The Awe of Every Day
Do you feel that awe is something that can only be experienced at extraordinary times in our lives? Are you open to feeling awe every day?
Today our topic is awe.
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You may recall from Episode 49 that awe is my word for this year. My intention is to continue to open to awe and to soak it up—so that it pervades every cell in my body and every space in my being. Experiencing awe is one of the most healing experiences of my life. When in awe I feel deep belonging to and new understanding of the vast fabric of life and spirituality that is available to all of us. I hope you’ll feel the same way about awe as I do—feeling its mystery, majesty, and magic.
In today’s show, we see that clinging to our habits of daily life—to its content and context—can block out opportunities to experience awe. We see how awe is an everyday experience, not something rare and rarified.
And, we see how our mindfulness practice helps us to not only discover awe but to fully take it in so that our awe experiences become part of who we are.
This week, I invite you to ponder where you find awe in your life. Use Keltner’s groupings to help you to uncover awe in your life. Then open yourself to finding it and when you experience it, let it seep in, stay with you, and become part of you.
Thank you for listening. I so appreciate you and also appreciate the people behind the scenes who make this podcast possible.
Gorgias Romero for original music, audio engineering and production;
Bill Rafferty for technical web support;
Allie Allen for logo and podcast cover design; and
Margaret Haas for announcing the show
Be well. Be mindful.
REOURCES/CREDITS
Keltner, Dacher, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, Penguin Press, New York, 2023.
Walt Whitman. Memoranda During the War. 1875–1876. The Walt Whitman Archive, Culpepper, VA, Feb ’64, P. 29, Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, and Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 16 February 2023. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>
Clip of Béjart and Stravinsky's Oiseau de Feu (FireBird), Medici.tv, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/medicitv/videos/béjart-and-stravinskys-oiseau-de-feu-firebird/458430975485142/
15 of the Best Street Artists in Athens, Trip Anthropologist, 2023, https://tripanthropologist.com/15-best-street-artists-athens/, Accessed February 20, 2023
Hanson, Rick, Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, Harmony Books, New York, 2013
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