About this episode
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 • Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot • I and Thou by Martin Buber • Rumi (Coleman Bark’s Essential Rumi) • The Zeigarnick Effect MY LINKS • MAKE BELIEVE is out everywhere now • Get a signed copy of MAKE BELIEVE from Blue Willow Bookshop • Let’s hang on tour!! • Join me in Bali June 1-7! • Find me @thedailyvictorian on Instagram • Find me @thedailyvictorian on TikTok