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I'm Jeff Parrorot. Do you have enough awe in your life? All of us are surrounded by

awe and yet we don't think about it maybe as much as we should, which is a shame because awe can transform us.

That's the premise of a book that recently came out by an academic name, Dr. Keltner, out of UC Berkeley. The title and subtitle summarize the premise of the book really well.

Aw, the new science of everyday wonder and how it can transform your life.

Now, Keltner isn't trying to make a case for biblical Christianity,

or even religion in general,

but he does tap into the fundamental human longing, the pervasive ache that we all have for awe.

But Keltner doesn't just address the ache for awe.

He also points out the incredible power of awe and wonder to change us.

Because here's a thing, because if we can see reality rightly, we can live differently.

Actually it's more than that. If we see reality rightly we

will live differently because awe will not leave us as we are. It will not only

address our deepest aches. it will change our deepest sense of self.

And while it's admittedly different

from Keltner's work on awe in significant ways,

this transformative weight of wonder, of perspective.

It's also at play in Psalm 76.

This Psalm addresses the interplay between awe and our actions,

the way that we see and the way that we live.

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