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Lifestyle Design: Follow your curiosity
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Lifestyle Design
Hello from Iceland! Our travels on this majestic island have offered an on-brand lesson I’d like to share.
After a full day exploring Southern Iceland, we had hoped to relax for a bit at a geothermal swimming pool. However, upon arrival, we found it lukewarm and crowded.
We were disappointed. We had hiked 20 minutes and wanted to make the trip worthwhile.
While discussing our next move, one of the group members discovered the trail continued on and took off exploring. We soon followed.
When we reached the top of the first ridge, we stopped to enjoy the sights. We had made the best of our situation, we thought. It was getting late and it was about time to head back for dinner.
But as we rested, our curious friend continued on.
Within a few minutes, he came back requesting that we follow him. “It’ll be worth it,” he promised.
Moments later, we reached the edge of a canyon.
He was right.
View of the canyon
The funny thing is, I bet no one down in the pool even knew what they were missing. It added maybe 10 minutes to our journey, and we had it all to ourselves.
Had our curious friend not ventured on, we never would have stumbled upon it.
The lesson?
Follow your curiosity.
Whether in travel, or life, curiosity is a North Star, pointing us in the direction of the things we are meant to discover.
So the next time you get that little nudge from our mutual friend, that tap on the shoulder from something that wants to be discovered, follow it.
Fortune favors the curious.
What I’m Reading
“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.”
This book is renowned for being one of the best how-to’s for writing well, but I found the memoir portion to be the most compelling. Though I have not read much of King’s work (it isn’t my genre of choice), his sarcastic way of storytelling hit home with me. Plus, I learned an awful lot about the power of description in writing. If you’re a fan of writing, memoirs, or Stephen King, this could be a great next read.
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