretty lost with regard to career plans and my civil engineering dream was becoming less and less likely. My … Continue reading On being content with not becoming a writer
Habits of your childhood self
For some people there are aspects of themselves that were developed in childhood as coping mechanisms in order to feel comfortable or safe. And sometimes those habits or behaviour that were developed during childhood become so familiar and comfortable to us that we carry them through into adulthood. But the thing is how you coped … Continue reading Habits of your childhood self
Happy then and happy now
There is a belief that the things that brought us joy as kids will be the things that bring us joy as adults, especially after we've gone through low periods. Feeding the birds at the park, reading fiction books, drawing and making daisy chains are some examples of childhood joys. It's interesting that as children … Continue reading Happy then and happy now
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