Wonder Is The Window Of Possibility: An Inspiring Talk

Wonder is fleeting yet enduring in its effects.

An experience of wonder can happen like a flash of lightning or a fluttering of a butterfly.

But what it does can have long-lasting,

Rippling effects.

Most of us in our daily awareness are unconsciously on a default mode switch of getting things done.

We see each other and our work,

Our situations through biased filters.

The more we experience our work,

The more we experience our situation,

The more we experience each other,

The thicker those filters can become.

But for a few seconds or a few minutes,

An experience of wonder can dissolve those filters.

We can see ourselves,

Each other,

Our work,

And the world around us in startling,

Even disorienting ways that are nonetheless real,

True,

And beautiful.

Those few seconds or minutes experienced more often can gradually shift our general outlook and our capacity to make meaningful things happen and to make our lives extraordinary.