The addJOY Podcast

S3 E1 Awe + Wonderment: What is Awe + Wonderment?

Episode Summary

In today's episode, our founders, Harry Potter (Kanika) + Ronald Weasley (Mari), introduce the joy principle of Awe + Wonderment. If you're enjoying, like, subscribe, and review and head over to the merch shop at www.shopthejoyrx.com and tell everybody you're a #joyjawn Opening Music: Ten Times Mood by Elliot Holmes Outro Music: Last Train by Elliot Holmes Interlude Music: Some Catalan Mysteries by Redeemin'

Episode Notes

• Definition of Awe + Wonderment
  • Our definition
  • Other definitions
    • “Being in the presence of something vast and mysterious that transcends your current understanding of the world”
• Study by University of Central Florida
  • People who are more religious tend to experience it less often (This is God’s work) and already expect things to be awesome
  • Comes with a sense of “peace and introspection” that can be applied to therapeutic practices
  • Closely related to curiosity and humility
• Some examples of when you have experienced awe and wonderment:
  • Seeing your child’s face for the first time
  • A landscape with incredible beauty
  • Someone with great talent or ability
  • Forces of nature
  • Being moved by extreme levels of virtuousness or kindness
  • Supernatural experiences
  • *personal stories
• Use awe and wonderment when feeling stagnant to jumpstart your life or an experience.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/whats_the_most_common_source_of_awe&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1680562105206950&usg=AOvVaw1Q7nRanhS8vqTyu0-YC-6I

And if you want to be awed by some 4th grade art: https://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?project=2580052&fbclid=IwAR2fdzRz-0EAcOhO7V6b304pDZp1csDP2MC8OWxjHuMu6LMRUQdGgJSpJKc