Conversation With Your Inner Child

Who is your Inner Child? How old is he/she? When was the last time you talked? Ever? In the book The Power of Your Other Hand by Lucia Capacchione, she talks about connecting to your Inner Child through using your left hand to write down what you are feeling and thinking. You can create a journal for this purposeful writing. Now this is if you are right handed. The idea is that someone who is righthanded isn't as aware of their emotional right sided brain. This Inner Child work started back in the 60's with Transactional Anaylsis. Which is a type of therapy using role playing to connect with those parts of us that are our Critical Parent, Nurturing Parent, Rebelous Child, Frightened Child and so forth. Most therapists that used this method would ask the individual to move from one position or chair to another to become that part of them. In Lucia's book she is using the technique of writing to tap into that part of us, that is our frightened child or free willed child. By tapping into this creative emotional soul we can learn about those things that have limited us in the past.

Eat, Pray, Love

While watching this movie I was reminded about how we can get caught up in someone elses thoughts and desires and forget about our own. It doesn't have to take leaving the country to experience our transformation. Yet, it would be a glorious experience. I believe that the question to ask ourselves is "Are we living our truth?" If your answer is that you are not being authentic and truthful with who you are, then maybe you need to find your own quest for enlightenment.