May 12, 2026, the 132nd day of 2026
Somrtimes the Kid Comes Out
I can be so serious and polite and then something will unexpectedly surprise me and suddenly the little kid in me comes out.... View MoreMay 12, 2026, the 132nd day of 2026
Somrtimes the Kid Comes Out
I can be so serious and polite and then something will unexpectedly surprise me and suddenly the little kid in me comes out.
I think that it happens to most people who actually love life and have not gotten bored or jaded. But still, it can get embarrassing, especially if you are somewhere the attitude doesn't fit the situation.
Sometimes it pops up like,, "oh, oh, oh, don't forget me!" And we are back to that excited, attention grabbing moment, losing decorum and later wondering, "what the heck was I thinking?"
But if others smile along with us, when those moments happen, they pass by pleasantly enough.
But if someone berates us, and takes the moment over-seriously, it can become an issue. Then we may become overly self-conscious and that is not good either.
When the kid in me comes out and then the adult me starts to scold it, I often have to stop myself and ask God what He thinks of it. What does God see and and how does He feel about it?
Those moments keep me humble and remind me that I am still a child in God's eyes. Though I may be an adult, that doesn't make me all grown up.
Sometimes that inner child will scold me and remind me of what it was like to dream big dreams and to not give up the joy of imagining.
If losing that child in me means losing my love of life, the excitement of discovery and the surprise changes in an unexpected moment, I would not surrender it, even if it can embarrass me at times.
It has taken me some time, but I have stopped berating myself over it. And it makes me smile a warm smile when it happens to another. There really are kindred souls out there, even if we only catch a brief glimpse of them.
We should never grow blase' or stuck up, or look down on another who gets excited over something that may not excite us.
We may look foolish and we may feel foolish afterwards, but it is all part of the give and take of different kinds of people being together.
Sometimes we do need to apologize, as we would expect of any child, if our exuberance took away from another.
But quite often it is only awkward because others have lost touch with that part of them that would be excited for us, and with us.
A child heart sometimes pops out in unexpected ways, in us and in others. When we understand this we can accept each other's little quirks better and we may find that we enjoy each other more as well.
For my part, those family and friends that I am the most relaxed around, are those who understand this and have their own quirks.
Stay strong! Enjoy the uniqueness of the people in your life, including your own uniqueness.
NAN
