“The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out.”

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Happy Monday! 

How did you spend your weekend? Did you devote it to friends or family? Where did you go? Were you isolating to get some much-needed rest? What was your favorite part of Saturday? Sunday? Have you finally figured out where the missing piece of the chess set is? Did you jump out of bed because you were so excited to get to work today? Is my curiosity driving you to distraction?

Lol! Sometimes we forget how much fun our curiosity can be. We get all wrapped up in our daily living and usual defaults that we forget to be curious about life. The idea of wonderment is one of the reasons I love small children so much. Their minds are endless question marks, as everything they see, touch, think, and understand is one grand experience of wonderment and awe.

It’s sad when we, as adults, lose that sense of amazement. We forget to look a little deeper or try a little harder, even pause a bit longer. Curiosity is a healthy response to the world around us. It gives us things to consider and helps us to think outside the box when we get stuck in a project or mindset. Curiosity helps us look toward a brighter future.

I found this quote, which expresses the importance of being curious:

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What are you curious about today? Are you working through a transition, or have you just been promoted? Are you thinking about an impromptu getaway with the girls or guys? There’s such healing in bonding with friends. If you haven’t thought about it, I wonder what you might try or where you would go for a long weekend away from the daily grind.

My dear friend and mentor regularly asks, “What are you curious about?” Some of you know him and have benefited from his wondering nature, care, and compassionate response to the things that bother or distract us. We can cultivate that same care and compassion by adopting a wondering spirit of our own.

After all, if we don’t become people who try, explore, poke, and question, how will we ever be brave enough to chart new territory, break outdated practices, or begin to understand what lies in the minds of others? There’s so much to know and learn that it seems almost irresponsible not to be living in a state of wondering curiosity.

Even Peter learned about wonder:

“Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant…” Acts 10:17a (NKJV)

Are you curious much? Do you spend time in wonderment about your next season? When your head hits the pillow at night, do you wonder what kind of dreams you’ll have? In the morning, are you curious about the day? For those of us in the helping professions, do we remain curious about all types of people and practice wondering about them? Can we push just a bit more to get answers to our questions, or better yet, cause others we interact with to be curious about themselves and guide them to the next healing point?

This week, why not let our curiosity override our need for expedience? Let’s take some time to wonder, particularly about those things we do all the time. Maye we can let go of our defaults long enough and leave time for being curious about a new or better way to get things done. Perhaps we can set time aside to help those around us wonder about how their lives might be more productive or enjoyable.

Remain curious and live in a state of awe and wonder moving forward. I’m confident you’ll grow to appreciate the particular joys of the practice!

Be Well & Be Blessed!

Lucinda