I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • Maybe it’s simply remembering that curiosity is sacred — a quiet kind of faith that the world still has more to show you.

  • Open, Bright-eyed, and Unafraid

    To be a kid at heart is to stand before life like an unanswered question — open, bright-eyed, and unafraid to be amazed.

  • Why?

    Perhaps it’s the way your mind still whispers,”why?” in a world that keeps shouting, “how much?”

  • It might be the soft rebellion of refusing to let wonder fade, even when logic insists it should.

  • The Immaterial

    What if being a kid at heart means you still chase the invisible — dreams, ideas, possibilities — the way children chase fireflies?

  • Curiosity

    Maybe it’s knowing that curiosity isn’t something you outgrow — it’s something that keeps you alive, like breath or laughter.

  • Stars

    Perhaps it’s that spark of awe when you look at the stars and feel small, but somehow also infinite.

  • Question Everything

    To be a kid at heart is to question everything — not out of doubt, but out of reverence for how strange and beautiful existence is.

  • Growth

    It could mean wondering how grass grows so confidently toward the sun, and realizing you’re meant to, too.

  • Universe

    Maybe being a kid at heart is remembering that the universe is still unfolding — and you’re allowed to marvel at it, not just measure it.