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I had some time to kill, and eventually found myself at the mall.
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Kiana Shelton, LCSW, is a social worker withMindpath Health.
The store was completely empty, save for one family.
Was I curious about the hype?
Yes, but I also didnt want to go in badly enough to push for it.
Kiana Shelton, LCSW, is a social worker withMindpath Health.
Reflexively, I blurted a family member.
Oh, how old?
Uhhh, 8, I replied.
At nearly 6 feet tall, I towered over the work stations designated for assembling a new plush friend.
I tried not to think about that too hard, or else I might have gotten embarrassed and left.
Do you want that one?
I said, quickly remembering my fib about being here on an 8-year-old family members behalf.
My heart rate was higher than usual.
Was it because I felt out of place?
Kiana Shelton, LCSW, is a social worker withMindpath Health.
Was it because I was thrilled with excitement?
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It was my inner child moving my feet and taking me somewhere she always wanted to go.
I have the ability to make things okay for myself, even when Im scared.
This same approach applies to your inner child.
My response wasnt about Build-A-Bear in a literal sense.
It was fun to just do a thing because I could.
Two weeks later after my Build-A-Bear afternoon, I came down with an awful case of the flu.
Going to the ER sucks, and going to the ER alone is even worse.
I paused and said, Something like that.
Inside my bag, I was twiddling the foot of my stuffed frog in my hand.
It made me feel better and reminded me that everything would be okay.
That I had the power to make choices to make that true for myself and for my inner child.
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