Daily Question, April 30 What helps me to stay curious? 46 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Mike1 year agoMikeOddly enough, I need a command from Jesus to get curious and stay curious: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Otherwise, I’m far too content to stay in my own head, preoccupied with my disengaged and ungrounded speculations about the world and the people in it. The command, at least, gives me a goal toward which which I might apply myself, and the impetus to gather the information required to pursue it. 0 Reply Ose1 year agoOsecurrently, I don´t know. Hope to be able to reply to it later. A lovely weekend to all. 2 Reply Malag1 year agoMalagFollowing my curiosity is a feed back loop for me. Curiosity is my constant companion because I’ve followed it so many times and grown as result. I try lots of things and go down many rabbit holes. I hope on my death bed (if I’m fortunate to have one) that my companion is still there right when I shed this mortal coil an event itself that is a pretty curious one I have to admit. 2 Reply Val DeBruno1 year agoVal DeBrunoWanting to know. Curiousity keeps me curious. 2 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesNot wanting to die wondering. Looking at the words on the screen, they are so flat. It is about the agonizing burning to know the full depth and dimension of this happening. And oh, the paradoxes... the desperate loneliness yet all inclusiveness at the same time, the not needing anything, yet still wanting. Those whispers at the edge of my hearing and glimpses at the periphery of my vision, the deafening noise of the quiet. The taps on the shoulder in the still of night. What is this all a...Not wanting to die wondering. Looking at the words on the screen, they are so flat. It is about the agonizing burning to know the full depth and dimension of this happening. And oh, the paradoxes… the desperate loneliness yet all inclusiveness at the same time, the not needing anything, yet still wanting. Those whispers at the edge of my hearing and glimpses at the periphery of my vision, the deafening noise of the quiet. The taps on the shoulder in the still of night. What is this all about? Haha. Read More3 Reply expati1 year agoexpatiI am confused about this question. I don’t consider gaps in curiosity. It’s a life time quality. I do get sidetracked sometimes into anger when it might be better to be curious instead. 3 Reply Linda1 year agoLindaI read much less of the news online now, and I read interesting articles and look at websites that teach me new things. 2 Reply Lauryn1 year agoLaurynTravel. Reading. Asking questions. Changing things up. Moving. Trying new foods. Slowing down…. 4 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaNot being tired 6 Reply JDS1 year agoJDSI love this question ♥️ Staying open to expanding my mind to everything ! There is so much all around us it almost becomes overwhelming but in a good way … It’s fabulous! 4 Reply Toni1 year agoToniWhen I don’t get bogged down with my thoughts. 4 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd Schulteso-called "Modern Humans" To-days 'Word of the Day' is a good working example The truth is rarely pure and never simple. OSCAR WILDE How PRAY TELL please Oscar! ....could Truth not be "pure and never simple". The reason for such a statement can only be.....it is seen through the eyes of a very confused intellect. Living proof that so-called "Modern Man" is caught up in Intellectual ego-ism and lives, at best, 10% consciously and 90% sub-consciously ( meaning they have very little a...so-called “Modern Humans” To-days ‘Word of the Day’ is a good working example The truth is rarely pure and never simple. OSCAR WILDE How PRAY TELL please Oscar! ….could Truth not be “pure and never simple”. The reason for such a statement can only be…..it is seen through the eyes of a very confused intellect. Living proof that so-called “Modern Man” is caught up in Intellectual ego-ism and lives, at best, 10% consciously and 90% sub-consciously ( meaning they have very little awareness of what is going on in the environment around them and even less, how they are directly influencing that environment. To paraphrase an often quoted statement of a First Nations leader one Hundred years ago, “We don’t understand what you white people what …….but we certainly see the fear in yours eyes” Read More4 Reply Toni1 year agoToniThank God for Greta! She see’s and through the eyes of a child we stand a chance at least I hope so. 5 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteI have to respectfully disagree with you there Toni, I worked in the field of Consulting Engineering which was tasked with applying Environmental improvement projects BUT we were are Hand tied by Regulations that hindered getting what needed to be done thanks to "good intensions" of "Environmentalist organization". The young person * or rather the organization around her which is collection Large sums of $ using her as a mascot ) was caught red handed last year when they posted a picture of he...I have to respectfully disagree with you there Toni, I worked in the field of Consulting Engineering which was tasked with applying Environmental improvement projects BUT we were are Hand tied by Regulations that hindered getting what needed to be done thanks to “good intensions” of “Environmentalist organization”. The young person * or rather the organization around her which is collection Large sums of $ using her as a mascot ) was caught red handed last year when they posted a picture of her sitting on her luggage while returning to Sweden on the German Railways system. The Railway responded by asking, “why are you pretending to be poor …when you and your entourage have “First Class” tickets” ? They never replied. If there is anything “good” coming out of the COVID-19 global experience it is ……What the Media and Politicians present is always distorted to suit their understanding and personal objectives ….the Truth is ….that seldom improves the situation. if there is Good to occur it must come first and foremost from Right Observation and Right Intension and Right action of EACH individual …not a “good intensions” of inept organizations Read More4 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraMy child-like spirit. 8 Reply Cathie1 year agoCathieThe desire for learning – learning about the world, myself, Ultimate Reality, relationships, and so much more. I think when you stop wanting to learn, you stop being curious. 4 Reply Patricia1 year agoPatriciaI think I was born inquisitive… Interested in things, but then that interest was fed by a great-grandmother with whom we lived. I sat in my little chair next to hers as she told me stories and took me on verbal trips, describing what we were seeing. The “big” trip was going to Idaho (!) which was about the farthest she had traveled herself…. From then on, I always loved maps and traveling and learning about people and places. 7 Reply Mike S1 year agoMike SPaying attention. Noticing the idiosyncratic, whether that’s something of the material world or in a person. Non+ordinary phenomenon catch my attention. 4 Reply Butterfly1 year agoButterflyNature and people. Both are endlessly fascinating! 7 Reply SK1 year agoSKThe very idea that I could learn something new- meet someone interesting; share my story to help another; see some incredibly fantastic place I’ve never seen before over and over and over again. If I am breathing, I am curious. 5 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell1 year agoPollyanna GladwellHubs… and hubs within hubs… and hubs within those hubs… ad infinitum. There is no end to knowledge. I give thanks every day for the internet. 8 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaHubs, Pollyanna Gladwell? 2 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell1 year agoPollyanna GladwellThanks for asking for the clarification Mica. I guess it was a bit abstruse… you’d have to be in my head to understand without elaboration! So… I was reflecting on today’s question while I was plugging something into one of the hubs on my desk that connect computers, a monitor, my phone etc and I was thinking about the word “hub”, which didn’t have the meaning of being a hardware connecting device not so many years ago, and I got to a hub being the centre of a wheel, and how the ...Thanks for asking for the clarification Mica. I guess it was a bit abstruse… you’d have to be in my head to understand without elaboration! So… I was reflecting on today’s question while I was plugging something into one of the hubs on my desk that connect computers, a monitor, my phone etc and I was thinking about the word “hub”, which didn’t have the meaning of being a hardware connecting device not so many years ago, and I got to a hub being the centre of a wheel, and how the spokes go out in many directions. Or a focal point (hub)of interest that leads to a new hub of interest and the different directions that takes me – to a new hub etc etc etc. And that’s why I love the internet and that helps me stay curious! And I think about my place on the planet, with myself as a hub with the focal point under my feet. From there I can pivot and look 360 degrees around me to all those possible horizons. And if I choose to move to another spot, I am standing on a different point and can have a new 360 degrees of horizons. And so I get to us all being People of the Sun and the glyph for that in astrology ⨀ That’s me in the middle being a hub! Blessings, Mica. 🙏 Read More3 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaThank you, Pollyanna Gladwell. Isn’t the internet wonderful?! 1 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolI tend to stay reflective but not curious. Observant so as to see but not seek. I try to live my questions instead of waiting for answers. I pray for wisdom in all situations and for the ability to respond not react to life. This question reminds me of John Michael Talbot’s recording of The St. Theresa Prayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKKALl6kv1U and a quote from The Little Flower: https://i.etsystatic.com/6435290/r/il/7fe483/1915374409/il_1588xN.1915374409_11h7.jpg 5 Reply Toni1 year agoToniHi Carol, Since you know about St. Theresa and how she answers with roses I'd like to share an experience I had with her. My mother had lung cancer and I prayed for through St. Theresa to be cured and thought she got the answer from God as no. That same day when I thought that I found a pair of Armani gloves with red roses on them. I called my mother to tell her and at that very moment the fragrance of roses filled her house. My sister was there as well. She went to the doctor and he said t...Hi Carol, Since you know about St. Theresa and how she answers with roses I’d like to share an experience I had with her. My mother had lung cancer and I prayed for through St. Theresa to be cured and thought she got the answer from God as no. That same day when I thought that I found a pair of Armani gloves with red roses on them. I called my mother to tell her and at that very moment the fragrance of roses filled her house. My sister was there as well. She went to the doctor and he said there was no trace of cancer. Of course he thought she was in remission. I thought otherwise. She succumbed to his request for further chemo in case there were lingering cells in her brain and that killed her. I knew in my heart she didn’t need any more chemo but I could not convince her. There are forces beyond our control that do intercede for us if we have the faith. I am fully convinced of that and of the benefit of practicing “the little way”. I love all the St. Teresa’s! Terese of Avilla is my new favorite. I still have a ways to go to with Entering the Castle by Mirabai Starr and the other version by Caroline Myss. I start and stop with that one. It is very heavy. I’m more interested in the Castle and will explore it with my spiritual director soon when we get to meet face to face. Read More4 Reply Carol1 year agoCarolHi Toni, Thanks for sharing such a personal story. I too love the Teresas and I too believe there are forces beyond our control that do intercede for us. I've personally experienced them and have felt privileged to do so. As for your Mom and your sister experiencing the scent of the roses, I have had another friend share a similar story. You have read some of Carolyn Myss' works.Her book "Anatomy of the Spirit" influenced my journey significantly. I think it may have been the first book she wrot...Hi Toni, Thanks for sharing such a personal story. I too love the Teresas and I too believe there are forces beyond our control that do intercede for us. I’ve personally experienced them and have felt privileged to do so. As for your Mom and your sister experiencing the scent of the roses, I have had another friend share a similar story. You have read some of Carolyn Myss’ works.Her book “Anatomy of the Spirit” influenced my journey significantly. I think it may have been the first book she wrote and I read it about 25 years ago! She was still working as a medical intuitive in those days. When I started reading that book, I couldn’t put it down! Read More2 Reply Mica1 year agoMicaYes! Teresa of Avilla! 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