Childhood (1)

  There are certain freedoms children often have that adults have learned to constrain or reform. I have been looking through pictures of my children and am seeing these constraints coming over my oldest. This is largely due to school where she is mocked and ridiculed for anything deemed stupid or immature or whatever. I want to celebrate and remember the freedom of childhood. The overwhelming joy, the immense sorrow, the anger...all of it as it flows unchecked from sensitive souls full of feeling and depth.

  Every part of your body is a genuine discovery and miracle! A belly button??!!! Who knew!!!

When you go outside you don't just walk and look, your gather, you imagine, you explore and you remember and you have so much fun that when it is time to go home you sob with sadness.

Just a simple walk turned into exploding joy and so much fun ~ casting off your shirts and crab walking and running running running in the middle of the road.

             Just a park playground ~ but you are so full of happiness you can't contain it

   You put on whatever clothes you want to and you feel amazing every day. You have no idea what fashion or style is.

                      You run and leap and scream and laugh with joy pretty much every day

The wind in your hair, rocks under your bare feet, water and wood all around equals contentment and hours of happiness

                                   You try to taste the wind because why wouldn't you

                                       When you see an old tire you just hop right in

You love the kitten but yet you feel threatened by the fact that you have always been the smallest and now she is...so you are not always kind

            You lose your two front teeth but that doesn't stop you from anything at all

              You never ever think of shoes or clothes. If you could be naked all the time you would be

                               Every emotion plays on your countenance. Nothing can be hidden

                                  You are happy and beautiful and free every day if possible

                                                                          So much joy

                                     You think you can do anything you try ~ and so you do

A pool of water  no matter how big or small is fun on a hot day. You just make it work

                                             You run and run and run with your tongue out