Look up "child-like
qualities" and you find a treasure trove of wonderful characteristics,
many of which are listed below. Unfortunately for many of us, most of them are
left behind in our youth due to conformity in the educational system and the
stresses of growing up in dysfunctional homes as well as adult life.
Yet these attributes are such a
delight to us at any age that we try to live the adage "It's never too
late to have a happy childhood". We
take the time to laugh and cry, play and pray, and to dance and sing to matter
what our age is. Scan the list and pick some that have special meaning for you.
How can you realize these in your day
to day life? Perhaps a toy or two (or twenty or thirty!) you can get for
yourself you always wanted as a child you can at least see if not play with
from time to time. Some ACA's have boxes full of toys, shelves full of sidewalk
chalk, closets full of costumes, and garages full of bicycles they share with
friends at retreats, picnics, and parties. Go for it! It's your turn!
Curious
Creative
Imaginative
Excited
Adventurous
Interested
Energetic
Passionate
Confident
Trusting
Innovative
Joyful
Loving
Fully Alive
Happy
Wonder
Amazement
Authenticity
Truthful
Observant
Present in the Now
Persistent
Open Minded
Open Hearted
Emotional
Innocent
Generous
Content
Daring
Playful
Optimistic
Cheerful
“Adults are just outdated children.” Dr. Seuss
“There is no keener revelation of a society’s soul than how it
treats its (inner) children.” Nelson Mandela
“(We) Children are likely to live up to what (we) you believe of (ourselves)
them.” — Lady Bird Johnson
“We worry about what a child
will become tomorrow, we forget that he is someone today.” Stacia
Tauscher,
“Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be
unfolded.” Jess Lair, author
Children are natural zen masters; their world is brand new in each
and every moment. –John Bradshaw
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist
once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso
The soul is healed by being (with) children. ― Fyodor
Dostoyevsky
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in
everything. – Giacomo Leopardi
Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is
done by children. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
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There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a
child. There are seven million. – Walt Streightiff
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet
discouraged. – Rabindranath Tagore
While we try to teach our children all about life, our
children teach us what life is all about. — Angela Schwindt
Children see magic because they look for it. ―
Christopher Moore
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy
tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy
tales. — Albert Einstein
Every child is gifted, they just unwrap their packages at
different times.
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