Heart forward, eyes open

Cultivating wonder for a kinder world

Indeed, this is the philosopher's condition:

uninterrupted wonder

μάλα γὰρ φιλοσόφου τοῦτο τὸ πάθος, τὸ θαυμάζειν (Theaetetus 155d2-3)

  • From wonder into wonder, existence opens.

    Lao Tzu

  • Awe is about our relation to the vast mysteries of life.

    Dacher Keltner

  • Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, and you must treat it as a powerful stranger...

    David Wagoner

  • After all we hardly know our own depths.

    Rebecca Solnit

  • Some ideas are new, but most are only recognition of what has been there all along, the mystery in the middle of the room, the secret in the mirror.

    Rebecca Solnit

When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.

R.J. Palacio

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Did you know …

That wonder avoids hedonic adaptation? Unlike our bodily reactions to caffeine or alcohol, we actually become more sensitive to wonder because wonder can be cultivated. It’s amazing! It’s why I say wonder is magnetic…

Wonder magnetic!