I love this! I certainly notice how many times I might react with a 'wow' to something though to be fair sometimes that CAN be to a negative situation (eg recent mindless rioting in the UK). But generally speaking, taking time to appreciate what is around us and being mindful (yes, possibly a cliche but true) is absolutely worthwhile. Where I live, we can see a lot of sky and one early evening, I stood in awe of a starling murmeration happening in the skies above our neighbourhood, it truly was awe inspiring. And it did make me feel good, fascinated to watch how those birds swooped and soared as one without bumping into each other, it was a sight to behold. Of course, a big ice cream sundae with all the trimmings also brings out my 'awe' factor but most if not all of my experiences are generally connected to nature and our natural world. All the more reason to do what we can to save our precious Earth.
We definitely have a lot in common with the nature connection. Most of my moments of awe happen in some kind of natural landscape: forests, mountains, beaches, deserts, etc. Most recently, it was when I visited Sedona, Arizona - the landscape was unlike anything I've ever seen and completely blew my mind! So I agree 100% with the priority of looking after Earth's natural diversity.
I love this! I certainly notice how many times I might react with a 'wow' to something though to be fair sometimes that CAN be to a negative situation (eg recent mindless rioting in the UK). But generally speaking, taking time to appreciate what is around us and being mindful (yes, possibly a cliche but true) is absolutely worthwhile. Where I live, we can see a lot of sky and one early evening, I stood in awe of a starling murmeration happening in the skies above our neighbourhood, it truly was awe inspiring. And it did make me feel good, fascinated to watch how those birds swooped and soared as one without bumping into each other, it was a sight to behold. Of course, a big ice cream sundae with all the trimmings also brings out my 'awe' factor but most if not all of my experiences are generally connected to nature and our natural world. All the more reason to do what we can to save our precious Earth.
We definitely have a lot in common with the nature connection. Most of my moments of awe happen in some kind of natural landscape: forests, mountains, beaches, deserts, etc. Most recently, it was when I visited Sedona, Arizona - the landscape was unlike anything I've ever seen and completely blew my mind! So I agree 100% with the priority of looking after Earth's natural diversity.
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