Curiosity brings simplicity.
It’s time to let the magic that has been forgotten, back in.
I can hear the sigh of ‘next she will be talking about unicorns and fairies.’ You are right. I will.
I had an experience over this past weekend that reminded me of just how easy it is to forget what we once instinctively knew. It was during a client session that she was reminded to become curious like a child. She has an 18-month daughter who is the epitome of curiosity. And this beautiful mother chose to honour this that was being asked of her and see the world through her daughter’s eyes.
I was immediately reminded of my childhood – my father has confirmed what I remember – by recounting how he watched me at the age of 5 when I was in the back garden. I was walking around, gesturing and having tea party conversations with what he assumed at the time were energy beings in the invisible realm. After the above-mentioned client conversation, I had this vivid memory of me literally seeing the white unicorns and playful fairies in the back garden.
I had no fear. I had curiosity.
I felt at home, safe, and at peace. Things were simple then. I trusted and I was open to where things would lead to next. I did not have a 1-year or 5-year plan. I did not know of anything outside of the moment I was in. All I did know was that the magic was right there, in the moments, and I didn’t want it to end.
Unfortunately, it did. We moved house. I never got to say goodbye to my back garden and all my friends. I lost my curiosity and was catapulted into the world of school and rules and responsibility and ‘there is no time for daydreaming.’
Letting go of my daydreams was the invitation into life’s nightmares…and I have had many. My health and business suffered and it has been a long, hard journey. Inviting the gift of the curiosity of my 5-year old in, is a healing balm that has soothed my frazzled nervous system and allowed me to bring pockets of peace into my everyday life. Business is easier, I laugh more and have a sense of flow instead of pushing a boulder or three uphill.
I have rekindled my dreams, recommitted to my vision for my life, renewed my sense of purpose and fallen in love with who I am; right here, right now.
And the best part?
I am so curious to experience what is next that each day is filled with unicorn and fairy magic. Life is simpler and more fun and opportunities are knocking instead of being hidden from view down a detour or side road.
Are you with me? I hope so. It’s more fun with curious company!
I am with you!
I am with you!
Finding the Fairies in Foxgloves
This reminds me of similar experiences as a child, going to the ‘wilder’ part of the garden where the foxgloves were growing, and imagining that fairies lived in those wonderful trumpet shaped flowers. And ever since I have allowed foxgloves to seed and grow wherever they choose in our garden (sometimes helping them along by scattering the seeds in other places). So whenever I sit and watch the bees going in to search for the sweet nectar, and watch them reverse out drenched in pollen dust, I wonder about the conversation they may have been having with the resident fairy.
It saddens me to see a parent with their nose in a mobile phone while out with a small child. Those precious years of curiosity being dulled down by the oblivion of an adult. Hope comes if an adult is pointing out the beauty of nature, or everyday objects around them, or allowing the child to stop and wonder at something that has caught their eye.
So yes, let’s all allow that young child inside us free rein in stopping and wondering, and allowing life to unfold instead of rushing to the next item on the to do list. Long live curiosity, wonderment and awe!
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