I believe there is bit of magic in life through curiosity. We can stumble across our passions and bliss when we follow our curiosity. Curiosity is simply the the desire to know or learn something. If we can remain open to our curiosities in life, we are on the continuous path of revealing what lights us up. Life continues to move on and our curiosity can fuel more ventures. There is always another experience around the corner because life and energy do not stop moving.
Paying attention to our curiosities gives us hints to reveal paths and open doors towards hallways of inspiration. It may reveal a hobby, an idea, new venture, or perhaps a vision towards another step in life. I like to think of curiosity like my magic lamp illuminating clues of fun and joy. I have to follow them, be open, and explore them to discover the impulse of a new chapter or journey to fuel my soul.
Curiosity feels like light, fun, and airy energy to me. It feels fun and easy. No commitments, just a nice pace and an easy flow. You may feel it as a little whisper from within. Curiosity is not an answer, but an opportunity to peek at something that sparks our interest. A gentle guide in our fascinations. Sometimes our curiosity helps attract our appetites and hunger from the soul.
I recently told my pottery/art teacher how much I remember finger painting in the 2nd grade and how I hadn’t followed that curiosity since then. So for our next class, she had canvases and finger paints ready when I arrived. I have fun in all of our classes, but this one avenue of curiosity brought me great joy and is one I’m planning to continue. I had so much fun. When I first arrived to class, I was weighted down with some negative energy and trying to process some recent events. This activity turned out to unlock a door of a therapeutic outlet for me. It helps me feel a huge weight lifting off me. I left feeling uplifted, joyful, and calm. Even though we only painted a couple of hours, I carried that renewed feeling for days.
Another strong example I have of following my curiosity was years ago stumbling across my inspiration to another career. Many years ago, I was a registered nurse and I kept experiencing a strange calling or curiosity to get a massage. I never had a massage, no one had ever mentioned a massage that I can remember, nor can I explain logically where this curiosity came from. Eventually I went and experienced my first massage and it felt like in an instant I knew that I wanted to make it a career.
That career did not come until many years later with many twists along the road, but it did become a career. The curiosity led me to where the inspiration was born. By following my curiosity that curiosity helped me follow a passion.
Each passion and curiosity leads me to more doors, more discoveries, and more joy. Some of them are quick and instantaneous and some travel for many many years, waiting for their time and place to appear. Many of my ventures were born, but not discovered or fully acted upon until years later. The point is it’s never too late to follow any ideas or curiosities. And…there are always new ones around the corner.
I encourage you to be kind to yourself and pay attention to your curiosities. Give a little room for inspiration to appear. I think we find many blisses and purposes are born through curiosity. Think of it as a door into possibility. An avenue to the unveilings of your joy. Embrace the magic of curiosity—it just may be the path you’re looking for!