What does it mean to be a kid at heart?
Being a kid at heart is taking every detail of life and looking at it with a fresh and new perspective.
Children are fascinating to watch. While raising my five children I always vowed to always see the world through their eyes. Each new discovery or little ant crawling across the sidewalk was astounding to a child discovering for the first time. I want to always be amazed and astounded by each new discovery even as an adult.
Asking questions is also part of being a child at heart. We grow up and then we start looking to other influences to give us the answers to some of life’s most important questions. I want to discover on my own, actually asking the questions, and seek the answers. If you have ever raised children you know they ask a gazillion questions.
When my kids were growing up they would bring their school books home to do their homework. We would read stories together, pause and ask questions. Then define our own opinions and ideas. When we could not come up with any answers we would then look in the encyclopedia or on the computer to find out the answers. I never want to grow out of asking questions.
Being a kid at heart is also not taking the daily tasks of life to serious. Have you ever watched a kid sweeping a floor? Humming while they’re sweeping the floor and how proud they are when they are done and it looks so clean. These little things build confidence in the simplest of tasks. I want to keep humming through daily tasks and having that joy in building confidence in myself as I work through life’s daily tasks.
Being a kid at heart is the reminder that there was a time and a place in all of our lives when we were free to be exactly who we are without the hindrances of judgment. It’s like that phrase that people say, “Dance like nobody’s watching.” Live your life like nobody’s watching and just be yourself. Be that little 5-year-old child walking down the sidewalk and taking the time to look down at the teeniest little ant.
Everyday I think that I am so blessed to instinctively know that I will be a child at heart for the rest of my days.
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Interior Designer, Consultant, Artist. Which is it they ask? All of the above. God has blessed me in ways that words cannot describe. Doing what I love and making a career out of it all. Starting with a beautiful designer showroom. Decorating homes and specializing in kid's spaces. Magazine covers and spreads, then show homes. Adding in business consulting. Working alongside my clients to develop a strategic plan to design and market their product or service in the correct markets. Then one day, after years of painting for my clients, a few gallies, my hobby business I decided in the second half of my life to bring Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery to life. I took my paintings to the streets and flipped my website into my "Art You Love" business. Do what you love and love what you do. Adding Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery and creating artful pieces for your home, office, business. An empty wall invites art you love by Elizabeth Harris Art Gallery. Your Dreams & Passions, My Experience & Help. Let's work together and build something beautiful in your home business, or on your walls.
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