If I am really self aware of how I am feeling, and if I take a step back before I react, especially in a difficult situation, what do I find? I find that the child in me wants you to hurt if I hurt. If I'm angry I want you to feel angry. It's selfish, and it takes away from what is really happening.
I'm angry today, kind of appalled,and there is a part of me that wants to right the wrong - even though it doesn't involve me directly. It's the child in me, it wants someone else to feel the same way I do. Seeing this, knowing it exists, helps me understand that the reaction only benefits my ego. It puts me in a place I don't belong both spiritually and mentally.
Recognizing this concept prevents me from pulling or pushing in directions that are unhealthy for me and others.
I love my inner child. It's where I'm goofy, dorky, and sometimes absurdly ridiculous. But I'm grateful that I can see that child when he's experiencing life through a different lens.
Progress.
