Counselor's Corner: Character the Blythewood Way...

Character the Blythewood Way

Habit 5-Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood-Listen Before You Talk…The Core Principle we will Spotlight this week is Curiosity.  Curiosity is defined as a strong desire to know or learn something. It is a craving, a longing, a passion for knowledge. Curiosity allows you to embrace unfamiliar circumstances, giving you a greater opportunity to experience discovery and joy. Indeed, studies show that life is better when you're curious. Being curious about the world around you is a great habit to develop. It makes life more interesting. It gets rid of boredom. And it can help you to make the world a better place.  What could your curiosity inspire? 

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker

“Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.” – Samuel Johnson 

“The future belongs to the curious.The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out.” – Anonymous

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don't just give up.”

― Stephen Hawking