we are no less capable of feeling awe and…
Page 310 we are no less capable of feeling awe and we are feeling any other emotion. We only need to fight the right external cause or trigger.
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · 10 worlds new psychology of happiness
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You can take an ordinary, everyday experience and build a feeling of awe around it, simply by concentrating your attention on it and truly recognizing its beauty. We are no less capable of feeling awe than of feeling any other emotion — we only have to find the right trigger. There is even a name for the practice: keep a "jar of awesome," and drop into it the small moments that stopped you. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)