Tapping into Your Childlike Instincts
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Photo courtesy Dewin Anguas Barnette
“I began to think of children not as immature adults, but of adults as atrophied children.” K. Johnstone
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso
How do we tap back into our naturally creative selves? We were born with the survival instincts to explore. We are designed to expand and learn through trial and error in a way that no other creature can.
Yet, what holds us back once we get older? What makes adults then turn on the younger ones and squash or discredit their creativity?
Five year old Aelita Andre is one of a few visual art prodigies that face drastically conflicting audience reactions from amazement to disdain.
To change patterns, we must first recognize and articulate those patterns.
SELF-OBSERVATIONS PROMPTS:
How do you tap in to your childlike curiosity and whimsy?
Do you notice when you actively suppress it? If so, what are those circumstances?