Curiosity is essential for me.
It is an essential component of what I give to my relationships and my work.
It’s also what I need in order to be in relationship with someone. When I sense curiosity is not present, I’m hesitant to engage or invest.
Curiosity, for me, is the birth place of connection and interconnection.
When curiosity dies, or is not present, it creates a gulf of disconnection. Separation. The lie of “Other-ness.”
Recently, I came to see how the flame of curiosity fizzled out for me around certain people. My intention is to be watchful for and root out when incuriosity or incuriousness shows up in my life.
Are there people that you’ve stopped being curious about?
What judgements or beliefs or assumptions are taking root in place of curiosity?
Do those beliefs or assumptions foster connection? Or other-ness?
How might we continue to see ourselves in “the other”?
Wishing you moments of insight, clarity, and courage,
Matteah
