Imagine if David Attenborough narrated your inner world.
He wouldn’t only admire the confident lion or graceful gazelle. He would be just as fascinated by the anxious meerkat, the grumpy wombat or even the rather slimy creature you usually try to ignore.
Curiosity doesn’t divide our inner world into good and bad. It simply asks, “How interesting… I wonder what’s happening here?”
Sometimes the parts of ourselves we like least have been quietly protecting us all along.
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Open-Hearted Curiosity
David Attenborough has a wonderful capacity to approach the natural world with curiosity, whether he’s observing a magnificent lion or a rather unappealing insect.
Imagine bringing a little more of that same curiosity to ourselves, especially those parts we’d rather not acknowledge.
This open-hearted curiosity is central to mindfulness. And fortunately, we don’t have to sit on a meditation cushion to practise it. We can bring it into everyday life and, with practice, even into complex and challenging situations.
