dailydatewithgod

As a kid, I was a picky eater.  In some ways, I am still one but for different reasons.  As a kid, I knew what I liked and was certain I knew what I would not like.  The point of maturity is the opportunity to open ourselves up to different palates. We develop a sense of identity-based around what we like and don’t like and when we are willing to expose ourselves to different palates we get to broaden our horizon and get to know ourselves in a different way.  The thing about choosing the exposure is it requires risk.  It calls upon us to want to get to know an unknown element about ourselves.  It is not about doing it because other people think we should as it might have been when we’re kids.  It is about our heart’s desire to show us a side of ourselves through a different lens, a new experience, and build our muscles of curiosity.  While I may not have been interested in different foods, I have always been interested in different kinds of people and places.  I am endlessly curious about the cultures and ways of thinking and being.  Beckoning my heart’s call to engage my curiosity on the various palates of life allows me to strengthen the muscle of my heart’s eyes and breathe in new elements of what lights me up.