Get Curious

Curiosity killed the cat

but cajoled the queen

to the highest heights

her Highness could find

Ode To Curiosity

This is an ode to curiosity:

Such a clever little concept

    that strikes the child in me

She’s the reason I say 

    hmmm…..

What could this be?

What might this mean? 

What hidden treasures do my eyes not see?

In my past life, that was…yesterday

     I had the wretched habit to say

‘It should have been this way’

or

‘I should have changed course’

 Addicted was I

      to the feeling of remorse

I played back in my mind an alternative scene

     but to the moment at hand

it was really…quite mean

My present reality 

     had no chance in the matter

to prove itself worthy against 

     the plot I thought I’d rather

Little did I know

     the actual unfolding of instants 

 was of Divine orchestration 

      tailored to my benefit

This is where curiosity can win:

      when we recognize “should have” as a cardinal sin

Retroactive attempts at control

     by a vision of what might have been

    had I said “x, y, or n”

    is a futile endeavor that I would like to suspend

          indefinitely

This accidental advice was offered by a friend

when she said,

        “What good can come out of this?”

    of things not progressing how I planned?

Instead of huffing and bemoaning 

       a perceived poorly dealt hand

Let us ponder 

     what could make it clandestinely grand?

This pretty puzzle of life

      do we even wish to solve?

Or shall we gingerly resolve

   to get curious

    to question

    to trust without flexion

Hmmmm…

      is the most powerful sound, I’ve found,

       to turn things around

Alchemize your misery into the magic of mystery

Inject a bit of wonder

     to quell raging thunder

Hmmm…

     I speculate as the violent cyclone spins around me

Pondering its purpose at the very least can ground me

There is always a lesson

      but to be honest…

          my brain gets shot 

    trying to understand what is meant to be taught

I can get exhausted by analysis

      and so to soften my paralysis

I invite a gentle, “hmm….”

      What good can come out of this?

I’ll control what I can

        but what will be will be

Acceptance made easy with a little

                          curiosity

Power move: Say “hmmm”.

I recommend putting a post-it note on your desk (or somewhere you’ll see it throughout the day) that says “hmm”. This way, when you find yourself spiraling you have a reminder to pause, breathe, and get curious.