Live Child!

April 11, 2022 4:16am

"Your Discontent Is Not Always In Finding Something New. It's In Discovering Something Old." -Nurse Dei

First and foremost, thank you Nurse Dei for supporting and pushing me towards my journey as an entrepreneur and sharing my creative expression with the world. Receiving life coaching from you has helped me spiritually, mentally and emotionally. Your shining light and 'Listening Hands' will never go unnoticed and I am forever grateful!

This post couldn't have come at a better time. I was just thinking to myself the other day or came to a realization rather, that I'm actually doing the things I enjoyed as a child and even in the past that I have forgotten about. It's like we get older and seem to forget the things we enjoyed a long time ago or when we were younger. Those things that made us happy, feel safe and thrived in. Yea, we tend to forget sometimes cause life just starts lifing and adulting starts really adulting. Chile, the ghetto! Sometimes we forget things too because of the lack of encouragement. Being discouraged enough can lead to eventually giving up. I feel as though when we tap back into those hobbies or ventures we can find our way back to our happy place. Or it can be the solution to solving life's problems.

As for me, I transmuted those things into starting my own small business and simply expressing my creativity in multiple ways. I'll start with how I loved to write in my diary whether it was poems or some detail in my life that I probably wrote a novel about and over exaggerated. You know how we do as kids and teenagers sometimes, being all dramatic. Some of it was painful too though. I must say however, just as therapeutic as it was then, it is now as well. Of course there was more to sit and write then versus now as an adult.

Then, I started drawing. Mostly basic stuff like flowers, hearts, etc. Flowers for sure! Still have a thing for drawing flowers, especially after finding that the meaning of my name means 'Beautiful Flower'. I would make everything so colorful too! I love color and loved to color. It was the process of drawing to the colors that gave me a sense of peace and then finally seeing the outcome, was even better. At that point, I just invested in a sketch book.

Although, I'm not teaching or working with kids currently, which I am considering returning to again, I definitely thrive in this environment. I remember as a child I loved playing school with my sisters and friends. You can bet I was the teacher. Haha! I was probably already practicing my acting skills too playing the teacher role. Lol! We'll see one day, but I'm definitely taking my chances at voice acting. With modeling, I express myself in so many ways and themes and look forward to planning photoshoots for others.

But to avoid an oh so lengthy journal, anything that involved art and me expressing myself creatively was my home, my happy place, my moment in meditation and all that I ever love. I wouldn't be me without it, whether it's drawing, painting, dancing, singing, music, puzzles, writing, coloring, or teaching, this is where I thrive, where I ground and balance my energy, where I create even more ideas, how I heal myself and my inner child, and how I 'Live Child!'

My advice to you, TAP IN! Go within and seek your inner child, remember the things you loved, you thrived in and that shaped you 💙 It could be the solution to your now!

-Martinaene