I'm sure my inner child never left but there may have been a time when I forgot him. Like my line, "... I felt the presence of God in my life. A presence I later forgot about for too long, but God never forgot about me."

PS: I published another essay today. I think once a week or so is suiting me. Time management alert: It's a 15 minute read. https://marcus17043.medium.com/the-artist-the-alchemist-and-the-pioneer-at-work-in-my-garden-59b5c4a77e63 subtitled These archetypes will help me create a new life in my octopus’s oasis marooned at times alone under a sea of humanity