1. We are all children of God/the Holy. 

2. God/the Holy speaks to our inner child. 

3. God/the Holy nurtures our inner child. 

4. We are most connected to God/the Holy and each other when we are childlike: playful, curious, adventurous, open-hearted, and welcoming. 

5. Where our inner child has been hurt, injured, and emotionally traumatised, rest in the Eternal and Unconditional Love of God/the Holy. 

6. God/the Holy is our First Parent. 

7. Embrace the Love of God/the Holy. 

8. God/the Holy will comfort and soothe your inner child. 

9. Experience the Love and acceptance you may have been denied by an earthly parent. 

10. People cry out for attention when their inner child is seeking connection. 

11. As people age and come to the final moments of their life, their inner child emerges. 

12. We learn who someone has been from the very beginning at the end of their life. 

13. Gift others the Love, Compassion, Mercy, and Grace you would show to a young child running up to you holding a flower: “Look! Look at this beautiful flower.” 

14. Such childlike joy, innocence, curiosity, and wonder will transform the world. 

15. Joy expresses our deepest connection to God/the Holy. 

16. Connect your inner child to God/the Holy and let your words be free. 

17. God/the Holy is not concerned with the right form or function our words take, just delights that we simply want to connect. 

18. Let your tongue be loosened and express yourself fully. 

19. Name your Truth. 

20. Name your fears. 

21. Tell God/the Holy exactly who you know yourself to be. 

22. God/the Holy wants to embrace you, welcome you, love you, adore you, affirm you, celebrate you, kiss you, and send you on your way to continue playing. 

23. Playfully explore the world. 

24. You are on a great adventure. 

25. Journey through this world in the knowledge that you are all God/the Holy ever wanted. 

26. You are made perfectly complete in the presence of God/the Holy. 

Grounding: Eighteen