Ever heard the term inner child? I'm sure you have. As for what it means, well, it seems whatever meaning it once has is now diluted by jokes, assumptions, and pop-psychology.
But, we're going to drag out this tired term for your challenge this week.
You probably think of yourself as mature overall, but there are things where you are ignorant, where you don't know, where you are, in one way or another immature. Inside the "adult you" are little pieces of yourself that have yet to grow up and mature, parts of you that may be painful to deal with because of their flaws and immaturity.
Pick one of these "inner children", perhaps the ignorance of a subject or a petty and immature behavior. You're going to work on it.
Take this troublesome inner child, and ask what opportunity is needed for it to grow up – what is the right time, right environment, right situation to let this annoying piece of you mature into something grand.
Now, how are you going to make that happen this week?
Sometimes our problems, our troublesome inner children, are best dealt with by seeking the right situation – and by handling them one at a time.
– Steven Savage