As we become older, we frequently lean much more into what we already know to be true. We gravitate towards this stuff as a result of there’s a way of safety in certainty. In doing so, we frequently lose the sense of surprise that’s an innate a part of being human—however that doesn’t imply we are able to’t try to recapture it.
This July, our theme on Wit & Delight is all about curiosity.
I’ve at all times loved learning, however faculty was by no means the proper alternative for me to take action. My curiosity has at all times been very internally motivated, at the beginning pushed by an curiosity within the unknown and the enjoyment of expertise. I’m interested by my very own thoughts and why I’m the way in which I’m, I’m curious to be taught extra about others, and I’m curious to soak in all there’s to take pleasure in in life.
To me, curiosity is a chance to pay a bit extra consideration to all that surrounds us. It’s an invite to discover a subject additional once we wish to know extra. It’s a name to reassess our targets, our each day routines, and {our relationships}, then regulate no matter isn’t working.
To me, curiosity is a chance to pay a bit extra consideration to all that surrounds us. It’s an invite to discover a subject additional once we wish to know extra.
As you enter the month of July, I encourage you to mirror on what curiosity means to you. What particularly has sparked your curiosity lately? In what areas of your life have you ever felt caught of late? Would approaching them via a lens of curiosity aid you see areas of alternative as a substitute?
In low instances all through my life, my sense of curiosity has at all times supplied a second of sunshine. It’s helped me discover a sense of resilience. It’s helped me rethink among the unhelpful narratives I’d beforehand informed myself in an effort to uncover new methods of being. Curiosity is a mindset that’s nicely price embracing, all through all the numerous phases of our lives.
This July on W&D, our contributors will probably be writing in regards to the hidden advantages of tension and why curiosity is vital to a wholesome relationship. I’ll be sharing a listing of stuff you may not learn about me, costly issues I purchased that *weren’t* price it, and our pared-down plans for the basement redesign. Keep tuned for this and many extra all through the month forward!
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Kate is presently studying to play the Ukulele, a lot to the despair of her husband, children, and canines. Observe her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.
