What a great word. I love curiosity. For me, it leans much more to the second part of what you describe than to the need of closing a knowledge gap. To me, curiosity is about being open to the world, wanting to know about the other without judgement, discovering connections and celebrating differences (and learning from them). It's for me very much about building empathy.
Great post. And very nice to read about your Book Chat and the poetry reading. Hope they bring you lots of joy, and make you curious for more.
I felt the same when I’ve read some of your work - serendipity! The book club is fun - we meet on zoom once a fortnight plus have another One Mind Book Club with 4 books we’re deep diving into. I’ll message you a link via reply to one of your newsletters 📚🌸💖
Great post! I'm a fan/not a fan of the one word for the year. Personally, I think the universe has too much of a twisted sense of humor to trust in one, I'd rather form a specific sentence! I'm sticking with the same phrase for the 3rd year in a row, "I expand in abundance success and love as I inspire those around me to do the same."
Thanks Nanci! For me it’s not so much a matter of trust but what opens up for me. It’s a focus. A source or spark of creativity. I use all sorts of daily affirmations too. But the word of the year for me has been a really interesting way to focus. Sometimes it’s about the opposites too!
What a great word. I love curiosity. For me, it leans much more to the second part of what you describe than to the need of closing a knowledge gap. To me, curiosity is about being open to the world, wanting to know about the other without judgement, discovering connections and celebrating differences (and learning from them). It's for me very much about building empathy.
Great post. And very nice to read about your Book Chat and the poetry reading. Hope they bring you lots of joy, and make you curious for more.
Thanks Arjan ✨ curiosity certainly builds empathy & compassion. I think you’d really like Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown 💖 so many connections. It also talks about the Buddhist idea of ‘near enemies’ - in this context, emotions that might be similar to each other but one undermines the other or shows up differently. So interesting!
Oh wow, we are reading so many of the same things! Atlas of the Heart (and really, I listen to and read every single thing Brené Brown puts out), Atomic Habits and Kristin Neff. Curiosity has come up for me in every path I've taken on the "how to live with anxiety path". It's the core of the "Unwinding Anxiety" app I've been using for a year (I started with the book). Now I'm reading "Tracking Wonder" and it's also interesting (with curiosity being one of his key facets of experiencing wonder). He has a phrase: "open up, don't size up". I am really trying to notice when I'm contracting and bring curiosity (and not analysis!) to myself or the situation or the other person.
I'm curious about your book club too! I'm reading "Braiding Sweetgrass" right now.
I felt the same when I’ve read some of your work - serendipity! The book club is fun - we meet on zoom once a fortnight plus have another One Mind Book Club with 4 books we’re deep diving into. I’ll message you a link via reply to one of your newsletters 📚🌸💖
Thanks!!
Great post! I'm a fan/not a fan of the one word for the year. Personally, I think the universe has too much of a twisted sense of humor to trust in one, I'd rather form a specific sentence! I'm sticking with the same phrase for the 3rd year in a row, "I expand in abundance success and love as I inspire those around me to do the same."
Curious!
Thanks Nanci! For me it’s not so much a matter of trust but what opens up for me. It’s a focus. A source or spark of creativity. I use all sorts of daily affirmations too. But the word of the year for me has been a really interesting way to focus. Sometimes it’s about the opposites too!