{"id":1141,"date":"2022-01-13T20:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T19:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2022-02-16T21:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:11:45","slug":"het-innerlijke-kind-aan-het-woord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/en\/het-innerlijke-kind-aan-het-woord\/","title":{"rendered":"The inner child speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If I could do what I wanted to do, I would play. I would scream. I would let myself go completely. Let out all my pent-up emotions. I would cry, laugh, scream and shout. I would have fun. Live my life to the fullest. Not take everything so seriously. Long live the fun. I would tell people how it is. Not let myself be pushed away anymore. Not by anyone.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1142 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"innerlijk kind aan het woord\" width=\"439\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-800x1065.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-110x146.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-56x75.jpg 56w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brianvanleeuwen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/innerlijk-kind-aan-het-woord.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 439px, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would be pure in everything I feel. I would not do anything I did not like. I would jump in the puddles. Run through the forest. Hopping. Play with the animals. Play with the elves. I would also be afraid, but that is okay. I would be in love with life. Be in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>I would be an astronaut again. I would fly around the world. I would spend all day with animals. I would travel through the stars. From planet to planet. I would go and discover. Not think too much, but just do and experience.<\/p>\n<p>I would heal and make sure that I am allowed to be there. To be there completely. I would open myself completely. Let myself be heard. I would also be a bit rebellious, but also shy sometimes. I would cry for my mother, because I often feel alone. Scream for attention. Maybe even beg, because I need attention. I want to heal, so that we can play together. I would go on a journey. Are you coming?<\/p>\n<p>I would eat ice cream. Licking lollipops. Eating until I drop. Building sand castles. Building huts. Swimming in rivers and ponds. Playing around. I would dream. Daydream. Admiring the rainbows and walking on them and then sliding down them. I would enjoy the rain. Enjoy the storm. Enjoy the sun. Enjoy all the seasons. Summer, fall, winter and spring. I would put the Easter branch in the house again.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to see love in everything, but first you must see me. Do you see me?<\/p>\n<p>When was the last time you were truly connected to me? When was I really allowed to make myself heard? I am always here. I have never been away. Now finally see me for who I really am. Feel me. Untamed, pure, free and happy, but also angry, alone, scared and sad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#039;t have to be hard. I just want to connect with you. I just want to be together again. Really be together. 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