Awestruck : how developing a sense of wonder can make you happier, healthier, and more connected

How the moments that make us go "Wow!" can make lasting and positive improvements to our health, relationships, and everyday lives. What do you feel when you gaze up at the Milky Way, see a beautiful rainbow, or stand before a mountain that seems impossibly high? Often it's a profound sense of awe, the overwhelming feeling we experience when we encounter something vast that transcends our understanding. Awe-inspiring moments are all around us, ranging from the grand to the commonplace, and can hold a key to a happy, meaningful, and healthy life. Awestruck serves as a guide to help you tap into the powerful, life-changing benefits of awe. Beginning with a comprehensive explanation of the emotion, Jonah Paquette introduces us to the power of awe and how it can help alleviate struggles in our modern life, including stress, social isolation, and time pressure. Continuing with over 60 practices, this book provides an accessible and tangible path to bring more wonder into your everyday life. Awestruck shows us how to reclaim space for moments of reverence and ultimately find more joy and fulfillment in our lives. "Think of how you feel when you watch a gorgeous sunset, listen to a poignant piece of music, or witness an inspiring act of kindness from one stranger to another. We experience awe when we come across something so vast, so powerful, or so moving, that we can't fully wrap our minds around it. Our innate desire to feel awe is nothing new-the ability to experience awe is as core to the human experience as breathing, eating, sleeping, and mating. The science of awe is both exciting and new, and it can have powerful implications for the way we live our lives. This book explores how awe can be part of our path towards greater health, happiness, and meaning in our lives"-- Provided by publisher