Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear encourages readers to consider focusing more on their curiosity rather than always on their passion. She wrote: ” Curiosity is the truth and the way of creative living.”
This resonates with me. I’m from the Midwest. Midwesterners don’t usually do passion in a big way. But curiosity. I can do curiosity.
Many self-help programs encourage us to follow our passion. But what do we do if we are part of the 99.97% of the world that are not aware of their own special life “passion”?
Not a problem. Just focus on what you find interesting and ask questions. Then seek the answers.
Active curiosity. A great approach to living!
I adore reading books by Bill Bryson. (Check them out – you’ll laugh and learn with each turn of the page.) In one bio, he was aptly described as “a popular author who is driven by a deep curiosity for the world we live in.”
Deep Curiosity. This past July, I viewed an exhibit of some of the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci. No question that this Renaissance Man would win all contests for the “World’s Most Curious Man.” He explored everything. His questions took him to unprecedented places.
Leo’s curiosity led him along the most amazing and creative paths. Here are a couple of exhibit models based on da Vinci’s journal drawings.
I believe that our curiosity supports a state of well-being and joy.
Seeking answers to our questions engages us more fully in this world.
What do you find intriguing?
What would you like to learn more about?
What are you waiting for?
Be a Leo. Be curious. Go seek your answers!
