cthewind's Blog

Care is in curiosity—hiding in plain sight under the “u,” bearing witness to the Latin root of cura. (That’s right! Care is in cure, too, but that’s for another day.)

When you extend yourself in curiosity, you are giving yourself permission to care. I use the word extend advisedly, because you have to stretch beyond yourself, perhaps going a little beyond your comfort zone and loosening your grip on your control of your attention.

Extending your curiosity mindfully in care means being willing to go where it leads and not according to your agenda.

Sometimes we say we’re curious, but what we mean is we’re nosey.

Other times, we say we’re curious, but what we mean is we’re lying in wait so as to pounce.

You can be curious about others—

You can be curious about yourself—

All this curiosity is caring, which just may change how you see the world.