We often hear about our inner child. In fact, much is done to access our inner child and to love him or her. While I think tending to your inner child allows you to heal on a deep level, if you are working to manifest the life of your dreams, your inner adolescent is equally, if not more, important.
Who is your inner adolescent, and how is he or she different from your inner child?
Your inner adolescent represents a very different time of life than childhood. You are technically in adolescence from ages 10-19. That is a stage when you explore the wonders of life and are excited about the experiences to come. It’s that time in life when you can’t wait to grow up so your life can “begin.”
Your inner adolescent is ready to explore—in fact eager to do so. She has inspired idea after inspired idea, and the energy to explore those ideas and even carry them out.
Think back to when you were 10-19. What excited you back then? What made you want to explore your world? What did you look forward to doing when you “grew up?”
You may recall wanting to do things that were exciting, creative, daring, even. True, the pursuits you considered back then may not have been realistic. (We can’t all be astronauts, for instance.) But thinking about what you found exciting back then made you feel like flying, didn’t it?
It could be what you dreamed about back then isn’t unrealistic now. Perhaps you thought about creating music or art or traveling to distant locales. Maybe you wanted to have your own cooking show or to write a book. And then you went on to do something else in life to pay the bills.
But when you think about your old hopes and dreams, they spark something inside of you, don’t they? It might even cause you to think about finally writing that book or taking that Italian class and traveling to Europe.
The point is to look back and see what made your inner adolescent happy and excited. Just by accessing those memories, you call forth your inner adolescent. And when you do, you reignite dreams that may have been dormant for some time.
Even if you no longer want to do what you thought would be awesome at 13, you bring forth those feelings of joyous exploration and anticipation from that time. And do you know what happens when you access those feel-good feelings? You manifest more quickly and easily into your life what you want right now.
You see, when it comes to creating your dream life, your inner adolescent holds the keys. He knows what inspires and uplifts you and makes you feel gleeful and ready to take a leap of faith.
Your inner adolescent isn’t bogged down by the “have-tos” and “shoulds and “harsh realities” of life. She operates from a carefree and excited place that says, Why not? What if? How about if I try? Who’s going to stop me?
So, go ahead and call forth your inner adolescent. Let her run free and see where he takes you. Grab your inner adolescent’s hand and hop, skip, jump and run into your inspired life.
I dare you.
