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The reason that many of us have difficulty with experiencing metaphysical happenings is
that we refuse to let our inner child express. The inner child is often that place of
intuitive truth, and certainly is that place where real faith begins. I wrote this article
originally for myself. Later, I revised it to apply to other individuals seeking to find
personal freedom. I hope it has that application for you!
Dear Child Within
I have bruised and abused you and yet you survive! I call you weak, inconsistent
and irresponsible, and yet it is you who remains the same, not I. When my rigid ways
fail me I seek your spontaneity to rescue me in my dilemma! When I cannot express
myself, in frustration, I seek you, my inner child, to give me peace in your simplicity.
When I need freedom of thought and creativity you supply my needs through simple
trust, often without question or barter.
You, my inner child, are a true friend! No matter how many times I fail you, you always
forgive and accept me as I am. It is within your world that I most often find love, and acceptance
towards others and myself, ultimately bringing me great joy. Your simple truths so contrast my adult
self that it scares me and I try to distance from you, to hide you in dark closets within myself. Yet,
you are the root of my birth into this life frame called Earth. When I lose connectedness with you, I lose
connectedness with everything that is pure and simple. You are the fundamental reality of who I am, the
inner expression of all that I can be. I can no longer ignore you. Nor, can I hide you in darkness where
you cannot experience the beauty of my day to day world. I realize that you can make my world even
more beautiful providing that I will just empower you. I empower you!
I often forget how the world, because of your emotional size, must look. How my world appears so
large and overwhelming. I forget how most people speak a different language than you. A language full
of words not understood by your simplistic faith. In this confusion you shiver and cower. You experience
a multitude of fear and pain and I call you names. Please forgive me? I reach out now to bathe you in my
acceptance; the acknowledgement of who you are within me. I accept you just as you are.
When I consider who I am, I will always remember that part of me is you, the inner child!
By: Johnny Shepherd
(C) Copyright 1987
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