Everyday Wonder, Awe Abound

“awe is almost always nearby, and is a pathway to healing and growing in the face of the losses and traumas that are part of life.” – Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

“How does awe transform us? By quieting the nagging, self-critical, overbearing, status-conscious voice of our self, or ego, and empowering us to collaborate, to open our minds to wonders, and to see the deep patterns of life.”— Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Expand rather than contract.
Unbind rather than constrict.
Deep dive, beneath the surface.
Narrow road, wide journey.
Empty and fill back up again.
Make space for awe and wonder.
A daily practice, a commitment.
To see the same with fresh eyes.
Free from criticism, opinion, assumption.
Seek new ideas and ways to see.
Nature, books, podcasts, music, art, laughter, a good conversation.
Pathways to find awe and everyday wonder.
Be on your way.
Awe awaits your arrival.

“From our first breath to our last, awe moves us to deepen our relations with the wonders of life and to marvel at the vast mysteries that are part of our fleeting time here, guided by this most human of emotions.”— Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Find wonderful resources and insights on the Greater Good Science Center website. Dacher Keltner, founder of the Center, also hosts the Science of Happiness podcast. Krista Tippet, On Being podcast also just had a wonderful conversation with Keltner on his new book on Awe.