Being a kid at heart….
Some people take life so seriously that they never smile and are no fun to be around. I call them prune faces.
If I think about it, being a kid at heart is more like taking life as it comes; “rolling with it” as they say.
Me, I refuse to worry over the small stuff or things I have no control over. Why should I end up with ulcers or a stroke over something I can’t do anything about??? I have enough to worry about without all that other stuff.
For example, I just had some groceries delivered but several of the items were missing because they were out of stock at the store. It would do me no good to get upset or angry at the delivery driver; he had nothing to do with it. I got the one thing I really wanted, so all it good.
But being a kid at heart also means that you still enjoy playing games or sharing toys with the children and grandchildren.
Enjoy life and the things it has to offer.
As a photographer, I often have to look at the world in a different manner; perhaps even as a child would see things.
I recently “played tourist” and took a ride in the new balloon ride and the boat ride. I have been on the boat before and to the park many times over the years, but each time is different…at least for me. In western New York, we have seasons and the park changes. The thousands of gallons of water that tumbles over the falls each day also erodes the rock and soil underneath. The view changes. One of these days I will have to collect the photos I have taken over the years and compare them to see the erosion.
It appears that Facebook is filled with people who are young at heart because there are so many groups of people who post about The Muppets, Peanuts, and Looney Tunes. Timeless classics all! Some things we never really outgrow. I remember one Saturday afternoon when there were three generations at my Dad’s house watching Bugs Bunny and laughing our heads off.
Legos, often thought of as a kid’s toy, is extremely popular these days with kids and adults. Why, there is even a reality show with adults competing for a big prize for their constructions of the bricks.
The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York has programs for adults and children.
If we as adults were not meant to maintain some of the curiosity, joy, and fun we experienced in our childhood; then why do such programs exist???
Illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer’s erode the person’s mind to the point that they become child like once again. In the end we all end up where we started, so why not have some fun along the way???
Very cool!❤️