Blog 9: When I grow up

My friends and I often talk about the fact that there are times we still don’t feel like adults. Even now, I wonder if I will ever feel “grown-up.” And yet, the outside world looks at us and says we are adults and thus should act “responsibly” or “maturely,” and it is time that we “put away childish things.” The human brain and spirit does not necessarily work that way, and it can actually be helpful to think like a child. Limits don’t exist for children until adults impose them. When I was a child, I didn’t dream of being a fire fighter or astronaut or even a superhero. I dreamed of being an opera singer. Odd, I know. It was when I was a teenager that I let the doubts of adults stop me from pursuing that dream. What did you want to be when you grow up? If it changed, when did it change and why? Is there a way to bring some aspect of that dream back into your life now (perhaps as a hobby)?