Practicing Awe: Curiosity
“If we are to use the words ‘childish’ and ‘infantile’ as terms of disapproval, we must make sure that they refer only to those characteristics of childhood which we become better and happier by outgrowing. Who in his sense would not keep, if he could, that tireless curiosity, that intensity of imagination, that facility of…
Practicing Awe: Expectations
“Expectations should be dressed in joy and transformational power, not pain and death.” – Adela Olteanu The topic of expectations is extensive and could easily warrant a whole book of its own. So, I am going to explore just one of the foundational pillars on which the whole structure of our expectations is built. Who…
Wonderment Part 3: How Do We Get It Back?
For some people, the “how” begins with “why”. Why did it disappear in the first place? Was it just the steady erosion that affects most adults, or is there something still in the way? Fear? Disillusionment? Disappointment? Cynicism? Many of us just “grew up” and accepted the framework of being too mature or too old…
