We are all born with an insatiable curiosity to discover our world. We open our eyes and take in our surroundings with all of our senses, letting our bodies do the exploring. Somewhere along the way, we are taught that the world is a dangerous place and that we are vulnerable to all its whims and follies-- "curiosity killed the cat," as the adage goes. We are taught to fear our own curiosity lest it get us into trouble, whether it be punishment, physical pain, heartbreak, grief, psychological trauma, or death. And while we can appreciate and honor our biology's survival mechanisms, we often do so to a detriment-- losing our sense of wonder and magic, and moving about life with less curiosity and more projection-- casting our learned and conditioned assumptions, biases, and past experiences onto whatever (and whoever) is in front of us, all for the sake of maintaining a sense of security and self-preservation.
In time, we become blind to our biases, our expectations, our personal narratives, and even to what we know (or what we think we know). We move through life, blind to our blindness, cutting ourselves off from leading fully embodied lives.
What if instead, we approached everything as though it was the very first time we saw it? heard it? felt it?
What if, instead of living in fear, we lived in opportunity?
What if we nurtured our curiosity, and in doing so, stayed open to greater possibilities?
What if, when we noticed our curiosity kicking in, we fueled it rather than extinguished it?
What if we took that class, rented that book, listened to that TedTalk, asked the questions and actually stayed quiet and open and present long enough to hear their answers?
What if, when we catch ourselves wondering how something works, how it's done, or what it would be like, we gave ourselves permission to indulge in our curiosity? What if we go find out?
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