At some point, we stopped finger-painting and started filing taxes, and honestly? I think that was a mistake. Remember when you used to lose hours making up dance routines, narrating Barbie soap operas, or building elaborate stick forts like you were training for a post-apocalyptic HGTV special? That wasn't wasted time- that was you, unfiltered. Before the productivity cult got you. Before your calendar looked like a game of Tetris, and joy got shoved into the "maybe Saturday" column, right between laundry and existential dread. Somewhere along the way, we got the message that fun is for kids and adulthood is for suffering quietly with a reusable water bottle and mild back pain.
Today's prompt is "Think back to when you were a child. What activities or hobbies made you lose track of time? How can you incorporate those passions into your adult life?" It's a chance to remember who you were before the world told you who to be. So grab your journal, find a quiet spot, and let's revisit that magic.
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