Release Your Inner Child
Happy Canada Day…July 1st and to our American friends, Happy Independence Day on July 4th.
Many of us take time off to celebrate special events that are planned for these days, or take time out to relax with family and friends. It is also a great time to get alone and reconnect with our “inner self.” In these busy and challenging days, sometimes we forger how valuable this reconnection can be in bringing balance and harmony to our lives.
Summer is also a good time to enjoy the simple things of life like camping, picnicking, or attending special events in our parks. There are many ways we can enjoy life and bring back the fun and excitement we once experienced as children; all it takes is a little imagination, planning, and effort.
Last week we took our 10 and 14 year old grandsons to a picnic event held at Fort Edmonton Park. We were reminded by a staff worker that some scenes from the movie, The Assassination of Jessie James were filmed here. We rode in the old steam engine train where the hold up was filmed and reveled in the thought that Brad Pitt may have occupied the very seat in which we now sat. Later, we took a ride with others in the horse drawn wagon, and then topped off the evening with a ride on an original street car – just like in the olden days.
In a corner of the park is located an old fashioned playground with swings, teeter totters and simple merry-go-rounds. What fun we had on the equipment playing with our grandsons, imagining ourselves being young once again. With creative imagination, I could almost hear the excited laughter of my old schoolmates as we played together in the schoolyard. Interestingly enough, as the evening wore on, my weariness disappeared because my inner child was refreshed as I relived memories of days gone by.
It brought to me how important and powerful the laws of the mind can be. How by transforming our thoughts we can transform our feelings and minds as well.
Tell me, what you have done recently that allowed you to release your playful inner child.
Until next time, this is “Nurse Audrey” signing off