Is ‘curious’ a word that defines who you are? Do you look for discoveries and adventures? And… if not, why not? Being curious can be strictly an intellectual adventure. It can be a wondering about (fill in the blank). It can also be an actual hands on, outside the box action, which typically can be great fun. If you are the curious type then you tend to look at life and everything that is involved in that word slightly differently than the norm. But is this all bad?
‘What if’ and ‘I wonder…’ characterize the curious. If it’s always been done in a particular way, the curious types would wonder if there isn’t an even better way to (fill in the blank). The word ‘adventure’ is closely aligned with curious. But most important is how you react – do you seek or run from the way of interacting with your world? Are you concerned that the adventure will shatter, or at least question your status quo? It will. Do you embrace ‘curious’ for you, share it with others or tightly hold it?
Our attitudes about these words will indicate how (if) we approach them. Do remember that none of this means walking into places that even angels won’t tread. For me these words introduce me to something I didn’t know before, or remind me of previous learnings that I had merely filed away. Curious and adventures can be solo or can be with others. As for control – you are in the unknown which gives you the option to enter in to the adventure or not, but forget about control.
Adventures can relate to anything, and everything. A quiet walk in the woods can turn into an adventure… as can a walk on city streets. Adventures can be ‘planned’ or spontaneous and both have the same result: something new, something different. Whether the adventure is quiet, noisy, peaceful, energetic, with others, alone it will be full of wonder, of remembering. The life of an adventurer is truly bursting with discovery. And… presupposing you can laugh at yourself, quite a lot of chuckles.
