When was the last time you felt genuine awe? Not just happiness, not “that’s cool,” but deep, childlike wonder? In this episode, we explore 7 five-minutes-or-less practices that can help you feel more present, more alive, and more connected to the quiet magic all around you.
EPISODE OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
01:28 MAKE BELIEVE is out now
02:50 Come hang with me on tour?
03:51 7 tiny ways to cultivate awe
03:54 1. Look closely at ordinary nature
04:20 The goggles of habit
04:41 Walt Whitman: what is the grass?
05:27 Thich Nhat Hanh’s tangerine meditation
07:31 Rumi & the blurriness of separation
09:14 2. Look up
10:00 The benefits of tree gazing
10:29 Mary Oliver’s When I Am Among the Trees
11:48 3. Unitask music
11:55 Music used to be the main course
13:06 One song no multitasking challenge
13:29 Make an awe playlist
13:40 4. Make unsmall small talk
14:19 Martin Buber’s I-Thou vs I-It
15:50 Challenge: be aware during small talk
16:17 The sacred ground of connection
16:50 5. Remember pale blue dot
17:08 The Voyager photo
17:36 Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot
19:10 Pondering our tininess
21:04 6. Make an awe signal
22:21 7. Keep an awe list
22:43 The Zeigarnik Effect
24:53 Lightning round recap
EPISODE LINKS
• @boywaif post on the goggles of habit
• Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
• Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Sometimes & When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver
• Rumi (Coleman Bark’s Essential Rumi)
MY LINKS
• MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now
• Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop
• Join me in Bali June 1-7!
• Find me @thedailyvictorian on Instagram
