My fastest way to connect in with my inner child is to listen to the music she loved. Which, to be fair, I still love as an adult. Whether itās The Beatles or Britney Spears or Good Charlotte, something about tapping into that deepest sense memory of sound knocks down all my āgrown-upā walls. Thanks for the prompt and way to think about unleashing ourselves with joy!
I love this, Emi! I also listen to my high school bands often. Itās amazing how music can transport you right back to the feelings you felt as a kid/teen. Thanks for sharing š
I love this! I always remember finger painting in kindergarten being so much fun. I have zero artistic skill today beyond hilarious stick figures, but it's nice to remember a time when none of that mattered. It was just pure joy to create somethingāanythingāout of nothing.
This is great! That moment when you just bring an idea to play and enjoy, no need to have a world built around it, just a movie trailer that allows you to engage with the feeling and daydream
What Ill do is then Ill just write them down like you say and then whenever there is a time for them will see what else is happening there.
I like the way King explained it, its a fossil and you have the opportunity to dig it out, dind out how big or how weird it is.
Just reread this tonight, and I did not realize how much it would answer a question I didnāt realize I had. Thank you, Kailey! Right now Iām pondering if and how I want to disintegrate the structures Iāve built around writing, and this informs that. I want to feel inspired by my work and enjoy it. I want to write purely, exclusively because I feel like it. Thank you for the reminder <3
My fastest way to connect in with my inner child is to listen to the music she loved. Which, to be fair, I still love as an adult. Whether itās The Beatles or Britney Spears or Good Charlotte, something about tapping into that deepest sense memory of sound knocks down all my āgrown-upā walls. Thanks for the prompt and way to think about unleashing ourselves with joy!
I love this, Emi! I also listen to my high school bands often. Itās amazing how music can transport you right back to the feelings you felt as a kid/teen. Thanks for sharing š
I love this! I always remember finger painting in kindergarten being so much fun. I have zero artistic skill today beyond hilarious stick figures, but it's nice to remember a time when none of that mattered. It was just pure joy to create somethingāanythingāout of nothing.
Try finger painting again and see how it goes! haha Kindergarten Ana would love it :)
This is great! That moment when you just bring an idea to play and enjoy, no need to have a world built around it, just a movie trailer that allows you to engage with the feeling and daydream
What Ill do is then Ill just write them down like you say and then whenever there is a time for them will see what else is happening there.
I like the way King explained it, its a fossil and you have the opportunity to dig it out, dind out how big or how weird it is.
I like that explanation as well! However big or weird :)
Precious child .....you are
<3 <3
Brilliant strategy for being kinder to our inner child as a writer. Thank you.
I'm so happy it resonated with you <3
Just reread this tonight, and I did not realize how much it would answer a question I didnāt realize I had. Thank you, Kailey! Right now Iām pondering if and how I want to disintegrate the structures Iāve built around writing, and this informs that. I want to feel inspired by my work and enjoy it. I want to write purely, exclusively because I feel like it. Thank you for the reminder <3
Inner child work is fascinating! Its a hard practice for sure, but it can inform so much. Glad this was helpful :)