Wonders of the built world A few years ago my sister came for a visit. We took a quick drive down Interstate 95 to explore Philadelphia. As we walked around, she asked about one of the buildings. I quickly filled her in, “Oh, that building, that’s history.” I could tell she didn’t think my answer was sufficient. “And …
Small seeds of awe and the science of saving them A quick google search for fields of flowers would result in images of countless rows of tulips in Holland, fields of sunflowers in Italy, and farms filled with lavender in England. These and many other world-renowned flowers grow so profusely they attract crowds to their locations. People travel across …
How could a tree get from China to the United States? I actually asked myself this question when I was in elementary school. I could imagine animals traveling from continent to continent. Of course, the picture in my mind of the animals traveling on their own was unlikely to happen the way I saw it …
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Bucket List Road Trip My bucket list includes a road trip along the Pacific Ocean from Seatle, Washington to San Diego, California. I have driven a section of the California coast between Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach. I have been to San Fransico, and I am going to San Diego next month. So far, I have …
Fewer People Having fewer people on the beach in the off-season allows space to more fully experience what nature has to offer — space to soak in the sights and sounds, to submerge in feelings of awe. Dancing With The Waves I walked along listening to the soothing sounds of the waves. I noticed these …
As you can imagine, when I looked out the window on this gray day, I didn’t feel like there would be much inspiration for awe to be found. I am a bit awed by the mystery of fog, but I could see that from my window. It was my god-daughter that actually got me out for …
An abundant source of awe for well-being About 85 percent of the world identifies with a religion. A religious person believes in a higher power, such as a God or gods. Religion is a system of behaviors, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics and morals, or organizations. It is to which people regard as …
Seasons, Seasonal Storms, And Vantage Point Earlier in the Spring, a few star-like leaves climbed the trunks of the trees at my local park. They got a slight gasp from me when the light highlighted a few that caught my eye. This was another awe walk, revisiting a favorite place. Now, nearing the end of the …
Discovering nature’s awe-inspiring painting A Real Awe Walk It has been a while since I have taken a real awe walk as prescribed by the Greater Good Science Center. I often find awe on my journies, but I am usually distracted by an audiobook or podcast. I am not always fully immersed in the experience. Today, I headed out quickly …
Awe Practice-Timelines Sometimes a technology is so awe-inspiring that the imagination runs away with it — often far, far away from reality. Robots are like that. A lot of big and ultimately unfulfilled promises were made in robotics early on, based on preliminary successes. -D. H.Wilson Robot I was the only person I knew that had a …