> This child is color-blind. This child loves without shame, gives without greed, dances without regret and smiles without fakery. This child has been in the shadows of your mind, waiting patiently for you to find the strength to release him/her from the prison of your adulthood.

I love this part! I think this "inner child" is also called the "higher self." If they're different, I think they're strongly connected, at least.