Now that school is out my youngest daughter has become a different person. She is free and fun and talkative. She is more like the adorable 3 year old whose spirit couldn't be squelched. I've missed her. School and the constant assignments caused a steady state of stress on my little perfectionist and it wasn't until the year ended that she relaxed and became a normal 12 year old again.
This observation makes me wonder how many of us are restraining our spirits because of the tasks on our list or the environment we are in. How do we become free of the restraints? My first thought is that we try not to care what other people think. Other people's opinions of us shouldn't determine our actions. We should smile if we want to smile, laugh if we want to laugh and dance if we want to dance. My second thought is we need to protect ourselves from becoming squelched. We may need to take a time to feed our souls, visit with someone who inspires us or just take a moment to be at peace. Those moments don't have to be long. They need to give us reprieve and help us breathe.
We must remember that our souls need to be healthy. Our spirits need to be whole. We need to not feel squelched by the world. I don't really know how to get out of it. I couldn't help my youngest even through I tried. I simply know it's important and know that we can't beat ourselves to the ground to accomplish a few things.
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