Our First Self

In each of us, 

lives our original self. 

The Inner Child. 

This is the tenderest, purest version of us. 

The version of us that 

in many ways we're trying to reclaim, 

beneath the layers of culture and conditioning,

For the rest of our days. 

So when you spend time with your children, 

remember that they are building their future every single moment. 

And although they are small, 

They are intelligent, pure, and perfect exactly as they are. 

Let them bask in their childhood.

Let them have their own say in their lives. 

Let them teach you what they want, need, and feel. 

And you... you have an inner child too. 

That child lives in you, just as your future you lives in you. 

That child is waiting for your loving return. 

The reclamation of your inherent innocence. 

The remembrance of your initial joy, (which is still your truest joy).

The restoration of perception that you are perfectly you. 

That human-ness that can never be stripped, mechanized, or disordered. 

Your purity is everlasting. 

You are everlasting. 

Speak to yourself knowing that your own child self is listening. 

Remember that they are waiting for your return. 

And it is never ever too late to become yourself again. 

Breathe it in. 

The air sings the same songs, 

The water feels the same touch, 

The earth knows your feet. 

Somewhere you remember too. 

Return

Home

To

Yourself

Believe in yourself like only you can. 

Do it for the littlest version of you. 

Do it for the future version of you. 

Do it for the version of you that needs it right now.