Some inner child memories are about what could have been, others about what was.

I have never really heard of this, but of course, it seems completely logical that the "starry-eyed and bushy-taled" innocence of the child is inside (whether crushed or forgotten) of us and happiness is only a matter of reuniting the two. Reunification is not just a noble effort, but it would seem to be "the meaning of life". It seems that the declaration of 'SELF' is dependent on CONSCIENCE (the tree that Adam and Eve ate from) and how accountable we decide to be to it. The innocence of the child is due to a lack of evil intent (evil is illogical because it destroys harmony, objectively, the innocence of the child is based on the logical premise of peace). I'll share some of what I've learned in my journey to acheive consciousness/identity (in order to realize happiness). You might not understand it if it doesn't make sense in your life, but I would welcome hearing what this topic means to you. The meaning of this forum doesn't seem to be well defined, but it probably shouldn't be attempted anyway because some of us can only reminisce in sorrow and disappointment and some in joy. So, the introductory question would probably resemble..."Have your dreams ever become a reality?". It seems that only an innocent child is capable of dreams about wonder and beauty (which is why I fell in love with God as a child) and formed goodness as an institution. As life went on, I saw how irrelevant to reality that institution is but refused to discard my dreams and decided I had no choice but to be the 'nice guy' that finishes last. So, my inner child is still with me, but now I realize that it is not meant (or not so compatible) for this world, not completely unlike that of Jesus. This forum is meant for the dreams of the inner child, but in order to keep those dreams genuine, we must sort out the pains and sorrows and keep a clear objective for the present/future. The apex of opportunity for a teacher is summed up in this..."Teach them to dream" (the rewards are as great as the risks) because exercising the imagination is the only way to reach the 'undiscovered country' and the child desires "a better country" (Hebrews 11:16). Our inner world needs to be discovered in order to be as we should and enjoy life as we should ( we are the creator's offspring "I am who I am", Exodus 3:14). As long as we practice introspection, we will find the inner child (I AM).

Because of a dysfunctional family and divorced parents, I grew up having a feeling that something is wrong (what, when, why and how it could be true, I didn't know, but I did know WHERE...in my life). I was always in a daze, and people said I was "withdrawn". When I was 51, I heard someone talk about their divorce and realized what that feeling was and that their children will probably have it too. My identity had never been clearly established/recognized and my body experienced life, but I (SELF) didn't.

I am not sure that it is the inner child that I am looking for (need a better definition), but this forum would be a good place to "exercise the imagination".

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