Enjoying Life With a Child's Abandon

When was the last time you enjoyed life from a child’s perspective? Enjoying every moment, not wanting it to end…tumbling through the day with wild abandon…meeting new friends without forsaking the old. I love hanging out with my nephews. They are extremely competitive with each other and they love each other fiercely. This spring, we went to Centennial Olympic Park and they ran into the water rings as if they were on the beach. They were not ashamed of what they had on. They did not care who was looking at them or if their thighs were too big or butt was too wide. I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed a day without thinking about what time it was or where I needed to be next. I remember as a child running outside and playing with my cousins and friends all day. Using a jar to catch fireflies, picking blackberries and plums, riding bikes, taking walks, making mud pies and so many other things that filled my day with joy. I want to take a day and just play like a child. What would I do if I could take just one day and not care about all the things that adults think about…….
• I would spend a whole day at the beach running in and out of the surf. I would play volley ball and build sandcastles. I would walk the beach and pick up shells and chase the birds and the sea crabs. I would enjoy the sun as it warmed my body and bury my friends in the sand.
• I would go to a playground and swing on a swing as high as I could. Slide down the sliding board and turn myself upside down on the monkey bars. I would play tag and hide & seek with my friends.
• I would eat peaches, watermelon, plums and blackberries until their juices ran all down my face. I would devour snow cones, popsicles and homemade strawberry ice cream until it ran down my arm.
• I would ride my bicycle with my hand up in the air. I would play kickball, hopscotch and ring around the rosy until the street light came on.
A day of enjoying with a child’s abandon….still believing I could do anything and still being willing to try to accomplish every goal before talking myself out of pursuing it. So what do you think….what would you do if you could take a day and just play like a child. What do you think about living life without any restrictions….like a child waiting on the day to begin? So, what do you think?