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let me add one surprising news being in awe can expand time and enhance well - being it does n’t matter what we ’ ve experienced – whether it ’s the breathtaking scope of the grand canyon , the ethereal beauty of the aurora borealis , or the exhilarating view from the top of the eiffel tower – at some point in our lives we ’ ve all had the feeling of being in a complete and overwhelming sense of awe .
the goal is to fix all broken by now you ’re probably mulling over some of your new year ’s resolutions – do five planks a day , eat more quinoa , keep better track of expenses .
early in human history , awe was reserved for feelings toward divine beings – e.g.
awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world .
scientists have known for decades that a wide variety of unpleasant emotions , like shame , depression and anxiety , are linked to greater rates of ills like heart disease , inflammation , cancer and premature death .
by now you ’re probably mulling over some of your new year ’s resolutions – do five planks a day , eat more quinoa , keep better track of expenses .
early in human history , awe was reserved for feelings toward divine beings – e.g.
, gods humans invoked in the village ritual houses that sprang up some 10,000 years ago , the spirits greek families felt guarded over their fates , and encounters with the divine