Dear Marie:

I didn’t know you are only 19, my goodness! I agree with you that “wisdom does not equal age.”

I also agree that the child in us is “the truest and most innocent thing we own” and that giving the child in us “attention, love and caring” is the way to go, necessary for our mental health. When you repress your emotions, you shut down the child in a kind of a jail cell. It takes a very gentle and patient approach to free the jailed child. It is not as easy as opening a door. You have to take her hand and lead her step by step, with tons of patience as she is scared.

anita