Who is Ducky?

"Ducky" was my nickname as a kid. I don't know how it started. It could possibly have been my obsession with The Mighty Ducks. Or ducks in general. At any rate, my best friend called me that (and still does actually).

I woke up one day and realized that I was no longer that kid. I was much older for one. But more seriously, the adult me didn't resemble the kid me at all. Where I once was creative, I now felt dry. Where I once was brave, I was now anxious, always doubting my abilities. I used to be oblivious to the fact that I was not one of the "cool" kids - so oblivious in fact that that didn't stop me making friends with them. Now I found myself hankering after approval from "real" Facebook friends. And I felt like I was always rushing, not even taking time for the things that used to make me smile.

That's when I realised it was time to do something different.

I don't know if anyone will read this but even if no one does, that's beside the point. I guess this is my way of slowing down, of deliberately making myself delight in small things and being that kid again. Someone I respect very much said that their goal in life was not to be childish, but child-like. And after all this time, I can agree that that's really not too bad a thing to be said of you.