Cultivating Awe

This article from the Huffington Post highlights the benefits we can all derive by intentionally cultivating experiences of awe (see link below). These experiences do not have to entail anything grandiose. In fact, the research in this article centers on the concept of an "awe walk" wherein study participants were asked to "go someplace where you might feel a little childlike wonder and look around - look at the small things and look at the big things and just follow that sense of mystery and wonder."

Pausing and noticing the world around us as a pathway to awe offers multifaceted benefits; "it can positively affect our bodies, our relationships with others, and how we see and interact with the world around us." This morning, I wondered how to bring more childlike wonder and curiosity into my daily life. I paid more attention to the squirrels playfully fighting over my birdfeeder. As I watched, I began to notice more details, like a red cardinal watching from a distant tree limb and icicles forming patterns on our treehouse. I smiled as I felt the warmth of my coffee mug and noticed how, through these seemingly small moments, I felt connected to things bigger than myself. How can we all slow down and find such experiences of awe in our daily lives?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dacher-keltner-awe-wonder-walk_l_676f0658e4b0063e00bc064c/amp