Growing Up

 What does “growing up” mean?  Well, look back on your childhood.  Who was that person you needed who came through for you when you were little?  Maybe no one, or someone.  A good definition of growing up is to become the person you always needed as a child.  As my best self I will never dismiss a child because I am too busy, or they are not proper in some way of my narrow judgement.  Too often what we want is for children to behave according to our narrow culture.  In fact what many children need, so early in life, is to heal.  Then their best self will begin to live, and someday they may want to grow up to be like you.