I was such a happy child, I honestly had a fabulous childhood it was so much fun, adventurous, exciting and full of imagination. Â I had lots of friends and most of the time we made up our own entertainment. Â We used our imagination to make up dances and songs, we played at football rounders, kick-the-can, hide and seek, beds (hopscotch), races, treasure hunt, lee voy, relay races, obstacles courses, we would climb up trees and make up hidden camps in the park. Â I am smiling now because my childhood was so so so so happy and I am very proud to say that I am still very close with some of those very special childhood friends almost 35 years later.
Clarabelle Age 6 and Brother Age 9
As a child I always remember being full of dreams and excited ambition, although it was probably portrayed as being too far fetched and a little ‘show off’ at times. Â I never interpreted it as that myself, I was just so happy and wanted to display my happiness to others, I suppose I wanted them to share my happiness too.
Clarabelle Dancing Age 5
My mum said to me that her memory of me as a child was that I was always singing, she said I would sing from the moment I woke up until I went to bed. Â The funny thing is I forgot I did that until my mum reminded me of it a couple of years ago. Â I forgot that I used to do that as a child and I guess I forgot what it was to be that child again singing, dancing and living in a very free-spirited way. Â However I am finding that the more I understand who I am as a person the more I am becoming that happy spirited child again, the person that I always was but somehow got lost along the way.
Clarabelle (Age 10) & Sister Leanne (Age 5)
At this moment in time, on my journey of life, I am really happy, I feel free-spirited, creative and mesmerised by the beauty in this world. It’s like I am seeing the world again through my childlike eyes, like when I was 7 years old again.
Clarabelle Age 11 (holding Courage Banner in pink)
As a child I loved things like catching my reflection in puddles on a rainy day, gazing up at the stars at night, staring at a summer nights sky and being wondered by all the magical colours and different shapes of clouds. Â I loved making daisy chains and I would look endlessly at each petal on the daisy, really feeling and smelling its fresh air scent. Â I loved the great outdoors and just being free, I guess just being me, living in each very moment and seeing each and everything around me as magical.
Now I know why I was a happy child.  🙂 🙂 🙂
May your day today be filled with magical childlike moments that allow you to see the beauty in everything around you. Â Lots and lots of love to you today, Clarabelle
A little love goes a long long way. Â This next poem jumped out of my heart today and I share it with you. Â May you be showered with an abundance of true love today. Â Clarabelle
One of the things in life that motivates my spirit, is when I hear uplifting, heartfelt, soul touching music, it makes such a special connection within. Â The strange thing is, I forgot about this for a while, I didn’t listen to the sounds that made me come alive……I have now discovered that again and every morning it is now part of my early wake up call. Â This next poem is for you – have a magical musical day.