I have spent a great deal of time recently thinking, talking and writing about my ‘inner child‘, and although I know this area is not ‘concluded’, it feels as though my therapy is moving onto other things, at least for now. I am sure it will come back as a matter for further reflection, as unresolved issues always do – after all, I still need to find a way to at least like, if not love, that inner child (and other people’s!).
But in the meantime, I wanted to leave the subject for now, by just sharing a light-hearted reference to it which made me smile. I really hope it does not offend, and sincerely apologise if it does – I am fully aware that fundamentally, the difficulties many of us have with our ‘inner children’ are tied up with very painful and sometimes traumatic experiences, and it is certainly not my intention to make light of that. But in the spirit of Harry Potter and the spell Riddikulus, which defeats Boggarts (entities that take on the form of our worst fears) by laughter, through changing them into a form that is humorous – I give you the following picture of the last page of ‘The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness’. This is part of the Ladybird books for grown-ups series, and it is a wonderful parody; especially so if, like me, you still remember reading Ladybird books as a child. As it says inside the front cover:
“This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books that have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. As in the other books in this series, the large, clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope…..”
[I particularly like this page as Snow White and Rose Red, pictured here, were my favourite characters in my favourite Ladybird book as a child.]
February 25, 2016 at 12:09 pm
This is great!
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February 29, 2016 at 8:29 pm
Thank you! Glad you liked it π I can recommend the book – the rest of it is full of laughs too π
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February 28, 2016 at 11:18 pm
I think that is hilarious…in so many ways. I have to learn to laugh at myself sometimes at the idiotic ways I get my panties in a knot and worry etc about completely uncontrollable things.
Poor Laura indeed but thanks for the chuckle.
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February 29, 2016 at 8:28 pm
So glad you liked it – and I love the phrase ‘the idiotic ways I get my panties in a knot!’ I think I love it because I do it so much too, and yes, we just need to laugh at ourselves sometimes! π
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March 3, 2016 at 5:50 am
where can the book be gotten? how many are in the series? X
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March 6, 2016 at 12:06 am
Hi! Here’s the link to it on the Amazon UK site – I think there are at least 10 (if not more) in the Ladybirds for grown-ups series! I also have the mid-life crisis one π
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladybird-Book-Mindfulness-Ladybirds-Grown-Ups/dp/0718183525/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457222738&sr=8-1&keywords=ladybird+book+of+mindfulness
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January 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm
I love these books, lol.
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