Openness
o·pen·ness
What does Openness mean?
Leaving the door ajar for what you didn't plan: a new idea, an unlikely person, a feeling you'd usually avoid.
Another way of seeing Openness
The more certain we become, the smaller our world quietly gets. Every ‘I already know’ closes a door we may never notice was there. Openness doesn't mean believing everything. It means being willing to be surprised — which, it turns out, is where nearly every good story in a life begins.
Openness in relationships
Listen today as if you might be changed by what you hear. People can feel the difference between being heard and being waited out.
Openness in everyday life
Say yes to one small thing your instinct wants to decline: unfamiliar food, an unexpected invitation, a different opinion. Treat it as an experiment, not a commitment.
Carry this with you
Let yourself be surprised.
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