What Being Whole Means to Me (and Why It Guides Everything I Do)

To me, being whole means embracing and expressing all aspects within us.

It means returning to our humanness, to the root of our being, while remaining in touch with and aware of our divinity.

I see the inner child as the sacred vessel of our most precious human and divine qualities; the seed where both worlds merge.

Our childlike nature brings in the essence of everything that unites and stores in the memory of our higher nature as extensions of Spirit.

Joy, wonder, innocence, humbleness, creativity, imagination, presence, compassion, kindness, courage, acceptance, our capacity to learn and be taught, authenticity, honesty, freedom, and unconditional love are all inherent qualities of the child when conceived and raised within safe and nurturing conditions.

Before the influence of our hectic, dual, judgmental, and often cruel world, all children possess and freely express these qualities. I’ve witnessed countless expressions of these gifts throughout my years working with children, and I was deeply moved by each and every one of them. They spoke to the part of me that remembers that I, too, have all these gifts within me and that yearns to express and share them—my inner child.

We were born divine and whole, but the world made us forget.

​Becoming whole is returning to that sacred space once more. This time, we carry with us the awareness of our divine nature and our commitment and determination to remember Who We Are and to share our unique gifts with those whose lives we are honored to touch.

We become childlike—not childish.

We allow our inherent nature to permeate and enrich our lives and the world around us.

Being a childlike adult to me means being whole. When we were children, we were limited by our size, our vulnerability, and by the adults around us. As adults, we can become truly limitless, and the key lies in recognizing our divinity while embracing our humanity.

To do this, we must return to our childlike essence. We need to be humble, honest, and teachable once more. We must be present and return to our natural state of wonder and joy. We need our creativity and imagination, and the world needs their expressions and endless applications. We must allow ourselves to live authentic lives and fully express our inner light. 

The journey back to wholeness is one of healing, remembrance, and release. We must tend to our inner child and help them heal, lift the veil of illusions and lies we’ve been told, and liberate ourselves—and our inner children—from the limitations our conditioning has placed upon us. We must remember just how precious and whole we are.

​We do this gently, compassionately, lovingly, and courageously. Knowing deeply within our hearts that we are never truly alone; that we are in this together; that each inner child that heals is a gift to the world, a gift of hope, unconditional love, and joy. A gift that brings us together as humans and puts us back together as divine beings in a human form. A gift that makes us whole, as individuals and as a species.