Inner child care center

What if we could love our own inner child the way we love our own children? Maybe your children are your own children, or your pets or a friend's kids or your nephews and nieces. What if we could learn to love ourselves the way we love the beings we love unconditionally? Swami Beyondananda, a comedian who uses spiritually based humor, said one way to cope with the current economic situation is to develope an inner child care center. What would my inner child care center be like?
It would be a beautiful sanctuary filled with light where I could hold myself in love. It would be open 24 hours a day. Whenever Andie, the little girl inside me got triggered into her pain about something that is happening now I could open the doors of the Andie Sagenkahn inner child care center and welcome her in. She and her pain body would be nutured and protected until it felt safe to her to experience and release whatever was going on. She would be celebrated for whatever was in her experience -never shamed or criticized. Noone would be impatient with her or frustrated with her or expect her to be someone or something different than she is. Her tears would be welcomed, her joy would be welcomed. Noone would ever ever say stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about. It would be a place where she could sing and dance and be as silly as she wanted to be. Noone would tell her that she loved herself too much. That she loves herself would be acknowledged and celebrated. While we're at it there would be lots of art supplies. She wouldn't have to worry about using too many or too much. She wouldn't have to worry if her paintings looked like what she was painting. She would be supported for her artwork regardless of wht it looked like so she could learn to own her artist self. There would be lots of delicious food that she likes to eat and noone would be telling her what not to eat or how much to eat. There would be plenty of time to relax and savour her food. She could run around and play and make as much noise as she wanted and laugh as hard as she wanted. She could explore having fun in whatever way she chose to. She would be encouraged to relax and do nothing, because being is just as important as doing. Centering would be a very important part of the center. That's why it's called a center. There would be lots of field trips to places of beauty and plenty of time to appreciate them. The curriculum would be the more you are yourself, whatever that is, the more you are aware of and experience love. She would know that love is all there is and that she is love, except for when she didn't and that would be OK, too. I am taking a minute now to breathe and feel my love for her. She loves being loved. Sometimes I give her food when all she wants is love. Andie's Place is hereby open for business. What would your innerchild care center be like?