I adore my nephew. He’s a good, well behaved and precocious kid. He has a passion for cooking make believe dishes and he frequently enlists my help as his sous chef whenever he comes over. I don’t mind. I love playing with him anyway. But on one of these days, I started thinking how awesome it would be if we could all do some of things that kids do. Things like these:

9. Don’t be afraid to do whatever the hell you like

We don’t try a lot of things because we’re afraid of failure. We’re afraid of what others might think and say. We’re afraid of making “fools” out of ourselves. Not kids. They just don’t give a flying f***. That is also the reason why they try a hundred different things every month, just for the novelty. And if someone laughs at them, they laugh right back! And to a certain degree, that’s how we should try to be as well.

10. Say what’s in your heart

A lot of times, our relationships suffer because we’re not able to tell our loved ones what we’re really thinking or convey to them that we care for them. We’re afraid of the truth. Afraid of speaking our minds. Let’s not be. Let yourself be a kid sometimes and say what’s on your mind. I’m not saying we should all wear our hearts on our sleeves all the time. But a little honest self-expression does wonders for the soul.