Curiosity Did Not Kill the Cat. It Made It a Lion.

I notice everything.

I always have. The person who is uncomfortable. The unsaid things behind the looks in a room. The ‘power dance’ that happens when a group of people interact. The courage it takes for that one person to share their idea in a meeting.

For a long time, in certain environments, this noticing felt like a problem. I was too much. Too observant. Too unwilling to just let things go. Too aware.

But then one day, literally out of the blue, I realised something. I wasn’t the problem. I was in environments that needed me to be smaller than I was. So I had a choice - shrink and disappear or find somewhere to put all that noticing to good use.

I chose the second one.

Curiosity was what had made me a threat to others. But it was also what was giving me life. It felt like a treasure that deserved an adventure.

Curiosity feels dangerous. Certainty is predictable. It grounds us and (allegedly) keeps us safe. Curiosity feels like a risk.

But what if that’s exactly what it’s supposed to feel like?

I’ve come to believe that curiosity is one of the most valuable and powerful ways of existing in the world that can positively impact our leadership, our culture, our community and even our churches. It’s what makes us look up and around. It is what makes us see people.

This is a space where I’ll be thinking out loud about all of that. Culture. Leadership. Church.

I won’t always have answers, but I will always have questions.

Come join me on the adventure!