Sunday, April 5, 2009

curiosity commitments for the noncommital

I'm an Enneagram personality type #7, which is sometimes characterized (shall I say, "slandered") by other people's observation that we are "over- extended, scattered, and undisciplined."

Paul's "Curiosity Creed" that we posted at daily headspa today is a discipline even I can embrace. Because it's a commitment to variety, which is -especially for type 7's - the spice of life.

I have a number of commitments and disciplines in my life, actually. Every morning I remind myself of my core commitments with a little ritual. I turn to each of the four directions and do some basic chi gong or qigong exercises while reciting the following:

I live an unwavering commitment to (joy, truth & beauty, passion, pleasure)
I believe in (one of the above per direction)
I am ground in...
...is abundant
I offer...
I receive...
I honor...

I like doing the movements with this personal creed because it helps me be more mindful of what I'm saying. A lot of times, I don't know myself to be "grounded in joy" for example, but by saying it and moving mindfully, I remind myself of this aspiration.

I'll have to work curiosity into it now and again, like the 4th plinth.

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