Ready to unleash your inner playful child and experience a life filled with creativity, joy, and endless possibilities? Join us in this lively episode as we dive into the power of play and learn how to tap into that childlike energy we often leave behind as adults. We're not talking about our wounded inner child here, but our true playful, creative, and fun selves. Listen in as we share an exciting experiment that will help you incorporate that youthful energy into your daily life, even at work.
We'll share our own experiences and advice on how to access and embrace our inner playful energy, and how it can shift our perspective on life for the better. Discover the importance of being present, and how bringing your inner child to work can help you reconnect with your playful self. We'll also explore the archetypal child or loved one that inspires you and how you can use that to fuel your own inner playfulness.
Feeling inspired by the episode? Please share the love by passing it on to a soul sister and leave us a 5 star review. Thank you for joining us on your journey in creating the life your future self is proud of. We are so grateful for your support.
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Cheers,
Nicole & Sophia
Ready to unleash your inner playful child and experience a life filled with creativity, joy, and endless possibilities? Join us in this lively episode as we dive into the power of play and learn how to tap into that childlike energy we often leave behind as adults. We're not talking about our wounded inner child here, but our true playful, creative, and fun selves. Listen in as we share an exciting experiment that will help you incorporate that youthful energy into your daily life, even at work.
We'll share our own experiences and advice on how to access and embrace our inner playful energy, and how it can shift our perspective on life for the better. Discover the importance of being present, and how bringing your inner child to work can help you reconnect with your playful self. We'll also explore the archetypal child or loved one that inspires you and how you can use that to fuel your own inner playfulness.
Feeling inspired by the episode? Please share the love by passing it on to a soul sister and leave us a 5 star review. Thank you for joining us on your journey in creating the life your future self is proud of. We are so grateful for your support.
Follow us on Instagram @manifestationandmimosas and our TikTok for more fun and inspirational content.
Sending you love and goddess vibes.
Cheers,
Nicole & Sophia
Welcome to season two of Manifestation Ammosa's. I Am Sophia, and I'm Nicole.
Speaker 2:In this season, we're moving forward in the energy of love, growth and celebrating our collective journey.
Speaker 1:So join us for the always unfiltered and still slightly buzzed manifestation chat where we uplift and support you on your journey to creating a life your future self is proud of Some soul sisters. Back to the show. We're super excited to have you here And I think this one's going to be short. We always say that, and it's not short, but short and sweet. This one's more of an experiment And I'm so excited because I tried it out and also I want you to try it in the next happy hour. We can talk about it. Okay, yeah, but it is so powerful.
Speaker 1:You and I brainstormed this at the beach as a future episode And so I was. I really came back and we've had a few weeks in between and recordings and just absorbed in it and got so inspired, yes. And then some synchronicities happened along the way that kept it going. Love, are you ready? Yes, so excited. So this episode is about the power of play, right, and that's something with the energy of love that I want to really call in this year and the feminine energy, right. This divine dreamer energy of the springtime and then going into summer is really about that playful, fun energy really lighthearted, not taking yourself too seriously, not just being stuck in this grind.
Speaker 1:Just play Yes, Right, Yeah, And it sounds so simple and it sounds fun. But also let me just note for you if this makes you uncomfortable, you need it the most.
Speaker 2:Yes, it's so comprehensive to try. Yes, probably need to jump in.
Speaker 1:And why you say that is because I was telling Kyle about it and I could tell he was like, oh, and I'm like, you need this, we all need this. We all need it Men, women, whatever. You need this episode, you need this experiment in your life. So, going back to the intentions of the episode, though, making sure we're touching on that, this is to inspire you to let go and connect with the spirit of your inner playful child And also to spark creativity and joy. As I was stuck in my winter season and remember I said I didn't have any creativity or anything. It's like there's ways to kind of move creative energy and get into flow and being playful is a huge way to do that.
Speaker 1:Dude, couldn't agree more, right, could not agree more. It's the jam, yeah, okay. So here we go. This is going to be an experiment and I'll kind of tell you about my experience, but I want to give you the vibes And we touched on it a little bit in, i think, being her episode in the playful energy. We touched on it there as well. First, i wanna say, as we talk in this episode about your inner child, we're not talking about your wounded inner child, okay, so I'm gonna say inner child a lot, but don't go back to your wounded inner child. This is your playful inner child, and if you cannot connect with that child because you had a traumatic childhood, which we have some of that going on here.
Speaker 1:You can connect with the energy of a child in your life. Now that inspires you like mine is my niece, what we call her Z, my niece Z. Or if you know a child maybe they're not related to you you know of a child or a child along your journey in childhood. So again, if you're super triggered with your childhood and you can't get yourself into that playful energy because of what you experienced. Let's have an archetype that you're leaning into.
Speaker 2:And we'll talk about that For sure, for sure, for sure.
Speaker 1:So that's number one, not your wounded inner child. Okay, yes, you're playful. Yes, and Daniel, i was already working on this episode and I was listening to that book How to Be Loving Daniel LaPorte, and she said something about bringing your inner child to work day.
Speaker 2:Remember the bring your child to work day, oh yeah, and I was like that.
Speaker 1:I'm like that's what we should call the episode actually. Again, a synchronicity is I'm creating content for the episode. I was like bring your inner child to work day, i love that.
Speaker 2:That's what it is. I love that.
Speaker 1:I always used to go to work with my dad and bring your I mean it was exciting your daughter to work day.
Speaker 2:Yes, it was Patriarchy, but I fucking loved it. It was so fun. It was such like a cool way to see you know my dad in this different light. That's a yeah, that's a good one, okay so that's number one.
Speaker 1:And let's see also another synchronicity that happened to me yesterday And again I've crafted this thing for probably the last three weeks. I was doing some work and I like to have like a movie on the background And so I was clicking around and 13, going on, 30.
Speaker 2:Love And I was like that is the vibe right, like that's the vibe that we're talking about here. It's like how do you bring?
Speaker 1:when you say inner child, it doesn't have to be your like toddler self. It could be your teenage self, absolutely Right. So I was like I'm going to watch this and absorb, because there's a synchronicity here. The universe wants me to see this. It has something to do with the episode. So I really just watched how it was about her like being 13 years old in her mind and her beliefs and all of that, and then her body. she's 30, right So how did she show up in the world? It was so fascinating.
Speaker 2:Well, and to really go back to, because I feel like when you are that age you know I mean, for instance, i have a 15 year old daughter And oftentimes you know she's like I have to rely on mom and dad to take me places or whatever you're always kind of striving for like I can't wait to have my own car, i can buy whatever I want, i can do what I want.
Speaker 2:I can go get coffee if I want or go get a donut or whatever the fuck is. Is that your desire? And that's what she does? Yes, Like get back in the energy of I can't wait to be an adult because I feel like it's such a tragedy. Oftentimes we become adults and we're like this blows, Like it's a fucking bummer sometimes to be an adult And you forget.
Speaker 2:You forget all the things that you're like oh, i know what I'm going to do. I'm going to have ice cream before dinner. Do it Because, as an adult, sometimes I'm like well, i shouldn't have that much sugar, well, i had this last night, or I had a cookie during the day, or some other bullshit. Do that thing that you're like. It's going to be so fun to be an adult. Why? What were the reasons that you thought it would be so fun and do that?
Speaker 1:Yeah, i want to give you some prompts at the end, based on watching 13 going on 30. That's where it's like we'll kind of end it with that reflection zone, like we like to do. But really the experiment is you're going to take a 24 a day, right, you're gonna bring your inner child to work day. You're playful inner child and You know it can. It doesn't have to be a work day, it could be the weekend and whatever, whatever your work looks like. But before you can get into that playful zone, we got to identify, like, what are those traits? You really have to get intentional about how you're gonna show up. Right, because we're adults, we're conditioned to be adults, absolutely. So, again, watch that movie and it'll give you, it'll inspire you a little bit, right? Also, i love that movie, right, it's so cute.
Speaker 1:Kyle Kemeny goes this movie's stupid and I'm like, oh Dude, so okay. So what you want to do is first of all reflect on That inner child that you've identified, whether it was little, you teenage, you, a Kid that you know right. So, yes, i looked at Z, right, because, again, some trauma, my childhood, that kind of disconnected me from maybe playful years, of course. So when I'm around her, i'm Observing her and she's just so, just such a little free spirit.
Speaker 1:Yes, a little bit when you think about a child's energy. Right, they have that childlike curiosity. They're asking you questions. They're not immediately judging things. They're like, well, why is that work that way, and why is this and what is that and how does that work? Right? Yes, so you really need to get into that curious Yep, like childlike curiosity. Yes, see, and somebody at work is like pushing your buttons, kind of be playful in the moment or whatever, or maybe You know and you're with your partner, yeah, so childlike curiosity. We're building the archetype here, excited about the small things.
Speaker 2:That's exactly what I was thinking. Yeah was like I remember sort of being a kid and being like Holy shit, trees are huge. Yeah, they're so big and they're so green, and like they give us oxygen, and like being just baffled sort of, and so Delighted by that idea, plus growing up in Oregon, right, but that the, the small things that you're like whoa, i didn't know. You know that this and this, you know This, like it. You know what I'm saying?
Speaker 1:Yes, I love that. If you watch 13 going on 30, She spends most of her time in that energy. She's like you know.
Speaker 1:Oh, you have arm hair Like just fascinated by, you know, all these things. Yeah, even on my drive home from work the other day, these clouds, the clouds were just like billowing, they were all these crazy shapes. I mean, i was, it was Mesmerizing, yeah, and it was that. it was like this appreciation for just the small things. Yes, how beautiful are these clouds? right, so excited about the small things, creative and imaginative. Remember your childhood. You're always, you know, imagining. I always played, teacher me, my sister played. Like you know, we were grown up women.
Speaker 2:We had our purses in the cars and put on our heels. You know, it's the imagination.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so be really creative and imaginative in this day. They also have a free spirit and a carefree energy, like children who jump in puddles for sure, for sure, right, like as an adult. You're like, oh, my shoes are wet, it's like they're stomping in them.
Speaker 2:Well, no, i'm thinking about is like I'm gonna have to clean them later And you know I gotta take care of that. I don't want to go and wet, get into the car or get into the house And it's good You don't think about that. Yeah, i think like how much fun will it be? I'm already wet, it's raining, there's puddles. Like give me a break, just do it Yeah, i love that, yeah, so playing the puddles.
Speaker 1:Yeah, prioritize fun in this day. Yeah, it's one day, folks, like one day. You can do this. You're prioritizing fun. Yes, what sounds fun? do it? do that. Do that. Absolutely. Love that Enthusiasm to try new things.
Speaker 2:I was sort of thinking about that while you're talking going. You know I feel like as a kid I would go, but why, like I wasn't boxed in by the boundaries, by the you know parameters that I am now Like I remember being in school.
Speaker 2:I had to have been young because we were like learning our letters and writing our name, learning how to write your name, and because my name is Nicole and ends in an E, i remember writing it and thinking like why, i wonder, why does this mean? E? Like why is it just?
Speaker 1:three lines Like why?
Speaker 2:And so I wrote a bunch of tiny lines in between the three big lines, and I remember thinking like I think that looks cooler, like that's how I'm going to write my E's, and my teacher came over and totally like chastised me and was like that's not right, that's not correct, and I basically was like I'm not trying to be correct, i'm trying to be creative, like I like this. I mean, it was a private Catholic school, so she was like no, you don't erase it, You know.
Speaker 2:but Nicole, little Nicole, was like fuck that. I think this is cool, Like I'm going to just do a bunch of little. it's such a weird vivid memory, but that's it. It's like break the boundary. You don't have to do it the same way, you've always done it. You don't have to drive the same route every single time. Take a fucking back road.
Speaker 1:Take the scenic route.
Speaker 2:Take the scenic route, stop and actually smell the flowers. You know what I'm saying? Like I passed so many little farm stands and as a kid I'd be like, can we go there? Yeah, and I never stop, i don't ever stop. Maybe that's what I'll do.
Speaker 1:Yes, listen to your inner child. Your inner child wants to stop there.
Speaker 2:Yes, exactly.
Speaker 1:Right, yeah, yeah. So that's super fun Seeking adventure. So on the same lines, right, they always want to go do something exciting and you know they're sad when you're when, first of all, when you're not like paying attention, that you're like sit on the couch and watch a movie, you know what I mean. Like we're all guilty of it because we're so busy, of course, but they want to go out and explore and have an adventure and it's so exciting.
Speaker 2:Remember adventures when you were a kid, of course, well and my God Really anytime, like if Matt and I go on like a hike or like go take a little day trip to like a river or whatever. Yeah, we don't even do it that often, but when we do we're both like really energized by it.
Speaker 1:It's great Mm-hmm. So bring that also. Like I said, being present, if you notice with children like they want your attention Z, they want your coloring and you know she had her colors out. She's like color with me, color with me, and of course I'm distracted And she's like you're not coloring with me, you're not paying attention. Children will pull your attention back in. They want you in the present moment. So, again, children are. Even though they're imaginative and creative, they are in what they're doing.
Speaker 2:Yes, fully Yeah so be there. Jacob used to take his hands and hold my cheeks. And he would talk to me and we would look right in each other's eyes and he would tell me exactly what story or whatever, he was trying to tell me, and we both would only be focused on each other, Yes it was like so cute, okay, i'm not looking anywhere else.
Speaker 1:Yeah, cause he knows you're gonna turn your head. Seriously, oh my gosh. And then the last one is there's so many more, you can outline your own, but expressive. When I talked to little Z, she's just like gosh, what happened today? And I think I already have a lot of that ingrained in me. Anyways, that's who I am. I'm very expressive.
Speaker 1:But like bringing that out don't try to be that sub dude version of yourself when you're talking to people. Be expressive, be excited. Yes, you know, absolutely. You can build your own archetype based on the child you know or who you were, and you really gotta get clear on it. So when I did my little experiment, i was like I gotta try this out and I wanna do it again, and I started my morning with a meditation on it and I end this clarity. So the reason we need to be clear is cause you need to know, you need to be aware, so you can snap out of your shit during the day, like if you're in that meeting or you're in that conversation with that person and you can go.
Speaker 1:Okay, this is me being like adult me. I'm gonna bring the child, so you really. It helps you prepare for your day, cause you're gonna fall, you're gonna have a moment, you're gonna fall back into it. The goal is to spend the whole day in this child like playful energy.
Speaker 2:I dig it, don't fight it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, i dig it. If this makes you uncomfortable, you need it the most, trust me. And if the whole day is hard for you, try a half day.
Speaker 2:Yeah, try a couple hours, or try it on a day when you know you can spend most of your time by yourself. You can go, do all of the things that you wanna do. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone You do not.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so get in the energy, start your day, you know, even though it's very adult to do a meditation. That's what helped me, like getting the energy. You can imagine, the child you know, whatever gets you in that zone, and so on the way to work I was like, okay, i'm gonna go back to like my teenage years and I'm gonna play early 90s like hip hop, you know Yes yes, The whole way to work.
Speaker 1:Instead of listening to my podcast and stuff like that, I was like I'm just gonna listen to this music. That's gonna take me back in the energy.
Speaker 2:So I did that.
Speaker 1:And the night before I actually dyed my hair hot pink. The music helps set the tone. I ensured that I like stuck in that energy, no matter what I was doing in that day. There were a few times where I fell out of practice And then, as you get to the end of the day, you come back to your mom's self.
Speaker 1:Totally, i'm gonna do this, so that's why I wanna do it again and maybe our next happy hour we can have a more discussion on it. You can try it too, absolutely, and if anybody else tries it, please send us your stories And the reason. This is important, because it helps you raise your vibrations. Like I said, it gets you in flow state So you can get out of a creative slump And then you can raise your vibes. People will feel your energy that day.
Speaker 2:And I feel like it helps you remember what you loved, helps you remember what that fun felt like. Cause, sometimes I forget, sometimes I'm like oh man, i've been just mundane, i know You gotta have some fun shake it up.
Speaker 1:Yes, and it also can help you reduce some stress, as well Sure. You're like really stressful in your life, like you can just let go a little bit. Play and have fun. It also opens up new possibilities. You never know where the day is gonna take you.
Speaker 2:I absolutely love that Right.
Speaker 1:So that is your day of play and bringing your inner child to work day. Set your intentions, create your plan to shift, dress the part, act the part. Be aware of that archetype that you're like living up to, and then pause in any moment where you get stuck. And I would ask myself what would little Z do? What would Z do here? And just seeing her makes me go. Oh okay, she would just be like so excited about the world.
Speaker 1:So that's the fun piece. And then I wanna share some journal prompts that were also really powerful, based on seeing that movie yesterday.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 1:Which was all. I mean. It's all synchronistic, right? Yeah, i'm gonna implement that shit If you go and watch that movie, cause it'll relate to these questions, but if not, these will really help you also get into the energy. What would your 13 year old self think of your life now? Yep, what would she think If you watch that movie? you see her go Like, when she's, when she's the 30 year old self with a 13 year old brain, she's like I'm really mean yes.
Speaker 1:She, she realizes how, what a horrible person she's become as an adult and she's like I am. I mean, i'm terrible. What would she think? you're be honest for sure right, yes, yeah, so what she think? what would she be proud of? Oh, yeah, right, because we're making our future self proud, right? So what is? your 13 year old self proud of Mm-hmm. What would she be surprised by? right, That's a good question too. What? what would surprise her?
Speaker 1:Yeah there's several things she'd probably be surprised about. Yeah, you're with Kyle after That, that kind of the bull cut from when he was yeah, anyways. Super bull cut. What might she wish you would change?
Speaker 2:and so this is that reflection.
Speaker 1:When she's like I'm kind of mean yeah. So what you know, what would she wish you would change? I think mine would all definitely be in a zone of like stop taking life so seriously like stop, stop letting the present moment pass you by, yeah, and really Embrace it, because it's short, right? Yeah, these are the moments. What, let's see, what spark in her have you lost? oh, yeah, right, that's a big one. Yes, you know. And and then, on the flip side, what spark in her have you kept alive?
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, i love that. I think I'm gonna do 15 year old me. Okay, she's gonna have Space buns. Yes, they used to wear my hair like that all the time and whenever you use, wear space.
Speaker 1:Buns are renowned. Every once in a while it peaks on them for this episode, i know, if only next hour.
Speaker 2:Yeah, space buns Probably, some like dramatic eye makeup, because I used to do like really bright colors, like some greens or like pinks, and I'm always doing like a nude or whatever Chokers you know, no, no like always, but it was always like hearts and stars or like Bright pink, yeah, whatever, like I have some of that stuff always was like a bright pink belt And I like you know all this fun shit which I have little pieces of, but it's very much the adult version, of course, of that fun. I'm not sure. Oh, i'm gonna totally just come out, do it.
Speaker 1:I know nice, come out. Come out and you see her go to that one party and she's got her like you know Yeah.
Speaker 2:I'm Britney Spears, like look on when she does the buns with the sticks.
Speaker 1:Yes, no, she does the her hair and her jewelry and yes, makeup and like dresses great Yeah, and she goes like cuz, i have these big boots to fill it out, like she's so excited about her body.
Speaker 2:Yes, which that's?
Speaker 1:getting tapped into, yes, and and there was no shame, like in the moment when she's dressed like that. She wasn't worried about what other people gonna think she's.
Speaker 2:I look amazing. I'm having fun at this outfit because I'm a grown-up and I can dress like this exactly so that's the energy ladies love.
Speaker 1:Let's see what advice would you have for your 13 year old self now being you and your shoes, yeah. And then, on the flip side, what advice might she have for you? Yes, that is That's really the stuff that I got for this episode, so I love it.
Speaker 2:I'm experiment. Yes, okay, so fine, so playful. I can't wait to do it do it, please do it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, i mean, you need this, everyone needs this playful energy And it will surprise you and, yeah, might change your life and you're welcome absolutely.
Speaker 2:Absolutely.
Speaker 1:Yeah, all right, dig, okay. Well, we'll. We'll chat more in the next happy hour. Yes, so we'll see you then and enjoy the, the playful energy. Yeah, for sure, all right. Cheers, cheers, babe.
Speaker 2:Bye. Thanks for coming to party with us.
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