Who is Your Inner Child?
- Apr 12, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 27, 2023
Earlier this month, we went to a Holi Festival. I discovered “Holi” is based off of Indian Hindu mythology. During this celebration, one tosses worries to the wind. What better way to free yourself from anxiety than throw some color in the air?

I felt like a playful child. Sometimes it is easier to live in the moment when things get super messy. Well, as long as I do not have to clean up the mess and things are not being destroyed!

Have you ever run in the rain with your kids or participated in an impromptu snowball fight? How do you feel? These carefree moments allow us to meet our children where they are: in the present.
We may not think play is important to grown-ups. This makes sense. As adults, there is so much work to do and little time for fun and games. Harvard Assistant Professor of Psychology, Ron Siegel, states work is practical, task, and future oriented. Play does not have a goal. However, on the contrary, play is very beneficial to our well-being. Studies show it helps with our brain growth also known as neuroplasticity. It also decreases stress levels, increases endorphins, and improves our overall quality of life.
When I allow myself to play, my “inner child” is released. I believe we all have an inner child who lives inside us. What does your little child look like? “Little Valerie” has blonde braids and comes from the late 1980s and early 1990s. She wears slap on bracelets, jelly shoes, and dances to the era’s musical hits.

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