Maybe it’s simply remembering that curiosity is sacred — a quiet kind of faith that the world still has more to show you.
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
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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.
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Why?
Perhaps it’s the way your mind still whispers,”why?” in a world that keeps shouting, “how much?”
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It might be the soft rebellion of refusing to let wonder fade, even when logic insists it should.
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The Immaterial
What if being a kid at heart means you still chase the invisible — dreams, ideas, possibilities — the way children chase fireflies?
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Curiosity
Maybe it’s knowing that curiosity isn’t something you outgrow — it’s something that keeps you alive, like breath or laughter.
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Stars
Perhaps it’s that spark of awe when you look at the stars and feel small, but somehow also infinite.
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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.
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Growth
It could mean wondering how grass grows so confidently toward the sun, and realizing you’re meant to, too.
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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.