“I don’t know that it has really changed my understanding of curiosity, other than it has definitely expanded what I believe and understand curiosity can accomplish.” ~ Regina Buono
Do you have things you do, with any regularity, that feed your curious soul? Things that you just know will energize and enliven your day, your week, your whole month?
You should. They make a difference.
Allow me to introduce you to CreativeMornings, a global network of monthly breakfast gatherings “for the creative community” — meaning: for you, me, and anyone else who is interested.
Regina Buono and Jessica Whalen are the founding dynamic duo behind CreativeMornings/ Fayetteville. They join me for a delightful conversation about what curiosity needs to flourish, our respective superpowers, storytelling, listening well, and the curiosity insights they have gained along the way.
To me, the thing that has been such a big barrier to our capacity for curiosity is a lack of rest. In order to have room to be curious, to have that space, for mental play, for just saying “I wonder,” or “it might be cool if…”, we can’t be too burnt out, we can’t be too isolated.
Jessica Whalen
Check out CreativeMornings/Fayetteville: https://creativemornings.com/cities/FAY
Learn more about Regina Buono here and check out Jessica Whalen’s website
Find a CreativeMorning chapter near you: https://creativemornings.com
Here’s the “Curiosity” talk by NASA Jet Propulsion lab researcher Bethany Elhmann — the first CM/DC session I ever attended — and here are all other talks on curiosity.
Curious about the Enneagrams that Jess mentioned? Learn more here.
My friend Moe, whom I credit with getting me to CreativeMornings, joined me for a curiosity conversation: Finding One’s Calling, with Mohamed Ali.
Theme music by Sean Balick; “Bauxite” by Little Rock, via Blue Dot Sessions.
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Wear your curiosity on your sleeve. Check out the Choose to be Curious shop.
