My Alice In Wonderland inspired piece by Nina at The Laughing Buddha in Seattle, WA.
The story of Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my favorites, because as a child, I spent a lot of time in my head. I didn’t grow up with siblings, and had quite a tumultuous upbringing, going in and out of Safe Houses with my mother to start over from an abusive past. I took on the task of creating a “World of My Own” such as Alice did, going on adventures and meeting curious creatures along the way. It was my way of coping with the things going on around me which were at times, too much for a child to handle.
In this chapter of my life as I enter my 20s, I identify very strongly with “falling down the rabbit hole.” As I figure out who I am as a person and what I want out of life, I feel like I have to go on a long journey into unfamiliar places to do so, and that it’s alright to still be curious about things and keep your sense of wonder, as Alice did when she decided to follow the White Rabbit. At some point when my journey is through, I will come back and be better because of it. I am wandering and searching but I do not feel lost, I am embracing the bizarre within the world and myself, and learning some substantial lessons because of it.
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