Going meta: writing about writing about
How does one start writing about curiosity, learning, and growth? I guess you just...start?
I’ve been waiting to do this for a very long time. I mean a really long time. I think I’ve dreamt about being a writer for as long as I can remember. I am an avid reader, and when I find an author I adore, I read their entire catalogue. Again and again and again. Their writing becomes words that I can quote to myself and stories that I know by heart. So taking steps to start writing and put myself remotely close to their company, I have been dragging my feet. I just knew that I needed it to come out sounding like me - authentic, credible, curious, engaging - but how to get there?
I did what I usually do in these kinds of situations. I procrastinate with another task while I let it marinate in my subconscious. It pops up again and again in places where my brain is quiet and doing its own processing - walking the dog, taking a shower, loading the dishwasher, making the bed - the mundane tasks of life, but they are exactly the places I do my best thinking. It took me a long time to understand what was happening there, though. Calm, quiet, classical music - these are the building blocks of creativity for me. And, what I assume all writers know, it only comes when it is ready. The flow happens when your subconscious has something to say and is ready to let it out.
This is how I landed on the concept of meta - how best to write about curiosity and where thinking and learning comes together to do exactly that. Write about the process. Write what results from what the subconscious pieces together. Write about the thinking, the research, the asking of questions, the stumbling blocks, the stops and starts, the frustration, and the understanding that every obstacle is a place to learn from. A new place to learn and grow.
Hence - CultivateEd: Curious was born. Here is where I’ll share my thinking and observing of life - my flow, my thoughts, all with the hope that we’ll learn and grow together. Being inquisitive and reflective is an optimistic way to live your life, and it can bring you much joy - if you allow it. There’s so much to question in today’s life - let’s ask about it, reflect on it, learn on it, and join the journey of living a curious life - together.
Would you look at that? I just wrote my first post. All those years of waiting for the perfect words to come out. And here they are. I’m feeling a little nostalgic. And proud.
Welcome. I look forward to thinking and learning with you.