By Mary Layton
The Inner Child
The Merriam – Webster Definition defines the “Inner Child” as “the childlike usually hidden part of a person’s personality that is characterized by playfulness, spontaneity, and creativity usually accompanied by anger, hurt and fear attributable to childhood experiences”.
Isn’t it wonderful that no matter how old I am in years, inside I can still feel like a kid! That’s why I am so thrilled about the opening of a Children’s Museum in Modesto! I look forward to seeing works of art created by children. They will inspire me, I am sure! Children have the advantage of not racking their brains like adults do. They don’t take things so seriously. When they make a picture they just make a picture without secretively hoping it could be a masterpiece. They just enjoy themselves and paint without the inhibition that we encounter later in life. Always that worry, is it good enough, is it perfect? Or even, will it sell?
Most children look at the world with different eyes. They don’t read things into anything. Things are the way they are, or the way they imagine them to be. So much is just in having fun while painting. It takes no effort. My inner child wishes to find this freedom again! Let’s all go to the Children’s Museum! For more info go to taichi4modesto.com or call (209)572-4518
