I was just wondering if all of you feel as I do? I'm 58 years old and just love life. I get up each day feeling either great, or good emotionally. I still feel like a child inside. I may be growing old but not up.
I enjoy playing with puppets. I enjoy magic, and I love Halloween.
I had a high pressure job and I am now retired and just having fun. Can this feeling be attributed to lovers of ventriloquism,magic, juggling, etc.?

It sounds like Peter Pan is alive and well. Enjoy the highs. May you Neverland!

I don't want to grow up I'm a toys r us kid I have felt the same way you are feeling all my life I am 62 I don't look it I don't feel it and I refuse to be old. I have many stuffed animals, about 7 vent figures with at least two more to be added to the group before the end of July. Have fun with life...not enough people do, and that is a shame. There is too many people who get old too young.
If you really want to learn Ventriloquism go to the convention, its important to make it a point to do so. This will be my fisrt and I amm sorry I didn't a lot earlier in my life, I am new to Vent, wanting to learn magic and storytelling for the young kids, even for the young kids in all of us. If you can supply me with some easy trick for young kids I would love it. I would love for you to go visit my BLOG and enjoy all that I have entered in the fields of Clowning, magic, Ventriloquism and Storytelling. I welcome all entries and include your byline.
http://www.ventriloquiallyyours.blogspot.com if you have trouble going direct google it, they will get you there. the site is current so if you go to an earlier date check on the left side for current date you'll have to scroll down. All entries welcome.

Don't stop buying new additions to your puppet group AX has so much to choose from so got select your future addition save the mone and buy. Also watch AX might be giving us a discount in the near future.

N Jay

I just came across a great quote from the late Fred Rogers who talked about that very thing.

"There is a child in me still, and sometimes not so still"

I have found trying to keep that child-like spirit is a good thing.

When I was but a child
I thought as children do.
My words were mostly mild,
and kind, sincere, and true.

Now that I'm a man
I have left my childish ways.
Yet, I know that all I am
Comes from all my childhood days.

-By Tony Borders 1975

I constantly tell people that I don't go to work, I go to play.

I noticed that you ask the people if time is a factor. Great idea. I know that many places are tight on time, such as schools, and a great performer can ruin his/her reputation by going over too long. (You can pass this on to your preacher.)

Great poem!