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

  • Be Here

    And maybe — just maybe — being a kid at heart means you’re still in awe that you get to be here, wondering at all.

  • Adventures

    Being a kid at heart is not about youth at all, but about the curiosity that turns ordinary moments into little adventures.

  • New

    Being a kid at heart means holding onto that question every child asks: “Why not?” — and letting it lead you somewhere new?

  • Experimenting

    What if being a kid at heart means you never stop experimenting — with ideas, with joy, with ways to see beauty?

  • Discovery

    Maybe being a kid at heart means striving for the quiet thrill of discovery — not because it changes your life, but because it broadens your perspective.

  • Looking

    Is being a kid at heart the way you still tilt your head at clouds, trying to see animals in their shapes, like you did years ago?

  • Perhaps it’s carrying that spark of “what else?” — the endless fascination that keeps life from turning gray.

  • Noticing

    Could it be that being a kid at heart is simply noticing — how light moves across a wall, how laughter fills a room, how alive everything feels?

  • Learn Something New

    What if it means still believing there’s something new to learn every single day, even from things you’ve seen a thousand times?

  • Maybe being a kid at heart is about asking questions without needing perfect answers — just because the wondering itself feels good.