Tuning Yourself to Moments of Awe
Seek out and sit with moments that pull you beyond the ordinary.
What takes your breath away? A magnificent sunset? An unusual eye color? A beautiful melody? The way the light and shadow interact at certain times of the day? Clouds? A full moon? Look for what has power beyond the ordinary. Seek them. Sit with them. Commune with them. Organize your life around experiencing as many moments of awe as possible.
Seek out and attune yourself to moments that pull you beyond the ordinary. These moments can come from nature, music, art, or small details in everyday life. By noticing and connecting with them, you build a vocabulary of awe that feeds your creative spirit.
For the next week, make a conscious effort to notice what catches your attention and seems magical. Maybe it’s the way sunlight filters through leaves, the unexpected color in a shadow, or an ordinary moment suddenly charged with significance. Pay attention. Let yourself be moved.
When you experience awe, take time to sit with it. Pause and fully commune with the experience. Ask yourself:
What about it feels extraordinary?
How does it connect you to something beyond the ordinary?
What emotions or sensations arise?
Beyond noticing spontaneous moments, you can also intentionally seek out experiences that evoke this feeling of awe. For example, you could wake up early to watch the sunrise, visit a botanical garden, engage in holotropic breathwork, or explore the altered states brought on by extreme contrasts like sauna and ice baths.
To deepen your connection with awe, make a habit of seeking these moments regularly. By tuning yourself to the ecstatic, you’ll cultivate a greater sensitivity to the beauty, mystery, and wonder of life.
The reason we want to tune into these experiences and spend time in them is that they provide a vocabulary for our creative work. When we create, we aim to evoke the same feelings and moments of beauty, magic, and profound wonder. It's about tuning yourself to that feeling, so you can tap into it in your artistic pursuits.
Moments of synchronicity often inspire awe in me. Sometimes, I find it helps to suspend belief in any particular scientific or spiritual viewpoint and treat reality as you would a dream or simulation. By doing so, you entertain the notion that there may be useful "Easter eggs" hidden in the fabric of the game, or symbolic messages from the unconscious, to be interpreted accordingly.
Thanks for the inspiration, the first thing that popped in my head was the mascarpone, strawberry, apricot jam and mint on toasted rustic pane I tasted yesterday at Eataly Flatiron. I texted two friends about it, one of the most awesome things I’ve tasted. That will fill a page nicely.