Are You At Peace With Your Inner Child?
By Brian
@wolfie34 (26771)
United Kingdom
May 15, 2009 3:11pm CST
How many of us are in touch with our inner child?
Is your inner child at peace or is/she hurting because of what has happened in the past? Have you got hurts and upsets from the past that have never been resolved?
Have you ever tried to communicate to your inner child, to appease him/her, calm him/her or do you just ignore them?
When does your inner child surface or is he/she completely forgotten
Or maybe you have a very happy inner child on your hands that you have grown together in life?
Or is your inner child having tantrums and is continually upset and needs to be comforted?
Are you able to comfort your inner child and more importantly are you at peace with your child so you live in harmony
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9 responses
@kellyjeanne (1576)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Yea, I must admit that my inner child is still hurting from things of the past. I can't stand people who say things like, "Just get over it!" I'd like to take these people and throw them all off a bridge! They just don't understand.
The good news is that I've finally found a terrific therapist whom I feel understands me more than most.
Take care, wolfie!
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija
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@kellyjeanne (1576)
• United States
13 Jul 09
You are so funny, wolfie! I love your responses to my responses! LOL!
Not even a quarter of a mile from where I live is a bridge called 'The Coronado Bridge' that leads to Coronado Island. Now I will think of you whenever I look out my window and see it! :)
Purrs,
Catwoman=^..^= & Mija
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
21 May 09
I think I MUST be at peace with my inner child - because I don't think about her much! I'm not particularly introspective (that ended when I had children and had too many other things to worry about!) so I basically just let life happen around me and don't analyse it too much. When I used to do that, it made me maudlin and selfish - so I just count myself lucky for all the good things in my life and enjoy being 'in the moment'.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
21 May 09
I am guilty of analyzing too much and you are right it does make you maudlin and morose, I think with time on my hands I do tend to analyze stuff to the ninth degree and always for the negative. I think my inner child needs more reassurance that he is loved, but before I can do that I need to love myself!
@balasri (26537)
• India
14 Jun 09
I am at peace with my inner child for I know that my inner child and myself are one entity.Whatever the pain that has been inflicted upon me by myself is only my fault.I always live in the present and try to completely forget the bad things of the past if any.Constant trying made me forget the bad moments of the past completely.Wallowing in the past will never get us anywhere.It is the epitome of wasting the precious time left in our small life span.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
20 Jun 09
Yes my friend, if we spend too much time worrying and regretting the past we stop living in the present and we forget the future, we should enjoy what's ahead and never look back, we cant change what is behind us, sometimes I wish I could practice what I preached and life for me would be so much easier!
@positiveminded1977 (7072)
• India
13 Jun 09
This made me think...I think I sort of became at peace with my inner child when a baby came into my life. Now, when I take care of my baby, it is like I am taking care of my own inner child. Gosh, I never knew taking care of an infant could be so therapeutic. :)
Cheers and happy Mylotting
@dragonflyfli (5528)
• United States
14 Jun 09
I totally understand what you mean. When I had kids I seemed to understand what my childhood was all about more clearly. Taking care of the babies helped me remember that inner child inside of me and also take care of me.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 May 09
My inner child has a few. I just resolved a bad spanking (over kill for the offense which was teasing my sister) by imagining that I was spanking my dad. I laughed for days after that.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 May 09
It was very therapeutic. All these years I was mad about an unjust and embarrassing punishment and now I can just laugh about it all. It was great!
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
I am at peace and happy with my inner child. I think i am still in touch with my inner child, the reason is i still enjoy fantasy movies. Like i believe there is a middle earth just like in the Lord of the Ring. I love fairies, i love Merlin and Camelot. I also enjoy and love to play in the rain with my girls and i do not regret things i have done in the past.
@dragonflyfli (5528)
• United States
14 Jun 09
I love to play in the rain with my boys as well. Sometimes I just let loose and act like a big kid.
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
Good movie too. My inner child also loves ice cream, cakes and lots of chocolates....
@nannacroc (4049)
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15 May 09
My childhood was very happy, the only regret I have is that I was so shy I didn't do some things I would have liked to. I am at peace with my inner child and she still comes out to play regularly. She gets distracted by pretty lights and butterflies and stuff like that.
@nannacroc (4049)
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15 May 09
I hope he comes to play regularly and shows you the wonders of the world through his eyes.
@frtwome (239)
• United States
16 May 09
When I started reading this discussion, I just suddenly started crying so much that I actually had to go away from it, but something just keeps making me come back to it, and reading it again and again. It's so strange, that feel so terribly sad, and I don't even no why. I suppose that my inner child is not at peace.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
17 May 09
Crying is very healing, so in a way it has helped, for me I find crying very difficult, I guess I was always told as a child that boys don't cry! Maybe if I could cry it would help both me and my inner child. I hope this discussion hasn't distressed you to much. Take care.
@my_name_is_coco (4334)
• Philippines
16 May 09
I am very happy with my inner child.I have no regrets.in fact,I am still in touch with my inner childhood.I still love watching cartoons.I still play in the rain.I have no hurts in my past.I still see the world with hopeful eyes.
