Childlike Traits
5 BENEFITS OF CHILDLIKE TRAITS
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso
“Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” - Jesus
As we age, we may gain wisdom and experience, but we can also lose our childlike passion for happiness and fun. Although we cannot return to our childhood years, we can still recapture the kind of traits that we had as kids. By this, it does not means behaving childishly. For sure, children are easily fooled and led astray and in their innocence, they tend to be drawn to myths and fantasies. That is not what it meant by having childlike traits. It is about letting go of the adult role and become the child once in a while and laugh at silly jokes, singing (out of tune!), having party games, or blowing and popping balloons! All these can be amazingly energizing and help boosts a huge amount of physical, psychological and emotional benefit for us.
Here are five benefits of having “childlike” traits:
FEARLESS:
The fear of failure is a learned behavior. Children are all born to observe no boundaries. They were determined to learn to walk despite falling many times. Sadly, as we get older, we pick up fears along the way. These fears restricted and inhibited us from being adventurous. But as adults, we can adopt childlike curiosity to foster a fearless attitude towards learning and improving ourselves.
FERVOR:
Children do things with fervor and excitement. Almost every new activity is an adventure, a new opportunity to explore and learn. Simply going through the motions of life is not a way to live our lives. Use the perspective of a child to re-ignite the passion for life we once possessed. Enthusiasm is infectious, and it makes life a lot more interesting when others around us are excited too.
FAITH:
Faith comes easily for children, especially during stressful times. When they pray, they believe and that's it. As we grow older, life experiences taught us to be critical in our thinking. Our over thinking may impede us from experiencing spiritual connections and as a result, we lose direction, hope and are drowned in our own worries. Develop the faith of a child and use it as a necessary tool to live a successful and rewarding life.
FRIENDS:
Children don’t see the world in terms of race, gender, faith, wealth, size, height (Ahem!), physical ability, or appearance. They accept their family and friends they way they are and often unconditionally too. Because of that, they interact more freely, make friends easily, and even forgive quickly. Discrimination negatively affects the way we interact with one another. Unconditional acceptance of others, on the other hand, draws us closer.
FUN:
Children are born to have fun, which, unfortunately, seems to fade over time. Having fun through play provides wonderful stress relief and childlike playing is the perfect antidote to modern stressful lifestyles. Laughter releases endorphins which will lessen the stressful strains in the body. When we make work fun and pleasurable, we become more effective and productive.
"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
Albert Einstein
We can choose to live with happiness and joy. We can choose to love people for whom they are. And we can choose to be childlike (Not childish!) and experience heaven right now.
Fred Toké aka Tokémon
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso
“Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” - Jesus
As we age, we may gain wisdom and experience, but we can also lose our childlike passion for happiness and fun. Although we cannot return to our childhood years, we can still recapture the kind of traits that we had as kids. By this, it does not means behaving childishly. For sure, children are easily fooled and led astray and in their innocence, they tend to be drawn to myths and fantasies. That is not what it meant by having childlike traits. It is about letting go of the adult role and become the child once in a while and laugh at silly jokes, singing (out of tune!), having party games, or blowing and popping balloons! All these can be amazingly energizing and help boosts a huge amount of physical, psychological and emotional benefit for us.
Here are five benefits of having “childlike” traits:
FEARLESS:
The fear of failure is a learned behavior. Children are all born to observe no boundaries. They were determined to learn to walk despite falling many times. Sadly, as we get older, we pick up fears along the way. These fears restricted and inhibited us from being adventurous. But as adults, we can adopt childlike curiosity to foster a fearless attitude towards learning and improving ourselves.
FERVOR:
Children do things with fervor and excitement. Almost every new activity is an adventure, a new opportunity to explore and learn. Simply going through the motions of life is not a way to live our lives. Use the perspective of a child to re-ignite the passion for life we once possessed. Enthusiasm is infectious, and it makes life a lot more interesting when others around us are excited too.
FAITH:
Faith comes easily for children, especially during stressful times. When they pray, they believe and that's it. As we grow older, life experiences taught us to be critical in our thinking. Our over thinking may impede us from experiencing spiritual connections and as a result, we lose direction, hope and are drowned in our own worries. Develop the faith of a child and use it as a necessary tool to live a successful and rewarding life.
FRIENDS:
Children don’t see the world in terms of race, gender, faith, wealth, size, height (Ahem!), physical ability, or appearance. They accept their family and friends they way they are and often unconditionally too. Because of that, they interact more freely, make friends easily, and even forgive quickly. Discrimination negatively affects the way we interact with one another. Unconditional acceptance of others, on the other hand, draws us closer.
FUN:
Children are born to have fun, which, unfortunately, seems to fade over time. Having fun through play provides wonderful stress relief and childlike playing is the perfect antidote to modern stressful lifestyles. Laughter releases endorphins which will lessen the stressful strains in the body. When we make work fun and pleasurable, we become more effective and productive.
"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born."
Albert Einstein
We can choose to live with happiness and joy. We can choose to love people for whom they are. And we can choose to be childlike (Not childish!) and experience heaven right now.
Fred Toké aka Tokémon
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