Eagerness is my word (see 12 Words) for March.
I’ve thought a lot about Eagerness this month. I’ve “hearted” a lot about Eagerness. I’ve even written a lot about it.
Eagerness has been inscrutable for me.
I have noticed that Curiosity (my January word) and Eagerness are frequent companions. At first, I thought they were the same thing. Then I realized that Curiosity is something that I choose to invoke. Eagerness is something that arises spontaneously from within me, and invites me to respond to it.
They have a similar feeling to me: a quickening, and a palpable sense of positive anticipation.
As a kid growing up in Northern California, I was fortunate to spend many summer vacations in Yosemite National Park. This was before it was an insanely popular tourist destination. It was one of my parents’ favorite places. I spent quite a few summers in my 20’s backpacking Upper Yosemite. I still have a soft spot in my heart for Yosemite.
One of Yosemite’s hallmarks is its sheer granite cliffs.
I still remember Curiosity driving me to the edges of those sheer drops of thousands of feet in Yosemite. I couldn’t wait to see what I could see from the edges, and to feel the sense of expansive vistas.
Curiosity pushes me to the edges of my comfort zone, and into new and expansive experiences, and Curiosity brings Eagerness with it.
Eagerness is an energy that bubbles up spontaneously from within me.
It’s a pathfinder. It points to an opportunity for joy.
Eagerness invites me to follow it.
I’ve been playing with the invitations of Eagerness this month.
When I feel its spark within me, I stop, breathe, and allow it to fill me with its delicious and enticing energy.
I see where it leads me.
I savor the experience of Eagerness, and the joy it leads me to.
What is Eagerness for you?
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