I want to be

What would it be like to be returned to the innocence of being 2 years old? As I sit here with my 4 and 1.5 year old cousins, I started to think about just that. In the Landmark Forum (still excited about it), my forum leader discussed how before the age of about 3, we all just "are". That is, we have no way we have to be, we can just be. How amazing! No societal rules or norms, no worrying about looking good or avoiding looking bad, no compensating for weaknesses. You really are living in the moment. You are completely present to everything happening around you all the time.

In our world, it's hard if not impossible to live like this. There is a constant undertone to everything we do and say, the undertone of resignation and criticism all having to do with the fact we are terrified of looking bad in front of others. But a 2 year old does not have this fear. What would it be like to never have to learn this fear? I would love to experience this some time without thinking about it. I know it, but it's not automatic for me yet. I want to live my life completely present. I want to just be!