Curiosity - Infusion

Curiosity

“Curiosity is the doorway through which your inner wisdom invites you forward. It is the pull you feel—and the willingness to follow it, even without a reason.”     — The Akashic Records

I love curiosity.

Because curiosity draws us into the mystery—when we’re willing to follow it.

Not always in big, dramatic ways—but in the smallest moments, when something catches our attention and stays. We feel it as a pull, an interest, a quiet draw toward something.

And many times, we override it.

Because it doesn’t make sense.

Because it isn’t practical.

Because we don’t know why we would go there.

But curiosity was never meant to come with reasons.

It shows up first.

The reason comes later—if it comes at all.

Curiosity doesn’t ask us to understand.

It asks us to go.

To take a step.

To look a little closer.

To follow something simply because it is there and we are drawn to it.

We don’t go because it makes sense.

We go because we’re curious.

Wonder

There can be something almost childlike in this.

A natural desire to experience something more fully—not from a need to analyze it, but from a genuine interest in what it is.

Think of the way we linger with something that captures us.

We don’t just glance at it and move on.

We pause.

We look more closely.

We take it in from different angles.

Maybe it's a sweeping vista we could stand and look at for far longer than expected.

Or a piece of art we find ourselves drawn toward.

Or we find ourselves exploring something online, not quite sure how we got there—but completely engaged in what we’re discovering.

We stay with it—not because we need more information, but because we want to experience it more fully.

That is curiosity.

Not standing back and deciding what something is—but stepping in and allowing ourselves to be with it.

And when we do, there can be wonder.

Not something we chase—but something we encounter when we are fully present with what has drawn us in.

It might be quiet.

It might be expansive.

But it holds us for a moment.

And in that moment, we are fully there.

In everyday life, curiosity is often replaced with pressure.

The pressure to know.

To decide.

To get it right.

So instead of moving toward what draws our attention, we stop and try to explain it first.

We ask: Why would I do this? What does this mean? Where is this going?

And without those answers, we don’t move.

But curiosity works differently.

It allows us to move without a reason.

To explore something before we understand why.

To engage with something simply because it has our attention.

And in doing that, something begins to open.

Not because we forced it—but because we were willing to be there.

Curiosity is the willingness to follow what draws us—even when we don’t know why.

Affirmation

I trust the pull of curiosity and allow myself to follow it, even without a reason.

Journaling Prompts

• What has been drawing my attention that I’ve been dismissing because it doesn’t make sense?

• Where am I waiting for a reason before allowing myself to explore something?

• What am I curious about right now, simply because I feel drawn to it?

• Where might I allow myself to experience something more fully, rather than just observing it?

• What would it look like to follow curiosity today, without needing to understand why?

This is such a perfect example of why I love the Records.

They chose curiosity as this week’s subject—and this blog is being published after spending the day with my mother, celebrating her 98th birthday.

One of the greatest gifts my mother has given me is her example of moving through life with curiosity.

There are so many family stories of us having to stop her from touching a painting—or wanting to fully be in an experience, even when she probably shouldn’t have. Nothing illegal…lol.

For her 60th birthday, we dedicated a bench to her in her favorite park. After weeks of trying to find the right words, we chose a phrase that truly captures how she lives:

“Life is meant to be lived with the wonder of a child.”

It brings me such happiness that she has sat on that bench, seen those words, and knows how she has shaped us.

She roller skated with us, shared her love of nature with us, and always encouraged us to experience life—not just observe it.

She didn’t need a reason to be curious. She simply followed what drew her.

What a beautiful honor to share her spirit today—and to thank her for showing me, by example, how to do the same.

I love you, Soots, and happy birthday! ❤️