Curiosity Is a Compass

Did that full moon last week take you on a spin cycle you couldn’t quite get off of?

I left my crystals beneath her glow, not realizing I was cleansing more than them — an energy that’s taken days to ground and settle.

Somewhere between restlessness and stillness, a message surfaced:
Get curious, and stay curious.

Curious about what’s next. Curious about what’s changing. Letting fear linger if it must, but not giving it the reins.
Because when curiosity becomes the guide, even uncertainty begins to move with purpose.

The dictionary defines curiosity as

“a strong desire to know or learn something; an eagerness to explore, discover, or understand.”

When I think of that word, a younger version of me appears — a bright-eyed brunette with a long braid and green eyes, wandering without hesitation or doubt.
The world around her felt wide open, every corner an invitation, every moment a possibility.

Somewhere along the way, we start to lose that unfiltered wonder.
We replace awe with logic, exploration with plans, discovery with direction.
We build maps for places we’ve never even been.

But what if our true north isn’t a plan at all?
What if the real compass is curiosity — that quiet willingness to not know, to listen, to follow what draws us closer to life itself?

Even asking that question shifts something inside me.
It makes space. It loosens the grip.

If curiosity is my compass, then wandering itself becomes the destination.

I imagine a dry erase board covered in all the things I think I need to be okay — the goals, the timelines, the “shoulds.”
Then, one by one, those lines fade.
At first, panic. Pure panic.
And then, when there’s nothing left to hold onto, stillness.

And in that stillness, one message remains: Get Curious. Stay Curious. Be Curious.

Curiosity creates space where fear once lived.
It opens the door to possibility, to movement, to trust.

It’s also what holds us together.
In our relationships, our work, our teams — curiosity is the thread that softens judgment and invites understanding.
It turns listening into connection and uncertainty into creation.

When I quiet the noise and drop from my head into my heart, I can finally hear it:

Be led. Connect within. Wander. Trust your compass.

The answers live in the space between effort and surrender — in that soft, unseen place where creativity wakes up and clarity begins to form.

Curiosity brings us home.
To presence.
To creativity.
To trust.

It reminds us that growth — whether personal or professional — doesn’t come from knowing; it comes from exploring.

When fear shows up, meet it with curiosity.
Because curiosity isn’t just a feeling — it’s a compass.
And for leaders, teams, and each of us finding our way, it may just be the most powerful strategy there is.

At our Lead. Connect. Wander. retreats, we create space for curiosity to do its quiet work — transforming stillness into insight and uncertainty into growth.
Because how we gather — and how we grow — matters.