Awe Is Essential — 3 Easy Ways to Add More Awe to Your Life What is awe? Awe is a reaction to something that shifts our perception of the world. It could be a soaring building, a vast star-studded sky, or a deep idea. And while the word vast and huge might be...
How Nature and Flourishing Go Hand in Hand (Even If You’re Not “Outdoorsy”) Time spent in nature is essential to me. The ocean, redwood trees, kettle ponds, and wildflowers … these things fill me with joy and awe and gratitude. When I’m overwhelmed or out of sorts, I...
AWE. We know what it feels like but it’s hard to pin down. Awe is both mysterious and complex. And awe can be a tiny moment or something grand. For example, witnessing my children’s first steps or my grandparents holding hands under the dinner table, seeing a pod of...
Three weeks ago my husband and I returned to Wellfleet Massachusetts, a place that we’ve visited together for 40 years (I longer than that). For me Wellfleet means home and in its peaceful, beautiful environment, I feel joy, wonder and awe. It wasn’t an easy decision...
How are you doing? I know I’ve been extra stressed lately and I’m feeling pretty wiped out. My son is getting ready to go back to college … without going back, for his senior year. I haven’t been able to visit my parents and I miss them. I know many of you are missing...