The Man in the Mirror Project - Child Like

When we were young all we thought about was playing outdoors and doing childish things.  As we grew older, we had to think about other things.  How to make money, how to behave and how to fit in with society.  As we grew we lost the zest we once had as children.  The wonder that we exhibited in ways that only a child could.  

A child sees everything as if it is for the first time.  You wonder at the beauty of a single flower.  You are in awe of the night sky full of stars.

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 MathiasPedersen,com

The joy we find in wonderment brings us back to who we truly are.  This is our nature.  Our child within that must be nourished in order for us all to heal.  Allowing yourself to view your world and the world around you like a child, will enable you to exhibit all those traits you once naturally had. Today go back there.  Go back to your childhood and the days you too wondered at the world around you. Maybe  you remember a moment in your lifetime that made you feel special.  Or maybe there was a moment in your life that made you feel like a spec of dust in a wide and vast universe floating aimlessly and blissfully throughout.


Jesus once said that in order to enter the kingdom of heaven you too must become like a child.  For it is with a child's heart that you will enter the kingdom of your heavenly father.

Being child like is different than being childish.  Being child like is remembering to take moments in your life to capture the magic.  Being childish is not having boundaries or taking responsibility.  There is a difference.

So today take a few moments and try to be child like and as you do notice how the things around you seem richer, deeper and more amazing than you have ever noticed before.