Cultivating Awe
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Cultivating Awe
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
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we are made of starstuff. a beautiful and humbling passage from Carl Sagan's Cosmos.
The sublime feeling
Feeling insignificant, at awe, inspired, fearful, and respectful towards nature and life
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All creativity requires letting go. We let go by having some fun. We have some fun by staying curious. We stay curious by being 100% present for what's unfolding. The antidote to product-anxiety is process-delight. Become more focused on process & you just might sneak up on awe.
nametwitter.comawe is more than an individual experience. As Keltner suggests, awe can mobilize us toward social progress. It can help us address the systemic shocks that have made our reality so weird. In fact, awe may be the key to solving the polycrisis
🏡 Shock and Awe
Maybe what we need is not an object to be known but a cause of wonder.