Over the weekend my brother and his family, who are visiting
from Sweden, spent some time at our place. They have two beautiful girls, 11
and 8 and I was very much looking forward to seeing them. It had been 3 years
since I’d seen them last and they had grown up quite a bit, but still children
with that sparkle in their eye that sees everything with innocence and
interest.
It was really a perfect weekend. We spent some relaxing time
with my brother and sister-in-law over good food and having engaging adult
conversation and catching up on what’s been happening over the past while, talking about the joys and worries of parenting, and life in general. We
don’t see each other very often so time together is very special and we like to
make it count. It was great.
But the bonus and most rejuvenating part of the visit was
spending time with those two beautiful little girls, chatting, yes, but most of
all PLAYING! We played and danced, having so much fun with them. Esther and I
walked in the vegetable garden, stopping to pick the veggies that were ready,
stopping by the strawberry bed while she bent over and found a huge juicy
strawberries. Giggling with them as we played games on the Xbox. Looking at all the items they purchased so far on their trip. Trying on a pink boa that Alice had made doing finger crochet and asking her to teach me how. The excitement and joy was infectious and I found myself looking at
things with that same innocence, interest and joy.
It felt wonderful to let my inner child out to play, to let
her see the world in her own way, to feel what she felt and still feels within
me, to let go of the worries of being an adult and just have fun, laugh and
play.
It made me realize that I don’t let my little inner girl out
to play nearly enough. She stays locked up inside while I worry and fret and
take care of all the adult responsibilities that I have. But too often I get
caught up in that and forget to play, something that I found this weekend I
really and truly miss.
I used to play more often, would go to my favorite place by
the creek and swing on the swings when it wasn’t busy and play by the creek,
skipping stones and sitting barefoot under the shade of a big ancient apple
tree.
And it reminded me how important it is. How much freedom it
gives from the thoughts that sometimes get us all wrapped up in worry and fear. And how it can keep you so present in the moment.
I am grateful to those two little girls for reminding me to
let my inner child out to play and I intend to do it more often, whenever I
have the chance.
When my brother’s beautiful little family left to go to
their rented home for the next two weeks, I found myself looking forward to
when they return after that sojourn to see us again. And when they do, my inner
child will be ready and waiting to come out to play again.
Let your inner child out to play and let me know what your
experience was like. I would love to hear all about it.
With love and kindness
Bettina
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